SEA Games bosses slam football chant

Kuala Lumpur: Southeast Asian Games organisers urged fans to behave themselves on Tuesday after Malaysia football supporters caused anger by chanting “Singapore dogs” during a game.

The organising committee called the incident, footage of which has been circulating online, “highly regrettable” and said it ran counter to the spirit of the 11-nation Games.

“Any incident that is contradictory to this spirit of togetherness and unity, especially hurling of insults at other participating nations in whatever form, is highly regrettable,” the committee said in a statement.

“Fans are urged to refrain from chanting offensive religious or racial slurs at all times,” it added. (AFP)