Malaysia hits back on Canada

Malaysia hits back on Canada

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Canada's allegation of match fixing by Malaysia and India during a hockey qualifying match for the Olympic Games was an insult to both countries, yesterday newspapers quoted Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad as saying.

"It is easy to make allegations and they should prove it," Mahathir told reporters on Saturday evening after receiving sponsorship cheques worth more than 3.3 million ringgit (US$1.3 million) for the Tour de Langkawi Cycling Championship.

The Canadian Hockey Federation (CHF) reported to the International Hockey Federation (FIH) that Malaysia and India had conspired to fix the match in Barcelona last month.