KARACHI, April 30: Pakistan hockey squad leaves for Malaysia on Tuesday to take part in the Azlan Shah Cup starting May 5.

Olympic champions Australia, China, Argentina and India are placed in group `A’, while group `B’ has Pakistan, Canada, South Korea and hosts Malaysia. The tournament will be played in Ipoh.

Schedule:

May 5: Australia v India, Korea v Canada, Pakistan v Malaysia.

May 6: Argentina v Australia, Canada v Malaysia, India v China.

May 7: China v Argentina, Pakistan v Korea.

May 8: Pakistan v Canada, Malaysia v Korea.

May 9: Australia v China, India v Argentina.

May 10: Classification matches.

May 11: Semi-finals.

May 12: Classification matches.

May 13: Final and third-place play-off.—Agencies

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