Новости за 22.02.2020

Hockey coach K.Darmaraj

KUALA LUMPUR: When a coach tells that his players can do better, he had better listen.

By T. AVINESHWARAN

The main man: Terengganu’s Jang Jong-hyun (back) has scored 23 goals so far in the league.

KUALA LUMPUR: It will be the “magic stick” of Terengganu’s Jang Jong-hyun versus the 11 players of Universiti Kuala Lumpur (UniKL) in the TNB Cup final at the National Hockey Stadium in Bukit Jalil today.

By Jugjet Singh

(From left) THT coach K. Dharmaraj with his skipper Fitri Saari, competitions committee chairman Datuk Seri Anil Jeet Singh, tournament director K. Ananthavale, UniKL skipper Marhan Jalil and coach Arul Selvaraj. (PIC COURTESY TENAGA NASIONAL)

AGE has not slowed down penalty corner specialist Jang Jung Hyun. At 36, the South Korean, who plays for Terengganu Hockey Team (THT), is the leading scorer in the Malaysia Hockey League (MHL) with 23 goals.

Emily Dark certainly made her mark on the opening day at the women`s EuroHockey Indoor Club Challenge 1 in Porto, the Tayside striker scored a hat-trick in each of the victories over Raca (Slovakia) and Akademik (Bulgaria).

Railway Union came from 2-0 down in the last five minutes against Georgian outfit Ukimerioni Kutaisi to end day one of their EuroHockey Challenge I unbeaten.

By AFTAR SINGH

In with a chance: Adrian Andy Albert is one of the goalkeepers in the running to replace S. Kumar.

KUALA LUMPUR: There will be big shoes to fill for whoever replaces S. Kumar, who retired on Thursday after serving the national team for 21 years.

By Jugjet Singh

S. Kumar wiping away his tears during a press conference to announce his retirement from international hockey on Feb 20, 2020. Pic by OWEE AH CHUN

KUALA LUMPUR: After giving his “sweat and blood” for 20 years, S. Kumar yesterday shed tears when announcing his retirement from international hockey.

KUALA LUMPUR: Australia are busy competing in the on-going FIH Pro League but will still make time to feature in the six-nation Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in Ipoh from April 11-18.

Spain celebrate as Australia finish fourth at 2018 World Cup PIC: World Sport Pics

The Hockeyroos could face a massive shortfall in Olympic funding over the next four years if the team fails to perform at Tokyo 2020.

Wits, Johannesburg (RSA)

22 Feb 2020     RSA v GER.  2 - 11
23 Feb 2020 15:00     RSA v GER
27 Feb 2020 17:00     RSA v GER
29 Feb 2020 11:00     RSA v GER

Live stream on ShoottSA facebook page

FIH Match Centre

India fight back from 1-4 but lose 3-4 to Australia

India captain Manpreet Singh is chased by Australia’s Jacob Whetton during their match on Friday. HI

India fought hard before losing 3-4 to defending champions Australia in their first match of the two-leg FIH Pro League encounter here today. After beginning their debut Pro League campaign with three favourable results, India came into the match after a 2-3 loss to the reigning world champions Belgium. And the hosts were made to toil hard by world No. Читать дальше...

India came back from 1-4 down to threaten a penalty shootout against Pro League champion Australia but lost 3-4 in the first leg on Friday at the Kalinga Stadium.

Australia dominated the first three quarters but were pegged back by the Indians in the final quarter.   -  Biswaranjan Rout

Indian men's hockey team scored two goals in the final quarter after being 1-4 down, but lost 3-4 to Australia in the first match of the FIH Pro League tie at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar.

s2h team

Photo: Lalit Upadhyay missing a chance to score early in the match. Photo by s2h photographer Shamim Qureshy

Despite being three goals in arrears till third quarter, India bounced back valiantly to score a double to narrow the gap to 3-4 but fell short of a goal to force a fitting draw in the first match against Australia in the FIH Pro-League today at Bhubanewsar. A shoddy first 20 minutes of display led to India's defeat on its home soils but the last quarter somehow came as a relief against expected rout. Читать дальше...

Sundeep Misra

India players celebrate a goal against Australia on Friday. Image courtesy: Hockey India

Kept at bay by Australia’s pace, drive, intensity and skill, India at the end of the third quarter faced a 1-4 deficit. The hosts had a match to save, dignity to be restored. Two goals cut the deficit to 3-4 at the start of the 4th quarter and with 35 seconds to go, India flicked a golden opportunity, their 5th PC, wide off the mark as a shoot-out and a possible ‘Houdini style’ victory slipped through. Читать дальше...

Four sublimely worked goals have given the Kookaburras a narrow 4-3 win over India in a frenetic FIH Pro League match at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneshwar tonight.

Australia’s men have moved up to third place in the FIH Hockey Pro League thanks to a thrilling 4-3 victory over hosts India at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on Friday (21 February).

21 Feb 2020    IND v AUS (RR)     3 - 4
22 Feb 2020 19:00 (GMT +5:30)     IND v AUS (RR)     Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar

Live streaming and full game replay on https://fih.live (May be Geo blocked if there is TV coverage)

Pool Standings

Photo by JOHN GURZINSKI/AFP via Getty Images

Tonight’s the night: Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury headline on pay-per-view, and we’ll be here with live streaming updates.

TL;DR: As of Feb. 22, this LG OLED 4K TV is at the lowest price we've ever seen it, and it's in the PCMag Shop — get one for $2,100.99 off with the code SAVE300. 

Business-jet shipments last year jumped to their highest level in a decade, spurred on by new models and solid U.S. economic growth.

The lowest temperature recorded in the country this morning was 9.5 °C.

The new resolution will also ensure effective governance of business activity.

The Central Bank of the UAE says that it is monitoring the downsizing situation in the financial sector.

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