17 Feb

Kuala Lumpur Hockey Club (KLHC) and Terengganu Hockey Team (THT) will decide for the 2017 TNBMHL Premier League title at the Kuala Lumpur Hockey Stadium on Sunday. Three-time champions THT defeated Maybank 5-2 at the Batu Buruk Hockey Stadium in Kuala Terengganu today whilst KLHC edged Universiti Kuala Lumpur (UniKL) 3-1 at the KLHA Stadium. Both teams share 33-equal points after 12 matches and go head to head into Sunday last fixture of the Premier League. Tengku Ahmad Tajuddin set the platform in THT’s win with a 10th-minute penalty corner goal before Korean Jang Jonghyun made it 3-0 in the 12th and...

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12 Feb

Petaling Jaya BC is in dreamland after being crowned champions of the SS Purple League (SSPL) 2016/17 season as they beat a star-studded Puchong United BC side 13-9 in the SS Purple League (SSPL) 2016/17 Final at the Arena of Stars, Resorts World Genting earlier today. Petaling Jaya almost got off to a dream start after their men’s singles player, Dani Harsheel Alpesh raced to a two-set lead in the first men’s singles match. But his Puchong United opponent, Chou Tien Chen clawed his way back into the game as he bounced back and claim a 3-2 win over the spirited Dani Harsheel. World Number 1,...

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11 Feb

Both SS Purple League (SSPL) 2016/17 finalists, Puchong United BC and Petaling Jaya BC will be looking to go all out as they look to claim their first SSPL title after securing a place in Sunday’s final at Arena of Stars, Resorts World Genting. In last year’s edition, Petaling Jaya finished runners-up while Puchong United came in third place. However this season Puchong United knocked out defending champions Muar BC as they won the clash 11-4 while Petaling Jaya qualified for the final after scrapping past debutants BU Dragons BC through the narrowest of points margin as their match finished 12-12 in...

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11 Feb

Petaling BC concluded their SS Purple League 2016/17 season on the right note after beating Ampang Jaya BC (10-4) to fifth place in their SSPL 2016/17 5th/6th Playoff match today at the Arena of Stars, Resorts World Genting. Liew Daren made lightweight of his opponent, Ampang Jaya’s Ajay Jayaram, winning 3-1 in the first men’s singles match to ensure that Petaling got off on the right foot. However, the match was quickly leveled as Xu Wei of Ampang Jaya beat Petaling’s Yap Rui Chen with a similar scoreline (3-1) in the women’s singles match. Petaling’s youngster Man Wei Chong, guided by Rio...

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10 Feb

Goh Giap Chin once again came to Petaling Jaya BC's rescue as he delivered the winning points for his team and sent them into the SS Purple League (SSPL) 2016/17 Stage 2 final at the expense of debutants BU Dragons BC today at the Arena of Stars, Resorts World Genting. BU Dragons started off the better team after winning the first two matches. The Dragons' Hong Kong import, Wei Nan scrapped past Petaling Jaya's Dani Harsheel 3-2 in the first Men's Singles match. Their Women's Singles, American import Zhang Beiwen too recorded a 3-2 win in her match as she ousted Petaling...

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07 Feb

Local schools vying for the coveted NJ Ryan Trophy in the MCKK Premier 7s Rugby Tournament 2017 will have to deal with a ‘new wave’ of overseas challenge in Kuala Kangsar from February 24-26. The seventh edition of the tournament has attracted Indonesia’s SMA Durunnajah for the first time whilst 2015 winners Hong Kong Sports School, Thailand’s Vajiravudh College and Singapore-based Australian International School make a return. However, missing from this year’s edition will be 2014 champions New Zealand’s Scots College who are unable to participate due to the tight domestic school's rugby calendar. Three-time champions Tunku Mahkota Ismail Sports School and 2013...

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07 Feb

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has drafted Malaysia alongside hosts Bangladesh in Pool A of the Hockey World League Round-2 which is scheduled to get underway from March 4 at the Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium. Malaysia placed 13th in world rankings and third in Asia, came as the replacement for Canada who has recently pulled out of the competition citing security concerns. Stephen van Huizen’s Malaysia’s Tigers, who are the highest-ranked team in Dhaka now, were earlier scheduled to compete in the Hockey World League Round 2 in Trinidad and Tobago from March 25 to April 2. However, with this latest development,...

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22 Jan

Ireland defeated Malaysia 3-0 in the final of the Women Hockey World League Round 2 at the Tun Razak Stadium today. Malaysia’s plans of turning the tables around on the Green Army, who won 2-1 in a Pool B match last week, were halted by their own inability to score from a penalty stroke in the first quarter and also take advantage of several penalty corners and open chances that came in the game. But more importantly the Malaysians, alongside the Irish, booked a spot in the Women Hockey World League Semi-Finals which will be held in Belgium (June 21-July 2) and...

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21 Jan

Malaysia scored a sensational 2-1 win over World No 15 Italy in sudden-death penalty shootout and in the process joined Ireland in qualifying for the World League Semi-Finals. K. Dharmaraj’s Tigress had earlier made a grand comeback from a goal down in this Women Hockey World League Round 2 semi-finals encounter to hold the Italians to a 2-2 draw in regulation time while Ireland downed Wales 2-0 in an earlier semi-final tie at the Tun Razak Stadium. But more importantly the Malaysians, alongside the Irish, booked a spot in the Women Hockey World League Semi-Finals which will be held in Belgium (June...

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17 Jan

Malaysia Tigress thrashed Kazakhstan 13-1 and joined Italy and Ireland in high-scoring matches in final pool matches in the Women Hockey World League Round 2 at the Tun Razak Stadium today. It was the Malaysians biggest victory here and Kazakhstan’s highest ever margin of defeat in the tournament following the 12-0 drubbing against Ireland in the Pool B opening match last Saturday. K. Dharmaraj’s Malaysia Tigress will now play Thailand in Thursday’s quarterfinals while Ireland takes on Singapore, Italy goes head to head against Hong Kong and Wales meets Kazakhstan. The Malaysians took the lead in the fifth minute as Nurul Nabihah Mansur...

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