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Ireland lost 4-2 to Belgium in the second of four games in the 3 Nations at a very wet Alcala earlier today. A scoreless first quarter in which both sides created chances but defences held strong. Belgium took the lead in the 17th minute from their second PC of the game, the initial shot saved by captain for the day Yvonne O’Byrne but the rebound was slapped home by Alix Gerniers. Ireland were countering well and forced their first PC of the game after good work by Deirdre Duke but due to surface water impacting the push out the shot was saved. Belgium created a couple of chances of their own but the Irish defence, which included Leah McGuire who stepped into the squad following a late injury to Ellen Curran, cleared any danger with Emma Buckley saving well from close range on the half time hooter.
Ireland's women started their final series of international matches for 2017 with two close run defeats against Spain and Belgium in Alcala with Nikki Evans reaching her 150th cap and Leah McGuire returning after five years
With the Odisha Men’s Hockey World League Final, Bhubaneswar, about to burst into 10 days of high tempo sporting action, we take a look at the eight teams taking part and the players who will be stealing the show at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, India.
Ben Somerford
The Kookaburras will begin their FIH Men’s World League Final title defence on Saturday morning AEDT in Bhubaneswar live on Fox Sports.
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Bhubaneswar: As a player, Shin Seok-kyu had given India a run for victory on the hockey battlefield; years later as a coach he longs to do the same but things are different now. South Korea failed to make a cut for the Hockey World League Finals which starts from December 1 and the Hockey World Cup next year. But the team wants to come up and is working hard to regroup, reassess and reassert. His team comprising 20 players are in Bhubaneswar to sweat out hard for the next year Jakarta Asian Games.
Appreciative of support given during rehabilitation periodUthra Ganesan
Birendra Lakra back in action. Photo Credit: Biswaranjan Rout
In February 2016, Birendra Lakra crashed during a Hockey India League game and hurt his knee. In March, he underwent surgery. On Friday, he would take to the field against World champion Australia in India’s opening game of the Hockey World League Finals, almost two years since that injury.
The experienced drag-flicker returns from injury after nearly six months
Uthra Ganesan
Rupinder says his aim is to guide youngsters to get the best out of them. Photo Credit: BiswaranjanRout
Having been out of action for almost six months due to a groin injury, Rupinder Pal Singh is keen to get back. The time off from the field has given the lanky 27-year-old a new perspective to the game’s and his own future.
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Rupinder Singh discusses strategies with his teammates during a practice session on Wednesday. HI
Bhubaneswar: Rupinder Pal Singh clapped a couple of times and then shouted, “come on, guys”, urging his teammates to finish the practice session. The players started post-training stretching and inadvertently formed a rough circle around Rupinder. Captain Manpreet Singh recounted an old incident about Rupinder and said: “Back then I was a kid while you were already a star.” The comment was meant to be a joke, but there is no denying that Rupinder has been one of Indian hockey’s biggest stars in the last few years. Indian fans love goal-scorers, and no one scores more than a drag-flicker. Rupinder has been India’s main penalty-corner specialist for many years now.
BHUBANESWAR: Back in national colours after recovering from an injury, dragflick specialist Rupinder Pal Singh said defence will be his top priority as he looks to make a fresh start during India's campaign at the Hockey World League Final.
Countdown begins: India’s Amit Rohidas, Birendra Lakra and Dipsan Tirkey pose next to Olly the mascot for the men’s hockey World Cup 2018. Photo Credit: BiswaranjanRout
With two days to go for the Hockey World League Finals, the Odisha Government on Wednesday unveiled the logo and the one-year countdown for the next big-ticket event in the sport here — the 2018 World Cup.
Photo: Planet Hockey
Some of the world’s best hockey teams will hit our shores this summer for the Men’s Four Nations in Tauranga and Hamilton.
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JAPAN is the first team from outside Oceania to compete in the Fiji Invitation Series which is titled this year as the Oceania Challenge Cup.
Jamal Mohamed College wins men’s and women’s titles
The victorious Jamal Mohamed College men's hockey team.
It was double delight for Jamal Mohamed College and Khajamian Higher Secondary School in the Unified Tiruchi District Hockey (UTDH) league for 2017-18.
Real Club de Polo’s Under-14 boys will be the Spanish representative at the ABN AMRO Junior EHL 2018, qualifying for the second consecutive year.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - USA Field Hockey is pleased to announce an official partnership renewal with Dita USA, a move that both organizations could not be more excited about.
For many club hockey players the thought of travelling outside of a 25 mile radius to play at the weekend can be quite a daunting one.
Scottish Hockey is sad to announce that after a long battle with illness, Gerry Toner passed away peacefully in hospital on Saturday 25 November 2017.
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HKG v BRU 5 - 0
TPE v MYA 3 - 1
| Rank | Team | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | P |
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| 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 17 | 12 | |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 6 | |
| 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 6 | |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 38 | -38 | 0 |
A pacey game with plenty of goals saw hosts Spain record a 4-2 victory over the Green Army in Alcalá.
Bhubaneswar all decked up for the World-level event; tickets for India matches and knockouts sold out
Uthra Ganesan
Getting ready: Belgium and Germany prepare for the tournament with a practice match at the Kalinga Stadium. Photo Credit: BiswaranjanRout
Huge hoardings of the tournament and key players welcome arrivals at the Biju Pattnaik International Airport here.
A tribute to John Wright by Steve Jaspan
John Wright (left) and Paco Vazquez on the occasion of John's 200th International and Paco's 100th.
Several things struck me when John Wright announced his retirement as an international hockey umpire a few months back.
Ben Somerford
Hockey Australia (HA) today announces that Perth will host a five-match Test series between the women’s national teams of Australia and Spain in January.
Photo by Marcel Sigg
The first weekend of the Premier Hockey League didn’t quite go according to plan for Cheslyn Gie, but the Kilimanjaro Addo Elephants coach is confident things will get back on track in the next round of matches this coming Saturday.
Tuks’s successful hockey coach Inky Zondi’s career enters a new challenge with his involvement in the Premier Hockey League.
Inky Zondi (right) in action on the hockey field with the Tuks captain, Natalie Esteves who will lay for the Blyde River Bunters in the Premier Hockey League. Photo: Reg Caldecott
A good challenge is the one thing that Inky Zondi, one of Pretoria’s best hockey coaches, relishes. That is why he is looking forward to coaching the St Lucia Lakers in Premier Hockey League, which started over the weekend in Randburg.
Disaffiliated in 2013, The Hockey Maharashtra gets a thumbs up from Pune court, which has also restrained a national and few state bodies from continuing affiliation to the new organisation
By Yogesh Sadhwani
Sports and politics go hand-in- hand. This was evident recently when a Pune court ruled in favour of The Hockey Maharashtra, an association that was disaffiliated way back in 2013 by Hockey India. The old body responsible for promoting the sport in the state was replaced by another albeit with the same name, with new committee members after the disaffiliation. Cdr Kehar Singh, an office bearer of the old body moved Civil Court, Senior Division in Pune in 2016.
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Moira Putsch (18) runs the ball down the field during the Pink Zone game against Michigan at the Field Hockey Complex on Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017. Camille Stefani
The National Field Hockey Coaches Association announced Monday afternoon that seven Penn State players were named to the 2017 Longstreth/NFHCA Division I Mideast All-Region team.
Ben Somerford
Hockey Australia today congratulates Hockey NSW Chief Executive David Thompson and former Kookaburras captain Warren Birmingham after both received significant awards at the inaugural NSW Champions of Sport ceremony.
The Olympic Council of Ireland has announced that 12 athletes have been awarded Olympic Solidarity Scholarships to assist with qualification and preparations for the Tokyo 2020.
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BRU v TPE 0 - 11
HKG v MYA 0 - 2
FIH Match Centre
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Rupinder’s brace helped India win a 40-minute practice match against Argentina 2-0 today at the Kalinga Stadium, Bhubneswar, even as incisive incursions of Mandeep SIngh into the striking circle was the striking feature which fetched two penalty strokes.
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Bhubaneswar: Argentine player and drag-flick expert Gonzalo Peillat says the teams participating in the Hockey World League Finals in Bhubaneswar would be looking forward to beat his team. however, the currently at top spot in the world rankings, will leave no stones unturned against other seven participating countries to maintain their status.
Skirmish: India’s goalkeeper Suraj Karkera makes a save in the friendly match against Argentina. Photo Credit: BiswaranjanRout
Olympic Champion and current World No.1 Argentina, which arrived for the prestigious Hockey World League (HWL) on Monday, said it will be vying to stay on top of the World ranking.
With just over four months to go until the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games, taking place between 5-14 April, the Pools and match schedule have been released, and there are some intriguing match-ups in store for the teams and fans.
File image of India vs Pakistan hockey match. Twitter/ @TheHockeyIndia
Gold Coast: Reigning silver medallists India will open their campaign against arch-rivals Pakistan in a mouth-watering men's hockey contest of the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.
The Commonwealth Games Council for Wales has today (Wednesday 29th November 2017) announced Wales’ men’s and women’s hockey teams have both qualified for the Commonwealth Games held in Gold Coast Australia next April 2018.
The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) today announced that central features of its Gender Equality Strategy have been implemented ahead of the XXI edition of the Commonwealth Games which takes place on the Gold Coast, Australia from 4 – 5 April 2018.
By: David Leggat
Black Sticks coach Mark Hager. Photo / Doug Sherring
Black Sticks coach Mark Hager is pushing for more matches for his women against the country's leading young men as a way to progress his players.
By S. Ramaguru
KUALA LUMPUR: Coach Stephen van Huizen wants more options in the national men’s hockey team.
Hannah Matthews in action against Belgium last summer. Pic: Adrian Boehm
When Des Cahill called on potential benefactors to “#coughup”, circling the Green Army’s “actively seeking sponsorship” biography line, it gave the sport one of its rare moments in the spotlight.