MALAYSIA lost 4-2 to Belgium on Thursday, and are now firmly rooted at the bottom of the 17th Azlan Shah Cup standings.

New Zealand beat Canada 3-0 with goals from David Kosoof 20th, Dean Couzins 48th and Nicholas Wilson 63rd.

MALAYSIA were held 2-2 by Olympic bound Canada, while Argentina became the first team to qualify for the final of the 17th Azlan Shah Cup in Ipoh yesterday.

PAKISTAN lost out on golden chance, when they lost to Belgium (5-3). Now they will have to beat India on Thursday if they want to play in the final against Argentina.

Argentina qualified for the 17th Azlan Shah Cup final when they edged New Zealand 2-1.

After registering their first win in the Azlan Shah hockey tournament, the mood in the Indian camp is upbeat and coach A K Bansal thinks the forwards must continue their good work

Malaysia produced the first upset in the Azlan Shah tournament when they put in an impressive display to beat Beijing Olympic-bound New Zealand 2-0

Sandeep Singh's hat-trick couldn't save India as they blew a 2-0 lead and let the Kiwis come back into the match to win 3-4 in the first match of the Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament here today.

Sloppy defence let India down as they suffered their second consecutive defeat in Azlan Shah Hockey Tournament going down 1-5 to Argentina in Ipoh on Friday.

In the first match of the day, Canada made an impressive start in the Azlan Shah Cup, when they beat Belgium 1-0 in a bruising match.