A late equaliser saved England from the embarrassment of losing to a Canada side ranked 20 places beneath them in the world at Bisham Abbey on Thursday. After beating their 23rd-ranked rivals 6-1 in Monday’s other capped clash between the two sides, England came up against a strong defensive performance from Canada. Similar to that previous performance, Canada scored early in the match, but England’s...
Ireland celebrated one of their best days in international hockey on Thursday as both men's and women's sides won through to their Champions Challenge semi-finals. In Malaysia, Ireland men defeated France on 3-0 on a shootout after their quarter-final in Kuantan finished 2-2, meanwhile in Glasgow the women's side defeated Korea 2-1 in a major surprise. Ireland men's goalscorers were Alan Sothern with...
Hockey Australia. has named an 18-player women's squad for the 2014 World Cup with just just seven of the squad that finished fifth at the 2010 World Cup and nine of those that represented Australia at the 2012 Olympic Games. Teneal Attard and Madonna Blyth are the only two players remaining from Australia's last medal at the World Cup – silver in 2006. Gold medals at the Oceania Cup and World League...
Scotland produced one of their best hockey results in recent years to secure a 2-2 draw against Korea in the Champions Challenge in Glasgow this afternoon. Two goals either side of half-time from Scotland captain Linda Clement gave the home side hope of a small upset against the team ranked number seven in the world, but a field goal from Ju Ok Kim and a penalty corner from Eun Jong Kim ensured a...
The climax of Germany's Bundesliga hockey season will be livestreamed on the internet this weekend. English interest will be with men's European champions THC Harvestehuder who have former Bowdon and Loughborough Students defender Richie Dawson-Smith in their defensive line. The livestream site is http://splink.tv/hockey/69-deutsche-feldhockey-meisterschaft-final4 For results and news see http://hockeyfinal4.de/...
Give us your thoughts on the selected World Cup squad for the Hockeyroos via @Hockeyroos or Facebook.com/TheHockeyroos Don’t forget to sign up to our exclusive World Cup Newsletter by emailing your name, email address and state to social.media@hockey.org.au The Hockeyroos’ squad for next month’s women’s Rabobank Hockey World Cup has been announced by Hockey Australia. The 18 athlete squad named by...
Photo Credit: Alan Delaney sportsonline.net.au At just 25 years of age Emma Cairnduff from New South Wales is conquering not only the umpiring world but the hearing impaired world. Like many a hockey tragic Emma has lived and breathed hockey as a player, coach and umpire since she was young, however, she has done so with the difficulty of a hearing disability. Diagnosed with profound hearing loss...
A new partnership between Hockey Australia and Hockey New South Wales will see the state become the latest to benefit from funding as part of the Fortescue National Indigenous Hockey Program. Tony Meldrum, the recently appointed Hockey NSW regional coaching coordinator based out of Lismore, will begin working with aboriginal agencies and key stakeholders to expose young indigenous people to hockey...
Belgium were crowned the winners of the men’s Four Nations hockey tournament in Glasgow on Tuesday after a dramatic final against Argentina went to a shootout following a 2-2 draw. First half goals from Loick Luypaert (6’) and Tom Boon (22’) had given Belgium a 2-0 lead early on, but Gonazlo Peillat pulled one back for the Argentinians on the stroke of half time (35’). An equalising goal from Augustin...
England defeated Canada 6-1 in the first of two capped internationals at Bisham Abbey as the visitors undertake a week of Commonwealth Games preparation at the national sports centre. Buckingham’s Zoe Shipperley made her England international debut in the win. England coach Jason Lee said: “It was good to build on some patterns of play we’ve been working on in training and to put those patterns into...
Scotland bounced back from yesterday’s narrow loss to Belgium with a superb performance, roundly beating India 4-0 at the Glasgow national hockey centre this evening. In front of passionate home support, goals from Nikki Kidd, Emily Maguire, Vikki Bunce and Becky Ward ensured the national side secured a vital win in their quest to top pool A of the competition. The Scots now move on to play their...
Scotland and England both lost their third pool games in the Four Nations in Glasgow to set up a final day re-match between the old rivals. England played a strong game only to be edged out by Belgium 2-1 while Scotland leaked goals late to allow Argentina the 5-2 win that meant England finished behind the second-placed Argentines on goal difference. Belgium, with a 100 per cent record in the tournament,...
Australia will take 10 players from the 2010 hockey World Cup winning squad to the Hague next month to defend their title. Only two countries – Pakistan and Germany – have ever won back-to-back World Cups. Coach Ric Charlesworth said: “It’s as hard as it’s ever been for me. 28 [fit athletes] doesn’t go into 18. It’s been a difficult process and there are two or three very unlucky people; some we...
Scotland's women’s Champions Challenge campaign got off to a disappointing start in Glasgow with a 2-1 loss at the hands of Belgium on Sunday. The Scots had led through an early Ali Bell field goal, but a second half penalty corner strike from Lieselotte Van Lindt and a wonderful solo effort from Barbara Nelen inflicted an opening day defeat for the home side in pool A of the competition. Scotland...
World number 15 Ireland and the 11th ranked South Africa drew their opening Champions Challenge pool B hockey match 2-2 in Glasgow on Sunday after the South Africans were 1-0 up at half-time. Sulette Damons opened the scoring in the 11th minute, Ireland made a superb equaliser through Anna Flanagan in the 44th before Dirkie Chamberlain regained SA’s lead five minutes later (49th) and Audrey O’Flynn...
Ten Kookaburras players will return to defend the men's hockey World Cup title they won four years ago. ...
Photo credit: Dan Carson / DC Images Give us your thoughts on the selected World Cup squad for the Kookaburras via @Kookaburras or Facebook.com/TheKookaburras Don’t forget to s ign up to our exclusive World Cup Newsletter by emailing your name, email address and state to social.media@hockey.org.au T he Kookaburras’ squad for next month’s men’s Rabobank Hockey World Cup has been announced by Hockey...
England defeated hosts Scotland 3-1 in their second match of the Four Nations h0ckey campaign in Glasgow on Saturday. The game was tied 1-1 at half-time with England's Barry Middleton 22nd minute finish from in front levelled by Chris Nelson's deflection if front of goalie George Pinner two minutes before the break. Second half goals from Tom Carson (FG, 43) and Simon Mantell (FG, 65) registered...
Surbiton ended a remarkable season by adding the Investec women’s cup to their league championship in a comfortable 7-1 victory against a battling Hampstead & Westminster side at Highfields, Nottingham on Saturday. The league champions got off to a flying start with Jenna Woolven lifting the ball over the advancing keeper after good work from Georgie Twigg on just two minutes. The lead was doubled...
England play Scotland today at 3pm in Glasgow in a clash that will crucial to both sides hopes of reaching Tuesday's final of the Four Nations tournament. The game will be streamed live on YouTube as will the Belgium vs Argentina game at 5pm. On the opening day of the competition, Scotland pushed the world's fifth ranked side Belgium hard only to lose 4-3, while England drew 2-2 with 11th-ranked...