The Malaysian Insider :: Sports
The Malaysian Insider :: Sports |
| The Netherlands win inaugural Hockey World League Posted: 19 Jan 2014 05:13 AM PST Constantijn Jonker scored a hat-trick as the Netherlands thumped New Zealand 7-2 to win the inaugural Hockey World League in New Delhi yesterday. The Dutch, who stunned reigning world champions Australia in the semi-finals, outplayed the Black Sticks in a one-sided final at the Dhyan Chand Stadium in the Indian capital. Two goals from Jonker and one from Billy Bakker helped the Netherlands race to a 3-0 lead by half-time, before Bob de Voogd struck the fourth goal soon after the resumption. Steve Edwards reduced the margin for New Zealand in the 37th minute, but the Dutch continued their scoring spree as Rogier Hofman netted the fifth goal in the 45th. New Zealand, who upset England in the semi-finals via a penalty shoot-out, raided the Dutch defence and were rewarded with a second goal from Edwards in the 52nd minute. The Netherlands, who host the World Cup at the Hague in May and June, sealed their emphatic win with further goals from Bakker and Jonker. "A 7-2 scoreline in a final is so satisfying," said man-of-the-match Jonker. "This was a good competition against strong teams and will help us prepare for the World Cup." The International Hockey Federation's (FIH) newest competition opened with 54 teams in August 2012, and, after three rounds played around the world, the top seven joined hosts India for the title round in New Delhi. England took third place with a 2-1 win over Australia earlier on Saturday. Belgium finished fifth after beating India 2-1, while Olympic champions Germany ended in seventh place after a 2-1 win against Argentina. The FIH named German midfielder Tobias Hauke as the player of the year for 2013. – AFP, January 19, 2014. |
| Chong Wei wins Malaysian Super Series open again, as local pair win men’s doubles Posted: 19 Jan 2014 04:56 AM PST Chong Wei, the World No 1, won in style by beating World No 4 Tommy Sugiarto of Indonesia in straight sets, 21-19 and 21-9, in 47 minutes at the Putra Stadium in Bukit Jalil. As champion, Chong Wei took home US$37,500 (about RM124,000) while runner-up Tommy won US$19,000 (about RM62,000). Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak presented the prizes. Also present was Najib's wife, Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor. Chong Wei was Malaysian Open champion in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013. Meanwhile, the Malaysian pair of Goh V Shem-Lim Khim Wah put up an impressive performance to emerge champions in the men's doubles final of the 2014 Malaysia Open Badminton Super Series Championship, here, today. Their success was all the more sweeter as it was witnessed by local supporters who gave their enthusiastic and unwavering support to enable the duo humble the Chinese pair of Chai Biao-Hong Wei. In the nerve-wracking match at the Putra Stadium in Bukit Jalil, V Shem-Khim Wah demolished their challengers - Chinese pair Chai Biao-Hong Wei - in straight sets of 21-19 and 21-18 in 45 minutes. As champions, V Shem-Khim Wah received US$39,500 (about RM130,000) while the runners-up took home US$19,000 (about RM63,000). A clearly satisfied Khim Wah said the hard work with his partner V. Shem had paid off and regarded the success as having fired their enthusiasm to seek more victories in several major championships this year. "We are definitely happy. This is our first success in front of the home crowd. We did face psychological attacks from the China pair. We also did the same to them, assisted by the supporters, which seemed to have impacted them more," Khim Wah told reporters. Admitting they did not want to be too comfortable with today's win, V Shem said they would rectify several weaknesses to face two major championships, namely the 2014 German Open Grand Prix Gold (February 25 - March 2) and the All England (March 4-9). "We want to focus on one championship at a time and do not want to think too far as boosting performance is more important," said V Shem. – Bernama, January 19, 2014. |
| You are subscribed to email updates from The Malaysian Insider : Sports To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. | Email delivery powered by Google |
| Google Inc., 20 West Kinzie, Chicago IL USA 60610 | |
0 ulasan:
Catat Ulasan