Pasukan Hoki Terengganu (THT) mahu memanfaatkan peluang beraksi di hadapan penyokong sendiri sekali gus merampas Piala Sumbangsih daripada juara bertahan, Kelab Hoki Kuala Lumpur (KLHC) apabila kedua-dua pasukan bakal bertemu pada perlawanan pertama Liga Hoki Malaysia (LHM) esok. Baik THT mahupun KLHC, kedua-dua pasukan pastinya meletakkan sasaran untuk menjulang piala itu, namun keinginan untuk menang dilihat memihak kepada THT selepas gagal mempertahankan Piala Tan Sri P Alagendra minggu lalu apabila tewas kepada KLHC. Justeru itu, ketua jurulatih THT, Sarjit Singh berharap barisan pemainnya tidak mensia-siakan peluang beraksi di Stadium Hoki Batu Buruk, Kuala Terengganu esok. "Jika diperhatikan kepada sambutan penyokong di Terengganu ia...

Roslan Jamaluddin muncul wira membantu Kuala Lumpur Hockey Club (KLHC) menjulang Piala Tan Sri P. Alagendra 2018 selepas menyelamatkan bola penalti shoot-out pengambil terakhir Terengganu Hockey Team (THT), Faizal Saari pada perlawanan akhir Piala Tan Sri P. Alagendra 2018 yang berlangsung di Stadium Hoki Bukit Jalil, hari ini. Perlawanan 60 minit berkesudahan dengan kedua-dua pasukan mencatatkan keputusan seri 3-3 dan mengheret permainan hingga ke penentuan shoot-out dimana KLHC berjaya untuk memusnahkan impian THT untuk mempertahankan kejuaraan selepas menewaskan meraka 4-3 dalam penentuan tersebut. [caption id="attachment_4137" align="alignleft" width="300"] Roslan Jamaluddin muncul wira menyelamatkan bola pukulan Faizal Saari, pengambil terakhir THT ketika aksi shoot-out...

Kuala Lumpur Hockey Club (KLHC) dan Terengganu Hockey Team (THT) bakal berentap di pentas akhir Piala Tan Sri P. Alagendra 2018 selepas masing-masing cemerlang untuk mengetepikan cabaran lawan mereka pada aksi separuh akhir yang berlangsung di Stadium Hoki Bukit Jalil, hari ini. KLHC melangkah ke perlawanan akhir buat kali pertama selepas menewaskan UniKL, 3-1 hasil jaringan padang pemain import mereka, Joshua Pollard pada minit ke-11 dan dua lagi gol KLHC diledak oleh import Korea Selatan mereka, Jang Jonghyun menerusi pukulan stroke pada minit ke-41 dan pukulan sudut penalti pada minit ke-55. [caption id="attachment_4160" align="alignleft" width="300"] Faizal Saari, pemain THT (depan) diasak oleh...

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...

The reverberation of victory and agony of defeat will be felt early when the Tan Sri P. Alagendra Cup knockout tournament gets underway in Kuala Lumpur tomorrow. Eight Premier and Division One team will battle for supremacy in this second edition of the Tan Sri P. Alagendra Cup which is known for its ‘unkindness’ towards teams that dangle with sheer luck and fame alone. In short, the knockout tournament is virtually blind to the reputation of Premier League teams with grandeur ambitions who may likely fall prey to their less illustrious opponents. And at stake is the RM70,000 winner’s purse which went into...

Defending champions Kuala Lumpur failed to advance to the second round of the girls division in the MHC-1Mas-Milo-KPM National Under-14 Hockey Tournament at the Kuala Lumpur Hockey Stadium today. The city girls went down 1-2 against Malacca in a crucial match and finished at the bottom of the three-team Group A with one point following defeat against Perak (1-0) and drew 1-1 with Kedah, Perak and Kedah played a scoreless draw to conclude the fixtures Perak, however, lead the table with seven points and Malacca six. The qualifiers for the second round are Perak and Malacca (Group A); Penang and Pahang (Group...

Former champions Perak qualified for the second round of the MHC-1Mas-Milo-KPM National Under-14 Hockey Tournament at the Kuala Lumpur Hockey Stadium today. The 2013 champions edged Sarawak 2-1 to maintain an unblemished record of three wins and a draw. They humbled Kedah 3-0 in the opening match, defeated Pahang 2-1 and played to a 1-1 draw against Penang on Monday. Defender and penalty corner specialist Saiful Shahril Bahri scored in the seventh and 15th minutes while Ben Bradley anak James Rojes replied for Sarawak in the 39th minute in similar fashion. Saiful is also the leading scorer in the tournament with six...

Not surprisingly, the inaugural TNB Thunderbolts Cup held at the Tunku Mahkota Ismail Sports School (SSTMI) Hockey Stadium in Johor recently received the thumbs up from the eight competing teams. The four-day tournament from which Bukit Jalil Sports School (BJSS) emerged champions is the brainchild of Tenaga Nasional Berhad, Malaysia’s largest electricity utility, which set a high benchmark thus creating a pool of talented hockey players in the country through its Thunderbolts Development programme. Bandar Penawar-based SSTMI, SMK Anderson Ipoh, Pahang Sports School and BJSS come under the purview of the Thunderbolts Programme while Singapore Development Team, SMK Datuk Bentara Luar Batu...

Malaysia Tigers endured another ‘fright night’ before overcoming Korea 3-1 in penalty shootouts to clinch the bronze medal in the QNET 4th Asian Champions Trophy in Kuantan. It was Malaysia’s fourth bronze medal in four editions of the Asian Champions Trophy since 2011 in Ordos, China. India defeated Pakistan 3-2 in the final. The Indians savored victory five years after edging Pakistan 4-2 in a penalty shootout to win their maiden title in Ordos, China in 2011. Pakistan won the trophy in 2012 (Doha, Qatar) and 2013 (Kakamigahara, Japan). Goalkeeper S. Kumar, at 36 and the highest capped player among the Tigers, Firhan...

Defending champions Pakistan and India advanced to Sunday’s final of the QNET 4th Asian Champions Trophy at the Wisma Belia Hockey Stadium in Kuantan. In one of the most ‘unkind’ circumstances’ fans here have witnessed, both nations qualified for the final in penalty shootouts. The Indians ended Korea’s run 5-4 in the semi-finals shootouts after a 2-2 draw and Pakistan triumphed 3-2 over Malaysia following a 1-1 draw in regulations time. Pakistan and India will faceoff once again in the QNET Asian Champions Trophy here while Malaysia Tigers take on Korea in the third-fourth placing match. Earlier China defeated Japan 4-3 to...