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

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...

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06 Nov

THE Malaysian sepaktakraw squad to the Asian Games have been given a boost with the return of Mohd Futra Abdul Ghani and Mohd Normanizam. The duo, together with Mohammad Zulkarnain, are Malaysia's best bets to win a gold medal in the inter-regu event in Doha. According to national sepaktakraw team manager DSP Idris Karim the duo were initially doubtful of making the trip after both suffered ankle injuries. However, Idris said the duo have now been given the all-clear by doctors from the National Sports Institute (NSI). "We are glad that Mohd Futra and Mohd Normanizam have been given the...

02:17 / Local / Sports
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