tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12028308716308927632024-03-19T12:36:29.520+08:00MALAYSIAN HOCKEYProviding news on Malaysian Hockey. Does not reflect the views of MHF,MWHA or MHC and not at all associated with the three bodies.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12403786973571343178noreply@blogger.comBlogger1461125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1202830871630892763.post-19411503827277536232017-09-07T12:15:00.001+08:002017-09-07T12:15:27.588+08:00SOJC 2017 Fixtures<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">SOJC 2017</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">Media Release</span></p><p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"><br></span></p><p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsMUo4yYD9n3M2m_npAaU1aaFjHTzcUcayMmCioNwXEbIdlneZpQ7ZewQ_YMv5zfkLXWuThxdJCUn8KAf9JqgX_jfACxXAzmZiojS2seSLwemWALSlByOHLnLXHybt_E5uQQGuIxqntYc/s640/blogger-image-1740755077.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsMUo4yYD9n3M2m_npAaU1aaFjHTzcUcayMmCioNwXEbIdlneZpQ7ZewQ_YMv5zfkLXWuThxdJCUn8KAf9JqgX_jfACxXAzmZiojS2seSLwemWALSlByOHLnLXHybt_E5uQQGuIxqntYc/s640/blogger-image-1740755077.jpg"></a></div><br><p></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">Malaysia will open its campaign in the 7th Sultan of Johor Cup against Great Britain.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">The week long tournament to be held at the Taman Daya Hockey Stadium will see the hosts taking on Great Britain, India, Australia, United States of America and Japan.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">The Malaysian team, coached by Wallace Tan, will then play India ( Oct 23) followed by Japan ( Oct 25), USA ( Oct 26) and complete the preliminary matches against Australia ( Oct 28).</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">While USA are making their debut, the participation of India who are the reigning world junior champions will surely attract the fans.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">" This year the matches will be played in four quarter format in line with the requirements of the International Hockey Federation," said Organising Secretary of the SOJC Dato Manjit Majid Abdullah.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">" We plan to hold several seminars and courses in collaboration with the AHF Academy as well as coaching clinics for school children as part of our commitment to promote the sport.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">" We hope that fans will make it a point to be at the stadium not only to support our Malaysian team but to watch the future stars of world Hockey in action."</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">Great Britain will be the first team to arrive in Johor Baru on October 17 and are expected to play some matches against the Johor Razak Cup squad.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">As for Malaysia, they have held several training camps with the present one starting on September 3 and ending on September 8.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">Besides Wallace, the other coaches handling the team, comprising of 5 players that were in the Junior World Cup squad last year in India, are Mohd Amin Rahim, Nor Saiful Zaini , Madzli Ikmar and M. Nadarajah.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">" I presently have a squad of 30 players and we have held several phases of training in preparation of the tournament," said Wallace.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">" Looking at the teams it will be a tough tournament and the opening two matches will surely be a stern test for the team.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">" We will assemble the team again in late September and plan to hold our final week of training in Johor a week before the tournament and hopefully get to play some friendly matches."</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">India will see Jude Felix coaching the squad and he had played in the Malaysian Hockey League in 1994, helping Yayasan Negri Sembilan to the league title that year.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">Australia, who are the defending champions start of as favourites to retain the title.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12403786973571343178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1202830871630892763.post-54795453841278204442017-06-18T11:29:00.001+08:002017-06-18T11:29:05.541+08:00Still with a chance<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">After 2 big defeats, the national Hockey team has its backs against the wall.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">There is still an opportunity to make the World Cup despite the two defeats but the situation becomes a bit more complex.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">Still the fate of the team lies in their own hands and only they can determine their destiny.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">At present Malaysia have a -7 goal difference with Korea at -4, both teams with no points on the board.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">The two play each other on Monday, a win for either will put them in the Drivers seat while a draw could spell disaster for Malaysia.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">In the final matches, Korea will play England while China take on Malaysia.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">So if Malaysia wins their last two matches, they sail into the last eight and into the World Cup.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">A Korean win means we need to beat China, and goal difference might come into play.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">However England might not field their best against Korea if they know by tonight their fate after the match against Argentina in order to preserve for their lady eight matches.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">Bottom line is this - all is not lost, well not yet and even if we do not defeat a Korea, there is still an outside chance.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">And then again even if we do not make it through to the World Cup, there is always the Asia Cup in Dhaka this October to make the cut.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">So now back to the team, what has gone wrong so far?</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">Firstly we should drop this mentality of 50 yard Defence as its counter productive.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">We have players with skill and superior fitness to match the best as evident in the two 30 minute performances against Argentina and England.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">We have scored four goals ( whether direct or as a result) of penalty corners, totalling 10 in the two matches.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">It's conceding penalty corners that we need to work on as we concede goals far too easily .</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">Our midfield is virtually non existent in the two matches and players in this department need to increase their work rate.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">Loose marking has always been an issue and it no different this time around, just too many players switching off at crucial moments.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">China went in a 45 day playing tour of Europe to prepare for this tournament but we were happy to train at home and play only three warm up matches prior to the tournament.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">So missing out on playing top class opponents over the past two years, minus the two Azlan Shah Cup matches has somewhat affected the sharpness and precision of the team against higher ranked teams.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">Rankings in reality mean nothing as we are good enough to be amongst the top 10 in the world , but for some bad luck in crucial matches.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">Let's leave the bad luck behind, give it one final push and regain Malaysian Hockey glory.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">It's now or never, sorry there is still Dhaka.</span></p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12403786973571343178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1202830871630892763.post-56679304032716049792017-06-18T01:32:00.001+08:002017-06-18T01:32:41.888+08:00Seven Up<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">THE LONDON DISPATCH</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">The English goals came early in the first and third quarters while the Malaysians put up some form of a fight in the second.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">But in the end the quality of the teams told and Malaysia were handed a 3-7 drubbing by England.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">That defeat although expected may well cost them dearly in the later stages of the tournament.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">If Malaysia were hoping for a good start to overcome their Argentina defeat, it never materialised.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">Instead the English were in such form that by the eight minute they had a 2-0 lead.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">Barry Middleton and Christopher Griffiths struck in the fifth and eighth minutes of field goals to put them in a commanding position in the match.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">Malaysia’s third penalty corner in the 19th minute proved fruitful.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">Mohamed Razie Rahim took the initial shot but his attempt hit the defender on the goal line. A penalty stroke was awarded and Faizal Saari duly converted it for the first goal.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">This spurred the Malaysians and in the 28th minute they had their fourth penalty corner. This time Faizal took the flick and his initial shot was blocked by goalkeeper George pinner.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"> But Tengku Ahmad Tajuddin who was near the goalkeeper managed to slot home from close range the rebound for the equaliser.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">But the third quarter proved a major disaster for the Malaysians as they made several defensive lapses to gift the English easy goals.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">In the 32nd minute, England earned their first penalty corner and Sam Ward flicked the ball home to put them in the lead again.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">Disaster struck for the Malaysians two minutes later with Barry scoring his second off a field attempt.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">England led 4-2.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">And another blunder followed in the 39th minute as Mark Glerghorne scored with a field attempt.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">Mark was again on target in the 55th minute while Sam scored his second goal in the 51st minute.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">Faizal managed to pull back a goal for Malaysia in the 57th minute.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">National coach Stephen van Huizen said that the early goals killed them off.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">“But nothing has changed. We are still in the running although the task seemed a little harder now considering that Korea lost to China.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">“we will regroup and get ready for the Koreans game on Monday,” he said.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">Earlier China stunned the hockey world when they destroyed former Asian champions South Korea 5-2 in an upset in Group A.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">The Koreans who had lost 1-2 to Argentina on Thursday were expected to bounce back and take full points. But the Chinese had other ideas and they recorded one of their better results against the Koreans.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">The Chinese goal came from Su Lixing, Su Jun (two), E Liguang and Guo Zixiang.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">For the Koreans Yang Jihun and Hwang Weonki were on target.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">The Koreans like Malaysia are facing a major hurdle. Both have lost their two opening matches and another defeat could jeopardise their quarterfinal chances.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">Thus when they meet on Monday it will be a must win situation.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">For China the result put them in a good position to qualify for their first World Cup. They have one defeat which they lost 0-2 to England.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">The next group A matches will put the qualifiers in the correct perspective.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">Meanwhile India also virtually booked its quarterfinal berth after an easy 3-0 win over Canada in Group B.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">A day earlier Argentina had already secured a spot form Group B after their second win.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">Canada went into the match after a 6-0 drubbing of Pakistan. Many would have thought that they would have given India a tough fight.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">But Canada with their win over Pakistan has a good chance of making it as they have Scotland to play.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">S. V Sunil scored the opening goal for the Indians while Akashdeep Singh and Sardar Singh added the other two goals early in the match.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">After that the Indians went through the motions to collect full points and lead the table in Group B with six points.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">Indian coach Roelant Oltmans said that it was an important win for the team as it kept the momentum going.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">“We had a good game and it is always good to start with two wins. The quarter finals is still some days away and our focus is on the next match. Let us not get ahead of the task,” he said.</span></p><div><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"><br></span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12403786973571343178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1202830871630892763.post-40974118824944580432017-06-17T08:16:00.001+08:002017-06-17T08:16:05.034+08:00Opening defeat for Malaysia<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">Dispatch from London</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">There was no surprise as Malaysia opened their World Hockey League Semi Final campaign on a losing note.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">They were comprehensively beaten 5-2 by reigning Olympic Champions Argentina in their first match.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">For the top seeded Argentina , the win was their second in the tournament and they have virtually sealed their place in the quarter-finals with two matches to spare having won 2-1 against South Korea the previous day.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">Malaysia however has another tough encounter today (Saturday) when they play host England.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">They will need to recover fast and have a new game plan to counter the English.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">Yesterday the Malaysians gave a Dr Jekyll and Hyde performance where they took the game to the South Americans in the first half. But then capitulated in the second for a big defeat. </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">National skipper Mohamed Shukri Mutalib said that they had a good game plan but their mistakes in giving away penalty corners proved fatal.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">Argentine hitman Gonzalo Peillat scored four goals to destroy them.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">“We could have taken a point had we been more careful. We perhaps gave them too much respect. We have to recover fast and get ready for England. The players know how important the next match is. So we will be ready to give our best,” said Shukri.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">The World Number One started off strongly with an early goal in the fourth minute off their effective penalty corner flick.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">But the goal only served to rally the Malaysians and they came back with goals of their own.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">Twice the Argentines took the lead in the first half and each time the Malaysians equalised.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">The Argentine penalty corner expert Gonzalo Peillat scored the early goals for his team in the fourth and 11th minute from penalty corners that Malaysians had no answer to.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">For Malaysia a Shahril Saabah field goal in the seventh minute and Tengku Ahmad Tajuddin off a penalty corner deflection in the 18th minute was enough to keep the score 2-2 at half time.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">Peillat was again on target in the 40th minute from another penalty corner. That turned the match in their favour.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">He sealed the match in the 47th minute with another penalty corner while Facundo Calioni added the fifth in the 49th minute.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">Malaysia had five penalty corners in the match but only managed one goal while Argentina scored four from the six penalty corners they were awarded.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">The top four finishers in London will qualify for the eight nation Odisha Hockey World League Final in Bhubaneswar, India, although there is a small caveat to this. </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">If India, the host nation of the Final, do not finish in the top four then only the top three teams in London will qualify. They will be joined by the top three finishers from the Semi-Final competition in Johannesburg, South Africa, plus the highest ranked fourth place finisher from the two Semi-Final events.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">When it comes to qualification for the Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup Bhubaneswar 2018, there are five automatic berths available here in London, although this will increase depending on the outcomes of the upcoming Continental Championships, which are also World Cup qualification events.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12403786973571343178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1202830871630892763.post-1192457833338875942017-06-17T04:15:00.001+08:002017-06-17T04:15:18.154+08:00A humiliating defeat for Pakistan.<div><span style="line-height: 50.290000915527344px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>A dispatch from London</b></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Pakistan are looking at a quick exit from Group B after another disappointing performance.</span></div><p class="ydpdc83a501MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 50.290000915527344px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">On Friday they found the going tough when Canada pulled out all stop to beat them 6-0 in a rare display of attacking hockey against a former giant.</span></p><p class="ydpdc83a501MsoNormal"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">For Pakistan it was their second defeat in the tournament. On Thursday in their opening match they fell 1-4 to Holland.</span></p><p class="ydpdc83a501MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 50.290000915527344px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The Pakistanis still have a chance to salvage their pride and also seek a place in the quarter finals if they can beat India or Scotland in their remaining matches.</span></p><p class="ydpdc83a501MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 50.290000915527344px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Only the top four teams form the group will advance to the last eight.</span></p><p class="ydpdc83a501MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 50.290000915527344px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">It was one of the worst performance by a Pakistani team who failed to put up any show of resistance against the world number 10.</span></p><p class="ydpdc83a501MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 50.290000915527344px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">No doubt the Pakistanis are three rungs below the Canadians but the score line suggest a big gulf in standard.</span></p><p class="ydpdc83a501MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 50.290000915527344px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Scott Tupper (4), Iain Smythe (23, 24), Foris von Son (28), Brendan Bissett (50) and Gordan Johnson (60) were the goal scorers.</span></p><p class="ydpdc83a501MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 50.290000915527344px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Pakistan coach K. M. Junaid was loss for words in what he described as their worst result for the team against the Canadians.</span></p><p class="ydpdc83a501MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 50.290000915527344px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">“I do not know what to say and I also fail to understand how we missed so many chances at goal.</span></p><p class="ydpdc83a501MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 50.290000915527344px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">“You do not win matches if you do not score goals. We had the right strategy but the kissed made it difficult for us. This is a personal embarrassment for me” he said after the game </span></p><p class="ydpdc83a501MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 50.290000915527344px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">“Now we have a difficult task in the last two matches butb there is no choice but to stand up and deliver. It is unthinkable not to make the quarterfinals, “ he said.</span></p><p class="ydpdc83a501MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 50.290000915527344px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Pakistan play India on Sunday</span></p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12403786973571343178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1202830871630892763.post-20317195416869906872017-06-17T04:14:00.001+08:002017-06-17T04:14:13.928+08:00A humiliating defeat for Pakistan.<div><span style="line-height: 50.290000915527344px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>A dispatch from London</b></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Pakistan are looking at a quick exit from Group B after another disappointing performance.</span></div><p class="ydpdc83a501MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 50.290000915527344px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">On Friday they found the going tough when Canada pulled out all stop to beat them 6-0 in a rare display of attacking hockey against a former giant.</span></p><p class="ydpdc83a501MsoNormal"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">For Pakistan it was their second defeat in the tournament. On Thursday in their opening match they fell 1-4 to Holland.</span></p><p class="ydpdc83a501MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 50.290000915527344px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The Pakistanis still have a chance to salvage their pride and also seek a place in the quarter finals if they can beat India or Scotland in their remaining matches.</span></p><p class="ydpdc83a501MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 50.290000915527344px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Only the top four teams form the group will advance to the last eight.</span></p><p class="ydpdc83a501MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 50.290000915527344px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">It was one of the worst performance by a Pakistani team who failed to put up any show of resistance against the world number 10.</span></p><p class="ydpdc83a501MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 50.290000915527344px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">No doubt the Pakistanis are three rungs below the Canadians but the score line suggest a big gulf in standard.</span></p><p class="ydpdc83a501MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 50.290000915527344px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Scott Tupper (4), Iain Smythe (23, 24), Foris von Son (28), Brendan Bissett (50) and Gordan Johnson (60) were the goal scorers.</span></p><p class="ydpdc83a501MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 50.290000915527344px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Pakistan coach K. M. Junaid was loss for words in what he described as their worst result for the team against the Canadians.</span></p><p class="ydpdc83a501MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 50.290000915527344px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">“I do not know what to say and I also fail to understand how we missed so many chances at goal.</span></p><p class="ydpdc83a501MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 50.290000915527344px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">“You do not win matches if you do not score goals. We had the right strategy but the kissed made it difficult for us. This is a personal embarrassment for me” he said after the game </span></p><p class="ydpdc83a501MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 50.290000915527344px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">“Now we have a difficult task in the last two matches butb there is no choice but to stand up and deliver. It is unthinkable not to make the quarterfinals, “ he said.</span></p><p class="ydpdc83a501MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 50.290000915527344px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Pakistan play India on Sunday</span></p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12403786973571343178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1202830871630892763.post-66488413009884376382017-02-07T13:57:00.001+08:002017-02-07T13:57:48.419+08:00HWLR2 - You read it here firstWith the official confirmation today, Tuesday, February 7, it is pertinent to note that Hockey followers read about the switch here first.<div><br></div><div>Canada and Msia to switch? Read http://malaysianhockey.blogspot.com/2017/02/malaysia-to-replace-canada.html</div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://jugjet.blogspot.my/2017/02/bye-tnt-dhaka-here-we-come.html?m=1">http://jugjet.blogspot.my/2017/02/bye-tnt-dhaka-here-we-come.html?m=1</a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12403786973571343178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1202830871630892763.post-116983113604531762017-02-06T14:50:00.001+08:002017-02-06T14:51:44.589+08:00Top nations for SOJC.<div>SOJC</div><div>Press Release</div><div>The seventh edition of the Sultan Johor Cup could well see a star studded field.</div><div><br></div><div>To be held at the Taman Daya Stadium from October 22 to October 29, the Organisers Johor Hockey Association are sparing no effort to get the participation of some of the top hockey nations.</div><div><br></div><div>Those invited are Argentina, Great Britain, Germany, India and Australia. The sixth team is hosts Malaysia.</div><div><br></div><div>" We are extending invited to these teams as they had expressed interest in participating this year," said JHA Deputy President Dato Manjit Majid Abdullah.</div><div><br></div><div>" These are top teams and it will help boost the image of the tournament.</div><div><br></div><div>" We have also received interest from a few other countries but will keep our options open and invite others should any of these five decline."</div><div><br></div><div>Among the countries put on the reserve list are New Zealand, Japan, Pakistan and Egypt.</div><div><br></div><div>Dato Manjit said that they were also looking at other teams such as South Africa, Spain or Belgium for the tournament.</div><div><br></div><div>Should India accept the invite, they will be making a return after a years absence.</div><div><br></div><div>Australia are the defending champions and Malaysia as well as Great Britain have emerged as champions before as have India.</div><div><br></div><div>" We are also looking at holding some coaching seminars as well as clinics during the tournament," added Dato Manjit.</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12403786973571343178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1202830871630892763.post-63493672963115666502017-02-03T21:07:00.001+08:002017-02-03T21:11:46.990+08:00Malaysia to replace Canada?<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">With Canada withdrawing from the Round 2 of the World League scheduled to be held in Dhaka next month, there is a possibility that Malaysia may now replace Canada.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 49px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">Canada withdrew from the tournament in security concerns and a decision needs to be made by FIH as to who will replace Canada.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 49px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">Malaysia are scheduled to play in the Round 2 event in Trinidad & Tobago and should FIH switch Malaysia to replace Canada, it will be good as the teams in Dhaka are not that strong.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 49px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">The Round 2 World League in Dhaka is scheduled from March 4 to 12.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 49px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">Canada, who are 11th in the world, had been drawn along with Bangladesh, Oman and Fiji in one of two groups for the World League Round 2 event. China, Egypt, Ghana and Sri Lanka are in the second group.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 49px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">The FIH (International Hockey Federation) has informed us that Canada will not participate in this tournament due to security concerns," the <a href="http://m.timesofindia.com/topic/Bangladesh-Hockey-Federation"><span style="color: rgb(228, 175, 10);">Bangladesh Hockey Federation</span></a>'s general secretary <a href="http://m.timesofindia.com/topic/Abdus-Sadeque"><span style="color: rgb(228, 175, 10);">Abdus Sadeque</span></a>said</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">Ironically it will be interesting to see if Malaysia will go to Dhaka as they cited security concerns for not participating in the AHF Under 18 tournament last year in Dhaka.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 49px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">Canada is the second country to pull out of a hockey tournament in Bangladesh since militants killed 22 people in an attack on a cafe in Dhaka last July. Most of the victims were foreigners.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 49px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">Japan withdrew their team from the Under-18 <a href="http://m.timesofindia.com/topic/Asia-Cup"><span style="color: rgb(228, 175, 10);">Asia Cup</span></a> in August on security ground as seven of their citizens were among the victims of the cafe attack.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 49px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">Australia's cricket team also pulled out of a scheduled tour to Bangladesh in late 2015 over security fears.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 49px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">England's cricket team did tour Bangladesh in October last year after the authorities accorded them security normally reserved for visiting heads of state.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 49px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12403786973571343178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1202830871630892763.post-3020225500766796012017-01-28T12:53:00.001+08:002017-01-28T12:54:37.970+08:00Early start for MJHL?<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">Teams participating in the Malaysian Junior Hockey League are up in arms over a decision that does not make sense.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 49px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">Initially the teams were told that the MHHL would start in late March but a revised circular has stated that the MJHL will now commence on Match 2.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">But the National Under 16 has been scheduled from March 18 to March 26 in Kota Kinabalu.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 49px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">Thus many teams contacted this blog to voice their displeasure that the MJHL will take a break for the Under 16.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 49px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">They cited two main grouses - states will not release players to the clubs and also inadequate preparations coupled with rising costs of training teams should there be a break.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 49px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">The teams rather have the MJHL start as planned before, which is the end of March and to be completed before the fasting month commences in the end of May.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 49px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">A total of 22 teams had initially confirmed entities in December but the figure has now grown to 32 teams with the closing date extended to February 6.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 49px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">Ironically no calling of entities has been done for the National Under 16, which will cater for boys and girls yet despite the event being held in March in Kota Kinabalu.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 49px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">Teams will have to cater for their own board and lodging and the question of flights payments also needs to be sorted out.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 49px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">On top of that the Teo teams in the MJHL from Sabah want their home matches to be played in Kota Kinabalu and it will be left to be seen if this will actually happen as teams from the Peninsular might be put off by the cost of flying to East Malaysia.</span></p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12403786973571343178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1202830871630892763.post-82523587380842694192017-01-22T12:31:00.001+08:002017-01-22T12:32:39.034+08:00Plaudits for Ow and Dharma<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">Giving credit where it's due is what this blog has advocated since it was first published.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 49px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">The fear of the women's Hockey team to qualify for the Round 3 deserves all the plaudits and pat on the back as they defied odds to achieve something that was thought to be beyond them.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 49px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">Women's hockey always had the ability to perform, deliver, succeed, yet they were never given a fair opportunity by sone quarters who only wanted to project self interest.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 49px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">Hence this blog, while applauding and congratulation the likes of coach K. Dharmaraj and his assistants in the likes of Nor Saliza Ahmad Soobni, Lailin Abu Hassan, Roslan Jamaluddin and K. Gobinathan, wishes also to put on record a pat on the back to the MHC Coaching Committee led by Dato Ow Soon Kooi.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">It was Ow and his committee that revolutionised women's Hockey as they overcame several objections to install Dharma has the head honcho for women's Hockey.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 49px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">Ow knew that Dharma had the special ingredient to take women's hockey to greater heights and despite several hindrances, Ow persisted with his choice Abd the rest as we now see was history being created.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 49px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">Others will be Jinping on the bandwagon to take credit and take the bows, but it was a visionary Ow plus a hard working Dharma that made this possible.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 49px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">Dharma has proven his ability time and again and the win over Italy will probably Prive his detractors wrong once and for all.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 49px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">Dharma has passion, something many claim they have, for he eats, sleeps and dreams hockey.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 49px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">The scrawny Malacca lad that I came to know in 1987 is known to speak his mind, but this time around I hope he keeps his feet firmly on the ground.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 49px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">This is hopefully the start to better times for women's hockey, neglected for two decades no thanks to the selfishness of ab individual who will no doubt be laying claim to a throne that was never her doing in the first place.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 49px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">Go do what you have always done Dharma, coach with all you have, and thank you Ow for daring to stand your ground when change was necessary.</span></p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12403786973571343178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1202830871630892763.post-31527543311253614002017-01-02T19:59:00.001+08:002017-01-02T20:00:12.580+08:00Marhan inks deal with UniKL<div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483358145880_3211" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">skipper Mohamed Marhan Mohamed Jalil has recovered form his shoulder injury and is ready to resume his playing career in the Malaysia Hockey League (MHL).</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483358145880_3212" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">But only this time he will don Universiti Kuala Lumpur (UniKL) colours. </span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483358145880_3213" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Marhan signed a three-year deal with UniKL yesterday and has already started training with his new team.</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483358145880_3214" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The international midfielder will be a much needed boost for the UniKl team who is trying to break into the top four of the MHL.</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483358145880_3215" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">UniKL coach A. Arulselvaraj said that he was [pleased to have Marhan in the team.</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483358145880_3216" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">'He is a strong midfield players and has vast experience. He will be of great benefit to us and we are looking forward to the new season with relish,” he said.</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483358145880_3217" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Sapura, a former two-time overall and league champions, have decided not to enter a team in the MHL this season.</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483358145880_3218" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Most of their players have already been snapped up.</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483358145880_3219" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Marhan's return to the game will also be good news to the national team.</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483358145880_3220" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The players provides the thrust in the team and his injury sustained in October was expected to take six months to heal.</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483358145880_3221" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">“But it has healed sufficiently and he can train normally. Of course we need to bring him into the game gradually but so far the signs are good that he wil be fully ready for the challenge,” added Arulselvaraj.</span></div><div><br></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12403786973571343178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1202830871630892763.post-31303409891625484042016-12-29T16:21:00.001+08:002016-12-29T17:15:27.514+08:00Exciting matches in knockout draw<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ0xgWSTW23M5IP2BOSE6YYOad0FUJciKN05LPHzbfBuDLx8XokEPAZyeOWCFf6ZAyOaI43LUc-OeaIkiYBjqIg2WLiokc_s8FcoB47FtzYcI9ziJp4nZ8tbzWBY9KTK3ma_Be_hdgkck/s640/blogger-image-1768437324.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ0xgWSTW23M5IP2BOSE6YYOad0FUJciKN05LPHzbfBuDLx8XokEPAZyeOWCFf6ZAyOaI43LUc-OeaIkiYBjqIg2WLiokc_s8FcoB47FtzYcI9ziJp4nZ8tbzWBY9KTK3ma_Be_hdgkck/s640/blogger-image-1768437324.jpg"></a></div><br><p></p><p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"><br></span></p><p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">There were several interesting match up's when the draw for the knockout tournament of the MHL was conducted today.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 49px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">The 16 teams competing in the Premier and Division One leagues were placed in an open draw.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 49px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">The plum tie must surely be the clash between KL Hockey Club and Tenaga Nasional Berhad.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 49px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">KLHC are a traditional power house while TNB were the losing finalists of the inaugural knockout tournament this year.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 49px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">Another interesting match up is between two league champions, Terengganu HT who won the Premier League and TNB Thunderbolts who lifted the Division One title.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 49px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">UniKL is expected to have a tough time against fellow Premier League side Uitm who have been boosted by several players who used to don the Sapura jerseys in the past.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 49px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">PDRM who are making a return to the MHL will take on Bukit Jalil Sports School while another all Division One tie will see Johor squaring up against SSTMI.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 49px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">RMAF will play Petaling Jaya CC in another all Division One clash while Maybank play UPM.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 49px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">All matches are slated for Friday January 6.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 49px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">With the unavailability of the KLHA and KPM Stadium to play night matches due to poor lighting, matches at these two venues will be played at 1600H and 1800H.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 49px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 49px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12403786973571343178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1202830871630892763.post-40380493957415555752016-12-27T13:03:00.001+08:002016-12-27T13:04:14.149+08:00Hockey News Updates<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">Have not been writing of late Nor due to any fear of anyone except God.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 49px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">Rather I lost my right eye through an infection on the right cornea that caused a scar on the cornea. This was the same eye I did a cornea transplant a year ago but rejection took place only part week.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 49px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">Well another visit to the operation room in 2 weeks time, pocket permitting.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">Back to Hockey news that matters, so will pen some updates that matter and are factual.</span></p>
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<li style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">Terengganu HT has withdrawn their team from Division zone of the MHL thus only 8 teams remain. Reasons for withdrawal unknown.</span></li>
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<li style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">Premier league matches will be played on Wednesday,Friday, Sunday's with Division One on Thursday and Saturday. Oddly Premier League on home and away but Division One will be played one round league.</span></li>
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<li style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">PDRM not allowed to field their employees who are national players , but employer ruling has been in place since League started in 1987. What will happen to 2 national players if PDRM decides not to release them for any other club? They are expected to commission out in early February.</span></li>
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<li style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">Will THT be fined for withdrawing after closing date? Regulations used to impose 3 year ban but no action was taken against THT women who are back this year after withdrawing lady tear after closing of entries.</span></li>
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<li style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">Will there be any increase in prize money for the MHL? That was the promise that MHL will be re-branded and seen in a different light.</span></li>
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<li style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">Just how many matches of the MHL will be telecast live as Badminton has virtually all its league matches beamed live to our living rooms. There was a significant increase last season and we pray for more.</span></li>
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<li style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">With KLHA Stadium being used by at least 4 teams ( KLHC, UniKL, TNB and Thunderbolts) a meeting with City Hall should be initiated to improve the facilities at this venue.</span></li>
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<li style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">After 4 years the National Infoor Championships was held in Johor last weekend but there was hardly any publicity. Also missing were the two challenge trophies presented by Al Mahrum Sultan Azlan Shah named the Raja Ashman and Tengku Bainun trophy. ATM and Malacca won the event held in Ipoh in 2012 and even the outgoing FIH President was present. So where and we're the trophies not utilised?</span></li>
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<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">We are all here to help the sport, to improve things, always ready to help if asked.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">Unlike some who hold on to positions for fame and power yet hardly contribute.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 49px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 49px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12403786973571343178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1202830871630892763.post-12583945469951304362016-11-29T07:35:00.001+08:002016-11-29T07:37:12.509+08:00Malaysia in to Junior World Cup<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 49px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Bold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Bold'; font-weight: bold;">Malaysia invited to participate in the Uttar Pradesh Hockey Junior World Cup Men, Lucknow 2016 </span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Bold'; font-weight: bold;">Malaysia invited to participate in the Uttar Pradesh Hockey Junior World Cup Men, Lucknow 2016 </span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Bold'; font-weight: bold;">Malaysia invited to replace Pakistan</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Bold'; font-weight: bold;">Pakistan’s invitation withdrawn after failure to meet deadlines</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Bold'; font-weight: bold;">Action taken due to commitments to event partners</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Bold'; font-weight: bold;">28 November 2016: </span><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">Earlier today the International Hockey Federation (FIH) invited the Malaysian junior men’s team to take part in the Uttar Pradesh Hockey Junior World Cup Men, Lucknow 2016, being held in India </span><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;">from 8 to 18 December</span><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">. The late invitation came after FIH had to officially withdraw Pakistan's invitation to the event.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 49px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Bold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12403786973571343178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1202830871630892763.post-85944923585104008142016-11-25T17:47:00.001+08:002016-11-25T17:47:45.901+08:00Sapura out of MHL?<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">After 16 years of participation in the Malaysian Hockey League, Sapura has decided to stay out of the competition in 2017.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">Sapura won the newly introduced knock out tournament this season and had an array of former and present internationals in their line up.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">There was talk in the Hockey circles for the past week that Sapura might pull the plug on their participation in the MHL.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 49px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">But it was eventually confirmed today, the day entries closed for the MHL.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">" Sapura has withdrawn," was what MHC Competition Chairman and Deputy President said when contacted,</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 49px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">" MHC was informed of the decision of Sapura's withdrawal today," added Koshy.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">The MHL had 6 teams in the Premier Division - KL Hockey Club, Tenaga Nasional Berhad, Terengganu Hockey Team, Maybank , UniKKL and Sapura.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">The league was to commence in the first week of January.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 49px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">However with Thunderbolts moving up from Division One, at least 6 teams will see participation in the top division.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 49px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">The status of SSTMI which also was promoted but appealed to remain in Division One remains unclear as it was promotions was made mandatory and known to all teams at the start of last season.</span></p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12403786973571343178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1202830871630892763.post-69767734343157847612016-11-23T16:40:00.001+08:002016-11-23T16:40:46.252+08:00NSHA Honours Greats<div>Please assist by publishing this story</div><div><br></div><div>A total of 11 ex players and administrators will be inducted into the Negeri Sembilan Hockey Association Hall of Fame this Saturday.</div><div><br></div><div>This is the second consecutive year NSHA has honoured those who had served the state in Hockey following the inaugural event held last year.</div><div><br></div><div>Three Hockey stalwarts, namely Lawrence van Huizen, William Fidelis and Satwant Singh Dhaliwal were the Pioneer group that were honoured last year.</div><div><br></div><div>They will now be joined by 1975 World Cup players N. Palanisamy and Brian Sta Maria, the skipper of the 1977 Razak Cup winning squad Michael Yan, double international , Hockey and athletics, Savitri Ovinis, former NS Women Hockey Secretary Parkiam Lingam, former coach Harbhajan Singh and umpire R. Subramaniam.</div><div><br></div><div>Also honoured are three officials who have passed away - S. Satgunam who was the secretary of NSHA and MHF as well as double international M. Joseph ( Hockey and Football) and former goalkeepers coach and Olympian </div><div>Peter van Huizen.</div><div><br></div><div>A match featuring ex players representing Palanisamy XI and Michael XI will be held at 4.30pm.</div><div><br></div><div>" This is our way or remembering and honouring those who served unselfishly towards the sport both for the country and state," said NSHA Vice President M. Gobinathan.</div><div><br></div><div>"We started this last year and hope to extend this further over the years to come.</div><div><br></div><div>" We need to revive the glory years of Negeri Hockey and what better way then to pick up pointers from these greats.</div><div><br></div><div>" Negri Hockey has a rich tradition and has produces players and officials that sent on to achieve great things for the sport."</div><div><br></div><div>Some 200 ex players and officials are expected to attend the event that will commence at 3pm at the Seremban 2 Hockey Stadium.</div><div><br></div><div>" It will also serve as a walk down memory lane for many and rekindle old friendships," added Gobi.</div><div><br></div><div>" Nothing can describe the looks on the faces of the stalwarts of Negri Hockey as they discuss their exploits on and on the Hockey pitch."</div><div><br></div><div>Gobi hoped that those who had served Negri would join the ceremony this Saturday to Honour those inducted into the Hall of Fame.</div><div><br></div><div>Those keen to join can contact NSHA Secretary P. Tamil Selvam at <a dir="ltr" href="tel:019-3650303" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="telephone" x-apple-data-detectors-result="0">019-365</a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12403786973571343178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1202830871630892763.post-30207427677866633092016-11-16T15:25:00.001+08:002016-11-16T15:25:08.853+08:00Revised U14 Fixtures after Terengganu women team withdraws<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBcjADL5fsmMb59trpoJAKsMrhtb5VlpgZdAepQINc5GTrAmoEkN3bXZG_olLHvNymjq9MJbvF0moJqLQYaZ_kirCqRR0PjjiBcwnB5gRd15s81hQJleseXs4t6pQJEIx6yraMY1qQy9Q/s640/blogger-image-1424699391.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBcjADL5fsmMb59trpoJAKsMrhtb5VlpgZdAepQINc5GTrAmoEkN3bXZG_olLHvNymjq9MJbvF0moJqLQYaZ_kirCqRR0PjjiBcwnB5gRd15s81hQJleseXs4t6pQJEIx6yraMY1qQy9Q/s640/blogger-image-1424699391.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_nSTFLo36f8kdsoP-36OAyMI2EdawYlwDoRE-7VvABF1I4Fq49jXNoU7RMYmrB7_Y7oAcEjdJ63f1PXbihzxZnGQwDncfYyhKL1o3F43qVaVLvIk7DgBsKpE6e6MYJbA649UTU6djgN0/s640/blogger-image-1495510603.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">The Malaysian Hockey League for the 2017 season will proceed as planned.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">Earlier there were doubts that the league could be moved from its January to March window as the national team needs to prepare for the Round 2 if the World League at Trinidad & Tobago.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">But Competitions Chairman George Koshy dispelled such fears.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">" The men's Premier and First Division will proceed as planned," said Koshy.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">" The women's league will commence after their Round 2 World League commitments in January.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">" A meeting of all the team managers will be held to determine the exact dates."</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">With this it is anticipated that the Junior Hockey League will now be held only after the Raya, which means it will only start in July.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">However some teams have voiced concerns as its too close to the SPM trial examinations.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 57px;"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;"></span><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 47px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIDisplay-Semibold'; font-weight: bold;">The meeting with the team managers will be held this Saturday it was learnt but no confirmation was given.</span></p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12403786973571343178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1202830871630892763.post-72662079951823910352016-09-18T06:35:00.001+08:002016-09-18T06:35:20.146+08:00Understanding FIH Ranking System<div>The Asian Champions Trophy awards continental ranking points, not world ranking points. </div><div><br></div><div>Continental ranking points affect the world rankings indirectly: from these points, a continental ranking is compiled which then translates to a certain number of world ranking points (1st within Asia equals 750 points, 2nd equals 700 points etc.) </div><div><br></div><div>The change mentioned happens within the continental ranking for Asia. This is currently calculated on the basis of the results of the Asian Games and Asia Cup only, but in the future will be calculated from four tournaments in a four-year cycle, i.e. Asian Games, Asia Cup and two Asian Champions Trophy tournaments</div><div><br></div><div>To understand better let's take a look at the present scenario.</div><div><br></div><div>Malaysia is currently ranked 14th in the world rankings, 4th in Asian rankings based on the 4th place at the last Asian Games.</div><div><br></div><div>The total points Malaysia currently has is 866.</div><div><br></div><div>Pakistan is at 13th position with 935, Japan at 16th with 678 and China at 18th with 551.</div><div><br></div><div>The other Asian teams are India in 6th position with 1681 points and Korea at 11th position with 1025 points.</div><div><br></div><div>After the Asian Champions Trophy, at the next listing of the world rankings in January 2017, changes will reflect the positions team finished at the Kuantan tournament.</div><div><br></div><div>Meaning if Malaysia emerges champions, they will earn a maximum of 750 continental ranking points and adding to their FIH tournament points of 326 makes it a total of 1026 points overall.</div><div><br></div><div>But hold your horses as other Asian Trans too gain from the points depending where they finish.</div><div><br></div><div>Hence it is vital to know where the Asian teams stand based on solely FIH ranking points to further comprehend the whole matter.</div><div><br></div><div>Let's remove the continental points and just look at the FIH points</div><div><br></div><div>India - 911</div><div>Korea - 375</div><div>Pakistan - 235</div><div>Malaysia - 326</div><div>Japan - 183</div><div>China - 101</div><div><br></div><div>The points offered at the Asian Champions Trophy are as follows</div><div><br></div><div>Champs - 750</div><div>Runner Up - 700</div><div>Third - 650</div><div>Fourth - 540</div><div>Fifth - 495</div><div>Sixth - 450</div><div><br></div><div>One must also bear in mind that teams that qualify for the FIH Champs Trophy will gain points later this year as well.</div><div><br></div><div>So really for Malaysia to improve its world rankings it needs to break into the World Cup and Olympics and finish in a reputable position to gain points.</div><div><br></div><div>If not we will be talking on our rankings day in and day out, languishing where we are currently for years to come.</div><div><br></div><div>And before one seeks to twist the facts, the 2018 World Cup in India will have 16 teams. So qualification really is no big deal but finishing in the ranking between 1-8 will change our standings drastically. </div><div><br></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12403786973571343178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1202830871630892763.post-18782102762681593182016-09-16T12:24:00.001+08:002016-09-16T12:24:14.777+08:00Teja - A life devoted to sports and history<div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWINdyYy-9Pd6hvFd7vMP-450h5lpk2M4lItyiVQBwox-W1dic8vjI4wALhmtioilDN49_H9hnSMVGGpoi4Z1EQHLdksi6d-TSm6JtVn7XN0M2BBcLg_4AuzLD2id3Exo_zNqKuxVd_34/s640/blogger-image-487831563.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWINdyYy-9Pd6hvFd7vMP-450h5lpk2M4lItyiVQBwox-W1dic8vjI4wALhmtioilDN49_H9hnSMVGGpoi4Z1EQHLdksi6d-TSm6JtVn7XN0M2BBcLg_4AuzLD2id3Exo_zNqKuxVd_34/s640/blogger-image-487831563.jpg"></a></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">He was easily identified as he always used to wear white turban and pants.</span></div><div><br></div><div>Serious and stern looking on the exterior but a man with such humility, warm hearted and friendly is the best way to describe Master Teja Singh Dhaliwal who passed away in Malacca on Thursday.</div><div><br></div><div>The 79 years old suffered a heart Attack at his home and breathed his last at the Malacca General Hospital.</div><div><br></div><div>Teja had undergone a by-pass operation in May this year and really never recovered from it.</div><div><br></div><div>My early introduction to a man that I later on admired upon learning more about him was at the Malacca Sikh Temple where Teja volunteered his services, also serving as the Treasurer in 2009/2012 especially during the annual prayers for Sant Sohan Singh Ji.</div><div><br></div><div>During my playing days I used to wonder who this gentleman was, always donning white pants, trade marks of his umpiring of Hockey and Cricket playing days.</div><div><br></div><div>A history teacher at Malacca High School, Teja also represented Malacca in both Hockey and Cricket and went on to become a Hockey coach that help mound the careers of players like Tam Chiew Seng, Tan Kam Seng, K. Embaraj, Lim Chiow Chuan, Chin Boon Ghee, Wallace Tan, , Sewak Singh, Tam Chew Meng even dating back to the years of Dato Dr. Mahinder Singh.</div><div><br></div><div>The MHS Hockey team held for years the record of defeating the Gurney School 36-0 in a Malacca schools Hockey tournament.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE-xU2YoJwuK7q2uQ1L5Jr9aKyMSiden9LA48akpM2NFE2wuiPGGgrZJsoa8O-WW3oQup6XnUdzFPJL92SOOBveAof-hBAuJx98NLsGweH_tP1wreUb9RFGzMRE70MOgeb2Fr1jgpOt3k/s640/blogger-image--107571972.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE-xU2YoJwuK7q2uQ1L5Jr9aKyMSiden9LA48akpM2NFE2wuiPGGgrZJsoa8O-WW3oQup6XnUdzFPJL92SOOBveAof-hBAuJx98NLsGweH_tP1wreUb9RFGzMRE70MOgeb2Fr1jgpOt3k/s640/blogger-image--107571972.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Former international umpire V. Sasidharan had the privilege of playing under the tutelage of Teja in Cricket for the government services tournaments.</div><div><br></div><div>" His managerial and human relation skills is something that I always admired and still hold on to as he taught me a lot, " said Sasidharan.</div><div><br></div><div>Teja was also credited with teaching history classes with distinction, often opting for story telling to make it more interesting for his students.</div><div><br></div><div>MHS had the proud record of being the best school in terms of History grades in the Lower Certificate of Education and Senior Cambridge exams with over 80 per cent scoring distinction when Teja was there.</div><div><br></div><div>Teja is the elder Brother of former international Harnek Singh and Brother in law of former MHF Umpires Board Chairman Lt. Col (R) Narinder Singh.</div><div><br></div><div>Rest in peace Sir and may the gates of heaven welcome this great personality as he meets his maker.</div><div><br></div><div>Good bye Teja, you will be missed but we will all remember you with sweet memories.</div><div><br></div><div>Pls be inform Late Master Teja Singh funeral will be held on Saturday 17/9/16 @4pm.. Cottege leaves residence 5204 C Taman Muhibbah Klebang @3pm to Jelutong Crematorium</div><div><br></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12403786973571343178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1202830871630892763.post-8942227206374987082016-09-08T15:02:00.001+08:002016-09-08T15:02:31.020+08:00UniKL Sim for 4 points<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBKbXPi21hkTc25SixVR9OcCHzLAIEIE5fFW5fg-ePi1_gd2fGCe69eulBxa29KXNhfN86s_PMfwQiSRooQvtDneTB4rQPxZeCQ1hEVabRWOGJNCYQ1BOkULmxfq3TYQ6i0MOi0m4llMs/s640/blogger-image-397482272.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBKbXPi21hkTc25SixVR9OcCHzLAIEIE5fFW5fg-ePi1_gd2fGCe69eulBxa29KXNhfN86s_PMfwQiSRooQvtDneTB4rQPxZeCQ1hEVabRWOGJNCYQ1BOkULmxfq3TYQ6i0MOi0m4llMs/s640/blogger-image-397482272.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">It will be a crucial weekend for UniKL in the Malaysian Hockey League.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">They will be up against Tenaga Nasional Berhad on Friday and take on table toppers Sapura on Saturday.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">UniKL need to gather at least four points in the two matches to keep alive their hopes of making the semi finals.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">It is the match against TNB that coach Arul Selvaraj is hoping to collect all 3 points to boast their chances of a top four finish.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">" It is crucial for us to win against the likes of TNB and Naybank to make it to the semis," said Arul ahead of their TNB match.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">" These two teams are our rivals for the semis as we have to be realistic that the current three teams occupying the top three positions will be hard to match.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">" TNB are on a high after making the final of the knock out tournament but at the sane time may be tired as well as they played in the weekday.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">" Hence my instruction to the players is to get an early goal and that will be the key to success."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">UniKL had defeated TNB 1-0 in the first round league match but were on the receiving end in the knockout tournament, going down 1-2 in the last eight match.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">An area that is of concern to Arul is penalty corners as UniKL have been wasting theirs as evident in their last three matches, scoring only twice from 21 penalty corners,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">TNB are in great form both in conversion and Defence in penalty corners as Syed Syafiq Choulan has been scoring while keeper S. Kumar has been in his torment in defending shots at goal.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">But UniKL have been pathetic in both aspects and need to improve on this to have any chance of beating TNB.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Players like Najmi Farizal, Mohammad Tousiq and Baljit Singh need to Herut act right.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And Arul might just opt to change Irish keeper James Caragh who has let it soft penalty corner goals in their last three matches.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">" I cannot emphasise the importance of the match against TNB as it will be a make or break for our season," added Arul.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">" We need to improve several notches to get the result we desire and I have faith in my players to deliver the crucial points." </div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12403786973571343178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1202830871630892763.post-37819808647490826102016-09-01T14:56:00.001+08:002016-09-01T14:56:22.854+08:00Daunting Task Awaits UniKL<div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPW065xG1dhe3iI9xggSuIQQhyphenhyphendMmcSfb_h-fI02Y0th_6TKEj5-sl5GFPOYIbv4V2vnsvbXV0RJCMg5hUKczN4sQB-mQXQXxvGjTf3waGHdILwC2SSG_ndVR71cLSVr3C7VfojRZrlCM/s640/blogger-image-1771914548.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPW065xG1dhe3iI9xggSuIQQhyphenhyphendMmcSfb_h-fI02Y0th_6TKEj5-sl5GFPOYIbv4V2vnsvbXV0RJCMg5hUKczN4sQB-mQXQXxvGjTf3waGHdILwC2SSG_ndVR71cLSVr3C7VfojRZrlCM/s640/blogger-image-1771914548.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Going into the lions den is an intimidating task for anyone.</div><div><br></div><div>Thus one can only understand how UniKL feel as they take on Terengganu Hockey Team at the Batu Buruk Hockey Stadium on Friday.</div><div><br></div><div>What is more surreal is the fact that they will face the defending champions again on Sunday at the Pantai Hockey Stadium, the start of the second round matches.</div><div><br></div><div>UniKL have suffered two successive defeats in the past week, losing 2-1 to Maybank in the league and 2-3 to Tenaga Nasional in the knockout.</div><div><br></div><div>And they are well aware that they need to be at the best to avoid a mauling against a resurgent THT side that finally seem to have found its winning ways after a rather indifferent start to the season.</div><div><br></div><div>" It will be very tough against THT as they are several classes above us," said UniKL coach Arul Selvaraj.</div><div><br></div><div>" Getting one point off them in the two matches can be considered a huge bonus to us.</div><div><br></div><div>" We will have to play smart and not open ourselves at the back as they have players who can punish us.</div><div><br></div><div>" It will be important for us to make full use of any penalty corners that we are awarded."</div><div><br></div><div>UniKL have been poor in the penalty corners as evident in their last three matches where they only managed 2 goals from the 18 penalty corners awarded.</div><div><br></div><div>And they also were punished when conceding penalty corners as against TNB they let in two soft penalty corner goals.</div><div><br></div><div>With Baljit Singh and Mohd Sufi Ismat Rohulmin back in the team, Arul has a full team to pick from.</div><div><br></div><div>" We are injury and suspension free so we need to lift ourselves from the two defeats and get a good result this weekend," said Arul.</div><div><br></div><div>" It is a vital weekend and we have told the players that a point from a possible six is what we are looking at as we have to be realistic."</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12403786973571343178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1202830871630892763.post-2172455005130094442016-08-30T20:21:00.001+08:002016-08-30T20:21:09.306+08:00Heart break for UniKL<div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYo9-lHtsgM2_S5cyh_Qhmr4a52S-yLS0f_-e2GUEFpDTO27NxSJyoYNnwi_ZxfQ9-Se1tjEWJ5o6172_jubmGji0B3dCuCfgpP6JMf1_T1mXzR6QcGnffxKuM1l9iN-t7kyEk-xRy7N4/s640/blogger-image-1907153880.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYo9-lHtsgM2_S5cyh_Qhmr4a52S-yLS0f_-e2GUEFpDTO27NxSJyoYNnwi_ZxfQ9-Se1tjEWJ5o6172_jubmGji0B3dCuCfgpP6JMf1_T1mXzR6QcGnffxKuM1l9iN-t7kyEk-xRy7N4/s640/blogger-image-1907153880.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Failure to defend well cost UniKL a place in the semi final of the knockout tournament of the MHL as they went down 2-3 against Tenaga Nasional.</div><div><br></div><div>UniKL twice came back from a goal down but defensive frailties cost them the match.</div><div><br></div><div>And coach Arul Selvaraj was not at all happy with their performance.</div><div><br></div><div>" We were poor in Defence and missed the presence of Baljit Singh who was injured," said Arul.</div><div><br></div><div>" And it was our failure to take chances that put paid our hopes of progressing.</div><div><br></div><div>" Overalll it was a good performance by the younger players in both teams that showed composure and maturity.</div><div><br></div><div>"Though we lost but overall Malaysian Hockey won as the match was highly entertaining and the youngsters showed that they can play good Hockey."</div><div><br></div><div>In the first round match Tenaga Nasional defeated Uitm- KPT 11-0 while UniKL edged Maybank 1-0.</div><div><br></div><div>However in the league the two teams had contrasting fortunes over last weekend.</div><div><br></div><div>TNB held two giants, KLHC and THT to draws, 2-2 and 4-4 respectively.</div><div><br></div><div>But UniKL who held KLHC to a 1-1 draw succumbed to a 1-2 defeat against Maybank.</div><div><br></div><div>TNB were awarded a penalty corner in the 3rd minute and Syed Syafiq Choulan sent a drag flick that UniKL keeper James Caragh could only parry into goal to give TNB a 1-0 lead.</div><div><br></div><div>UniKL were awarded two penalty corners in the second quarter but poor push outs caused them to be wasted.</div><div><br></div><div>It was the same old story for UniKL in the first few minutes of the third quarter as another two penalty corners went begging.</div><div><br></div><div>Amir Farid should have given TNB a two goal lead in the 40th minute as he only had Caragh to beat in goal but failed to get the better of the Irish custodian.</div><div><br></div><div>Hafiz Zainol scored the equaliser in the 50th minute as his attempted cross was deflected past TNB keeper S.Kumar by his own defender Shazril Irwan.</div><div><br></div><div>But Nik Aiman put TNB ahead again in the 53rd minute when he hammered home from close range.</div><div><br></div><div>Skipper Najmi Farizal Jazlan made it all square for UniKL scoring off a penalty corner in the 55th minute.</div><div><br></div><div>TNB scored the winner in the 57th minute with Syed Safiq once again finding the mark off a penalty corner.</div><div><br></div><div>In other quarterfinal matches THT edged KLHC 3-2 while SSTMI defeated Politeknik KPT 3-0 in a shoot out after the match ended 1-1 in regulation time.</div><div><br></div><div> </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12403786973571343178noreply@blogger.com