Great day for Britain


Worthy winners: Britain players celebrate with the gold medals and trophy after beating Australia in the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup final at the Azlan Shah Stadium in Ipoh yesterday. Britain won 4-3. — RONNIE CHIN/The Star

IPOH: Britain won the Sultan Azlan Cup hockey title for just the second time when they defeated defending champions Australia 4-3 in an exciting final.

It was world No. 7 Britain, who were the winners in 1994 when they played as England, who started strongly with Alan Forsyth scoring from close range in the eighth minute.

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