NETHERLANDS: ORANGE TEAMS TOP FOR PRO LEAGUE ENCOUNTER IN LONDON
The Orange teams travel with considerably changed compositions to the Pro League matches in London. With the men there are eleven different players within the lines than during the matches in Eindhoven. Among the women, a number of big names stay at home and four returners join. Pien Sanders, Rosa Fernig, Marente Barentsen and Julia […]
NETHERLANDS: JOSINE KONING – ‘I DO NOT LIE AWAKE’
Josine Koning (27) had to fish the ball out of her goal three times in thirty minutes after the draw with Australia on Sunday afternoon. Numbers that the Den Bosch goalie says he has never experienced before. And of course she talks about it. “It’s sour, but I’m not awake at night with not a […]
India: UK mourns Indian-origin athlete killed in knife attack
Tributes have poured in for Grace O’Malley Kumar, the 19-year-old Indian-origin student who was among three people fatally stabbed in an attack in Nottingham, UK on Tuesday night. A promising hockey player who turned out for England’s U15 and U18 women’s hockey teams, Grace Kumar was the daughter of an Indian doctor based in the […]
India: Day 3 Results: 13th Hockey India Junior Men National Championship 2023
~ Uttar Pradesh Hockey beat Kerala Hockey 11-1 ~ ~ Hockey Chandigarh beat Hockey Andhra Pradesh 12-1 ~ Rourkela, Odisha, 14th June 2023: The action continued in the 13th Hockey India Junior Men National Championship 2023, with Uttar Pradesh Hockey and Hockey Chandigarh winning their respective matches at the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium in Rourkela on Wednesday. […]
Grace O’Malley Kumar: A Life Celebrated in Sport and Beyond
Grace Kumar, a promising sports star and beloved member of her community, is being remembered by many for her outstanding talent and vibrant personality. Tragically, O’Malley Kumar, who was a 19-year-old university student, was killed in the recent Nottingham attacks. A gifted athlete, O’Malley Kumar’s passion for sports was evident in her achievements on both […]
India: “I never want to settle. This is just the start; I want to achieve much more,” says Uttam Singh
~ Junior Men’s Hockey Team Captain has his eye set on the FIH Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup Trophy after Junior Men’s Asia Cup triumph ~ Bengaluru, 14th June: Charismatic leader and Jugraj Singh Upcoming Player of the Year Awardee Uttam Singh spoke about his journey from picking up a hockey stick to lifting the Junior […]
Netherlands: The first time on dry artificial grass – ‘Sliding is not an option’
A milestone in hockey: the hockey mat of the future was officially opened on the Weesp site on Tuesday. In the evenings, during a special practice game between players from Weesp and a few hockey legends, a ball rolled for the first time on the new, dry artificial turf field on which water is never […]
Australia: Hockey Australia releases 2023-24 Strategic Plan
Hockey Australia (HA) has today launched its Strategic Plan for 2023-24 following the release of the whole of sport Australian Hockey Strategy in February this year. The HA 2023-24 Strategic Plan reflects the goals and actions of the whole of sport Australian Hockey Strategic Plan, but focuses more on how HA, as the national […]
