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Final score Malaysia 1 Great Britain 3 #ayuhhokimalaysia @Khairykj @TeamMsia pic.twitter.com/WBFeI8fD1o — MHC (@hockeymalaysia) June 28, 2015 KUALA LUMPUR, June 28 (Bernama) -- Malaysia completed their fixtures in Group B with a 1-3 loss to Great Britain in the World Hockey League (HWL) Semifinal held at the KHC Dragons Stadium in Antwerp, Belgium. After losing to the world number five, Malaysia dropped to third place with six points while Great Britain moved to the top of Group B with eight points but will have to wait for the outcome of the match between Belgium and Ireland to be sure of top spot. Malaysia, ranked 12th in the world, went into the match with two wins - one over China (3-2) and Ireland (4-2) - and a 0-2 loss to Belgium while Great Britain had drawn 2-2 with Belgium and beaten China 8-1. The final position of both teams will not be known until the completion of the Belgium-Ireland match later today. Coach Tai Beng Hai said his boys put up

Malaysia B13 Juara #IbercupCDS Bawah 13 Tahun! @Khairykj pic.twitter.com/5hcmJqZ9KY — NFDP Malaysia (@nfdpmalaysia) June 27, 2015 RAUB, June 28 (Bernama) -- The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) President Tengku Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah hopes the National Under-13 squad's historic success in winning the Iber Cup Costa Del Sol 2015 will open a new chapter in the development of Malaysian football. Tengku Abdullah said winning the prestigious youth tournament held in Spain should serve as an example for football development in the states. Coached by for international Lim Teong Kim, the Malaysian U-13 squad beat Sporting Lisbon 2-1 last Saturday to emerge victorious. "I hope such development programmes can continue so that we can produce talented young players. State football associations can follow the development programmes adopted by the National Football Development Programme (NFDP) for the long term," Tengku Abdullah told reporters vis

#HWL2015 Malaysia catat kemenangan kedua selepas menewaskan Ireland 4-2! Tahniah! #RoadToRio #TakeThePodium #Hockey 🏆 pic.twitter.com/17b8pTJPa1 — Man Olimpik (@ManOlimpik) June 25, 2015 KUALA LUMPUR, June 25 (Bernama) -- Malaysia qualified for the Hockey World League (HWL) quarterfinals after scoring their second consecutive victory by beating Ireland 4-2 in a Group B match in Antwerp, Belgium Thursday. With the second victory, Malaysia collected six points after earning their first three points by beating China 3-2 on Sunday. Today's match was also a milestone for national player Tengku Ahmad Tajuddin Tengku Abdul Jalil who was playing his 200th senior international match. In action at the KHC Dragons Stadium today, world number 14 Ireland gave Malaysia, ranked 12th, a hard time in the early stages, including pulling level after Malaysia had taken an early lead through Izwan Firdaus Ahmad Tajuddin's 13th minute penalty corner strike. Peter Car

Thank you YB @Khairykj for taking the time to visit S.Kumar & Family pic.twitter.com/29VsjMySln — MHC (@hockeymalaysia) June 23, 2015 KUALA LUMPUR, 23 Jun (Bernama) -- Menteri Belia dan Sukan Khairy Jamaluddin mahu penjaga gol skuad hoki kebangsaan S. Kumar untuk kembali positif dan terus memberi khidmat kepada sukan hoki negara. "Saya tahu ini adalah cabaran yang begitu besar sekali buat Kumar dan keluarga. Namun demikian, segalanya sudah ditakdirkan. "Saya berharap setelah beliau dapat meluangkan masa bersama-sama keluarga, beliau akan terus positif dan terus menyumbang kepada negara," katanya kepada pemberita ketika melawat Kumar di kediamannya di Taman Puncak Jalil hari ini. Pada 18 Jun lepas, Kumar yang dalam persediaan menghadapi kejohanan Liga Hoki Dunia (HWL) di Belgium dikejutkan dengan berita kematian anak bongsunya Harshenn di Hospital Kuala Lumpur. Berikutan tu, penjaga gol berusia 36 tahun itu dibawa kembali ke tanah air dan me

KUALA TERENGGANU, June 22 (Bernama) -- The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) has been urged to review its decision to hold matches during the month of Ramadan next season (year). Terengganu Football Association president Datuk Wan Ahmad Nizam Wan Hamid said the FAM should respect the fasting month since a majority of the players in the M-League are Muslims. "We have decided to object the FAM's decision to hold football matches during Ramadan and hope it does not happen next season. If the application by Kelantan (to postpone matches) can be accepted, why not postpone the matches for all the other states as a mark of respect for the holy month of Ramadan," he told reporters here, today. Wan Ahmad Nizam regretted that Terengganu's Super League match against Johor Darul Takzim (JDT) on Saturday was held while Tarawih prayers were still being conducted in mosques. Terengganu lost 0-1 to JDT in a match where the home side was forced to play