• A 9-0 drubbing for Malaysian women

    Updated: 2010-04-30 03:17:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Friday , April 30, 2010 A 9-0 drubbing for Malaysian women By FIH It only took Australia minutes of the first half to earn their first couple Penalty Corner and with a fantastic option off the top of the circle to Ashleigh NELSON allowed Australia to open the . score The Australian attacking wave continued without slowing down . However Malaysia challenged them in defense following the lead of Malaysia’s Siti Noor Amarina RUHANI An excellent effort by Teneal ATTARD allowed Australia to create a new scoring opportunity that Madonna BLYTH utilized to score Australia’s second . goal The wave continued , and Madonna BLYTH scores again after a great build up attack from the left side of the field . The last goal of Australia in the first half was of a Penalty

  • Malaysia v Ireland in pictures

    Updated: 2010-04-29 14:08:45
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Thursday , April 29, 2010 Malaysia v Ireland in pictures FIH Pictures : Santiago , Women's hockey world cup qualifier . Posted by Jugjet Singh at 4:29 PM Labels : HOCKEY Older Post Home RESPECTABLE LINKS OLYMPIC HOTEL JUNIOR HOCKEY LEAGUE S.S Dhaliwal on Hockey HOCKEY ASIA ASIAN HOCKEY FEDERATION Sikh Hockey Olympians The Home of Hockey FIH Irish Hockey News Stephen Francis TV SMITH Sikhnet New Straits Times The Star Kuala Lumpur I PISS ON . Hockey News Loading . HORSING AROUND The Blogger ON A HIGH The Blogger at the top of the 4,095m Mount Kinabalu in Sabah on June 13, 2008. This was the second climb . The first was in 1993. About Me Jugjet Singh Randhawa Sports Journalist with the New Straits Times since 1994. My main beat is field hockey , so this blog

  • Malaysia beat Ireland 3-0

    Updated: 2010-04-29 14:08:44
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Thursday , April 29, 2010 Malaysia beat Ireland 3-0 By FIH IN A a very hot afternoon in Santiago , Malaysia defeated Ireland to earn their first win in this BDO World . Qualifier From the very beginning of the match , Malaysia imposed a fast pace attack with long passes to their forwards who kept the Irish defense on their toes . Ireland , in their quest to compete with Malaysia transitioned fast from defense trying to create attacks specially with their and most experienced player , Eimear . CREGAN In the first half , both teams battled hard to control the game . However , Malaysia was more successful at circle penetrations and creating Penalty . Corners In the second half of the game Malaysia become stronger , an excellent left side approach by Juliani

  • Malaysia v Chile in pictures

    Updated: 2010-04-29 14:08:43
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Thursday , April 29, 2010 Malaysia v Chile in pictures Women's Hockey BDO World Cup Qualifier , Santiago Photos c FIH Lorne Cowley Malaysian coach Yahya Atan second from left Malaysian coach Yahya Atan . Posted by Jugjet Singh at 4:13 PM Labels : HOCKEY Newer Post Older Post Home RESPECTABLE LINKS OLYMPIC HOTEL JUNIOR HOCKEY LEAGUE S.S Dhaliwal on Hockey HOCKEY ASIA ASIAN HOCKEY FEDERATION Sikh Hockey Olympians The Home of Hockey FIH Irish Hockey News Stephen Francis TV SMITH Sikhnet New Straits Times The Star Kuala Lumpur I PISS ON . Hockey News Loading . HORSING AROUND The Blogger ON A HIGH The Blogger at the top of the 4,095m Mount Kinabalu in Sabah on June 13, 2008. This was the second climb . The first was in 1993. About Me Jugjet Singh Randhawa Sports

  • Malaysia lose out to Chile

    Updated: 2010-04-29 14:08:43
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Thursday , April 29, 2010 Malaysia lose out to Chile By FIH Malaysia 0 Chile 1 THE match was played in a much colder weather , Malaysia who is just recovering from jet lag displayed great determination right from the start of the game . However , the local team Chile supported by many school age children and Hockey enthusiasts responded well to the . task In the first half Malaysia was stronger than Chile , beating Chilean players to the ball and covering the field more efficiently . They earned the only Penalty Corner of the first half and had more circle entries and shots on goals than Chile . Malaysia had two clear opportunities to score in the first half , one after an excellent pass by Siti Noor Amarina RUHANI who from the right side of the field gave a

  • On the road with Azlan Shah Cup

    Updated: 2010-04-26 17:17:16
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Monday , April 26, 2010 On the road with Azlan Shah Cup Dewan Bandaraya Ipoh staff , Rashidah and Nurul , with the buses advert . Pic : Organising Chairman Datuk Rahim Ariff left with Sri Maju Director Dato Yeoh Kian Teik unveiling the . advert THE 19th Edition of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup will be held in Ipoh from 6th to 16th May . A total of 7 teams , Australia , South Korea , India , Pakistan , China , Egypt and Malaysia will be competing in the tournament that will be held at the Azlan Shah . Stadium To promote the tournament , 22 Sri Maju buses will carry an advert on the event and a simple yet meaningful ceremony was held at Dewan Bandaraya Ipoh this morning . The event was officiated by Organising Chairman Datuk Abdul Rahim Mohamed Ariff , who is also

  • FIH get a lesson in fix-tures

    Updated: 2010-04-26 17:17:15
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Monday , April 26, 2010 FIH get a lesson in fix-tures About 2,000 fans watched Australia beat Chile 5-0 at the World Cup Qualifier , in . Santiago COMMENT By Jugjet Singh THE International Hockey Federation FIH are supposed to be the guardians of hockey around the globe , and their officials blind to colour and . creed FIH officials are also expected to be the experts when it comes to drawing up fixtures in major tournaments , to make sure that no team is in a fix due to lack of rest or there is no fixing of matches to allow a favourite to sail away with . gold The key word in both the above paragraphs is supposed’ and FIH officials shot themselves on the foot when they drew up the second fixtures in the Women’s World Cup Qualifier in Chile , where Malaysia

  • Reckoning weekend for double champs

    Updated: 2010-04-26 17:17:14
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Monday , April 26, 2010 Reckoning weekend for double champs NEXT weekend will be reckoning week for double cham pions Bukit Jalil Sports School in Division One of the MHF- Milo- NSC Junior Hockey . League They play an erratic Petaling Jaya City Council on Friday as a warm-up to their crucial encounter against high-riding newcomers UniKL on . Sunday In their five matches , UniKL has scored 28 goals and let in only five . The double champions , meanwhile have scored 15 and let in one in four . matches The other contenders for the title this season , Bandar Penawar Sports School Thunderbolt have also been im pressive in their four matches by scoring 25 goals and letting in only . three Thunderbolt have an easy encounter against Bukit Jalil Sports School Juniors

  • Japan qualify for World Cup in Argentina

    Updated: 2010-04-26 17:17:13
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Monday , April 26, 2010 Japan qualify for World Cup in Argentina JAPAN beat Azerbaijan 1-0 in the final of BDO Women’s World Cup Qualifier in Kazan due to a last minute goal . Russia took the Bronze medal after a Golden Goal victory over Belarus . Italy finish . 5th Japan v Azerbaijan 1-0 0-0 Both teams were very nervous at the beginning . Japan gradually gained control of the game but Azerbaijan had some dangerous counter-attacks through their defenders who were flicking the ball towards their strikers awaiting the ball in midfield . In the first half nobody had a great opportunity to score because both teams defended well . Marina Aliyeva turned up once in the Japanese circle but missed the ball . Japan gained one penalty corner which failed . Before

  • Australia women hammer Chile 5-0

    Updated: 2010-04-25 16:57:14
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Sunday , April 25, 2010 Australia women hammer Chile 5-0 The Hockeyroos appear on target to qualify for the 2010 World Cup , winning their first game of the World Cup Qualifier event against host nation Chile in Santiago , Chile this . morning The 5-0 victory will be a huge confidence boost to the Hockeyroos , with Australia controlling the match from the opening . whistle After generating two penalty corners for no result in the first ten minutes of play , Amy Korner eventually began the proceedings for the Hockeyroos , converting the first goal via their third penalty corner attempt at the 15 minute . mark The Hockeyroos continued to control the match , scoring their second goal of the match only ten minutes later thanks to Ashleigh Nelson to further extend

  • Sandeep dropped, new blood for India

    Updated: 2010-04-25 16:57:13
    : , skip to main skip to sidebar Sunday , April 25, 2010 Sandeep dropped , new blood for India NEW DELHI : Drag-flicker Sandeep Singh was on Saturday dropped from the 18-member Indian squad for the Azlan Shah Cup in Ipoh , Malaysia as selectors chose to infuse new blood in the . side Also missing from the squad to be captained by Rajpal Singh is another drag-flick specialist Diwakar Ram , as the selectors decided to give chance to some new players in the wake of India's poor performance in the World Cup last . month Goalkeeper Adrian D' Souza and striker Gurvinder Singh Chandi , who played in the World Cup , also failed to find a place in the squad for from May 6-16 . event The players were selected after a two-day trial at Balewadi , Pune , which ended on . Friday The selection trials

  • Sabri powers UniKL with four

    Updated: 2010-04-25 16:57:12
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Sunday , April 25, 2010 Sabri powers UniKL with four UNIKL started shakily in their third consecutive match , but pulled up their socks in the second half to hammer Bukit Jalil Sports School Juniors 6-0 in Division One of the MHF-Milo- NSC Junior Hockey League at the KLHA Stadium . yesterday The erratic starts has their coach worried , because they will be playing against better teams from now . onwards My players need to settle down early , as in the last three matches we were lucky that the opponents did not take advantage of our slow starts and allowed us into the game after the breather , 8221 admitted UniKL coach I . Vick . neswaran The win took UniKL to the top of the standings , but two of the other favourites Bukit Jalil Sports School and Bandar

  • Japan-Azerbaijan in gold rush

    Updated: 2010-04-25 16:57:12
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Sunday , April 25, 2010 Japan-Azerbaijan in gold rush Japanese Kaori Chiba scores the second goal in their 2-0 win against Azerbaijan in the pool match . Both the teams will play in the final for the single ticket to Argentina World . Cup Azerbaijan defeated Italy 3-1 due to a great finish and qualified for the final against Japan at BDO Women's World Cup Qualifier in . Kazan Belarus beat Wales 4-1 and play for the Bronze Medal against Russia who dew 2-2 with Japan . Italy and Wales compete for rank 5. Posted by Jugjet Singh at 8:02 PM Labels : HOCKEY Newer Post Older Post Home RESPECTABLE LINKS OLYMPIC HOTEL JUNIOR HOCKEY LEAGUE S.S Dhaliwal on Hockey HOCKEY ASIA ASIAN HOCKEY FEDERATION Sikh Hockey Olympians The Home of Hockey FIH Irish Hockey News Stephen

  • Trinity duo wins first baseball, softball awards

    Updated: 2010-04-25 12:30:29
    This article has been read 35 times. Two Trinity High School coaches won the first awards given out in baseball and softball at the 56th annual Tri-County Coach of the Year banquet Saturday night at the Holiday Inn, Meadow Lands.

  • UniKL poised to top standings

    Updated: 2010-04-24 16:37:17
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Saturday , April 24, 2010 UniKL poised to top standings Pic : Syamim of UniKL puffed out when playing against Petaling Jaya City . Council UNIKL will get their chance to top the Division One standings when they play Bukit Jalil Sports School Juniors in the MHF-Milo-NSC Junior Hockey League at the KLHA . Stadium The newcomers are a much better side than the BJSS Juniors and three points are as good as in the bag , only the margin will be decided after 70 . minutes First of all I would like to say that this is turning out to be the most interesting JHL after many years . Unlike previous seasons , it is difficult to predict the winner and there are many talented players spread out among teams and they can turn the tide if given half a chance , 8221 said UniKL

  • Pakistan hit by rest syndrome

    Updated: 2010-04-24 16:37:16
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Saturday , April 24, 2010 Pakistan hit by rest syndrome PICTURE : Akhtar Ali left By Shazad Ali KARACHI : Pakistan hockey sank further into a deep morass on Thursday when it was revealed that three senior players have been asked by national hockey federation secretary Asif Bajwa to request for rest” before Azlan Shah . Cup According to Pakistan Hockey Federation PHF secretary Asif , Pakistan captain Zeeshan Ashraf , Waseem Ahmad and Akhtar Ali have requested him that they want to skip the forthcoming . event Sources , however , told Dawn.com that the three players along with Rehan Butt and Sohail Abbas were asked by Asif to take rest , suggesting they should make a request to the PHF that they were interested in playing only at major . events While Waseem ,

  • Jonathon Charlesworth to skip Azaln Shah Cup

    Updated: 2010-04-24 16:37:15
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Saturday , April 24, 2010 Jonathon Charlesworth to skip Azaln Shah Cup Hockey Australia wishes to announce that Jonathon Charlesworth has withdrawn from the Kookaburras upcoming Azlan Shah Cup squad due to . injury Charlesworth has a grade two tear of his left hamstring and therefore will not be able to participate in the . tournament Queenslander and Australian Development Squad member Tim Bates has been named as Charlesworth’s replacement , an d will join Tim Deavin and Trent Mitton as making their international debuts at the . tournament The Azlan Shah Cup will be held in Ipoh , Malaysia from 6-16 May with the Kookaburras set to take on Korea , Pakistan , China , India , Malaysia and . Egypt Source : Hockey Australia Posted by Jugjet Singh at 5:27 PM

  • BJSS and BPSS go on rampage

    Updated: 2010-04-23 16:17:12
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Friday , April 23, 2010 BJSS and BPSS go on rampage BUKIT Jalil and Bandar Penawar sports school senior sides went on an eight-goal rampage against their respective opponents to stamp their mark in Division One of the MHF- Milo-NSC Junior Hockey . League BJSS clobbered Kelantan 8-0, and not to be outdone , BPSS- Thunderbolt hammered Anderson of Ipoh also by the same . margin National player Faizal Saari , 19, scored six goals for Thunderbolt in the 11th , 15th , 21st , 37th , 59th and 68th minutes . Firhan Ashaari scored the other two in the 17th and 70th . minutes As for BJSS Faridzul Afiq Mohamad delivered a hat-trick 41st , 51st , 54th while Ahmad Termidzi fifth Fitri Ismail 21st Shahriman Zali 25th Asraf Bahari 60th and Khairul Naim 70th scored a goal .

  • FIH fix-tures place Malaysia in a fix

    Updated: 2010-04-23 16:17:11
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Friday , April 23, 2010 FIH fix-tures place Malaysia in a fix THE Malaysian Women’s hockey team left for Chile last night , with what little hope they had in the World Cup Qualifier shredded to pieces by a lop-sided fixture drawn up by the International Hockey Federation FIH The national side will now play three matches back-to- back , and waiting for them in the third match are Australia who have been given a four-day rest to prepare for . Malaysia The first tournament fixture had a final slotted in it , but the latest fixture from the FIH will see the Malaysian women play three matches in a row , and the tournament has been turned into a round-robbin affair , with the team that tops the standings given the ticket to play in the Argentina World . Cup I a

  • She's ready to take aim at the top

    Updated: 2010-04-23 07:40:46
    "I've done a lot of things for only being 17," she said. Some of her pursuits include snowmobiling, hunting, kayaking, rock climbing, skeet shooting and something else -- archery.

  • Vaisaki tournament back in Kenya

    Updated: 2010-04-22 15:57:08
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Thursday , April 22, 2010 Vaisaki tournament back in Kenya www.fihockey.org The Vaisakhi International Hockey tournament returned on the Kenya Hockey Union calendar of events in 2010 after a five year break with two foreign teams from Pakistan and Ghana . participating The tournament which is sponsored by the Sikh Community of Kenya has attracted a total of nine men and four women clubs . The tournament runs from 17-25 of April 2010. The men's teams are grouped in two pools . Pool A comprises Kenya's premier league champions Strathmore University , Green Sharks , Karate Axiom and visitors Ghana Customs . Pool B has visiting club Pakistan Customs , Wazalendo , Parklands , Kenya Police and Simba . Nairobi The women teams include National champions Telkom ,

  • UniKL start their Sports School battles

    Updated: 2010-04-22 15:57:07
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Thursday , April 22, 2010 UniKL start their Sports School battles Pic : UniKL v Anderson , a top-net attempt goes bouncing in . EARLY leaders UniKL will start their battle against four sports schools in Division One of the MHF-Milo-NSC Junior Hockey League from . today The newcomers , who have played four matches and collected a maximum of 12 points , will start with Bukit Jalil Sports School Juniors this weekend , and then Bukit Jalil Sports School next weekend , Bandar Penawar Sports School- Thunderbolt after that and end their schools battle against Bandar Penawar Sports School . Juniors However , the standings are not expected to change after this weekend , as the three early contenders have relatively easy . matches UniKL should have an easy time against

  • MWHA: Selfish Australia

    Updated: 2010-04-22 15:57:07
    : : skip to main skip to sidebar Thursday , April 22, 2010 MWHA : Selfish Australia By Ajitpal Singh THE Malaysian Women’s Hockey Association MWHA is unhappy with Australian for their unwillingness in agreeing to the rescheduling of the Women’s World Cup Qualifiers in Santiago , . Chile The International Hockey Federation FIH had wanted to reschedule the qualifiers from April 24-May 2 to another date as some participating teams , who are arriving late , re quested for . it This is because flights in Europe were grounded until Tuesday by the volcanic ash from . Iceland However , the Australian team , who arrived in Santiago last weekend , are unwilling to compromise . According to Australia , their players will not be insured if FIH decides on rescheduling the . qualifiers Ireland will

  • Brian Cazeneuve: Samaranch leaves mixed Olympics legacy

    Updated: 2010-04-22 10:22:05
    As former IOC President Juan Antonio Samaranch was waiting to receive a guest at the Chateau de Vidy, the IOC headquarters, in 1989, his assistant, Jose Sotelo , was preparing his daily reading material.

  • Skier Mulhearn finds groove, success on mountain

    Updated: 2010-04-19 19:41:48
    Rockland a ' At the age of three, most toddlers are curious of the world buried in their sandbox, but not Anna Mulhearn.

  • Sapura's hand bitten by selfish player

    Updated: 2010-04-19 14:57:14
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Monday , April 19, 2010 Sapura's hand bitten by selfish player HAPPIER DAYS : Sapura team manager Abdullah Yunus second from left in a tug-a-war with Tenaga Nasional team manager before the TNB-Cup Final . Sapura took TNB to the penalties before bowing . out COMMENT By Jugjet Singh SAPURA are among the best managed hockey clubs in the country , but unfortunately they have been dragged into a doping controversy because one bad hat tested positive for party drug when a random doping test was . conducted The club , which finished second in the Malaysia Hockey League MHL TNB Cup final , has done much to develop the sport and give a lifeline to retired as well as budding internationals to compete in the . MHL The culprit in question is neither a national nor a

  • Sapura player tests positve for party drug

    Updated: 2010-04-19 14:57:13
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Monday , April 19, 2010 Sapura player tests positve for party drug A SAPURA Malaysia Hockey League MHL player tested positive for party drug after he was snared in a random doping dragnet conducted by the National Sports . Institute The player’s A sample returned positive , and he has been sent a letter to show up so that his B sample can be tested in his presence , but he has yet to turn . up Malaysian Hockey Federation MHF Medical Committee chairman Datuk Dr S.S . Cheema did not confirm or deny the . allegation Yes , there was random testing done during the MHL but I can’t comment on the matter because there are many technicalities involved , and one needs to be sure test B sample before any further announcements can be made on the matter , 8221 said Dr .

  • JHL turns corner with three sprinters

    Updated: 2010-04-19 14:57:13
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Monday , April 19, 2010 JHL turns corner with three sprinters JOURNALIST CAUGHT WORKING : Aftar Singh from the Star left Jugjet Singh from the New Straits Times and UniKL coach I . Vickneswaran at the Kuala Lumpur HA Stadium after UniKL beat Anderson 6-1 in the Junior Hockey League . Photo from UniKL . Facebook THE MHF-Milo-NSC Junior Hockey League Division One title race is fast turning into a three-horse affair , and very little separates the early sprinters at this early . stage Debutantes UniKL have been impressive but hot on their heels are Bandar Penawar Sports School-Thunderbolt and double champions Bukit Jalil Sports . School UniKL beat Anderson and Petaling Jaya City Council by six goals each but there were moments of madness in the team which should

  • Malaysian women grounded by European ash

    Updated: 2010-04-18 14:36:25
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Sunday , April 18, 2010 Malaysian women grounded by European ash THE Malaysian women’s hockey team , who were supposed to travel to Chile yesterday , were grounded by the volcanic ash from Iceland which has enveloped Europe and grounded air . travel We are in contact with the FIH International Hockey Federation and they told us that even Ireland and Scotland are unable to travel to . Chile We need at least five days to get acclimatised after travelling for more than 44 hours via Frankfurt to Chile and it looks like the FIH will have to reschedule the tournament fixtures , 8221 said Malaysian Women’s Hockey Federation sec retary S . . Shamala The women’s World Cup Qualifier is supposed to start on April 24-May 5 with Australia being the favourites to snatch

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    Updated: 2010-04-16 21:00:50
    Samantha Richdale and Daniel Brown each made significant personal breakthroughs on the golf course last year.

  • Michelle Smith to be inducted to the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame

    Updated: 2010-04-09 21:26:56
    The two-time All-American left-handed pitcher Michelle Smith will become the first softball player to be inducted into the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame this year.

  • Barnett named best in BC

    Updated: 2010-04-07 21:16:31
    North Shore athletes dominated the winner's circle at Sport BC's Athlete of the Year Awards with wins in five of the 20 categories up for grabs at the event held March 31 in Richmond.

  • U.S. women lose chance for field hockey berth

    Updated: 2010-04-04 01:42:31
    You could squint into the afternoon sun and look at the tiny scoreboard at the Olympic Training Center.

  • U.S. field hockey putting it all on the line

    Updated: 2010-04-02 11:54:04
    Friday, April 2, 2010 at 12:02 a.m. AtaHolding World Cup Qualifier What : A last-chance qualifier into the 2010 World Cup for women's field hockey in Rosario, Argentina from Aug.

  • Hockey dream realized by Branchburg teen

    Updated: 2010-04-01 05:57:28
    Four months ago Gabie Figueroa was working out with the U.S. Olympic women's hockey team, skating and competing with the likes of Angela Ruggiero and Julie Chu.

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