Pak play Aussies in final

Pakistan scrapped past Malaysia 3-2 in their last round-robin league match to enter the final of the Azlan Shah hockey tournament here today. By virtue of this win, Pakistan finished their league engagements with 12 points from six matches to occupy the second position behind Australia, who are assured of the top spot with 13 points with a game against New Zealand still to be played.

Pakistan will now take on world champions Australia in the summit clash of the seven-team tournament tomorrow. Pakistan’s passage to the final was made easy after South Korea dashed Great Britain’s final hopes with a 3-1 victory.

Korea play India for 5th place

South Korea defeated Britain 3-1 in the Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament here today to set up a fifth-place play-off clash against India. With this win, South Korea, joint champions with India last year, took their points tally to seven from six matches and survived being pushed to the seventh spot by hosts Malaysia. — PTI