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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07 Jun

The Malaysian Hockey Confederation (MHC) officially launched its 1MAS coaching website at the National Hockey Stadium in Bukit Jalil yesterday. Information on the website comes mainly from the wealth of knowledge and experience picked up by MHC Technical Director, Terry Walsh from coaching in Europe and Asia. "It is a new initiative and visual learning programme which will help all players and coaches from around the country," said Walsh at yesterday's launch. "It is not meant to be prescriptive but information sharing. "We are trying to make it as open as possible for anyone and everyone to go online and have a look...

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05 Oct

The Malaysian Hockey Confederation (MHC) has named 35 players for the senior men’s national training squad that will begin training on Oct 5 under national head coach Stephen Van Huizen and assisted by Lim Chiow Chuan. However, only 21 players will report to camp on the first day of training on Monday while the rest will join at a later date as they have personal obligations to attend. Of the selected 35, three players are currently with the National Junior squad in preparation for the upcoming Junior Asia Cup which will be held from Nov 12-22 in Kuantan, Pahang while another three...

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22 Sep

TNB Thunderbolt emerged champions of the TNBMHL 2015 Division One President’s Cup once again following a 2-1 victory over Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) at the National Hockey Stadium in Bukit Jalil Saturday. Mohamed Sallehin Abdul Ghani was the toast of TNB Thunderbolt for turning the match around in favour of the 2013 champions with a 66th minute penalty corner strike after both teams were tied 1-1 with the looming threat of the match going into a penalty shootout. TNB, who finished third in the Division One League behind eventual champions UiTM and ATM Airod, went into the lead with a 23th minute...

07:01 / Local / Sports
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