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...

00:31 / International / Sports
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16 Aug

Malaysia will be a hunted team in the hockey event at the Asian Games, which starts on Saturday. National coach Stephen van Huizen said that they have now become the hunted rather than being the hunter. He said this since the team is ranked as the second highest Asian team in the FIH ranking list after India. The Malaysians are at number 12 while the Indians at number five. Pakistan (13), South Korea (14), and Japan (16) all occupy places after Malaysia. “Thus, there is no doubt that the other teams will be out to beat us along with India. We will...

06:17 / Local / Sports
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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...

06:16 / International / 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...

02:58 / International / Sports
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09 Aug

adidas Malaysia launched its latest football boots pack - ‘Team Mode’ today- at Football Republic, Suria KLCC, a premium sports goods boutique specially for football enthusiasts. In conjunction with the launch of this latest pack, adidas Malaysia, as a leading sports brand, showed its continuous support towards the progress of the Mokhtar Dahari National Football Academy (AMD) under the National Football Development Programme (NFDP) by supporting them with the latest football boots to its Under-13 and Under-14 squad. Present at the event were Hazriq Haqqim Mohd Izham, Rohisham Haiqal Hashim, and Mohammad Haykal Danish – the trio who represented Paris Saint Germain's...

02:53 / Local / Sports
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07 Aug

adidas Football today revealed the new Real Madrid CF third kit, the first kit ever from the club to be mass-produced from Parley Ocean Plastic ®. The jersey was unveiled by players including Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema at an exclusive event in Hunters Point, New York. The new kit will be worn during the 2018/19 season & comes in a bold new coral colourway. As well as providing a stand-out look both in stadium & on the street, the jersey’s unique colouring represents various shades of coral, an homage to the beauty of the oceans we need to protect. The jersey...

02:53 / Local / Sports
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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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31 Jul

Pengendali skuad wanita negara, Muhammad Dharmaraj Abdullah nyata berpuas hati dengan hasil daripada kempen jelajah Australia yang telah diatur baru-baru ini apabila anak-anak buahnya berjaya menamatkan aksi yang berlangsung di Pusat Hoki Brisbane dengan tiga kemenangan dan dua keputusan seri selain peningkatan yang cukup ketara disajikan oleh pemainnya walaupun lawan mereka Queensland Academy of Sports (QAS) tidak menurunkan lima pemain utama mereka kerana beraksi di Hoki Piala Dunia 2018 London. Dharmaraj yang ditemui di Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Sepang (KLIA) semalam menyifatkan peningkatan yang telah ditunjukkan oleh pemain-pemainnya adalah yang terbaik sepanjang dua tahun setengah dia bersama skuad wanita dan menganggap ia...

08:09 / International / Sports
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30 Jul

Impian skuad hoki lelaki negara untuk mencatatkan kemenangan pertama disekat oleh lawan mereka Australia A pada perlawanan persahabatan keempat yang berlangsung hari ini di Stadium Hoki Perth apabila aksi tersebut berkesudahan dengan keputusan seri 2-2. Faizal Saari dan Muhammad Razie Abd Rahim meledak gol untuk skuad negara masing-masing menerusi jaringan padang dan pukulan sudut penalti pada minit ke-21 dan 52. Ketinggalan 1-0 nyata tidak mematahkan semangat skuad negara untuk bangkit mencari gol penyamaan menerusi jaringan Faizal serta jaringan pukulan sudut penalti Razie Rahim meletakkan skuad negara dihadapan 2-1 dan ketika perlawanan dilihat seakan memihak kepada skuad negara, Australia A bangkit mengikat mereka...

08:09 / International / Sports
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