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Hockey: UniKL grab first title Posted: 24 Apr 2011 05:33 PM PDT 2011/04/25 The UniKL players celebrate winning the MHF-NSC Milo Division One title after a 1-1 draw with Bandar Penawar Sports School at Kuala Lumpur Hockey Stadium yesterday. — Picture by Osman Adnan UniKL were crowned champions on a four-goal difference after both the teams were tied on 25 points after completing their League fixtures. UniKL pocketed RM10,000 while BPSS had to settle for RM5,000 for finishing second in Division One.
And BPSS took the lead off their first penalty corner itself in the 21st minute when Shahril Saabah's low push beat goalkeeper Shahrul Azaddin. However, UniKL came back into the picture by winning six penalty corners and scoring their equaliser in the sixth attempt.
The second half was also an entertaining affair, but both teams failed to break the deadlock, even though UniKL were presented with many opportunities to score. "It was a good show from my players and now that we have the League title, we will plan for a double this season," said UniKL coach S.Velappan.
"We had the first half sealed, but could not convert many sitters in the second half and paid the price for it. "However, I am not disappointed with the players, and now we will plan to deny UniKL the Overall title," said BPSS coach Wan Roslan. In a Division Two Group A match, Matri failed to show up for their match against BPSS-WHPC, and now they could find their entire fixtures made null-and-void. Even Malaysian Hockey Federation officials were in the dark as to why Matri did not show up at the Taman Daya Stadium in Johor Baru. Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by USA Best Price. |
Badminton: World ranking won't assure them a ticket Posted: 24 Apr 2011 05:28 PM PDT 2011/04/25 Wong Choong Hann is the only independent player who may get the nod for the World Championships. This means veteran Wong Choong Hann, 34, is the only independent player who may get the nod to join World No 1 Lee Chong Wei in the men's singles as the level of the other national shuttlers is way lower. The men's doubles may see a surprise as Gan Teik Chai-Tan Bin Shen, ranked World No 16, may be omitted and the second slot behind Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong may go to a pair who are not even ranked in the top 80.
New combination Goh Wei Shem-Lim Khim Wah, ranked World No 142, are one of the pairs who may earn a surprise slot if they put up a decent performance in the Malaysia Open grand prix gold on May 3-8. "BAM is looking at having at least two entries in each event and we may not just look at the world ranking. Should there be a player or pair with better potential, they will be considered," said Chin Chai.
"It will be the same for the women's singles, doubles and mixed doubles where we can name a young but talented player or a combination who will gain a lot by playing in the World Championships early in their careers. "Choong Hann may be an exception as he has maintained a distance with the national shuttlers but the coaching and training committee will have the final say."
The other pairs eligible are Fairuzizuan Tazari-Ong Soon Hock, Zakry Latif-Hoon Thien How and Mak Hee Chun-Tan Wee Kiong but they have been struggling , and their combinations could be reshuffled by the end of the year. In the women's singles, Lydia Cheah and Tee Jing Yi are likely to earn the two spots while Wong Pei Tty-Chin Eei Hui are assured of a berth in the women's doubles. The second spot could be a tussle among Ng Hui Lin-Ng Hui Ern, Vivian Hoo-Lim Yin Loo and Marylen Ng Paou Leng-Woon Khe Wei. Chan Peng Soon-Lim Khim Wah are assured of a place in the mixed doubles with Ong Jian Guo-Song Sook Chin looking good to clinch the second slot. Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by USA Best Price. |
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