FIH: Hockey ID at Special Olympics World Games 2023: Preview
Starting from 18 June, for the very first time in the history of the Special Olympics, Hockey for those with Intellectual Disabilities, known as Hockey ID, will be played at the Special Olympics World Games 2023 in Berlin as a demonstration sport. The games which begin tomorrow, 17 June, and run till 25 June, will […]
FIH: Argentina women edge China, Netherlands men find redemption against the Aussies
China’s women wrapped up their FIH Hockey Pro League campaign in frustrating fashion, enjoying the upper hand in much of their final match against Argentina in Eindhoven, but still going down 2-1 to Los Leonas. Meanwhile, the Netherlands men were out for redemption when they once again came up against the Australian side that handed […]
FIH: Double delight for USA at 2023 Hockey5s Pan American Cup
The 2023 Hockey5s Pan American Cup came to an end yesterday in Kingston, Jamaica as USA won the gold medal, and along with Uruguay and Paraguay, qualified for the inaugural FIH Hockey5s World Cup Oman 2024 in the women’s competition. USA also took gold in the men’s competition and were joined by Trinidad & Tobago […]
FIH: Hockeyroos inflict shock shoot-out loss on Dutch, India wrap up campaign with victory over Los Leones
The Australian women produced the best possible response to a 7-2 trouncing at the hands of the Dutch three days earlier – playing a far better match and then edging the same opposition 2-1 in a shoot-out victory in FIH Hockey Pro League action in Eindhoven. In the men’s match, India wrapped up their campaign […]
FIH accounts 2022 – Interview FIH President
As the 2022 FIH accounts have just been published after having been approved by the auditing company (Ernst & Young), FIH President Tayyab Ikram shares his thoughts about finances, investments, development and transparency: FIH was in the red figures a couple of years ago; how did you recover? Tayyab Ikram: We went on a rigorous […]
India’s men ease past Argentina, prolific Dutchwomen defeat Australia
India’s men climbed back to the top of the FIH Hockey Pro League table with a 3-0 victory over Argentina in Eindhoven. In the women’s fixture of the evening, the Dutch extended their winning run in the tournament to six from six with a 7-2 victory over Australia. (Men’s) Argentina vs India 0-3 After […]
Dutch women dominate China while men defeat India
The Netherlands women marked their return to international hockey with a dominant 4-0 victory against China as FIH Hockey Pro League action headed to Eindhoven, so extending their unbeaten record in the tournament so far. It was a night for the debutants in the Netherlands men’s team, three of them scoring in their team’s 4-1 […]
BLACK STICKS SHOW IMPROVEMENT BUT CAN’T GET THE WIN
BLACK STICKS SHOW IMPROVEMENT BUT CAN’T GET THE WIN Another sold out crowd at Nga Puna Wai in Christchurch threw their support behind the Vantage Black Sticks but it was to no avail as the young squads lost their games. It was an experience building series for the players, 10 of whom debuted in the […]
GREAT BRITAIN TOO STRONG FOR BLACK STICKS MEN
GREAT BRITAIN TOO STRONG FOR BLACK STICKS MEN There was despair in Christchurch on Friday evening as the Vantage Black Sticks men were soundly defeated by a precise Great British team six goals to one. The first quarter was largely dominated by Great Britain with their positional organisation preventing New Zealand from gaining a foothold […]
ANZAC DAY AGONY FOR BLACK STICKS
ANZAC DAY AGONY FOR BLACK STICKS Australia women came back from behind with two late goals to take a 2-1 victory in the first match of the ANZAC Day double header. A sold out crowd was witness to an exciting match of hockey that could have gone either way. New Zealand were markedly improved from […]
