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Hockey Ireland is delighted to accept an invitation to the Women’s FIH Junior World Cup which takes places in Potchefstroom, South Africa from December 5th to 16th 2021.

By Jugjet Singh


-Pic credit to www.fih.ch

The United States and Canada were promptly inserted into the Junior World Cup (JWC) fixtures after two Oceania countries withdrew due to Covid-19 travel restrictions.

Midfielder Simranjeet Singh's next aim is to hone his skills further to become a regular feature in the team for the upcoming events


India hockey mid-fielder Simranjeet Singh (Source: Olympics)

He played a pivotal role in India's historic hockey bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics and midfielder Simranjeet Singh's next aim is to further hone his skills to become a regular feature in the team for the upcoming events, including next year's Asian Games.

Neha Goyal, who made her Olympics debut in Tokyo said, competing at the Games was a landmark moment of her career


Mid-fielder Neha Goyal (Source: Newsroom)

Indian women's hockey team mid-fielder Neha Goyal says their inspirational performance at the Tokyo Olympics has changed the mentality of the side and instilled self-belief in players. The team missed out on its first-ever Olympic medal but produced its best-ever show in the history of the quadrennial with a fourth-place finish.

This weekend our Senior Women take on Scotland in Glasgow. With the World Cup Qualifiers less than a month away, the matches form part of crucial match preparation before they fly out to Pisa, Italy.

The successor of Shane McLeod at the head of the Red Lions, assumes a different style. But claims not to be “as hard” as some think …

There are defeats that we can sometimes allow ourselves to justify by “bad luck”. On the other hand, no victorious epic finds its foundation in chance. Wednesday at the Center of Excellence of the Belgian Hockey Federation, if no more odor of sweat wafted in the sports hall, no fragrance of champagne perfumed more the upper floors of the Antwerp building, which this summer became the HQ of the Red Lions and of the Red Panthers. Forty-eight days after the victorious Olympic final, and a good hour after a new training of the “Olympic-world-champions of Europe”, there was no longer any question of finding in Wilrijk that sweet euphoria which had bathed in Tokyo then in Brussels, at the beginning of August.

Legendary player takes up role behind the Wolf Pack bench in lead up to 2022 World Cup qualification



Field Hockey Canada is excited to announce Rob Short as the new Women’s National Team head coach.

“That Red Lions come to visit us by helicopter, it’s a first here!", Confides the president of the Embourg Hockey Club, Jérôme de Marchin . If this great event was possible, it is also through a partnership with Red Bull but also Osaka, a joint sponsor of the club and Arthur Van Doren . He and his brother Loic are not the first Red Lions to come and tread the embouriens lawns. “John-John Dohmen came to do clinics for young people, ”continues Jérôme. “Tom Boon organized an internship here, and we had the chance to be one of the filming locations for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic publicity, produced in 2019. We had a lot of Red Lions with many young people from the club for turn this on the site. I had played the keeper! It had been a great experience. Here with Arthur, we still receive someone who, in addition to his European, world and Olympic titles with the national team, has been twice elected best player in the world! “

By Lucas Ball


Hampstead opened up with win at Wimbledon PIC: Mark Clews

Hampstead & Westminster’s Holly Hunt can’t wait to get back playing at Paddington Recreational this weekend and believes the Londoners’ game against East Grinstead should provide plenty of pace and flair as she called on the home faithful to show their support.

Tim Guise-Brown celebrates Oxted's winner in Oct 2020 PIC: Debbie Christopher

The less than satisfactory build-up to Surbiton’s defeat to Oxted last season has given them fuel for revenge on Sunday. So says Matt Jones, Surbiton’s manager, ahead of a key week for the English domestic champions.

The door is open for Western Wildcats to open up a three point lead over Grange at the top of the men`s Premiership following the postponement of the champions trip to Clydesdale due to Covid-19 cases.

By Craig Madden


Grange's Fraser Heigh has taken the Scottish men's Premiership by storm.

Wildcats have been in mauling mood with 13 goals in their two games so far, and the problem for the Wanderers defence is that the goals come from Fraser Calder, Rob Harwood, Andy McConnell and several others.

The Hawkeyes took a 1-0 victory over the Nittany Lions at Grant Field Friday night to move to 9-0 on the season.

Ben Palya


Iowa midfielder Lokke Stribos hits the ball after receiving the penalty corner shot during the second quarter of the Big Ten field hockey tournament quarterfinals against No. 4 Maryland on Wednesday, April 21, 2021 at Grant Field. The Hawkeyes defeated the Terrapins, 3-0. No. 5 Iowa will go on to play No. 1 Michigan tomorrow afternoon. Hannah Kinson

No. 2 Iowa field hockey won the battle of undefeated teams Friday night as it took a 1-0 victory over previously unbeaten No. 6 Penn State.

y Joshua Dolgoff


UNC sophomore midfielder/fullback Katie Dixon (14) fights for the ball in the Sept. 24 match against Boston College. UNC won 6-1.

No. 7 North Carolina (5-3, 1-0 ACC) picked a convincing 6-1 victory against No. 5 Boston College (7-2, 0-2 ACC) to begin ACC play having six different goal scorers.  

Shane Connuck


Bibi Donraadt battles for possession during Maryland field hockey's 3-2 overtime loss to Penn State on Sept. 18, 2021. (Autumn Hengen/The Diamondback)

Hope Rose ran downfield, moving the ball in open space into the circle. Once an Indiana defender reached her, she dumped it to Julianna Tornetta, who took a shot that was tipped in by Taylor Mason.

Victory marked highest ranked win in modern history



EVANSTON, Ill. – In the team's Big Ten Conference opener, No. 10 Rutgers field hockey earned the highest ranked win in modern history, earning a 2-1 comeback victory at No. 3 Northwestern. Rutgers improved to 7-1 to open the season with the win and gave RU it's best eight-game start to a season since beginning the 2008 season with a 9-1 record.

After falling behind 1-0, Virginia scored three unanswered goals to beat the Demon Deacons on Friday night.

Matt Newton

The No. 11 Virginia field hockey team played its third-consecutive road game at a ranked opponent at No. 16 Wake Forest on Friday night. The Demon Deacons struck first, but the Cavaliers responded with three straight goals and prevailed 3-1 in Winston-Salem.

CMU holds on to even MAC mark at 1-1


CMU goalkeeper Katie Maxim (in gold) celebrates with teammates as time runs out in a 1-0 Mid-American Conference win over No. 23 Kent State on Friday at Cristy Freese Field.

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. -- A historic day for Central Michigan field hockey on Friday as the Chippewas knocked off No. 23-ranked Kent State, 1-0, at Cristy Freese Field.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Despite 11 saves from senior goalkeeper Jade Arundell in her first start since Aug. 28, No. 25 Michigan State was defeated by No. 1 Michigan, 6-1, in Big Ten field hockey action Friday evening at Ocker Field.

By Cam Polo


Duke goalkeeper Piper Hampsch recorded seven saves Friday, but the Blue Devils were unable to score. Photo by Courtesy of Nat LeDonne/Duke Athletics | The Chronicle

On a crisp, clear night in Durham, Louisville arrived in a team bus parked outside Williams Field at Jack Katz stadium. And when it rolled away as the sun fell beyond the horizon, the Cardinals walked off Duke’s campus with a win.

Following last week’s announcement by Hockey Australia and Hockey New Zealand that they will no longer be able to participate to the FIH Odisha Hockey Men's Junior World Cup Bhubaneswar 2021 due to COVID-related international travel restrictions put in place by their respective governments, both teams have been replaced by the USA and Canada.

Bhubaneswar: The Junior World Cup for men will be held from 24 November to 5 December 2021 at Bhubaneswar, Odisha. The BBSR event  will feature 16 teams: Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, South Africa, Egypt, Belgium, England, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, USA, Canada, Chile and Argentina, besides the depending champions India.

A total of 16 teams will compete in the under-21 competition which will be played in Bhubaneswar from November 24 to December 5.

By Naveen Peter


Picture by Charles McQuillan/ Getty Images

The FIH Men’s Hockey Junior World Cup 2021 will be held at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. The under-21 tournament will begin on November 24 this year and the final is scheduled for December 5.

Junior Men’s National Team earns bid to 2021 Junior World Cup

After placing fourth at the 2021 Junior Pan American Championship, Team Canada has earned a place in the Junior World Cup, taking place in Bhubaneswar, November 24-December 5.

By Jugjet Singh


The national hockey players have been cleared of Covid-19 and are eager to start training at Bisham Abbey National Sports Centre in Berkshire, England, for their international friendlies.

THE national men's hockey team passed their first test at the Bisham Abbey National Sports Centre in Berkshire, England, with flying colours.

The Scotland Women’s team begin their preparation for the FIH World Cup Qualifying Tournament with two matches against Wales, this weekend, at Auchenhowie.

After a thrilling return to action last Sunday, the Men’s Hockey League resumes in full this weekend with action across the Premier Division, Division One North/South and four Conferences.

Slough Hockey Club will celebrate its centenary on Sunday, holding a day of celebratory games with food, drink and entertainment and hosting players both and present.

Is there a small whiff of change in the air when you glance at the Premiership tables – albeit after only two games?

Each week, USA Field Hockey' highlights some of the top college games in Division I, II and III.

After losing their first two games, the Demon Deacons bounced back with an ACC win

Jake Stuart


Field hockey had a perfect weekend, finishing with a 3-2 win over UMass.

Coming off a shortened 2020-2021 season that left much to be desired, the Wake Forest field hockey team headed into the fall season on a mission. The Lady Deacon squad has strung together a losing record just once since 2012, and they were looking to get back on track in 2021. Their competition, though, is in no regards a cake walk — the ACC consistently boasts the highest-ranked conference for field hockey — with the reigning national champion, North Carolina Tar Heels, leading the pack.

 
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Michigan State and Michigan are set to face off in Big Ten field hockey action on Friday evening, with the No. 1 Wolverines playing host to the No. 25 Spartans in a rivalry that dates back to 1972.

Iowa will play two games against No. 6 Penn State at Grant Field in Iowa City this weekend.

Ben Palya


Iowa forward Ciara Smith runs the ball down the field during the Iowa Field Hockey game against Ohio University on Sep. 10, 2021 at Grant Field. Iowa defeated Ohio 8-0. (Casey Stone/The Daily Iowan)

No. 2 Iowa field hockey and No. 6 Penn State will square off twice this weekend at Grant Field in Iowa City.

Shane Connuck


Julianna Tornetta runs down the field during Maryland field hockey's 4-3 overtime win over Princeton on Sept. 21, 2021. (Julia Nikhinson/The Diamondback)

No. 9 Maryland field hockey trailed Penn State at the half Saturday, despite leading in nearly every other category on the stat sheet.

Ashley Morrison

It was the former mayor of Carmel, movie star, and Hollywood director Clint Eastwood who said, “opinions are like assholes, everyone has got one.”

University coach and program builder integral to Ontario field hockey community

Zeeshan Minhas was passing by a local high school in Scarborough, Ontario in 2006 when he saw field hockey being played on the school field. He walked over and asked the volunteer coach if he could lend a hand.

By Rod Gilmour



Former F1 team boss Ron Dennis has launched a foundation to address sports-related injuries in 11 to 18-year-olds, partnering with England Hockey and other major sports with a multi-million pound investment over the next decade.