It was a final that was much-looked forward to when Korea played India last evening, as it was a repeat of the 2010 final. At the time, that match was washed out by a prolonged thunderstorm, resulting in the two teams being declared as joint champions of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup. It was not surprising ... continue reading »

The 28th edition of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup (SAS) men's invitational field hockey tournament kicks off at Sultan Azlan Shah Stadium in Ipoh on 23rd March, 2019. Six teams will feature in this tournament. They are: India (World No. 5), Canada (#10), Korea (#17), Japan (#18), Poland (#21) and host, Malaysia at No. 13. So, here ... continue reading »

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 »