Heo, ranked 38, smashed his way to a stunning 21-15 21-19 victory against Japanese badminton hero Kento Momota on Wednesday. "Every time he succeeded in attacks, he shouted out full of energy and I loved his spirit." "Heo's game was strategic and he played hungrily, without giving any easy points," Niklas Karvonen, 29, a community director from Tokyo, said. "To be honest it was a bit heartbreaking to watch the game as he was my favourite." Still, Manocha and other fans are sure they will see Momota -- dubbed badminton's comeback kid by some media -- rise again.

And that hard-core following certainly helped Das on Thursday as he defeated London Olympic champion Oh Jin-hyek from South Korea in the individual elimination rounds. Kumari yelled to her husband, a lone voice of support in the stand where a dozen Korean staff and team members tried to urge Oh to victory. World number one Kumari is also a real medal prospect for India after advancing to the round of eight in the women's individual event. They did not team up for the mixed team competition, though, with Kumari and Pravin Jadhav losing to South Korea in the quarter-finals. Das will next meet Takaharu Furukawa of Japan on Saturday for a place in the quarter-finals of the individual competition.

3D prosthetics maker Sujana Mohd Rejab, 53, hasn’t been resting on his laurels since emerging as one of the 10 winners of the Star Golden Hearts Award in 2019. Photos: Sujana Mohd RejabThe Star Golden Hearts Award is an annual award by The Star and Yayasan Gamuda that celebrates everyday Malaysian unsung heroes. I initially wanted to use the funds for research and development for future 3D prosthetics projects. Muhammad Muqri Mifzal (right) smiles as he wears a new mechanical limb which was crafted by Sujana using a 3D printer. Sujana receiving the Star Golden Hearts Award and Star-Gamuda Inspiration Award in 2019.

Expert views: (From left) Lee, Sharimahton and Chuah will lead the discussion that will look into the various trade corridors in and across Asia, Africa and the Middle East markets, while Abrar (right) will moderate. KUALA LUMPUR: The importance of businesses expanding their geographical footprint across borders cannot be stressed enough, as unlocking opportunities along trade corridors can bring about a new avenue for growth. Companies can attend the upcoming Export Excellence Awards (EEA) 2021 webinar titled “Export and Investment Across Trade Corridors”, which will see industry leaders shed light on these opportunities and offer their insights into how businesses can tap into trade corridors. “In Asean, there is significant focus on intra-regional trade and investments, which I believe will open doors to new growth opportunities. For more information or to sign up for the webinar, visit bit.ly/EEAwebinar4.

Therefore, the more people get infected by a certain virus, the more opportunities the virus has to mutate. When she got Covid-19 on top of her HIV, the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes Covid-19 survived in her body for more than 200 days. How many variants does the Covid-19 virus have now? The viral load, once infected, can be as much as 1,000 times higher than from the original Covid-19 virus. So far, data from Pfizer Bio-N-Tech, Astra Zeneca-Oxford and Moderna vaccines indicate that they do well against the Delta variant.

Do you have an interesting story about your pet that you would like to share with readers? Rino, our Pomeranian, arrived at our home when he was just two months old. One day, everyone was sitting in the living hall, having some casual talk and laughter, when Rino noticed that I wasn’t there. Since the day he came to our home, my sister and I have been taking care of Rino. Sometimes, when my mother scolds me or my sister, Rino would bark at my mother, telling her not to scold us!

PETALING JAYA: Just call him the “King of shoot-offs”! In the shoot-off to decide the winner, Khairul fired a bullseye (10) to outscore his Finnish rival’s nine to clinch the tie 6-5. He was 5-3 up but lost the final set to allow his opponent to draw level 5-5 (25-28, 28-28, 27-26, 29-26, 26-27). “I managed to steady the ship and prevail in the shoot-offs. “I was a little bit upset with myself for not being able to close out the fifth set (against Dapeng).

PETALING JAYA: Diver Leong Mun Yee has made her last competitive plunge at the Tokyo Olympics but she is not walking away from the sport completely. Having been associated with the national diving team for more than two decades, Mun Yee wants to set up her own diving academy and train the next generation of divers. “I want to contribute in a different way as I won’t be diving anymore,” said Mun Yee, who at 36, made a historic fifth Olympics appearance for Malaysia in Tokyo. Pandelela-Mun Yee could only finish eighth in the competition as the United States and Mexico joined favourites China on the Olympics podium. Mun Yee took part in Sydney 2000, Athens 2004, Beijing 2008 and London 2012.

WATCHING the current proceedings in Parliament makes me wonder why opposition MPs cannot debate with professionalism. They are so badly behaved, interrupting the speakers, shouting at the top of their voices and using nasty and rude words. Opposition MPs are well aware of the rules in the Dewan Rakyat. They are only going all out to get the general public to hate the government, saying that it has failed in containing the pandemic. Despite knowing this, opposition MPs choose to humiliate the Prime Minister for not being there to answer questions.

PETALING JAYA: Soniia Cheah has struggled for more than eight years just to play in the Olympics – and when the time finally came, she did not disappoint. She won the next seven points and put herself back in contention before Ratchanok came charging back to win the second and eventually the match. Soniia had mixed response after giving a worthy performance against the world No. I don’t think that I’d have any regrets,” said Soniia, who hurt her ankle in the third game. Independent shuttler Soniia credited national men’s singles head coach Hendrawan for his guidance and also her team from her club Sport Affairs.

The market, dubbed Pasar Pendekar Laut, is the brainchild of 35-year-old fisherman Shalan Jum’at who wants to give the fishing community here a chance of getting fair earnings for their hard work. “We started operations in 2016 as a way to help fishermen get a fair price for their catch. He said he would pay fishermen contributing to Pasar Pendekar Laut about 90% of the market price for their catch and retained an average of only about 10% or even less for market expenses. “I want the fishing community to be paid fairly for their craft and skills,” he added. Shalan said Pasar Pendekar Laut started off with catches contributed from only three fishing boats, but has grown to some 40 fishermen.

Mena Suvari wants to explain her reasoning for writing about Kevin Spacey on the set of their 1999 film American Beauty in her new book The Great Peace (Hachette). In the book, she describes the tactic as "a genius move” because they went on to film an intimate scene with tenderness and sincerity. She says alcohol and drugs helped her cope, which led to meth use, and that she's "still doing the work” to remain sober. The What Lies Below' actor is now in a healthy marriage to her third husband, set decorator Michael Hope. Suvari said after she finished writing the book, she got pregnant.

PETALING JAYA: Singles hotshot Kento Momota has failed to advance to the knockout stage as Japan suffered the biggest shock of the day in badminton. Top seed and gold-medal hope Momota was humbled 15-21, 19-21 by unseeded 25-year-old Heo Kwang-hee of South Korea in the final Group A match on Wednesday. Only the group champion advance to the last 16 elimination round. The world No. 1 and two-time world champion Momota was Japan's best hope for the country's first gold medal in the men's singles but he fell under the pressure of delivering at home.

PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia has received another vaccine contribution, this time from the United Kingdom donating 415,000 doses of the UK-manufactured AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines. The contribution, he said, would assist in intensifying the daily vaccination rate of the ongoing National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme. Earlier this month, Malaysia had received one million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine from the United States. Malaysia had also received one million doses of AstraZeneca donated by the government of Japan. National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme coordinating minister Khairy Jamaluddin had also said that Malaysia was expected to receive some 500,000 doses of Covid-19 Sinovac vaccine contributed by China.

After a Shaheizy Sam doppelganger was spotted among the athletes at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, yet another celebrity lookalike was discovered. Meet Julyana Al-Sadeq – a 26-year-old taekwondo athlete representing Jordan at the Olympics – who bears a striking resemblance to American pop singer Lady Gaga. Al-Sadeq competed against Brazil representative in the Taekwondo Women's Welterweight event on Monday (July 26), when Lady Gaga fans noticed her resemblance to the Bad Romance singer. A Lady Gaga fan account, @GagaDaily, tweeted: “Why is Lady Gaga at the Olympics?”Another fan wrote: “Lady Gaga is truly the queen of versatility as she recently joined the tokyo olympics 2021." Lady Gaga really does do it all!” and “this is Lady Gaga at the Tokyo Olympics and no one can convince me otherwise.”Milena Titoneli Guimaraes of Brazil in action against Julyana Al-Sadeq (left) of Jordan during the Taekwondo Women's Welterweight 57-67kg at the Olympic Games.