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The top of the German league has become incredibly condensed with the top five covered by just five points in the wake of a series of close-run battles.

©: Frank Uijlenbroek/world Sport Pics

Jeroen Hertzberger celebrated his return to the Dutch international squad with a Thursday night hat trick for HC Rotterdam in a 3-3 draw with Den Bosch.

The men’s hockey team floundered in the Commonwealth Games semifinal, missing penalty corners and rushing things up inside the circle to lose to lower-ranked New Zealand. England beat India 2-1 in the bronze playoff.

Navneet Singh


India's hockey team players sit dejected on the pitch after losing to England during their men's field hockey bronze medal match of the 2018 Gold Coast . AFP

India’s hockey teams went to the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games confident of fighting for gold, only to botch the script and end up fourth.

Entering teams in the European Championships has funding implications

Johnny Watterson


Ireland senior men’s coach, Craig Fulton. Photograph: Mervyn McClelland/Presseye/Inpho

Hockey Ireland has been unable to provide any more information other than the welcome news that they are pleased to announce that for the next Indoor European Championships in 2020 Ireland will be entering a senior men’s and women’s team. That leaves room for some talking points, things they should or will be thinking.

By Rod Gilmour



Funding, goes the dictionary, is when money is “made available for a particular purpose”.

By Ijaz Chaudhry

A nine member Pakistan team will compete at the Youth Olympics' Asian Qualifiers at Bangkok, Thailand starting from April 25.

By Jugjet Singh

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian boys and girls hockey teams are expected to face a tough time qualifying for the under-18 Youth Olympics which will be held in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Oct 6-18.

By Aftar Singh


Untiring effort: After his team SSTMI-Thunderbolt won the MJHL Division One title last week, Syarman Mat Tee’s next mission is to help Malaysia qualify for the Youth Olympics.

KUALA LUMPUR: Defender Syarman Mat Tee helped Tunku Mahkota Ismail Sports School (SSTMI)-Thunderbolt to win the Malaysian Junior Hockey League (MJHL) Division One last week.

By Jugjet Singh

KUALA LUMPUR: Six teams will battle for the Division Two Malaysian Junior Hockey League (MJHL) title beginning today with no clear favourites.

Mike Joyce has returned to FIH as Executive Director of the Hockey Foundation

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) and the Foundation for the Development and Promotion of Hockey (The Hockey Foundation) has announced the appointment of Mike Joyce as its first Executive Director.

Hockey development is thriving in the Pacific islands Photo: Darren James/Tonga Hockey Federation

Hockey continues to develop apace and at all levels of participation in the South Pacific Islands of Tonga, Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands.

The XXI Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia was the last major tournament for many of the participating nations at this year's Vitality Women’s Hockey World Cup, London 2018. As such, it was the ideal opportunity for the players to experience the atmosphere of a big international occasion and to challenge themselves in the testing conditions of a multi-sport event.

OLIVIA CALDWELL


The Black Sticks have beaten their gold medal hoodoo – so where to now for this young team? SCOTT BARBOUR/GETTY IMAGES

Talk about a team player. Black Sticks midfielder Pippa Hayward was an emotional wreck for the duration of the Commonwealth Games – and not just while her side was playing.

By The Hockey Paper


Canada beat South Africa to make history (PIC: Yan Huckendubler/CGC)

Canada captain Kate Wright believes the women’s side is beginning to show signs of “something great” after ending the Commonwealth Games in fifth place, their best showing at the event.

Says players need to learn and deliver at international level

Mohsin Ali



ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) secretary Olympian Shahbaz Senior terming Pakistan hokey team’s performance satisfactory in the Commonwealth Games has said that more sincere efforts will put in to get better results.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Since the announcement of the 2018 U.S Women’s National Development Squad in January, the team has had multiple training camps up and down the East Coast, including one this past weekend. Following this extensive camp in Lancaster, Pa. that included scrimmages against two collegiate teams, the U.S. Women’s National Development Squad coaching staff has confirmed the tour roster that will travel to Santiago, Chile to compete in a four-game test series against Chile’s Women’s and U-19 Women’s National Team from May 15-24.

Four Canadian masters teams bound for Spain this summer



A trip to the Spanish coast in June and July? Doesn’t sound too bad. But these Canadian masters hockey athletes aren’t going for the sun and beaches. They’ll be on the hockey pitches in Terrassa and Barcelona playing in the Masters World Cup competitions. Field Hockey Canada is thrilled to be sending teams in four different divisions to Spain this summer: The Men’s 60+ national team will be playing in the WGM Grandmasters World Cup from June 20-30, 2018 in Barcelona. The Men’s 50+, Women’s 50+ and Women’s 55+ teams will then take the field July 27-August 5th at the IMHA Masters World Cup in Terrassa.

Following on from a recent series win against their Welsh counterparts, Scotland U18 Women faced Poland in a three match tournament. Scotland had great success in their first game winning 2-0, however, both teams were equally determined to come out on top and carried an intense showdown throughout the rest of the weekend.

As a matter of fact, it is their maiden title since the club’s inception.

By Kasozi Balikuddembe


Rhinos and Kampala in action

There is a wave of optimism in the Rhinos Hockey Club camp. Barely one year in the setup, Suzan Khainza and Co are counting their blessings!

Old La Sallians Association of Klang (OLAK) relegated to Division Two

By Jugjet Singh

KUALA LUMPUR: Tunku Mahkota Ismail Sports School (SSTMI) Thunderbolts snatched the Division One Junior Hockey League (JHL) League title from Petaling Jaya City Council (PJCC) Tigers with a 0-0 draw yesterday.

By Aftar Singh


That’s mine: MBPJ Tigers’ Muhammad Ishraf Irsyad Alias (left) stealing the ball from SSTMI-Thunderbolt’s Muhammad Adam Ahmad Kamal during the Malaysian Junior Hockey League Division One match at the MBPJ Hockey Stadium yesterday. — IZZRAFIQ ALIAS/The Star

PETALING JAYA: Tunku Mahkota Ismail Sports School (SSTMI)-Thunderbolt wrapped up the Malaysian Junior Hockey League (MJHL) Division One with a 100% record.

The local school’s team last won this award back in 2007.

Lloyd Mackenzie


Photo: Cailynn Den Bakker

THE St Mary’s DSG Kloof first hockey team recently won the 2018 St Mary’s (Waverley) Investec Hockey Festival in its 19th year of play.

by J Anderson

A hockey training program must meet the demands of a very physically challenging, multi-sprint sport.

Faced with the dilemma of watching the Men's Bronze Medal game between Inda and England, I'm sorry, but Hockey won out. The update will happen at 11:00 GMT

My apologies for the slight delay in updating the site today. There is obviously a lot of CWG News and getting it into some sort of logical order is taking time. I should be finished by about 11:00 GMT