by Haresh Deol

ONE received what is widely interpreted as a “threatening email” while the other received a lawyer’s letter.

A new drama envelops the local hockey scene after national coach Paul Revington issued 1Mas development programme coach Lim Chiow Chuan a legal letter over alleged “threats” made by the latter in an email to Revington on March 23.

SUDDENLY everyone wants to be Khairy Jamaluddin’s friend.

The Rembau MP and Umno Youth chief will now head the Youth and Sports Ministry — a ministry often believed to have plenty in its coffers.

After all, the ministry has been guilty of sending an entourage of officials for international tournaments – at times the officials outnumber the athletes. In 2006, the ministry spent RM22.4 million on professional services, celebrations and hospitality which earned a ticking off by the Auditor General.

THERE were eight chairs neatly arranged at the Pitch 2 grandstand of the National Hockey last Sunday.

DIRTY walls, broken facilities, muddy fields and loads of rubbish.

That best described the Petaling Jaya Stadium in Kelana Jaya right after it hosted the Black 505 rally on Wednesday.

THERE has got to be a new version of Barisan Nasional (BN) if the collation party plans to further win the hearts of the voters in the next general election.

SOME 2.3 million new voters will cast their ballots tomorrow.

More than 60 per cent of the newcomers are aged 30 and below and many have expressed their excitement to vote for a better nation. They are eager to exercise their responsibility, stressing that it is not just a fad.

Marketing executive Andrew Wong refuted claims that young voters are ignorant of the political scenario.

THE Kuala Lumpur FA (KLFA) has asked Lembah Pantai independent candidate Rusli Baba to "pull out" and resign as KLFA executive member with immediate effect — an unprecedented move that has certainly raised eyebrows.

Rusli, who received the letter yesterday, believes the move is politically-motivated as he is contesting against Barisan Nasional's (BN) Datuk Raja Nong Chik Raja Zainal Abidin and PKR's Nurul Izzah Anwar.

ASIAN Football Confederation (AFC) members will cast votes at a leading hotel in Kuala Lumpur tomorrow in a bid to elect a new president.

The race is between four candidates — United Arab Emirates’ Yousuf Al Serkal, Saudi Hafez Al Medlej, Bahrain’s Sheikh Salman Ebrahim Al-Khalifa and Worawi Makudi of Thailand.

While AFC brace for a new president, how will this impact Malaysian football?

Many claim the FA of Malaysia (FAM) and Malaysian football in general have not really benefited from AFC’s presence in Kuala Lumpur.

IT was Friday night and I was in Jalan Alor, the heart of Bukit Bintang.

I was 15 minutes early and the stage — a lorry in front of Wisma City Tower — was set for Barisan Nasional’s (BN) Frankie Gan to mesmerise the masses.