KUALA TERENGGANU (30 May 2008) – Selangor and Kedah became the first two teams to qualify for the SUKMA football quarter-finals after registering their second successive win in Group B today. They were joined by Johor from Group C when the southern state beat Sarawak 2-1 at the Gong Badak Sports Complex Padang B for their second win.

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KUALA TERENGGANU (30 Mei 2008) – Eddenal Zainal tidak mahu terlalu yakin terhadap warna pingat yang bakal diperolehi, sebaliknya kehadiran buat pertama kali ke Sukma XII Terengganu 2008 tidak lain tidak bukan hanya untuk mencari pengalaman. Perenang kelahiran Klang, Selangor itu bakal memulakan saingan esok tetapi bukan mewakili negeri kelahiran sebaliknya mewakili tuan rumah, Terengganu.

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KUALA TERENGGANU (29 May 2008) – Kedah coach Mohamad Ramli did not mince his words when he said “another 10 minutes we would have lost the match” as the favourites struggled to a 3-2 win over Sabah in a Group B match in their opening match at the Gong Badak Sports Complex here on Wednesday.

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KUALA TERENGGANU (29 May 2008) – The excitement over the SUKMA reached a new height today as Terengganu remain engrossed with striking their first gold in Malaysia’s biggest sports carnival. State Executive councillor for Youth and Sports, Datuk Abdul Rahin Mohd Said said the first gold for Terengganu could come from cycling - either in the women’s 24km or the men’s 36km cross-country.

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KUALA TERENGGANU (22 May 2008) – They hail from the same Kampung Jeram Manir in Kuala Terengganu and studied in the same school – Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Belara - and know each other like the back of their palm. And its is because of that familiarity that Terengganu’s pencak silat team is counting on their Puteri Ganda pair of Kamilah Sulong, 23 and Maslinda Zakaria, 22 to continue with their winning ways as they gun for a 4-4-6 tally in the 12th SUKMA which begin here on May 31.
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KUALA TERENGGANU (21 May 2008) – It was heartbreak for Perak at the last SUKMA in Kedah two years despite a 4-1-2 tally as it was not good enough to become the overall tenpin bowling champions – beaten by Sabah who won five golds.
This time around in the 12th edition of the SUKMA, Perak have come well armed and well prepared to wrest the overall title.
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KUALA TERENGGANU (20 May 2008) – Southerners Johor will make their debut in women's weightlifting in the 12th edition of the SUKMA and their hopes lie with the Guntali sisters - El Yone, 17 and El Yonenica, 13.

If the name Guntali sounds familiar, it is because their father is none other than former international and current national coach Matin Guntali.
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KUALA TERENGGANU (19 May 2008) – Hosts Terengganu are chasing to be among the top five in the 12th edition of the SUKMA which will be held from May 31 – June 9, 2008. Rosdi Awang, the director for the Terengganu State Sports Council, said that the target is a modest one considering that the state finished 11th overall at the last SUKMA in Kedah with just 15 gold medals.
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KUALA TERENGGANU (17 May 2008) – The chase for the gold medals in the 12th edition of the SUKMA to be held in Terengganu from May 31 – June 9 will be more intense compared to the previous editions. This time around there is a change in format in picking the overall champions.
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KUALA TERENGGANU (15 May 2008) – Squash queen Nicol David, the current world number one and badminton ace Lee Chong Wei are fine examples of what SUKMA mean to sports development in Malaysia.
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