KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9: A week after firing him for getting patchy results, the Malaysian government has rehired national field hockey coach Paul Lissek following protests from sport officials and quit threats from top players.

The government-appointed National Sports Council announced it would reinstate Lissek, a German touted as one of the sport’s top coaches who was headhunted by Malaysia three years ago, after a special meeting with the Malaysian Hockey Federation late on Wednesday.—PPI