25 Aug

LOYALTY nowadays is a very rare commodity and only a few know what it truly means but TNB's loyalty to Malaysian hockey is beyond reproach. No price can be put on its support for the game, and by the same token, is hockey goalkeeper S. Kumar’s allegiance to TNB. It all started 16 years ago when TNB offered Kumar an opportunity to work for them and at the same time to enhance his hockey career. The offer came at an opportune time. Kumar had just finished competing in the Junior Asian Cup and was unemployed, so the keeper grabbed the opportunity with both...

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25 Aug

It will be the end of the road for either Terengganu Hockey Team (THT) or Kuala Lumpur Hockey Club (KLHC) in the TNBMHL 2016 Knockout Tournament with the two heavyweights drawn for an early showdown in the quarterfinals for the Tan Sri P. Alagendra Cup. Terengganu Hockey Team and Kuala Lumpur Hockey Club will be embroiled in another pulsating encounter at the Batu Buruk Hockey Stadium in Kuala Terengganu on August 30 when the draw for the quarterfinals was held today at the Malaysian Hockey Confederation office at the Tun Razak Stadium. As for THT, it will be an early opportunity to...

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25 Aug

Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) mahu bangkit daripada dua kekalahan berturut-turut di saingan Liga Premier, TNB Liga Hoki Malaysia (LHM) apabila turun pada perlawanan ketiga bertemu Terengganu Hockey Team (THT) di Stadium Hoki Pantai, esok. Ketua jurulatih TNB Muhamad Amin Rahim berkata, dua kekalahan awal iaitu 3-4 kepada Maybank dan 0-1 di tangan Universiti Kuala Lumpur (UniKL) jelas menjejaskan motivasi barisan pemainnya. Namun kemenangan besar 11-0 ke atas UiTM-KPT pada pusingan kalah mati Piala Tan Sri P Alagendra, Selasa lalu mengembalikan semula keyakinan barisan pemainnya untuk berdepan THT. "Dua kekalahan awal itu bukan disebabkan pemain tidak bermain dengan bagus. Cuma gol yang diperolehi lawan...

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23 Aug

Kuala Lumpur Hockey Club (KLHC) turned in another convincing performance as they beat Sapura 5-2 in their TNB Malaysian Premier Hockey League match at the Kuala Lumpur Hockey Stadium in Jalan Pantai on Sunday. In other Premier League matches played, Terengganu Hockey Team (THT) beat Maybank 5-1 while Universiti Kuala Lumpur (UniKL) defeated Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) 1-0 courtesy of a Mohd Ashran Hamsani field goal late in the fourth quarter. The match of the day started at a fast pace with both teams looking confident following their victories over THT and UniKL respectively in the opening round of matches on Friday. It...

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23 Aug

Politeknik Malaysia returned to winnings ways this week with back-to-back victories in the TNB-Malaysian Hockey League 2016 Division One matches. After an opening season 1-1 draw with Bukit Jalil Sports School on August 5 followed by a 1-5 drubbing from TNB Thunderbolt, Politeknik Malaysia looked fully recharged en route to a 4-0 victory over Penang-based NurInsafi 4-0 on Saturday at the Taman Daya Hockey Stadium in Johor Baru. And Majlis Bandaraya Ipoh (MBI) became Politeknik’s latest victim on Sunday, going down 1-2 at the same venue. Muhammad Ikmal Hafiz opened accounts for Politeknik Malaysia in the 45th minute but Sabri Mohamed drew...

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23 Aug

Siapa tidak kenal dengan Adnan Saidin, bekas pemain sepak takraw negara pada zaman 70-an dan 80-an. Namanya bukan sekadar diingati berdasarkan pencapaiandaripada sumbangan pingat dan medal tetapi “libasan mautnya” kekal segar dalam memori peminat sepak takraw hingga ke hari ini. Libasan maut itulah membolehkan Adnan dijulang sebagai “Raja Libas” negara. Adnan dianugerahkan gelaran Raja Sepak Takraw Asia pada tahun 1986 mengakui dirinyadan sukan sepak takraw tidak akan terpisah hingga ke hujungnya malahan sehingga kini masih aktif melibatkan diri dalam sukan itu bersama negeri kelahiran, Kedah. Terbaru, Adnan dilantik sebagai pengurus skuad sepak takrawKedah dalam Sukan Malaysia (SUKMA) 2016 yang berlangsung di Sarawak. Ketika...

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13 Aug

Blue Warriors took the first step towards a shot at the 2016 TNB Malaysian Hockey League Women’s Division title with a 4-0 win over Politeknik Malaysia at the TunRazak Hockey Stadium in Kuala Lumpur today. The Royal Malaysian Police outfit, buoyed by the presence of national senior team goalkeeper Farah AyuniYahya who is undergoing a police inspector course, played its first league game today. Blue Warriors led 2-0 by the second quarter with goals from Norazlin Sumantri (11th) and Hanis Nadiah Onn (19th) before Angela anak Kais added the third in the 49th minute via a field goal and Norazlin returned three...

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13 Aug

Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) is confident of rising to the challenges ahead in the Premier League of the TNB Malaysian Hockey League 2016. Being the only outfit with no reinforcement of foreign players in the Premier League and Division One, TNB aims to prove critics wrong. TNB has always believed in nurturing local talents and firmly upheld that policy by naming an all-Malaysian squad for both tournaments. The Division One is currently in progress while the Premier League begins on August 19. TNB’s Chief Corporate Officer, Datuk Wira Roslan Ab. Rahman, said: “I fully support and trust the abilities of our local players...

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13 Aug

The Malaysian Hockey Confederation (MHC) paid special tribute to former internationals Tan Sri Dato’ Seri P. Alagendra and the late Vivian May Soarsby announcing the inaugural men’s Knockout and women’s Challenge Cup after the two icons. The men’s knockout tournament that comprises six Premier League and eight Division One teams will be named Tan Sri P. Alagendra Cup. The tournament starts on August 23, 2016and offers a winning purse of RM70,000 to the champion and RM30,000 to the runner-up. Vivian May Soars Challenge Cup will be held after the completion of the women’s league on 17 September, 2016 and will involve the...

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09 Aug

adidas has today launched an initiative giving football fans around the world a unique chance to design the third jersey for some of the world’s biggest football clubs. Called the Creator Studio, the digital platform will give fans the chance to be responsible for the third shirts that will be worn by some of the best players in the world at Real Madrid, FC Bayern Munich, Manchester United, Juventus, AC Milan and Flamengo. Fans will be able to upload and share their design online with their community through the Creator Studio and use it as a platform to campaign for votes. Once...

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