OVERALL defending champions SSTMI Thunderbolts opened up a six-goal advantage over fellow title hopefuls UniKL Young Guns in the race for the Division One title of the MILO-Junior Hockey League yesterday.
The former Bandar Penawar Sports School, renamed to Sekolah Sukan Tunku Mahkota Ismail (SSTMI), beat Tunku Besar Secondary School 6-2 at the Seremban II Hockey Stadium.
And it gave them maximum points from seven matches and UniKL can draw level on points, and also pull ahead on goals if they hammer USM-MSSSPP Juniors next Friday by more than six goals.
SSTMI opened scoring in the third minute through Shahrusahadan Basri. And tin the 26th minute Sufi Ismat made it 2-0.
TBSS made an attempt to claw back into the match in the 28th minute when Faizal Abdul Latif found the mark, but their joy was short-lived as Hafiz Seleman restored their two-goal cushion in the 33rd minute.
And even though TBSS scored their second goal in the 38th through Ikhwan Ishak, it was again a temporary respite, as SSTMI turned up the heat and scored three more off their skipper Shazril Irwan Nazli (50th minute) and Shahril Saabah who converted two penalty corners in the 60th and 70th minutes.
RESULTS: Division One -- TBSS 2 SSTMI Thunderbolts 6.
DIVISION TWO, Group A: Kedah HA MSNK 0 Sapura 2,
DIVISION TWO, Group B: Batu Pahat 2 Tunas Pahang 1, Olak PKT 5 Padang Midin 3.
DIVISION ONE
P W D L F A Pts
THUNDERBOLTS 7 7 0 0 43 7 21
UNIKL 6 6 0 0 35 5 18
BJSS 7 4 1 2 27 24 13
Anderson 7 4 1 2 27 24 13
USM Jnrs 6 3 1 2 15 15 10
MBPJ 7 2 0 5 17 20 6
TBSS 7 1 1 5 14 31 4
SSTMI 6 1 0 5 9 32 3
BJSS Jnrs 7 0 0 7 4 41 0
DIVISION TWO
GROUP A
P W D L F A Pts
SAPURA 7 7 0 0 39 1 21
Poli KPT 8 6 0 2 20 8 18
KHA Jnrs 6 3 2 1 9 9 11
KHA-MSNK 7 3 1 3 14 8 10
MSS Kel 6 3 0 3 11 13 9
NUR INSAFI 5 2 1 2 8 7 7
ANDSON Jnrs 6 2 0 4 13 14 6
MSSPP Jnrs 7 1 0 6 7 28 3
PHNS 6 0 0 6 1 34 0
GROUP B
P W D L F A Pts
MHS 7 7 0 1 14 7 18
OLAK PKT 7 4 1 2 16 13 13
MPBP 6 4 0 2 11 8 12
KLSS 7 3 1 3 15 13 10
DATUK TAHA 6 3 1 2 8 8 10
PAHANG 7 3 1 3 10 12 10
SMKPM 7 2 0 5 18 18 6
TUNAS PAHANG 7 0 0 7 6 19 0
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Whitney Houston found dead in bathtub
Death of an American icon: Troubled singer Whitney Houston is found dead in Beverly Hills hotel room after drugs battle, aged 48
- Award-winning singer and actress 'found unconscious by bodyguard in her hotel room'
- Star of Bodyguard film may have drowned in her bathtub, according to one source
- Emergency services administered CPR for 20 minutes but were unable to save her
- Prescription pills 'found in room' amid speculation that death is drug-related
- I Will Always Love You singer 'partied heavily' in hotel bar on Friday, according to reports
- Last appeared in public on Thursday where she looked dishevelled and reportedly smelled of alcohol
- Star was on 'brink of bankruptcy' having 'frittered away pop fortune on drug addiction'
- Warning signs were there after erratic perform on X Factor in 2009, says Simon Cowell
- Celebrities flock to Twitter to pay tributes to 'beautiful and talented' singer
Korea seal Kiwi series
SOUTH Korea have beaten the Black Sticks men 4-3 today in the deciding match of their five test series at Lloyd Elsmore Hockey Stadium in Pakuranga, Auckland.
Following two Black Sticks victories last weekend, Korea won the third and fourth tests to leave it all square going into today’s final test of the series.
Black Sticks men’s captain Dean Couzins said his team’s error rate was the difference between the two sides today.
“With a lack of basic skills you can’t impose yourself on a game. You start to build a bit and then you’re making too many errors. It’s the taking two steps forward and one back scenario.”
Despite the series loss, Couzins felt they were still on track for the London Olympics.
“What you’ll see at the Olympics is a really close competition and we need to be on the right side of those close results and we were at the Champions Trophy.
“We’ll need to do a lot of hard work between now and then, and our basic skills will need to be a lot better.”
Korea started the way they finished yesterday as they went 1-0 up after six minutes with a penalty corner goal to Jong Jang. James Coughlan and goalscorer Nick Wilson combined a few minutes later to equalise for the Black Sticks.
Korea claimed back the lead with just over 10 minutes to go in the first half following some classy passing up field which Hyo You finished off.
In the second spell, an early Andy Hayward drag flick gave the home side some confidence but it wasn’t long before Korea were back in front.
With just under 15 minutes to go, their highly successful penalty corner combination was to the fore again with a drag flick goal. The visitors put the result beyond doubt with a field goal with five minutes left on the clock.
A penalty corner goal from Shea McAleese right on full time was too little too late for the Black Sticks.
Hawke’s Bay is the principal partner of the Black Sticks men and women.
RESULTS
Full time: 4-3 (Korea win)
Half time: 2-1 (Korea lead)
New Zealand goal scorers: Nick Wilson, Andy Hayward, Shea McAleese
Following two Black Sticks victories last weekend, Korea won the third and fourth tests to leave it all square going into today’s final test of the series.
Black Sticks men’s captain Dean Couzins said his team’s error rate was the difference between the two sides today.
“With a lack of basic skills you can’t impose yourself on a game. You start to build a bit and then you’re making too many errors. It’s the taking two steps forward and one back scenario.”
Despite the series loss, Couzins felt they were still on track for the London Olympics.
“What you’ll see at the Olympics is a really close competition and we need to be on the right side of those close results and we were at the Champions Trophy.
“We’ll need to do a lot of hard work between now and then, and our basic skills will need to be a lot better.”
Korea started the way they finished yesterday as they went 1-0 up after six minutes with a penalty corner goal to Jong Jang. James Coughlan and goalscorer Nick Wilson combined a few minutes later to equalise for the Black Sticks.
Korea claimed back the lead with just over 10 minutes to go in the first half following some classy passing up field which Hyo You finished off.
In the second spell, an early Andy Hayward drag flick gave the home side some confidence but it wasn’t long before Korea were back in front.
With just under 15 minutes to go, their highly successful penalty corner combination was to the fore again with a drag flick goal. The visitors put the result beyond doubt with a field goal with five minutes left on the clock.
A penalty corner goal from Shea McAleese right on full time was too little too late for the Black Sticks.
Hawke’s Bay is the principal partner of the Black Sticks men and women.
RESULTS
Full time: 4-3 (Korea win)
Half time: 2-1 (Korea lead)
New Zealand goal scorers: Nick Wilson, Andy Hayward, Shea McAleese
Saturday, February 11, 2012
28 officials to accompany team, total 54
TWENTY-EIGHT Malaysian Hockey Confederation (MHC) and State HA officials will head for Dublin on March 14 to cheer on the Malaysian hockey team in the Olympic Qualifiers from March 10-18 in Ireland. The 18 players, plus another eight working officials, and the 28 MHC statewide officials will bring the total Malaysians in Dublin hoping for the team to win gold to 54. "Yes, 28 officials from the MHC and also State HA officials will be in Dublin to cheer the national players as agreed in an earlier meeting," said MHC president Tengku Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah after the first MHC meeting in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. And his reasoning was: "We hope to qualify for the Olympics, and if that happens, it would be too expensice to take MHC officials to London for the Olympics and that's why a decision was taken to travel to Dublin and watch the players instead," said Tengku Abdullah. The 28 will be from 16 state affiliates, six MHC vice-presidents, the MHC deputy president and three independant members, secretary and treasurer. The Malaysian team are down to play against South Korea, Ireland, Chile, Russia and Ukraine for the single ticket to the Olympics. Tengku Abdullah also said the officials trip will be sponsores: "But we are still looking for the sponsors and I assure all that there is no hidden agenda." Meanwhile, Tengku Abdullah said he is happy with the report from the senior team on their Road to London progress. "The coach (Tai Beng Hai) reported to the MHC today (yesterday) and we are happy with their progress. Only that two players are nursing injuries but thae are nothing serious and the target is to give their best and win the gold medal."
Thunderbolts retake lead
AS expected, the race for the Division One title for the MILO-Junior League will go down to the wire after SSTMI-Thunderbolt hammered MBI-Anderson 6-0 at the Sultan Azlan Shah Stadium in Ipoh yesterday.
The win gave moved Thunderbolts back to the top on a one goal advantage over UniKL Young Guns as both teams are tied on 18 points after registering six wins.
Both the teams will square off on Feb 19 in Johor and prior to that Thunderbolt will play Tunku Besar Secondary School while UniKL will meet on USM-MSSSPP.
Thunderbolt opened scoring in the eitgth minute off Afzanizam Zakaria before skipper Shazril Irwan Nazli doubled the advantage in the 13th minute.
Sufi Ismat Rohulamin then scored four goals in the 26th, 30th, 63rd and 67th minutes to hand the Overall champions a comprehensive win.
In Kuantan Malacca High School assured themselves of a top spot finish in Group B of Division Two as they edged MSP-Yayasan Pahang 1-0.
The second spot in the group will be determined in the last match between Datuk Taha and Batu Pahat who meet on Tuesday. In another Group B match, KL Sports School edged SMK Padang Midin 3-3.
RESULTS -- USM Juniors 2 MBPJ 1, MBI-Anderson 0 SSTMI Thunderbolts 6,BJSS 8 SSTMI 0.
DIVISION TWO, Group A: Kelantan 1 Kedah HA MSNK 1, Kedah HA Juniors 1 Anderson Juniors 2, Negri HA 0 Nur Insafi 2.
DIVISION TWO, Group B: Yayasan Pahang 0 Malacca HS 1, Batu Pahat 1 Datuk Taha 1, Padang Midin 2 KL Sports School 3.
TODAY: Division One -- TBSS v SSTMI Thunderbolts (Seremban II, 4pm).
DIVISION TWO, Group A: Kedah HA MSNK v Sapura (Alor Star, 4pm),
DIVISION TWO, Group B: Batu Pahat v Tunas Pahang (Malacca, 4pm), Olak PKT v Padang Midin (Bukit Jalil, 5pm).
The win gave moved Thunderbolts back to the top on a one goal advantage over UniKL Young Guns as both teams are tied on 18 points after registering six wins.
Both the teams will square off on Feb 19 in Johor and prior to that Thunderbolt will play Tunku Besar Secondary School while UniKL will meet on USM-MSSSPP.
Thunderbolt opened scoring in the eitgth minute off Afzanizam Zakaria before skipper Shazril Irwan Nazli doubled the advantage in the 13th minute.
Sufi Ismat Rohulamin then scored four goals in the 26th, 30th, 63rd and 67th minutes to hand the Overall champions a comprehensive win.
In Kuantan Malacca High School assured themselves of a top spot finish in Group B of Division Two as they edged MSP-Yayasan Pahang 1-0.
The second spot in the group will be determined in the last match between Datuk Taha and Batu Pahat who meet on Tuesday. In another Group B match, KL Sports School edged SMK Padang Midin 3-3.
RESULTS -- USM Juniors 2 MBPJ 1, MBI-Anderson 0 SSTMI Thunderbolts 6,BJSS 8 SSTMI 0.
DIVISION TWO, Group A: Kelantan 1 Kedah HA MSNK 1, Kedah HA Juniors 1 Anderson Juniors 2, Negri HA 0 Nur Insafi 2.
DIVISION TWO, Group B: Yayasan Pahang 0 Malacca HS 1, Batu Pahat 1 Datuk Taha 1, Padang Midin 2 KL Sports School 3.
TODAY: Division One -- TBSS v SSTMI Thunderbolts (Seremban II, 4pm).
DIVISION TWO, Group A: Kedah HA MSNK v Sapura (Alor Star, 4pm),
DIVISION TWO, Group B: Batu Pahat v Tunas Pahang (Malacca, 4pm), Olak PKT v Padang Midin (Bukit Jalil, 5pm).
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