News for 27 November 2021
All the news for Saturday 27 November 2021
2021-22 FIH Pro League (M)- 27 November
Wagener Hockey Stadium, Amstelveen
Times GMT +1
26 Nov 2021 NED v BEL (RR) 2 - 2 (3 - 0 SO)
28 Nov 2021 14:00 NED v BEL (RR)
Keep up to date with all the latest news on the FIH Hockey Pro League via the Watch.Hockey app, event website and through FIH social media channels - Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
Live streaming and full game replay on the Watch Hockey App (May be Geo blocked if there is TV coverage)
Pool Standings
| Rank | Team | Played | Wins | SO Win | Draws | SO Loss | Losses | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | England | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Spain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | India | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Argentina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Germany | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11 | -7 | 0 |
Youthful Netherlands claim bonus point against Olympic champions Belgium
The Jeroen Delmee coaching era started in positive fashion on Friday evening as his youthful Netherlands team earned a 2-2 draw against reigning Olympic, World and FIH Hockey Pro League champions Belgium, before claiming a wonderful bonus point by comfortably winning the shoot-out on a rainy occasion at the Wagener Stadium in Amstelveen. 
Dutch win on penalties against rivals Belgium in Men's FIH Hockey Pro League
By Michael Houston
Thierry Brinkman and Jonas de Geus both scored penalties against Belgium to seal the shoot-out victory ©Getty Images
The Netherlands won the only match of the round in a thrilling shoot-out with regional rivals Belgium in the Men's International Hockey Federation (FIH) Hockey Pro League on home soil at the Wagener Hockey Stadium in Amstelveen.
FIH Hockey Women’s Junior World Cup South Africa 2021 put on hold
Following the outbreak of a new coronavirus variant in South Africa, the International Hockey Federation (FIH), the South African Hockey Association and the North-West University of Potchefstroom have jointly decided that the FIH Hockey Women’s Junior World Cup South Africa 2021, initially planned in Potchefstroom from 5 to 16 December, will not happen
Outbreak of new coronavirus variant forces postponement of Women’s Junior Hockey World Cup
By Neil Shefferd 
The Women's Junior Hockey World Cup has been postponed due to an outbreak of a new coronavirus variant in South Africa ©FIH
The Women’s Junior Hockey World Cup, scheduled to be held in South Africa next month, has been postponed due to the outbreak of a new coronavirus variant in the country.
FIH Hockey Women's Junior World Cup put on hold in South Africa due to COVID
The event was set to be held from December 5 to 16 in Potchefstroom in SA. The FIH hasn’t announced an alternate window yet.
By Utathya Nag
The FIH Hockey Women's Junior World Cup 2021, which was set to be held in Potchefstroom, South Africa from December 5, has been put on hold due to the outbreak of a new coronavirus variant in the country.
England U21s Unable To Take Part In Junior Women's World Cup
England Hockey are sad to report that our U21 team are unable to take part in next month’s FIH Junior Women’s World Cup in South Africa.
FIH Odisha Hockey Men's Junior World Cup Bhubaneswar 2021 - 26 November
Bhubaneswar Odisha
All times GMT +5:30
26 Nov 2021 RSA v CHI (Pool A) 5 - 1
26 Nov 2021 KOR v USA (Pool C) 5 - 1
26 Nov 2021 ESP v NED (Pool C) 2 - 3
26 Nov 2021 ARG v GER (Pool D) 2 - 3
26 Nov 2021 MAS v BEL (Pool A) 1 - 1
27 Nov 2021 PAK v EGY (Pool D) 3 - 1
27 Nov 2021 FRA v CAN (Pool B) 11 - 1
27 Nov 2021 14:30 RSA v MAS (Pool A)
27 Nov 2021 17:00 BEL v CHI (Pool A)
27 Nov 2021 19:30 IND v POL (Pool B)
28 Nov 2021 12:00 KOR v ESP (Pool C)
28 Nov 2021 14:30 NED v USA (Pool C)
28 Nov 2021 17:00 PAK v ARG (Pool D)
28 Nov 2021 19:30 GER v EGY (Pool D)
Keep up to date with all the latest news on the FIH Hockey Pro League via the Watch.Hockey app, event website and through FIH social media channels - Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
Live streaming and full game replay on the Watch Hockey App (May be Geo blocked if there is TV coverage)
Pool Standings
Pool A
| Rank | Team | Played | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 2 | Malaysia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | South Africa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Chile | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 0 |
Pool B
| Rank | Team | Played | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 17 | 9 |
| 2 | India | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 3 |
| 3 | Poland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 3 |
| 4 | Canada | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 25 | -23 | 0 |
Pool C
| Rank | Team | Played | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 6 |
| 2 | Spain | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 16 | 3 |
| 3 | Korea | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 3 |
| 4 | United States | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 22 | -21 | 0 |
Pool D
| Rank | Team | Played | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | Argentina | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 3 |
| 3 | Pakistan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 3 |
| 4 | Egypt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 17 | -16 | 0 |
MJWC: Netherlands & Germany book quarter-final tickets on Day 3
Day 3: The Netherlands and Germany both claimed their second victories of the competition to join France in the quarter-finals of the FIH Odisha Hockey Me’s Junior World Cup Bhubaneswar 2021. South Africa and Korea were also winners, while Malaysia produced a magnificent defensive display to hold Belgium to a 1-1 draw, a result that keeps both sides in contention for the knock-out phase.
Malaysia on course for quarter-final berth in world meet
By Jugjet Singh
The Malaysian team (in yellow) battle Belgium to a 1-1 draw in the Junior World Cup in Bhubanesar, India, yesterday. Pic courtesy of FIH
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia kept their sights on the quarter-finals of hockey's Junior World Cup in Bhubanesar, India, after holding Belgium 1-1 in Group A yesterday.
Amsterdam and Egara to host EHL events at Easter 2022
The Wagener Stadium will be the stage for Easter 2022’s ABN AMRO EHL Men and Women’s competitions with AH&BC Amsterdam opening its doors once again for the world’s best club hockey competition.
Successful Day 2 at the 40th Edition US National Hockey Festival
IMAGES TAKEN BY AM PHOTOGRAPHY
TAMPA, Fla. - Warm weather and even hotter field hockey competition were the trademarks of a successful second day at the 2021 National Hockey Festival at the Tournament Sportsplex in Tampa Bay in Tampa, Fla.
Irish Senior Cup quarter-finals take centre-stage
Saturday brings the quarter-finals of the men’s and women’s Irish Senior Cup with a number of potential classics on the list while there are women’s EYHL Division 2 and Irish Hockey Trophy games.
Indian Hockey's first ever Mother and son Internationals
By K. ARUMUGAM
Its a first in the glorious Indian hockey history. We know, like in the West, families produced top hockey players in India too. No surprise therefore we have among us many father-son combos, brother -brother duos and even brother-sister internationals. With former women hockey legend Pritamrani Siwach’s son Yasdhdeep Siwach figuring in the last two matches of the ongoing Junior World Cup, India has had its first-ever Mother-Son combo.
Pakistan hockey needs funds: Asif Bajwa
LAHORE - Pakistan Hockey Federation Secretary General Asif Bajwa has said that ranking cannot be improved without participating in international events and they need funds to take Pakistan hockey to new heights. Talking to media at Lahore Press Club on Friday, Asif Bajwa said: “Pakistan hockey has always had government patronage, which won awards and gold medals in big events and now we need same patronage and resources to excel again. We are three times Olympic champions, four times world champion as well as have won Asian Games and Champions Trophy many times.”