India: Indian Women’s Hockey Team goes down 1-3 to Germany in 5 Nations Tournament Valencia 2023
~Nikki Pradhan scored a consolation goal for India~ Valencia, 19th December 2023: The Indian Women’s Hockey Team suffered a 1-3 defeat to Germany on Tuesday in the 5 Nations Tournament Valencia 2023. Captain Nike Lorez (11’), Hanna Carina Granitzki (23’), and Charlotte Stapenhorst (52’) led the charge for Germany, scoring a goal each. Meanwhile, Nikki Pradhan […]
Asia: Xan de Waard (NED) and Hardik Singh (IND) named FIH Players of the Year!
Following a vote by an Expert Panel, National Associations – represented by their respective national teams’ captains and coaches – fans and media, Xan de Waard (Netherlands) and Hardik Singh (India) have been elected 2023 FIH Players of the Year! While India’s Savita and Dutch goalkeeper Pirmin Blaak won the FIH Goalkeepers of the […]
Asia: Indian Men’s Hockey Team goes down to Germany in 5 Nations Tournament Valencia 2023
Back Abhishek and Shamsher Singh scored one goal each for India~ The Indian Men’s Hockey Team lost to Germany 2-3 in their third match of the 5 Nations Tournament Valencia 2023 on Saturday. Abhishek and Shamsher Singh were the two goal scorers for India. The Indian team took the lead early in the game with […]
AHF: Germany crowned Men’s Junior World Cup champions, Spain clinch the bronze
16 December 2023 Lausanne, Switzerland: Germany went one step further than they did in 2021, upgrading their silver to gold by claiming a 2-1 victory over France in the final of the FIH Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup in Malaysia. A brave performance from the Germans saw them coming back from a goal down to […]
India: Indian Men’s Hockey Team goes down to Germany in 5 Nations Tournament Valencia 2023
~Abhishek and Shamsher Singh scored one goal each for India~ Valencia, 19th December 2023: The Indian Men’s Hockey Team lost to Germany 2-3 in their third match of the 5 Nations Tournament Valencia 2023 on Saturday. Abhishek and Shamsher Singh were the two goal scorers for India. The Indian team took the lead early in the game […]
South Africa: Kathea Energy Nkosi Cup – South Africa and Namibia to face off in both finals.
Ahead of the final day of fixtures at the Kathea Energy Nkosi Cup three of the four final positions were already secured. There was merely a question of which ladies’ team would join SPAR South Africa in the final, while Namibia and South Africa would battle in the men’s final. WOMEN – NAMIBIA 2-1 IRELAND […]
Asia: IOC President Thomas Bach was in the Saudi capital, Riyadh
Back Last weekend, IOC President Thomas Bach was in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, to visit the National Olympic and Paralympic Committee and see for himself the impressive development of sport in the Kingdom. As a guest at the Saudi National Games, the President watched a number of sports and visited the fan zone. The second […]
Asia: World Anti-Doping Conference to be held in December 2025
Back The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has set the date for the sixth World Anti-Doping Conference. It will take place from 1-5 December 2025, in Busan, southwest of South Korea. It was known since May 2022 that Busan, the second-largest city in South Korea, a coastal city with a population of over 3.5 million people, […]
FIH: Xan de Waard (NED) and Hardik Singh (IND) named FIH Players of the Year!
Following a vote by an Expert Panel, National Associations – represented by their respective national teams’ captains and coaches – fans and media, Xan de Waard (Netherlands) and Hardik Singh (India) have been elected 2023 FIH Players of the Year! While India’s Savita and Dutch goalkeeper Pirmin Blaak won the FIH Goalkeepers of the […]
NCAA: 7 Ways Communities and Systems Can Support Mental Wellness for Student-Athletes
Youth sport has many stakeholders, ranging from the athletes themselves to their caregivers, coaches, sports organizers, and communities. While all those roles come with their own challenges, the role of schools or communities in helping to develop healthy youth sports can be especially complex. A recent recommendations report from TrueSport detailed the ways different stakeholders […]
