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Note: Australian goals scored by Matt Ghodes (2), Simon Orchard, Jamie Dwyer, Liam De Young.AUSTRALIA beat Malaysia 5-2 in the second friendly in Perth yesterday, with Razie Rahim scoring a brace against a much stronger Aussie line-up. Malaysia, who lost the first match 3-1, faced the World No 1 side minus five regulars as the Australians are also trying out new blood. “It was a much stronger

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Bose was introduced to Milkha by India's 1975 hockey World Cup-winning captain Ajit Pal Singh.MUMBAI: Indian athletics may not be on the global sporting map just yet, but there are rare moments in the country's track and field history nevertheless that are forever etched in time. None better than Milkha Singh falling painfully short of a medal at the 400m final of the 1960 Rome Olympics by a

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New Zealand surprised at the Argentina FIH Champions Trophy by drawing 2-2 with host Argentina.By Michael BurgessThe 2012 Champions Trophy will have a different format to previous editions, one that has few fans among the Black Sticks. It resembles something that the Monty Python team might have come up with if asked to design a sporting tournament. Take eight teams. Play 12 group matches

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OVERALL champions SSTMI Thunderbolts stamped their class when they hammered Petaling Jaya Municipal Council (MBPJ) 6-1 in Division One of the Milo-Junior Hockey League yesterday. Thunderbolts top the standings after notching their fourth conservative win, and are followed closely by UniKL who have played one less match than the leaders. For the record, UniKL could only edge MBPJ 2-1. Yesterday

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IRELAND’S men took on Great Britain today in the second of two training matches at Bisham Abbey coming out with a 2-2 draw. Great Britain opened the scoring in the second minute when Barry Middleton tapped in at the back post from a by-line ball but Ireland managed to level the sides just 7 minutes later with a Timothy Cockram drag flick. The game was evenly contested throughout the remainder

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THE national senior hockey team lost narrowly 3-1 to Australia in the first friendly at the Perth Hockey Stadium yesterday. Malaysia are Down Under to play a four-series friendlies against the Australian side, and two more friendlies against the Netherlands to prepare for the Dublin Olympic Qualifier on March 10-18. Yesterday, Australia took the lead but Malaysia equalised off Izwan Firdaus

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MILO-Junior Hockey League regulars Datuk Taha of Gemencheh, Negri Sembilan, picked up the dubious distinction of being awarded the first red card of the season at the Seremban II pitch yeterday. Datuk Taha's Khairul Izwan was flashed the red card in the sixth minute, but they still went on to beat Old La Sallians Association of Klang 1-0 with 10 players in Division Two, Group B. The Taha winner

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Note: The new fixtures will see India playing Singapore in their opening match on Feb 18. Good luck neighbours...THE FIH today announced that Singapore will take the place of the United States at the Olympic Qualification Tournament in New Delhi, India from February 18-26. Singapore, ranked No 41 in the FIH World Ranking was contacted to join the six team men’s qualification group after the

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Pic: Anderson hit TBSS 8-2 at the blue Azlan Shah Stadium pitch in Ipoh.TENGKU Mahkota Ismail Sports School (SSTMI-Thunderbolts) hammered the daylights out of their sister Bukit Jalil Sports School Juniors in Division One of the Milo-Junior Hockey League, and are now primed for their crunch match on Sunday. SSTMI, formerly known as Bandar Penawar Sports School, whipped BJSS Juniors 9-0

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THE Netherlands edged Ireland 3-1 in their third and final Test in Alicante on Tuesday. Netherlands were also taken the extra mile before they won the first Test 4-1 and the second Test 2-1. Ireland will now travel to Great Britain for a double header against GB at Bisham Abbey on 26th & 27th January (times TBC). Malaysia will be playing in the Dublin Olympics where the Irish and South

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COLORADO SPRINGS, CO – USA Field Hockey announced today to withdraw the USA Men’s National Team from the Olympic Qualification Tournament to be held in New Delhi, India, February 18-26. The decision to withdraw was primarily due to player unavailability and player retirements and injuries. “The decision has been made strategically with the very best outcome for our program in mind,” said Terry

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FORMER champions Old La Sallians Association of Klang (OLAK-PKT) have seen better times, and in a bid to get back into the top flight, they are dangling a holiday package for their players early in the season. Olak won the Division One title in 1997 and they were double champions in 1998 and 1999, and are now bent on clawing their way out of Division Two of the Milo-Junior Hockey League. “

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TUNKU Mahkota Ismail Sports School (SSTMI) rattled Bukit Jalil Sports School (BJSS) to the bone, when both their senior and juniors teams won by 5-1 margins in the first weekend of the Milo-Junior Hockey League. SSTMI, formerly known as Bandar Penawar Sports School (BPSS), proved that they are steadily improving while their counter-parts in the City have had their backs against the wall

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BUKIT Jalil Sports School (BJSS) seniors and juniors hit a bad patch yesterday when they were both hammered 5-1 in Division One of the Milo-Junior Hockey League. Defending Overall champions Thunderbolts hit five goals past BJSS seniors, while Tengku Mahkota Ismail (SSTMI) also scored five goals against BJSS juniors -- and both the matches were played at the Taman Daya Stadium in Johor Baru.

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LEAGUE champions UniKL Young Guns beat Tunku Besar Secondary School (TBSS) of Tampin 4-0 for their second consecutive win in Division One of the Milo-Junior Hockey League at the Seremban II Stadium yesterday. UniKL had edged Petaling Jaya Municipal Council 2-1 on Thursday. However the double aspirants still played well below their standard yesterday, and it was defensive errors by TBSS

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Pic: Kelvinder Singh gets a break Down Under against Australia and Netherlands.THE AZLAN Shah Cup will see seven teams, with Olympic hosts Great Britain being the highest ranked, battling it out on the country’s first blue pitch from May 24 to June 3. And if Malaysia, ranked 13th, make the cut via the Olympic Qualifier in Dublin on March 10-18, the Azlan Shah Cup will be a fantastic tune-up as

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LEAGUE champions UniKL Young Guns had a shaky start when they could only edge Petaling Jaya Municipal Council (MBPJ) 2-1 in the curtain raiser of the Milo-Junior Hockey League yesterday. Playing at the Kuala Lumpur HA Stadium, the UniKL goals were delivered by Nor Azrul Abdul Rahman in the sixth minute off their first penalty corner, and by Haziq Shamsul in the 53rd minute off a field attempt.

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Tengku Ahmad Tajudin (left) vies with China’s Song Yi in their friendly on Tuesday. By Ajitpal SinghTHE national hockey team are confident of qualifying for the London Olympics but China captain Song Yi brushed it off stating that South Korea will win the qualifiers in Dublin.China’s Song Yi. “South Korea are better and besides, they have the experience playing in priority tournaments. They

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Watch the two videos below, captured by yours truly (http://www.malaysianhockey.blogspot.com/) where His Royal Highness Sultan Azlan Shah, the life president of the Malaysian Hockey Federation takes the national coaches to task on the performance of the team in the match against China, which incidentally Malaysia won 2-0. Rather then write about it, I leave it to the readers to make their own

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PIC: Malaysia’s Kelvinder Singh (right) attempts to get past China’s Tianjun in their friendly yesterday. Malaysia won 2-0. Pic by Supian AhmadBy Ajitpal SinghFORMER Malaysian Hockey Federation president Sultan Azlan Shah took the national coaches to task and jokingly said he would "hang them" if the national team fail to qualify for the London Olympics.Hockey Sultan Azlan met national coach Tai

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By Aftar SinghKUALA LUMPUR: Former Malaysian Hockey Federation (MHF) president Sultan Azlan Shah took the national hockey team’s coaches to task after watching Malaysia’s fourth friendly against China at the National Hockey Stadium in Buklit Jalil yesterday. Sultan Azlan, who is also the Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) president, jokingly said: I will hang them (coaches) if the national team do

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MALACCA, Jan 16 (Bernama) -- A former hockey player for the Negri Sembilan team and a friend were sentenced to four years' jail by the Sessions Court here today for robbing a senior citizen more than two years ago. Judge Abu Bakar Katar ordered the sentence on K.G Chandrasegaran and B.R Vinneshwaran, who pleaded guilty to the charge. They are to serve the sentence from today.

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THE Malaysian seniors salvaged some pride when the beat China 4-2 in the third friendlies at the National Hockey Stadium in Bukit Jalil yesterday. Two more friendlies are slated for Tuesday and Wednesday, and Malaysia need to win both to keep a psychological advantage over the China side in future tournaments. Coach Tai Beng Hai's men played much better game than the first two defeats, but

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SULTAN of Johor Cup gold medallist Project 2013 taught their seniors how to win matches when they beat China seniors 6-2 at the National Hockey Stadium in Bukit Jalil yesterday. The China national team are down to play five friendlies with the national seniors, and one against the Project 2013 players. Malaysian seniors lost their first two matches 2-1 and 4-1, and were at the stands watching

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NATIONAL chief coach Tai Beng Hai is fuming with anger after some quarters claimed that there are seething problems among his charges, and that is why they played badly in the two China friendlies. Malaysia are currently involved in a five-series with China, and lost the first two matches 2-1 and 4-1. “There are absolutely no issues among my players and neither is there a boycott by four

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JUNIOR Hockey League (JHL) League champions UniKL Young Guns will miss the services of 16 players for this season, but are still confident of challenging both the titles at stake. The JHL will start on Jan 19, with a record 26 teams competing in Division One and Division Two. UniKL will be among the nine in Division One, while 17 will be placed in two groups in Division Two. “We

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MALAYSIAN players looked more like they were preparing for the Razak Cup than the Olympic Qualifiers when they went down tamely to China 4-1 in their second consecutive defeat in two days at the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil. The national players, preparing for the Olympic Qualifier in Dublin in March, are involved in a five-match series against a visiting China side, and lost the opening

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GERMAN Martin Kaymer and South African Charl Schwartzel will be among the big draws in the 51st Maybank Malaysian Open at the Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club on April 12-15. In announcing the star players yesterday, Maybank chairman Tan Sri Megat Zaharuddin Megat Nor said: "This marks the seventh year that Maybank is in association with the Malaysian Open and we are still as excited as we

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THE National hockey team will start the year with five friendlies against a visiting China side to prepare for the March Olympic Qualifiers in Dublin. Starting from Wednesday, the China series will be closely watched, after the team played to a dismal fifth in the Champions Challenge I in South Africa. Project 2013, who lifted the inaugural Sultan of Johor Cup by beating Australia in the

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TUNKU Besar Secondary School (TBSS) will play in Di vision One of the Junior Hockey League (JHL) starting on Jan 19, and they eye a place in the quarter-finals for starters. The last national player to break out from the school is current No 1 national goalkeeper S. Kumar, and the school hopes some of their strikers will be noticed by selectors. “This team has been playing together for

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Raja Ashman Shah Sultan Azlan Shah (third from left) sharing a light moment with the participants while State Culture, Arts Youth and Sports Exco Datuk Zainol Fadzi Paharuddin (left) looks on after the launch of the 1Malaysia Youth Under-16 hockey camp on Saturday. Pic by Ikhwan Munir.IPOH: The Malaysia-Singapore Sikhs Sports Council (MSSSC) 1Malaysia Youth Under-16 hockey camp was

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Stayed away from my laptop for five days! It was difficult but a refreshing break, but I'm back into the cyberworld for more updates on my favourite sport... stay tooned!

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MALAYSIA have been handed a dream schedule in the Dublin Olympic Qualifiers from March 10-18, with both the tough matches slated in the end of the pool matches. The national team will start against Chile, followed by Russia and Ukraine and maximum points and goals will be the order of the day. After that, they will meet South Korea and finally hosts Ireland, and need to win at

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By Jugjet Singhjugjet@nstp.com.myHOCKEY: The year in review.THE Asian Games gold medal was in Malaysia's hands, but the players decided to trade it like Aladdin's lamp to Pakistan, and now it looks like two out of their three wishes will remain just that, wishes. They not only threw away a chance to win Malaysia's first Asian Games gold medal, but also decided to take the long and arduous route

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LAUSANNE – The FIH today announced changes to both the London 2012 Olympic line-up and the Olympic Qualification tournaments. The most notable change is that Spain’s National Men’s team have been awarded a berth to the London 2012 Olympic Games after the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee turned down it’s men’s team direct entry to the Games. As per the Qualification

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GOLF: THE YEAR IN REVIEWBy Jugjet Singhjugjet@nstp.com.myTHE Malaysian golf scene had never had it so good, and the professionals can finally break into song and dance after suffering a major handicap for the past decade caused by bickering and in-fighting among rival bodies. The mushroom that sprung up from the ground after rival bodies clawed, cussed and then fought to their deaths was

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By Jugjet Singhjugjet@nstp.com.myMALAYSIAN golf professionals are set for another bumper year as the Professional Golf of Malaysia yesterday unveiled 19 tournaments and an increase of prize money to RM3 million next year. This year, PGM organised 16 tournaments with a total purse of RM2.6 million, and their last leg will be the PGM Kinrara Masters starting on Monday, and offers a purse of

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By Jugjet Singhjugjet@nstp.com,myTHE Malaysian Hockey Federation (MHF) will cease to exist after delegates meet on Saturday to vote in the Malaysian Hockey Confederation (MHC) at an Extra Ordinary General Meeting in Kuala Lumpur. And the Malaysian Women’s Hockey Association (MWHA) will meet a similar fate, when they are dissolved on Dec 31. The MHF have a long and illustrious history, and

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By Jugjet Singhjugjet@nstp.com.myTHE International Hockey Federation (FIH) have asked Malaysian Hockey Confederation Secretary General Maninderjit Singh to apologise to them for sending them an e-mail criticising on Spain’s back-door qualification to the Olympics. Maninderjit had written to the FIH asking for an explanation after reports, online and on television, had said that since

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HISTORIC, Malaysian Sikh Sportswriters (from left) Devinder Singh (New Straits Times), Satwant Singh Dhaliwal (http://www.malaysianhockey.blogspot.com), Haresh Singh Deol (Malay Mail), Ajitpal Singh (New Straits Times), Jugjet Singh (New Straits Times), Aftar Singh (TheStar). The Sikh sports chaps attended Ajitpal Singh's wedding yeaterday. He was born in 1975 and named after India skipper

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By http://www.malaysianhockey.blogspot.com/Following some confusion with regards to the qualifying system adopted by FIH, this blog took the liberty to write to FIH and seek clarification on the matter as well as the automatic qualification of Malaysia for the 2012 Champions Challenge I. And we are fortunate that the FIH, through Martyn Gallivan Competitions Manager has graciously replied

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THE 1Mas Hockey development program of the Malaysian Hockey Confederation (MHC) tasted its first success when the Under-16 team won the FHE Cup held in Perth, Australia. The Malaysian development team was on top of their game when they defeated Western Australia Under-16 team 3-2 in the final. The tournament saw six other teams competing and they were Western Australia, Japan,

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Times of IndiaJOHANNESBURG: India's Olympic Qualifier hockey tournament for men will feature a team less as Egypt have pulled out of the event due to financial problems caused by political strife in the county. Seif Ahmed, president of Egypt's hockey federation, said Egypt had intimated to the International Hockey Federation ( FIH) that it would not be playing in the qualifying competitions.

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NEGRI Sembilan emerged champions of the National Veterans Hockey Tournament when they edged Perak 1-0 in the final held at the Hijau Kuning Sports Complex in Alor Star on Sunday A total of 10 teams, a record of sorts for the championships participated in the tournament that was organised by the Kedah Hockey Association. Prior to the final, a friendly match between Mahkota United, led by

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By Jugjet Singhjugjet@nstp.com.my The three elements needed now for the Azlan Shah Cup in February, and then the Olympic Qualifier on March 11-18 in Dublin are a strong minded-skipper who can rally his men to hold onto a winning lead, make sure with sitters, and don’t give away unwarranted penalty corners.AFTER a roller-coaster show in the Champions Challenge I in Johannesburg, the

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An ecstatic Belgium side celebrated a dramatic last-gasp victory over eight-times Olympic champions India in the final of the FIH Champions Challenge 1 in Johannesburg and are set to make their first ever appearance in the prestigious Champions Trophy.Tom Boon put the icing on the cake for Belgium when he scored a last-minute winner after his side had mounted a magnificent second-half comeback,

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By Jugjet Singhjugjet@nstp.com.myNote: Hopefully, the other 17 teams in Olympic Qualifier groups will also send their displeasure to FIH. Especially, Qualifier hosts India, Japan and Ireland.THE Malaysian Hockey Federation (MHF) are peeved that their parent world body International Hockey Federation (FIH) have allowed Spain an automatic ticket to the 2012 London Olympics. This fantastic

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Final Standing FIH MCC1: 1. BEL 2. IND 3. RSA 4. ARG 5. MAS 6. POL 7. JAP and 8. CAN.

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With South Africa's defeat in the Semi-Final of the Champions Challenge against India, they have failed to meet SASCOC's criteria for automatic qualification to the Olympic Games. Like the women's team they give up their automatic qualification berth from winning the Africa Cup and must now go through the Olympic Qualifier process to qualify. This means that Spain as the highest ranked

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MALAYSIA ended their campaign spot on the fifth target set for them by the Malaysian Hockey Federation, when they beat Poland 3-0 in the Champions Challenge I in Johannesburg, South Africa yesterday. And it came with a guarantee to play in the next Champions Challenge I, and a move up from their 14th spot when the next world rankings are updated. It was a bit of consolation, as Malaysia

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JONATHAN COOK in RandburgJust 70 minutes separates the South African men’s hockey team from earning a place at the London 2012 Olympic Games. SA meet eight-time Olympic Games gold medallists India in the 4 pm Champions Challenge semi-final at Randburg Hockey Stadium Saturday (live on SuperSport) and are just one win away from fulfilling the stringent requirements of the SA Sports Confederation

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MALAYSIA will be looking to salvage some pride in the Champions Challenge I, when they square off against Poland for the fifth spot in South Africa today. After a disastrous 5-4 golden goal defeat to India, Malaysia bounced back the very next day to beat Japan 2-1, with both the world class goals scored by 20-year-old Faizal Saari off solo attempts. And today, Poland will be in their

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MALAYSIA learnt a bitter Indian lesson in the quarter- finals of the Champions Challenge I in South Africa, and now have three months to add the missing spice in their game. It was evident that after bouncing back from being down 2- 0, to leading 4-2 with six minutes remaining in the match, that Malaysia lacked a captain’s presence to control the match tempo. Even India were surprised with

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MALAYSIA lost a two-goal advantage, and then were beaten to the semi-finals by a golden goal from India in the Champions Challenge I in South Africa yesterday.The 5-4 defeat will now see them play in the fifth-eighth bracket either against Japan or South Africa, who were playing a late quarter-finals match.Malaysia were in control of the match, but two penalty corner strikes from Sandeep

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THE Malaysian hockey team will be battling for either cheers or tears when they square off against India in the quarter-finals of the Champions Challenge I in Johannesburg, South Africa, today. After a pathetic show in Group B, where Malaysia lost 3-1 to Canada, drew 2-2 with Japan and were smashed 5-2 by Argentina, the tournament fixtures were still kind enough to give the national players

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MALAYSIA again played a game of two halves, and they were duly hammered 5-2 by Argentina in their last Group B match of the Champions Challenge I in South Africa yesterday. This time, they played a super game in the first 35 minutes to take a 1-0 lead, but fell asleep in the second half and let in five simple goals to give Argentina the top spot in the group, while Malaysia ended last. Coach

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KUALA Lumpur lifted their fourth consecutive Boys National Under-14 title when they hammered Terengganu 6-2 at the KLHA Stadium yesterday. The tournament was incepted in 2006, and Perak won the first two titles. But after that, KL took charge from 2008 onwards until yesterday. For the record, the previous five editions were KL-Perak finals. Terengganu started on a super note when their skipper

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THE Champions Challenge I in South Africa is heading towards the history book as a mockery of a tournament, and suggestions have been put forward to change its name to Goodwill Challenge instead. But at stake is an appearance in the Champions Trophy for the gold medallist, and that is no joke. For how else can one explain the insignificance of the Group stages, as even if a team loses all three

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KUALA Lumpur upset the form-book when they beat Perak 3-2 in the semi-finals of the Boys National Under-14 tournament at the KLHA Stadium yesterday. They will meet Terengganu, who edged Kelantan 3-2, in the final today. KL’s charge into the final was a sweet surprise, as they depended on home talent, while the other finalist has a handful of players from the Bukit Jalil and Bandar Penawar

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MALAYSIA played a game of two halves to hold Japan toa 2-2 draw in the Champions Challenge I at the Randburg Hockey Stadium in Johannesburg yesterday. The national players lost 3-1 to Canada in the opening match, and will meet Argentina on Tuesday. However, the three Group B matches have no bearing as the eight-team tournament has a quarter-finals fixture. Japan scored two goals in the first

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PAHANG lifted the Fifth Raja Noora Ashikin Cup when they defeated Armed Forces 2-1 at the National Hockey Stadium in Bukit Jalil yesterday. It was the first win for the East Coast side since the inception of the tournament in 2000, and it was a hard-fought one in a steady drizzle. Pahang took the lead off Fazzilla Slvester Silin in the eighth minuet, but Armed Forces refused to give up

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South Africa celebrates a win at home in Johannesburg against Poland (Photo: Duif Du Toit, Gallo Images)MALAYSIA looked like they were on a safari holiday in South Africa when they went down meekly 3-1 to Canada in the Champions Challenge I at the Randburg Hockey Stadium yesterday. And their lacklustre attitude could be because the first three group matches in the eight-team

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KELANTAN edged closer to the National Under-14 semi-finals when they whitewashed Sabah 8-1 in Group B at the Kuala Lumpur HA Stadium yesterday. Perak, on the other hand, completed their fixtures by beating Kedah 2-0 and topping Group B without a blemish in six matches. And with Terengganu having sealed the top spot in Group A, today will see a keen tussle for the second spot, as Kuala Lumpur,

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MALAYSIA are assured of a quarter-finals slot in the eight-team Champions Challenge II starting today in South Africa, but that is not what they are there for. Coach Tai Beng Hai is more interested in quality matches, to make his team stronger in the run-up to the Olympic Qualifier in Ireland. The International Hockey Federation (FIH) drew a fixture which will see every team reach the

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PAHANG will meet Armed Forces in the final of the Fifth Raja Noora Ashikin Cup at the National Hockey Stadium in Bukit Jalil today. In the semi-finals yesterday, Pahang breezed past Police 4-0, while Armed Forces beat KL Sukma 4-1. It will be Pahang’s first appearance in the final of the RNA Cup since its inception in 2000, and their best finish was third in 2005. And in the Group stages,

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PERAK and Terengganu cruised into the semi-finals of the National Under-14 tournament with one match in hand each at the Kuala Lumpur HA Stadium yesterday. Perak, in Group B, brushed aside Pahang 4-0 while Group A favourites Terengganu subdued a fighting Kuala Lumpur 3-1 yesterday. Perak have 15 points after five matches, and no challengers to topple them from the top. While Terengganu have 12

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KUALA Lumpur Sukma and Armed Forces qualified for the semi-finals of the Fifth Raja Noora Ashikin Cup in contrasting styles at the National Hockey Stadium in Bukit Jalil yesterday. Armed Forces whipped the daylights out of SMK Puteri with an 11-0 whitewash, while a 2-2 draw against Singapore was enough for KL Sukma to play in the last four. Armed Forces made it to the last four as the best

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http://www.fih....THE forthcoming FIH Men’s Champions Challenge (Johannesburg, South Africa – 26th November – 4th December 2011) and Owen G Glenn FIH Champions Trophy (Auckland, New Zealand – 3-11 December 2011) will be live streamed. LIVEFIH.TV will transmit all 48 matches from the two events, with three minute highlight videos being made available in the hours following the completion of

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PAHANG sealed their semi-finals slot when they beat Terengganu 6-1 in Group B of the Fifth Raja Noora Ashikin at the National Hockey Stadium in Bukit Jalil yesterday.. The win gave Pahang maximum 12 points from four matches and as a bonus they have a day off today before the semi-finals start on Friday. Pahang got their goals off opened scoring in the Fazilla Slyvester Silin (fourth, 33rd),

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Isn't the tape supposed to be over your mouth? Imogen Thomas appears to mock her gagging order in a new shoot.She's been placed under a high court order banning her from divulging the lurid details about her relationship with Ryan Giggs. But that hasn't stopped Imogen Thomas from making light of the whole situation in a new photoshoot. Imogen, 28, appears in men's magazine Nuts this week where

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The South African men's hockey team's Pre-Champions Challenge warm-up match against Malaysia was called off after 15 minutes when a torrential downpour and lightning engulfed the Randburg Hockey Stadium last night. The score was 1-1 at that stage. Malaysian goal was scored by Firhan Ashaari. They play India in the next match. --- http://www.malaysianhockey.blogspot.com/

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JUNIOR WORLD CUP 2013 - QUOTASThe Continental quota for 2013 would be as follows: MEN WOMEN 1. Africa 2 22. Asia 4 3 3. Europe 6 64. Oceania 2 25. Pan America 2 3

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PAHANG whipped SMK Puteri 13-0 to move closer to the semi-finals of the Fifth Raja Noora Ashikin Cup at the National Hockey Stadium in Bukit Jalil yesterday. The third consecutive win has placed Pahang in a good position to top the table in Group B, which they are expected to seal today when they meet Terengganu. In Group C, Singapore beat Malacca 1-0 to move to the top of the standings on

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PAHANG whipped Penang 6-1 to strengthen their grip in Group B of the Fifth Raja Noora Ashikin Cup 2011 at the National Hockey Stadium yesterday. The favourites, who have seven national players in their fold, started the tournament on a shaky note when they only edged Armed Forces 1-0, but showed their true form yesterday. In another Group B match, Terengganu went on a scoring spree when they

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Jennifer Lopez strips off with new man as she grinds up to Pitbull moments before he appears with her ex Marc Anthony...http://www.dailymail.co.uk

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PAHANG, with seven national players, could only edge Armed Forces 1-0 in Group B of the Fifth Raja Noora Ashikin Cup at the National Hockey Stadium in Bukit Jalil yesterday. It was a jittery start for the tournament favourites, and only a penalty corner goal from Siti Shahidah Saad in the 13th minute separated both the teams. Perak and Singapore also had bad starts in in Group A and Group

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Participating Teams Pool A Pool B BEL ARG IND CAN

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Catch the Action at -- http://rnacup.blogspot.com/THE Fifth Edition of the Raja Noora Ashikin Cup will return after five years in the wilderness, and will see a record 15 teams in action at the National Hockey Stadium at Bukit Jalil from Sunday. The women’s teams have been divided into three groups with the top teams of in each group advancing to the semi-finals. The fourth semi-finalists

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CHAMPIONS CHALLENGE 1 MOCKERY... Fact 1: Eight teams in two groups of four each, but FIH approve a fixture with Quarter-finals. Fact 2: Malaysia can afford to lose to Argentina, Japan and Canada in Group B but will still play in Quarter-finals. Fact 3: The trick to the semi-finals is to choose and pick your Quarter-finals opponents, and if need be, drop a match or two in the Group stages, so

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ITS official, Malaysia will play in Dublin, Ireland, for a ticket to the London Olympics and South Korea are the only higher ranked team in the group. The Qualifier, to be held on March 11-18, will only offer one ticket to London, so Malaysia (ranked 14th) must beat world No 6 Korea, Ireland (17th), Russia (20th), Chile (24th) and Ukraine (31st). The other men's Qualifiers will be held in India

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THE International Hockey Federation (FIH) have decided to stick to India as one of the Olympic Qualifier hosts in and executive board meeting in Lausanne yesterday. India hockey have been embroiled in a power tussle between two bodies, and the FIH had earlier snatched the Champions Trophy from them and awarded it to New Zealand isntead. And it was also reliably learnt that the other two hosts

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http://www.hindustantimes.comEnding the suspense over India's future in international hockey, the game's world governing body FIH on Saturday decided to conduct the Olympic Qualifiers in India next year and continue to recognise Hockey India (HI) as the national federation for the sport. In a major decision, the FIH's executive board in Lausanne unanimously decided to conduct the Olympic

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MALAYSIA ripped the form-book apart when they became champions of the inaugural Sultan of Johor Cup without two of their best strikers, and are now looking to romp away with the Junior Asia Cup title in Malacca in May. The Project 2013 players made do without Faizal Saari and Firhan Ashaari, both in training for the Champions Challenge I in South Africa -- but will have them for the

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CAPTAIN marvel Noor Faeez Ibrahim rallied his men to lift the inaugural Sultan of Johor Cup when he scored a brace to beat Austraalia 3-2 in extra-time at the Taman Daya Stadium in Johor Baru yesterday. Australia took the lead, but Fitri Saari closed the gap, only to see the Aussies re-gained the lead. But Noor Faeez first struck in the 69th minute to equalise, and then scored the golden goal

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Korea needed a golden goal to subdue India in the fight for the 3rd and 4th spot in the Sultan of Johor Cup at the Taman Daya Hockey Stadium. Though Korea were 2-0 up, India fought back gallantly to draw level on two occasions, only to lose out in extra time. Korea opened scoring in the 7th minute through You Seung Seok who powered a drag flick into the roof of the Indian net. And in the 13th

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Pakistan finished fifth in the Sultan Johor Cup when they defeated New Zealand 2-0 at the Taman Daya Hockey Stadium in Johor Bahru. It was Pakistan's second win in the tournament having beaten Australia 3-2 the previous day. In the preliminary stage New Zealand had beaten Pakistan 1-0. The match was played under a steady drizzle but that did not affect both teams as they displayed open hockey.

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MALAYSIA whipped India 5-1 to romp into the Sultan of Johor Cup final in front of a capacity crowd at the Taman Daya Stadium in Johor Baru yesterday. The hosts will now play Australia, who only edged them 2-1, for the inaugural title today. Australia looked like they took it easy when they lost 3-2 to Pakistan in an earlier match. It was the Aussies first defeat, but was quite predictable as

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If Malaysia lose, India will play in the final. A Malaysia-India draw will see Korea v Australia final.RESULTS: Australia 2 Pakistan 3, New Zealand 1 South Korea 2, India x Malaysia x. FINAL STANDINGS P W D L F A PtsAUSTRALIA 5 4 0 1 19 10 12S KOREA 5 3 0 2 15 16 9MALAYSIA 4 2 1 1 8 6 7INDIA 4 2 0 2 13 11 6N ZEALAND 5 1 1 3 5 11 4PAKISTAN 5 1 0 4 6

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MALAYSIA are just a step away from achieving their target, as only India stand in their path to play in the final of the Sultan of Johor Cup. Coach K. Dharmaraj’s charges have seven points after four matches, while India and South Korea have six each, so a win will see them play against Australia in the final at the Taman Daya Stadium on Saturday. South Korea play New Zealand in the earlier

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MALAYSIA beat Pakistan 2-1 to keep the flame burning in the Sultan of Johor Cup at the Taman Daya Stadium in Johor Baru yesterday. And now they must beat India on Friday to play against Australia in the final. India made a late surge when they beat New Zealand 2-1 in an earlier match. Malaysia played a cautious opening game, and were contended in soaking in the pressure from Pakistan. There

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Sultan of Johor Cup: Final score India 5 Pakistan 1

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MALAYSIA finally played top-flight hockey to beat South Korea 4-2 in the Sultan of Johor Cup at the Taman Daya Stadium yesterday. After losing 2-1 to Australia and pulling off a 1-1 draw against New Zealand, Malaysia nailed three points to keep their hopes of playing in the final alive. Even there absence of regular goalkeeper Hafizuddin Othman, hospitalised for a kidney ailment, failed to

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IT was a tale of missed chances for the National Juniors in the two Sultan of Johor Cup matches they have played to date and they can't afford any more bungles in their next three ties.Today, Malaysia will start their Asian campaign against South Korea at the Taman Daya Stadium in Johor Baru, with matches against Pakistan and India to follow.National Juniors coach K. Dharmaraj has said that his

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THE National team pulled off a 1-1 draw against New Zealand in the Sultan of Johor Cup at the Taman Daya Stadium yesterday. The hosts, beaten 2-1 by Australia on Saturday, will next meet a super-fit South Korea tomorrow. Malaysia started at the receiving end, when Russel Kane gave New Zealand an early lead in the ninth minute off a penalty corner attempt and the score stood until the breather.

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MALAYSIA paid a heavy price for not fielding their two top strikers when they were edged 2-1 by Australia in the inaugural Sultan of Johor Cup at the Taman Daya Stadium in Johor Baru last night. The Malaysian Hockey Federation (MHF) had decided to rest Faisal Saari and Firhan Ashaari from the Johor tournament, as they are being primed for the Champions Challenge I by national coach Tai Beng Hai

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PIC: Australian coach Paul Gaudoin.MALAYSIA will open their Sultan of Johor Cup against early favourites Australia at the Taman Daya Stadium today. And the fact that Project 2013 received a whipping on their Tour of Australia recently should cause for some concerns in the opening match. In a four-match series in Australia in June, Malaysia received an opening drubbing of 9-1 before closing

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MALAYSIA will be without two of their key strikers when they take on the world's best junior teams in the inaugural Sultan of Johor Cup starting tomorrow at the Taman Daya Stadium in Johor Baru.Faizal Saari, the top scorer in the Malaysia Hockey League with 19 goals, and Firhan Ashaari (pic), will train with the senior squad for the Champions Challenge I while their teammates battle in

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By Daily Mail Reporter A Championship footballer who played and scored for his club three days after the death of his newborn son has called the goal the most important of his career. Billy Sharp turned out for Doncaster Rovers' 3-1 defeat by Middlesbrough on Tuesday after it was announced his two-day-old Luey Jacob Sharp passed away on Saturday. Despite the disappointment, he captained the

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