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Ahead of his team’s FIH Hockey Pro League debut this coming weekend, India attacking midfielder Lalit Upadhyay looks ahead to the mouth-watering double header against the Netherlands that takes place at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar. 

The Hockey Insider

The finance guys across several leading hockey-playing nations are pensively doing the sums, seeking ways to cut costs and reduce the outgo of hard-earned money as the FIH Pro League gets into the swing for its critical make-or-break season.

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Destination Tokyo as 2nd FIH Pro League takes off This time around, the FIH Pro League will be a means to an end.

India are the second most successful team in the Azlan Shah Cup, having won it five times with the last title coming in 2010 when the trophy was shared with South Korea after the final was abandoned due to bad weather.


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The Indian hockey team will not take part in the 2020 edition of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in Ipoh, Malaysia as it will coincide with their preparations for their away Pro League matches in Germany.

By Liam Morgan


Hockey Ireland had called on the FIH to review the video referral system

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has rejected calls from Hockey Ireland for an independent review of the video referral system, following a controversial incident which cost the country a place at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

Arthur van Doren has confirmed he will extend his stay at HC Bloemendaal with Glenn Schuurman, Floris Wortelboer and Florian Fuchs also confirming they will extend their stays at the club beyond the current season.

UHC Hamburg’s Janne Müller-Wieland is looking to build a “hockey forest” as a measure to offset the carbon footprint that is created by the demands of the sport’s growing schedule.

This weekend sees the Jaffa Super 6s Division Two and the finals of the Junior Super 6s.

By Jugjet Singh


(From Left) Malaysian Hockey Confederation (MHC) competitions committee chairman Datuk Seri Anil Jeet Singh, MHC president Datuk Seri Subahan Kamal visiting Tengku Ahmad Tajuddin Tengku Abdul Jalil. - Pic source: Facebook/MalaysianHockeyConfederation

Universiti Kuala Lumpur (UniKL) received pleasant news ahead of their encounter against whipping boys TNB Thunderbolts in the Malaysia Hockey League (MHL) today.

Looking lost: TNB’s Syarman Mat Tee (left) and Mohd Amirol Aideed Mohd Arshad trying to stop Maybank’s Amirrullah Zainul during their Malaysia Hockey League match on Wednesday. — MUHAMAD SHAHRIL ROSLI/The Star

KUALA LUMPUR: Tenaga Nasional may have the services of 13 national players but they have hardly showed any sign of that pedigree in the Malaysia Hockey League (MHL) so far. And coach Nor Saiful Zaini is not at all pleased.

By AFTAR SINGH

KUALA LUMPUR: Former international Baljit Singh Charun, the most senior Universiti Kuala Lumpur (UniKL) player in the Malaysia Hockey League (MHL), has won numerous titles both with UniKL and Tenaga Nasional.

By Jugjet Singh


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The Malaysian Hockey Confederation (MHC) conducted a post-mortem on the London Olympic failure on Tuesday, and this scribe was invited to be a panellist.

Chinglensana  sustained a fracture on his right ankle during the 9th senior men’s national championship where he led his team to the title.   -  S. Subramanium

Indian hockey team mid-fielder Chinglensana Singh Kangujam said on Wednesday he was unsure if he would make a comeback from an ankle injury that kept him away from the game for a year.

John Jackson will captain the Irish indoor side. Pic: Adrian Boehm

After 33 years wait, the Irish men’s indoor side finally return to action on Friday with a double-header against Wales (11am) and Scotland (5pm) in Santander in the EuroHockey Championships III.

Ireland men’s side lost out on penalties after Canada scored late equaliser in Vancouver

Johnny Watterson


Ireland’s Jonathan Bell discusses a video review with the referee that led to Canada being awarded a penalty shot with no time left during the second half of the FIH Men’s Olympic Qualifier match at Rutledge Field in Vancouver. Photograph: Darryl Dyck/Sportsfile
 
Hockey Ireland (HI) has condemned the video referral system for the Olympic qualification event in Vancouver last October that saw Ireland controversially fail to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics this summer. HI said in a statement the system was not fit for purpose.

By The Hockey Paper


Sophie Bray receives her award from Investec’s Lucy Oman PIC: Andy Mair

Have there been two more popular winners? Sophie Bray and Sam Ward have been voted UK hockey players of the year for 2019 by members of the Hockey Writers’ Club (HWC) following Wednesday’s awards lunch in London.

The winners of the 2020 Hockey Writers’ Club youth and junior awards for 2019 received their awards at the annual presentation lunch on January 15 at the Royal Thames Yacht Club, Knightsbridge, London.

DAVID WRIGHT is the 2020 winner of the Graham Wilson Memorial Award for outstanding service to hockey journalism. The award is in memory of the former Daily Express journalist and former Hockey Writers’ Club chairman, who died in 2016.

The eagerly anticipated summer series is back. Maties Hockey will be hosting the South African Women’s Hockey team from the 19 January until the 04 February. The South Africans will take on Ireland and Germany, while the SA U21 Invitational side will take on Netherlands.

By AFTAR SINGH


Focused: Maybank’s Alfarico Lance Liau Jr (left) vying for the ball with Tenaga Nasional’s Muhd Azrai Aizad Abu Kamal during the Malaysia Hockey League match at the National Hockey Stadium in Bukit Jalil yesterday. — MUHAMAD SHAHRIL ROSLI/The Star

KUALA LUMPUR: National forward Mohd Akhimullah Anuar Esook was a little off form but it did not stop Tenaga Nasional from winning again in the Malaysia Hockey League (MHL).

Cranleigh 2020 Schools Super 6s U16G Champions

The 2020 England Hockey Schools Super 6s competitions came to a thrilling conclusion last weekend as four different schools won the titles on offer.

'You need specialist care at the early stages of a head injury'

Fiona Tomas


Alex Danson-Bennett was concussed in 2018 after hitting her head while on holiday Credit: GETTY IMAGES

Alex Danson-Bennett has spoken of her renewed optimism at overcoming her “treatable” post-concussion symptoms since returning to train with Great Britain hockey - but warned athletes navigating the “debilitating” symptoms of a mild traumatic brain injury must receive better support in the early stages of their recovery.

When FIH awarded Malawi the prestigious Pablo Negre Award in 2016, the Malawi Hockey Association found itself in a situation where, in theory, possibilities were boundless, but the reality was much tougher.