IOC puts up a hurdle on Malaysia bidding for host jobs

EXCLUSIVE There was always going to be a reaction from the International Olympic Committee with regards to the refusal to allow Israeli swimmers to participate in the Para Swimming in Kuching. After the Sports Minister took to the world media ( BBC Hard Talk and South China Morning Post), it was only a...

Matador pioneers of club development

In any sport, undertaking development is a thankless and often least publicised effort. Not only is it time consuming and expensive, but often the end result can only been seen after several years. But without proper development structure, no sport can sustain itself in a competitive world, especially when...

Weep for Negri Hockey

Negri Sembilan used to be a hot bed for Hockey, a place where talented stars and coaches nurtured their skills before they went on to greater things in life. It was, read carefully, was a state where so many national players were produced. To the extent that at tines it was more difficult making the Negri...

Is Walsh leaving?

Is Malaysian Hockey Technical Director Terry Walsh leaving? There have been many speculations, whiskers and talk with regards to the future of the Australian since the national body hired Dutchman Roelant Oltmans as the national coach. A source within the Hockey fraternity said that Walsh had already made...

Azmi thanks donors

A total of RM23,604 was contributed to Norazmi Saafar who met with a road accident on January 28. Following revelations by Azmi’s Wife, a plea was madd to the Hockey fraternity to step up and help pay the medical bills for the operation which amounted to RM18,000. Over the last four days, concerned any...