MELBOURNE: Olympic champions Germany are aiming to protect their top world ranking in the men's field hockey Champions Trophy, getting underway on Saturday.

Cathy Harris

Jason Lee, the England and Great Britain head coach, had hoped to use the Champions Trophy that begins in Melbourne on Saturday to continue assessing his players, preparing the squad for next year’s World Cup finals in Delhi and, ultimately, London 2012.

By Emily Benammar

England coach Jason Lee is under no illusions that his squad are going into the 2009 Champions Trophy as tournament underdogs.

By Emily Benammar

Everything you need to know as England's Men's team prepare for the 2009 Champions Trophy in Australia.

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) released the nominated players for the 2009 Women’s Player of the Year and the Young Player of the Year. All athletes that participated at the Samsung Champions Trophy and the BDO Champions Challenge I were able to vote.

After nine teams already qualified automatically for the BDO FIH World Cup women 2010, 18 formations still have a chance to qualify through one of the three World Cup Qualifiers.

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) today announced that USA Field Hockey will host the AtaHolding Women's World Cup Qualifier, scheduled from March 26 to April 3, 2010 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, CA.

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CHANDIGARH: Indian Oil and Namdhari XI shared the title in the Jindal Steel Nehru hockey tournament as the two teams were locked 1-1 at the end of the regulation period and extra-time, and decided to avoid a decisive climax after extending the tie-break to 10-10, in the final at the Sector-42 Stadium here on Wednesday.

The 2005 edition of senior Nehru hockey tournament made news for the violent free-for-all between Namdhari XI and Indian Oil (IOC), which resulted in one player being hospitalised and the third-place match between the teams called off. In 2006, the two teams clashed again, this time in the final on field, with IOC walking away winners. On Wednesday, in a repeat of 2006, IOC will take on Namdhari XI in the title clash of the 46th senior Nehru hockey tournament in another chapter to the keen contest between the two teams. For the Namdharis, it will be a chance to avenge their 2-1 loss in the league stages this year. In the semi-finals on Tuesday, IOC thrashed Army XI 5-1 while Namdharis rallied to defeat Punjab National Bank (PNB) 2-1 after trailing by a goal.

Bhubaneswar, Nov. 25: The state might have fared badly in recognising the versatility of Indian hockey star Dilip Tirkey, but his fans have not.

CHENNAI: International Adam Sinclair struck thrice as Indian Overseas Bank thrashed Chennai Port Trust 8-0 in a Chennai Hockey Association senior division league match at the SDAT-Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium here on Wednesday.

Gopinath, Senthil, Vinod Rayer (2) and Iyyappan were the other scorers.

The Hindu

NEW DELHI: Gursimran Singh performed a hat-trick as host S.S. Mota Singh Senior Secondary Model School, Janakpuri, defeated Guru Harkrishan Public School, India Gate, 7-0 in the junior boys section of the 27th S.S. Mota Singh memorial hockey tournament at the school ground on Wednesday. Kulbeer Singh (2), Ravneet Singh and Dilpreet Singh scored the other goals.

KUALA LUMPUR: Penalty corner flicker Baljit Singh Sarjab was the toast for Ernst and Young in the Malaysia Hockey League (MHL) last year.

By AFTAR SINGH

KUALA LUMPUR: Sapura will not have the services of foreign players for their challenge in the Premier Division of the Malaysia Hockey League (MHL), which begins on Dec 4.

KUALA LUMPUR: Kuala Lumpur are well prepared for the national Under-14 hockey tournament, which will be held at the Wisma Belia Hockey Stadium in Kuantan from Nov 30-Dec 6.

The South African Hockey Association held its’ annual awards function on Friday 20th November 2009 at the Queensmead Hockey Stadium in Durban. The following awards were presented, for excellence in the 2009 Hockey Season:

KARACHI: Top national sports legends gathered here on Wednesday to participate in legendary hockey player Islahuddin Siddiqui’s autobiography, ‘Dash through my life’, launching ceremony.