MELBOURNE: Robbert Kemperman scored twice and helped the Netherlands held on for a 3-2 win over England on Thursday at the Champions Trophy men's field hockey tournament.

MELBOURNE: Reserve Nam Hyun-woo scored three goals in seven minutes off penalty corners to help South Korea overcome a 5-1 deficit and draw 5-5 with Spain on Thursday at the Champions Trophy men's field hockey tournament.

CHENNAI: Surprisingly, no Indian figures in the list of nominees for the International Hockey Federation's 2009 Men's Player of the Year and the Young Player of the Year awards.

No Indian was found good enough as the International Hockey Federation (FIH) on Wednesday unveiled nominees for its annual Player of the Year awards.

Due to circumstances completely beyond my control there will be a delay in the news being updated this morning. I hope to be able to fully update the site by 16:00 GMT. My apologies for the hiccup