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By Patrick Rowley

Bowdon Hightown defeated previously unbeaten Canterbury 1-0 to reach the winter break with a 100 per cent record in the Slazengers English Women’s League.

Results and goalscorers from Saturday 29 November

Results and goalscorers from Saturday 29 November

SEREMBAN: Nine teams will compete in the fifth Women’s Junior Asia Cup, which will be held at the Seremban Two Hockey Stadium from Dec 13-21.

By Jugjet Singh

MALAYSIAN Hockey Federation (MHF) deputy president Nur Azmi Ahmad welcomes Ernst & Young team manager George Koshy’s stand on helping new clubs, instead of established ones, to widen the base in Malaysia.

By AFTAR SINGH

KUALA LUMPUR: Ten years ago, when Jiwa Mohan  made his international debut, the national hockey team were ranked 11th in the world.

KARACHI: The duo of Zubair Ahmed and Imran Malik blasted a dozen goals between them as PIA bulldozed Sindh 20-0 in the National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) Cup Junior Hockey Championship, here at the Hockey Club of Pakistan Stadium on Saturday.

Anil Datt

Ludhiana, November 29 - Northern Eastern Railway, Gorakhpur, survived a scare before romping home victors against Amritsar XI 2-1 to register their maiden victory the third day of the XIIth All-India Mohinder Partap Singh Grewal Memorial Hockey Tournament being played here at the Prithipal Singh Memorial AstroTurf Stadium of the Punjab Agricultural University campus here today. Yesterday, NER eves were held 2-2 by HMV Dhanoa XI.

GURGAON: Indian Oil rallied from 0-3 down to edge out Air India 4-3 in a quarterfinal league contest of the 19th Lal Bahadur Shastri hockey tournament at the Nehru Stadium here on Saturday.

The results: Indian Oil 4 (Bharat Chikara, Prabhjot Singh, Rajpal Singh, Deepak Thakur) bt Air India 3 (Sandeep Singh-twice, Dhanraj Pillay).

ONGC 3 (Amarjeet Pratap-twice, Rajdeep Singh) bt South Central Railway 2 (Prabhakar Singh, Ashish Minz).

The Hindu

BANGALORE: Sports Authority of India ‘D’ and Om Sai Hockey Club registered runaway wins in the ‘B’ division hockey championship at the KSHA Stadium here on Saturday.

Om Sai defeated Rainbow Hockey Club 8-1, while SAI ‘D’ crushed SHBBC (Gadag) 9-0.

The Hindu

The Trinidad and Tobago Hockey Board (TTHB) held their elections for executive members at their Annual Council meeting at the Media Room Jean Pierre Complex on Saturday 22November, 2008.The composition of the new TTHB Board is as follows:

Maartje Pauman and Eddie Ockenden crowned WorldHockey Young Players of the Year

Argentina ’s Luciana Aymar and Spain ’s Pol Amat were crowned as WorldHockey Players of the Year 2008 in Los Angeles , USA on Friday. Both hockey stars received their awards during a special ceremony on the occasion of the FIH Congress Dinner at Universal Studios in the Californian city.

Kookaburra young gun Eddie Ockenden has proven his blistering Beijing Olympic form was no fluke, with the up and comer named the 2008 WorldHockey Young Player of the year overnight.

The members of the hockey family present in Los Angeles this week for meetings, Forum and Congress took advantage of Thanksgiving day for an excursion to Palm Springs for a traditional Thanksgiving lunch and a visit to the Hockey Festival, one of the biggest hockey events in the world.

The British Olympic Association (BOA) today announced the 16 women and 16 men who will compete for Team GB in hockey at the fifth Australian Youth Olympic Festival (AYOF) in Sydney in January.  Two travelling reserves have also been named for each squad.

Ashling O’Connor, Olympics Correspondent

The axe hangs over ten of Great Britain’s Olympic teams before a key funding decision next week that will define the country’s preparations for London 2012. Potential cuts in elite funding for sports such as basketball and hockey raises the prospect of Luol Deng, the NBA star, having no team to play for in 2012.

by Jugjet Singh

ERNST & Young team manager George Koshy welcomes the move by Malaysian Hockey Federation (MHF) to help revive the club structure in Malaysia, but with a different twist.

by Jugjet Singh

AFTER 10 years of siting on the Tenaga Nasional bench, National Juniors coach K. Rajan is now plotting for their downfall in the quarter-finals of the Malaysia Hockey League (MHL) which starts on Dec 5.

KUALA LUMPUR: National Juniors coach K. Rajan is having sleepless night worrying about his team’s porous defence.

KARACHI: Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) officials are confident of cementing hockey ties with India just weeks after the Indian government blocked its junior team's tour of Pakistan over security concerns.

Anil Datt, Our Sports Reporter

Ludhiana, November 28 - Last year’s losing finalists, Western Railway, Mumbai eves began their campaign on the sound note with an authentic 6-1 victory over Amritsar XI on the second day of the XIIth All-India Mohinder Partap Singh Grewal Memorial Hockey Tournament being played here at the Prithipal Singh Memorial AstroTurf Stadium of the Punjab Agricultural University campus here today.

KARACHI: National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) showed their scoring firepower when they demolished Punjab 13-0 in the National Junior Cup Hockey Tournament here at the Hockey Club of Pakistan Stadium on Friday. With their second massive win, NBP have almost made it certain to qualify for the last four round from group A. The forwards trio of Haseem Khan, Rizwan Khan and Yasir Shabbir slammed in three field goals apiece to steal the limelight. Haseem Khan, who blasted six goals against Sindh, again excelled with the stick by scoring in the third, 11th and 15th minutes. Zuhaib Ahmed netted twice while Muhammad Atiq scored by converting a penalty corner. PIA will meet Sindh at 12.30 pm and KESC will take on Balochistan in the second match at 6.30 pm today.

The News International

NEW DELHI: Manjot Singh converted a penalty corner and Anuj struck a field goal to help Guru Harkrishan Public School (Vasant Vihar) beat Salwan Public School (Rajinder Nagar) 2-0 in the senior boys section of the SS Mota Singh memorial hockey tournament, which began here on Friday.

In a junior boys section match, Modern School (Barakhamba Road) defeated Guru Harkrishan Public School (India Gate) 2-0.

Markand and Pushkar were the scorers.

The Hindu

by Jugjet Singh

ERNST & Young team manager George Koshy summed up his team’s chances in the Malaysia Hockey League TNB Cup by saying “It’s now or never.”

by Jugjet Singh

DIVISION TWO champions Jurulatih dan Jentera (JLJ) will be banking on their 19-year-old penalty corner flicker to do the damage against Sapura in the quarter-finals of the Malaysia Hockey League on Dec 5.

By AFTAR SINGH

KUALA LUMPUR: Division Two champions Jurutera Letrik Jentera (JLJ) will be no pushovers when they face former champions Sapura in the Malaysia Hockey League (MHL) quarter-finals.

Sports Reporter

GURGAON: Ashish Minz and Prabhakar Singh scored a brace each as South Central Railway (SCR) registered a thumping 5-0 win over Indian Bank to qualify for the quarterfinal league of the 19th Lal Bahadur Shastri hockey tournament here on Thursday. Mohammad Aleem netted the other goal.

The Women’s Australia A/ AIS team has made the most of their practice match against a combination of the French women’s team and elite junior boys, recording a five goal victory.

JONATHAN COOK

THE pre-season club indoor hockey tournament held at the YMCA and St John's courts in Pietermaritzburg last weekend brought together some of the top names and club teams in the country and the outcome was tough competition and some nail-biting results

By Shahid A. Khan

Rehan Butt in full flight against India

Seasoned Pakistani striker Rehan Butt was on selected for the WorldHockey All Star Team of 2008 by the International Hockey Federation (FIH).

By AFTAR SINGH

KUALA LUMPUR: Tenaga Nasional will not have the services of national forward S. Selvaraju in their defence of the Malaysia Hockey League (MHL) overall title.

By P. CHANDRA SEGAR

THE Perak Hockey Association (PHA) will, for the first time, host the Asian nine-a-side indoor hockey tournament at the Stadium Indera Mulia in Ipoh on Dec 10-14.

Special Correspondent

— Photo: Sandeep Saxena


Winning smiles: India Colts team which won the tournament.

GURGAON: A golden goal by Jai Karan clinched the title for India Colts as it beat Bharat Petroleum 3-2 in the final of the Jindal Steel 45th Nehru hockey tournament at the Nehru Stadium here on Tuesday.

GURGAON: Jai Karan stole the show with a golden goal as India Colts overcame a spirited Bharat Petroleum (BP) to win the 45th Nehru hockey tournament on Tuesday.

Gurgaon, November 25 - Riding on Jai Karan’s opportunistic golden goal, Indian Colts stunned star-studded Bharat Petroleum (BP) 3-2 to clinch the 45th Nehru Hockey Tournament here today. Earlier, last year’s winner Punjab and Sind Bank (PSB) overpowered ONGC XI 2-1 to finish third.

Saturday 29th & Sunday 30th

With Round 2 of the Irish Hockey League just around the corner we take a look at which teams go head to head.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Hockey Federation (MHF) competition committee will decide tomorrow the dates for the Malaysia Hockey League (MHL) knockout competition.

By AFTAR SINGH

KUALA LUMPUR: Three players are in the leading pack for the top scorer award in the Malaysia Hockey League (MHL).

KARACHI: An 18-member Pakistan women's hockey squad was named for the Junior Asia Cup by Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) on Tuesday after one-day trials at Hockey Club of Pakistan.

The Congress and Meetings week of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) in Los Angeles, USA was officially opened on Monday with the Welcome Cocktail of USA FieldHockey and the United States Olympic Committee (USOC).

The FIH awarded four people who made an excellent contribution to hockey over the past years. Evlyn Raistrick of Scotland received the Order of Merit out of the hands of FIH President Els van Breda Vriesman and FIH Honorary Secretary General Peter Cohen. Jane Ellis (CAN), Ken Read (AUS) and Peter Wefers-Bettink (NED) received the FIH Diploma of Merit.

The FIH Congress and Meetings week continued on Tuesday. On Friday 28 November 2008, the FIH Forum ‘Moving Hockey Forward’ will take place in Los Angeles. In the evening, the FIH will award the Players of the Year. On Saturday 29 November, the FIH Congress will take place.

WorldHockey

BANGALORE: A brace each by Roshan and Rahul enabled Synergy SC score a big 5-2 win over Hassan HC in a State ‘B’ division hockey league encounter at the KSHA Stadium, here on Tuesday.

NEW DELHI: Nine top teams of the country will take part in the 19th all-India Lal Bahadur Shastri hockey tournament to be held at the Nehru Stadium, Gurgaon, from November 27 to December 3.

Newly appointed Kookaburras Coach Ric Charlesworth has wasted little time settling into his new role.

Despite hail and thunder in Belfast, which delayed the start by 30 minutes, Scotland’s women gave the Irish another hot reception by winning the final test match 2-1 yesterday and completing a hat-trick of victories over their higher-ranked hosts this weekend.