National call-up joy turns to sorrow for goalkeeper Priyangga


Goalkeeper J. Priyangga

KUALA LUMPUR: Teenage hockey goalkeeper J. Priyangga was overjoyed when she was told to report for national women’s training next Monday.

The 17-year-old’s joy, however, turned to sorrow when her father, S. Jayarajah, died of a heart attack at their home in Mentakab last Saturday. He was 48.

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