20 Aug

Pengendali skuad hoki lelaki negara, Stephen Van Huizen nyata berpuas hati dengan persembahan yang telah ditampilkan oleh skuad kendaliannya selepas membelasah Kazakhstan 16-2 dalam aksi pertama kumpulan B, Sukan Asia 2018 Jakarta-Palembang yang berlangsung di Padang Hoki Gelora Bung Karno, hari ini. Kepuasan tersebut ditambah apabila lapan pemain berjaya meledak gol untuk aksi pertama di mana Muhammad Razie Abd Rahim muncul penjaring terbanyak dengan lima gol diikuti Faizal Saari tiga gol, Nik Muhammad Aiman Nik Rozemi dan Muhammad Shahril Saabah masing-masing menjaringkan dua gol sementara Faiz Helmi Jali, Meor Muhamad Azuan Hassan, Syed Mohamad Syafiq Syed Cholan, juga Tengku Ahmad Tajuddin...

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19 Aug

Skuad hoki wanita negara berjaya mendapat suntikan moral dalam kempen Sukan Asia 2018 Jakarta-Palembang selepas memastikan tiga mata pertama menjadi milik mereka apabila cemerlang membenam cabaran Hong Kong China 8-0 pada aksi yang berlangsung di Padang Hoki Gelora Bung Karno, Indonesia, hari ini. Pengendali negara, Muhammad Dharmaraj Abdullah nyata gembira dengan kemenangan yang diraih kerana baginya perlawanan pertama sentiasa menjadi perlawanan yang sukar buat skuad bimbingannya. Bagaimanapun dia menyatakan ada kekurangan yang perlu diperbaiki seperti anak-anak buahnya dilihat bermula dengan agak perlahan pada aksi separuh masa pertama. “Saya gembira apabila memulakan saingan dengan kemenangan kerana kebiasaannya perlawanan pertama akan menjadi perlawanan yang sukar...

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19 Aug

Malaysia started their women’s hockey event with a bang when they defeated Hong Kong 8-0 in the opening Group A match in the Asian Games at the GBK hockey Stadium. It was a one-way traffic for the Malaysians as they fully dominated the game and could have won by a bigger margin. But as coach, Muhammad Dharmaraj Abdullah said they were more concerned in aiming sure the player stayed with the structure and take all three points from the game. Malaysia is ranked 22nd in the world FIH list while the Hong Kong team is a further down at 44. The Malaysians dominate the game...

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19 Aug

National hockey skipper Mohamad Sukri Abdul Mutalib has called on his teammates to learn from their past experience as they seek to start the men’ hockey event at the Asian Games on a winning note. The Malaysians play an unknown quantity in Kazakhstan in their opening Group B tie at the Gelora Bung Karno hockey stadium on Monday. “None of us have played the Kazakhstan team before. So, it is a new experience. But having said that we also must not underestimate them. I am sure they will try very hard to beat us. They have nothing to lose,” he said. Sukri admitted that...

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18 Aug

Malaysian women’s team goalkeeper Farah Ayuni Yahya can expect a strong attacking opposition when they play Hong Kong in their opening Group A match of the Asian Games at the Gelora Bung Karno hockey Stadium. The Hong Kong team has decided to put the pressure on the Malaysians and will seek to get the early goals in their bid to snatch a win. Hong Kong coach Ariff Ali said the pressure is on the Malaysians and they will seek for an upset. “My players are the underdogs here. They tend to play better without the pressure. We have some changes from the World...

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17 Aug

The Malaysian women’s hockey team is gearing up for a winning start against Hong Kong in their opening Group A match in the Asian Games hockey event here on Sunday. The team was bustling with confidence as they took to the pitch at the Gelora Bung Karno Hockey Stadium in their first training session on Friday, having arrived in Jakarta a day before. The team has a top-four target at the Games and the players are aware of the daunting task that awaits them. Besides Hong Kong, the other teams in their group are China, Japan, and Chinese Taipei. The Group B teams are South...

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17 Aug

Malaysia will face a tricky situation when they play Kazakhstan in their opening men’s Group B match at the hockey event at the Asian Games. Kazakhstan is practically an unknown quantity and there is little information on them as they were a late replacement for China who pulled out of the event last month. Malaysia’s vastly experienced goalkeeper S. Kumar said that there is no reason to underestimate the team although they are not a well-known hockey team. Kumar, who will be playing in his fifth Asian Games, said that the team needs to go all out from the first match and not...

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16 Aug

Local Muay Thai fighter and SEA Games 2017 gold medalist, Mohd Ali Yaakub is ready to leave his mark on the Asia Fighting Championship (AFC) 2018 when Kuala Lumpur hosts the second edition of the Thai boxing event next month. Ali will be going toe-to-toe with South Korean fighter, Deok Jae Yoon in the 57kg category and is relishing the opportunity to fight in front of his home crowd. [caption id="attachment_59573" align="alignright" width="300"] Mohd Ali Yaakub will be banking on the home support when he features in the Asia Fighting Championship (AFC) 2018 on 21st September at Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur Sports...

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09 Aug

Selepas menamatkan siri jelajah di Australia bagi memastikan pasukan mempunyai persediaan secukupnya untuk menghadapi Sukan Asia 2018 Jakarta-Palembang, kini 18 pemain yang diberi tanggungjawab untuk beraksi di temasya empat tahun sekali itu pastinya telah besedia sepenuhnya untuk menggalas cabaran tersebut. Kesemua perlawanan bagi skuad lelaki dan wanita akan berlangsung di Kompleks Sukan Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta Indonesia dan skuad lelaki berada di dalam kumpulan B bersama Pakistan, Bangladesh, Oman, Kazakhstan dan Thailand sementara skuad wanita berada di dalam kumpulan A bersama China, Jepun, Hong Kong China dan Chinese Taipei. Bagi kapten Malaysian Tigers, Mohamad Sukri Abdul Mutalib walaupun menyedari cabaran dan tekanan...

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03 Aug

Konfederasi Hoki Malaysia (KHM) hari ini menerusi satu sidang media yang diadakan di Stadium Hoki Nasional Bukit Jalil mengesahkan empat pemain bakal berkelana di bumi Eropah untuk tempoh satu hingga dua bulan sebagai pemain import di Liga Itali dan Liga Jerman. Empat pemain tersebut ialah Nuraini Abd Rashid dan Fatin Shafika Md Shukri yang bakal beraksi bersama Butterfly Roma Hockey Club di Rome Itali sementara Hanis Nadia Onn dan Wan Norfaiezah Md Saiuti akan bersama Sportverein Zehlendorfer Wespen 1911 e.V yang akan bersaing bagi liga divisyen satu di Jerman. Mereka bakal terbang menyertai pasukan masing-masing sejurus tamat kempen Sukan Asia 2018 Jakarta-Palembang...

03:17 / International / Sports
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