Four players from troubled Malaysian Super League team Sarawak have tested positive for drugs, local media reported on Thursday.
Three of the players have been remanded in custody by police for further investigation, days after club officials admitted they had no money to send the team to play in away matches.
The Star said one of players who tested positive was involved in a drugs controversy six years ago.
Team manager Razali Dolhan was quoted as saying: "I have never dealt with such a situation before. I will wait and see what happens. It is a sad thing. All four are key first-team players. Whether we field them again will depend very much on what happens next."
The Crocs are bottom of the 13-team Super League and are likely to be relegated. They failed to show up last week for their final Malaysia Cup Group C match against Pahang because of financial problems. Player salaries have not been paid for three months.
Sarawak′s next match is a Super League game at home to Telekom FC on Saturday before an away match against Brunei on June 6.
22 May 2007
Cash-strapped Malaysian Super League strugglers Sarawak face an uncertain future after they were almost banned from using their own stadium because of unpaid rent.
Sarawak, bottom of the 13-team league, owe millions of ringgit in back rent to the board of the Sarawak Stadium in Kuching, according to The Star newspaper.
Players were only allowed to train at the stadium on Monday after paying the 100-ringgit ($30) daily fee.
The team were hit by another blow when they lost chief coach Pengiran Bala, a health department official who was recalled by the regional city council.
Sarawak have only seven points from 18 Super League matches and are favourites to be relegated at the end of the season.
Only one team will drop down this year while two teams from the Premier League will be promoted, boosting next season′s Super League to 14 teams.
05 May 2007
Perak romped to a 4-1 win over Pulau Pinang to keep up the pressure on Malaysian Super League leaders Kedah after the 17th round recently.
Two goals from Traore Abdoulaye and one each from Keita Mandjou and Ahmad Shahrul Azhar led Perak to the big win. They are two points behind Kedah who were inactive.
DPMM FC stayed in the title race with a 3-2 win over Melaka, thanks to goals from Alejandro Andres, Joen Kyeong-joon (a brace).
Perlis destroyed Sarawak 5-1 and Selangor went down to Terengganu 2-1.
Elsewhere, defending champions Negeri Sembilan were held to a 2-2 draw by Pahang.
STANDINGS: 1. Kedah 36, 2. Perak 34, 3. DPMM FC 34, 4. Perlis 33, 5. Terengganu 29
16 February 2007
Terengganu thrashed Melaka 3-1 and moved into second position in the Malaysian Super League after the eighth round on Wednesday even as defending champions Negeri Sembilan were thumped 5-1 by DPMM FC.
Melaka took the lead through Patrick Volf (54) but Terengganu came back strongly for the win with goals from Ashaari Samsuddin (59), Sharlei Miranda (67) and Norfarhan Mohamad (70).
Pahang slipped from second to fourth after going down 2-1 to Perak. Kamal Rodiariat fired Pahang into the lead in the 10th minute but Mohd Khalid Jamlus equalised for Perak in the 45th minute before scoring the winner six minutes after the hour.
Leaders Perlis ran out 2-1 winners at home against Johor FC with Azlan Ismail putting in an 85th minute match-winner after teammate Francis Kombe's 14th minute opener was neutralized by Walter Silva in the 54th minute.
In other games, Selangor lost to Kedah 2-0 and Melaka Telekom edged Sarawak 2-1.
Fadzli Saari scored twice as Selangor defeated Johor 2-0 in the opening Group A Malaysia Cup encounter here on Sunday.
The ex-Pahang star, who shifted to Selangor this season, found the net in the 48th and 69th minutes even as Johor's Izuan Jarudin was dismissed minutes after coming in place of Ibrahim Ismail who himself was sent off for two yellow cards.
In other Group A match-ups, Perlis defeated Melaka Telekom 2-0 and Kuala Lumpur drew with Johor FC 1-1.
In Group B, Malacca drubbed Kelantan 2-0, while the matches between Penang-Armed Forces (1-1) and Terengganu-Negeri Sembilan (0-0) ended in stalemates.
Penang took a 60th minute lead through Mohd Farizal Rosali but Mohd Nazri Akun hit the equaliser in the 68th minute.
In Group C, Kedah beat Sarawak 2-1, Sabah edged Perak 1-0 while Pahang and Police drew goalless.
22 January 2007
Pahang held Terengganu 1-1 and helped inactive Perlis stay atop the Malaysian Super League standings after the seventh round of matches on Saturday.
Abdul Manaf Mamat opened the scoring for Terengganu in the 64th minute before Tariq El Janabi equalised four minutes later for Pahang. But the point was enough for Terengganu to reclaim second place from Pahang on superior goal difference.
Richard Trivitzer scored his third goal of the season for the visiting Melaka side before new signing Patrick Volf added the second in the 65th minute as they beat Sarawak 2-0.
The win allowed Melaka, who have collected just four points from seven matches, to move up one rung at the table and push Sarawak to the bottom.
Kedah beat Pulau Pinang 2-0, courtesy goals from Marlon Alex James and Shafiq Jamal.
Perlis thrashed defending champions Negeri Sembilan 3-0 to continue their unbeaten streak at the top of the Malaysian Super League on Wednesday.
The win which was scripted by goals from Azlan Ismail (1), Phillemon Chepita (68) and Mohd Faizal Esahar (84) saw Perlis climbing to 13 points from five games including four wins.
Terengganu stayed in second three points behind after edging Pulau Pinang by a solitary goal fired by Abdul Manaf Mamat in the 80th minute.
Selangor had Mohd Amria Yahya to thank after his 83rd minute strike proved to be the winner against Sarawak after team mate Razman Roslah's 55th minute opener was cancelled by Zamri Murshidi eight minutes later.
Pahang drew 1-1 with DPMM FC and Perak lost 3-4 to Kedah in a high-scoring match.
Elsewhere, Melaka and Melaka Telekom split the points after a 2-2 draw.
Terengganu went second in the Malaysian Super League with a thrilling 3-2 win over Kedah in the fourth round recently while Perlis drew 2-2 with DPMM FC.
Abdul Manaf Mamat put Terengganu ahead in the 33rd minute before Marlon Alex James restored parity 10 minutes later for Kedah.
Rozairil Mat Nor made it 2-1 for Terengganu in the 67th minute and Che Hisamuddin Hasan appeared to have put the match beyond Kedah with his 77thminute strike.
But Khryil Muhymeen Zambri pulled another goal back in the 82nd minute, forcing Terangganu to hang on grimly for the three points at home.
A Phillemon Chepita brace in the 19th and 36th minutes ensured a point for Perlis after Ito Dan (16) and Shahrul Rizal (29) had hit the net for DPMM.
Pahang had Irwan Fadli Idrus (21) and Rashid Mamud (75) on the mark in their 2-1 win over Melaka Telekom.
Elsewhere, defending champions Negeri Sembilan registered their first win this season with a 3-1 defeat of Selangor and Sarawak beat Pulau Pinang 3-1.
STANDINGS: 1. Perlis 10, 2. Terengganu 7, 3. Pahang 6, 4. Selangor 6, 5. Perak 5
