Australia: Australia to miss key medal hopes with hockey excluded in reduced 2026 Commonwealth Games format
Australia: Australia will be without two key medal hopes at the 2026 Glasgow Commonwealth Games, after the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) today announced a heavily reduced 10-sport format which will exclude hockey, among many others. The announcement revealed a revised format from CGF and Commonwealth Games Scotland (CGS), which recovered the Games with less than two […]
Australia: Shining silver, Tom Wickham returns to Alice Springs two decades on
Australia: 20 years ago Kookaburras striker Tom Wickham packed up his life in Alice Springs as a 14-year-old hockey mad teenager and across Australia to continue his hockey dream. Two decades on, he’s back. Returning to the NT alongside two-time Olympian and recently retired Hockeyroo Renee Taylor as an inspiration for many local young hockey […]
Australia: Jocelyn Bartram earns huge payday as 6 Aussies snapped up at India Hockey League Auction
Australia: Hockeyroos goalkeeper Jocelyn Bartram’s 2024 just got a whole lot sweeter, after she became the first international to be picked up at the Hockey India League auction for 15 lakhs (AUD 26,605). A bidding war ensued between Australian coach Glenn Turner’s Bengal Tigers and the Odisha Warriors as Jocelyn became the first international to […]
Australia: Jeremy Hayward breaks records as 12 Kookaburras are snapped up at India Hockey League Auction
Australia: Jeremy Hayward has had a day to remember at the India Hockey League auction, after becoming the third most sought-after international to be picked up on the opening day. The Darwin-raised Kookaburras defender was bought for 42 lakhs (AUD 74,116) by Punjab-based team Soorman Hockey Club just three months after he became a two-time […]
Nick Bandurak’s Forced Departure from Holcombe: A Disappointing End to a Decade of Excellence
In a move that has sent shockwaves across the hockey world, Nick Bandurak, one of the sport’s biggest stars, has been left out of the men’s first-team squad at Holcombe Hockey Club against his will. After ten years of remarkable service, over 200 goals, and becoming the face of the Kent-based club, Bandurak’s departure is […]
Australia: ‘I’m still in shock!’ Hockey’s newest Legend Dianne Gorman reflects on her incredible career
Australia: If you head down to Albion Park Hockey Club on a balmy winter’s morning in the small town of Shellharbour in NSW, you’ll likely find a legend of the game still relishing time at the pitch. It looks a little different these days, Dianne concedes she’s either enjoying catching up with friends and old […]
Australia: FIH Pro League is back! Kookaburras to launch title defence in Sydney
Australia: Hockey’s hotly contested FIH Pro League is returning to Australia for the first time in two years, with a blockbuster five-day leg set for February 4-9, 2025 at Sydney Olympic Park. The Sydney stage was proudly revealed by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) today, as the full 2024/2025 FIH Pro League schedule was unveiled, […]
Australia: Olympic royalty showcasing hockey’s golden era inducted into 2024 Hall of Fame
Australia: Olympic legacy in its greatest form underpins the latest nine hockey royalty inducted into Hockey Australia’s Hall of Fame. Casey Sablowski (nee Eastham), Madonna Blyth, Julie Richardson, Bevan George, Mark Knowles, Liam de Young and Matthew Wells have all been inducted for their incredible careers representing Australian hockey at the highest level. Combined, the 2024 athlete […]
Australia: The Under 14 National Hockey Championships land in Perth
Australia: The Under-14 National Championships are set to descend on sunny Perth for six days of action with hundreds of kids ready to battle it out for the first under-14 national titles on offer in Australia. WIN BY WATCHING! SIGN UP FOR AN HA UNDER 14 TOURNAMENT PASS AT LIVEHOCKEY.COM.AU TO GO IN THE DRAW […]
Australia: Sanction Imposed on Tom Craig
Australia: Following an investigation into the arrest involving National Men’s Hockey Team athlete Tom Craig at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, Hockey Australia’s Integrity Unit has imposed a 12-month suspension. Six months of this suspension will be served fully, with the remaining six months fully suspended, contingent upon meeting conduct and behavioural requirements. During the […]
