Australia showed why they are the World Champions when they edged England 2 - 1 in the finals of the 27th edition of Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, hosted in Ipoh, Malaysia. Ranked World No. 1, Australia kept a clean record of five wins in five matches going into the finals to face the 7th ranked ... continue reading »

The 27th edition of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup (SAS) men's invitational field hockey tournament will kick off at Sultan Azlan Shah Stadium in Ipoh on 3rd March, 2018. Six teams will feature in this tournament. They are: Australia (World No. 1), Argentina (#2), India (#6), England (#7), Ireland (#10) and hosts, Malaysia at No. 12. So, ... continue reading »

The 26th edition of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup (SAS) men's invitational field hockey tournament will kick off at Sultan Azlan Shah Stadium in Ipoh on 29th April, 2017. While last year's silver jubilee edition managed to attract the participation of seven teams, we will only be seeing six this year. They are defending champions Australia ... continue reading »

The 25th Silver Jubilee Sultan Azlan Shah Cup came to a close with Australia lifting their ninth title, defeating India 4 - 0. This edition of international invitational men's field hockey tournament saw a maximum participation of seven teams. Besides the Kookaburras and India, the other teams were Canada, Japan, Pakistan, New Zealand and host country, ... continue reading »

Although I am covering all the games in the tournament, I have to be very selective on the matches I am sharing on this blog, simply because I lack time. Also, because I will always be late by a day or two, I am not going to go into technical details of the games. You can ... continue reading »

Simple yet meaningful, the 25th Silver Jubilee Sultan Azlan Shah Cup kicked off in a colourful ceremony which included a spectacular display of fireworks. As you may have already read, this invitational international men's field hockey is the longest running ever, but it has never had an "official opening ceremony" all these years. 2016 is special because ... continue reading »

The 25th Sultan Azlan Shah Cup men's invitational field hockey tournament gets underway today at Ipoh's Sultan Azlan Shah Stadium. As this is the silver jubilee anniversary, not only is it a hockey competition among the top hockey teams in the world, it is also a celebration for the sport and the tournament. As you can see, ... continue reading »