13th African Games 2023 - Accra , Ghana
Accra
All times GMT
Men
17 Mar 2024 14:00 GHA v NGR (One Pool) 1 - 0
17 Mar 2024 16:00 KEN v EGY (One Pool) 2 - 3
18 Mar 2024 10:00 EGY v NGR (One Pool) 5 - 4
18 Mar 2024 16:00 KEN v GHA (One Pool) 1 - 3
20 Mar 2024 14:00 NGR v KEN (One Pool)
20 Mar 2024 16:00 GHA v EGY (One Pool)
22 Mar 2024 14:00 3rd One Pool v 4th One Pool
22 Mar 2024 16:00 1st One Pool v 2nd One Pool
Pool Standings
Women
17 Mar 2024 10:00 KEN v GHA (One Pool) 1 - 4
18 Mar 2024 14:00 NGR v GHA (One Pool) 0 - 1
20 Mar 2024 10:00 NGR v KEN (One Pool)
22 Mar 2024 10:00 1st One Pool v 2nd One Pool (Final)
Pool standings
Live scores
FIH Match Centre
Ghana off to winning start with victory over rivals Nigeria
Ghana got off to a winning start on day one of the men’s hockey competition of the 2023 African Games, with a 1-0 victory over rivals Nigeria, at the Theodosia Okoh Hockey Stadium on Sunday.
Poor pitch condition leads to SA hockey teams withdrawing from Africa Games in Ghana
South African hockey teams have been withdrawn from the Africa Games in Ghana due to the poor condition of the playing surface. Photo: Paul Ellis/AFP
The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (Sascoc) have withdrawn the country’s hockey teams from the Africa Games in Ghana citing the poor condition of the playing surface.
SA Women’s Hockey Withdrawn from Africa Games as ‘Field Not Satisfactory’
Photo: (c) Ray Chaplin www.raychaplin.photography
The South African women’s hockey team has been withdrawn from the Africa Games without even playing a game. The event is currently taking place in Ghana where Team SA is putting on some impressive performances and hauling in the medals. However, the hockey women won’t be able to show their skills in the 13th Games in Accra from 8-23 March 2024.
Indoor Pan Am Cup 2024
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
All times GMT -7.00
Men
19 Mar 2024 11:15 ARG v GUY (Round Robin)
19 Mar 2024 12:30 TTO v CAN (Round Robin)
19 Mar 2024 17:00 USA v GUY (Round Robin)
19 Mar 2024 18:15 ARG v CAN (Round Robin)
Pool standings
Women
19 Mar 2024 10:00 USA v ARG (Round Robin)
19 Mar 2024 15:45 CAN v URU (Round Robin)
Pool standings
FIH Match Centre
T&T stickmen flick off Indoor Pan Am Cup
by Nigel Simon
T&T’s Shaquille Daniel, from left, Jordan Vieira and Mickell Pierre celebrate a goal against Kenya at the inaugural 16-nation FIH Hockey 5s World Cup at the Hockey Oman Venue in Al Amarat in Muscat, Oman, on January 28. Courtesy FIH
T&T senior national men’s hockey team will begin their quest for a third FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup appearance when they meet host Canada in their opening match at the Indoor Pan American Hockey Cup in Alberta, Canada on Tuesday from 2.30 pm.
Yves-du-Manoir Stadium
Hockey players share their excitement about playing in the legendary Paris 2024 venue that became world-famous 100 years ago when France last hosted the Games
By Céline Penicaud and Marta Martín
Yves-du-Manoir Stadium in 1924. Picture by Getty Images
This year, the world’s best hockey players have the opportunity to compete together in a historic venue at the Olympic Games Paris 2024.
Hockey India names 27-member Indian Men's Hockey Team for Australia Tour
The team led by Harmanpreet Singh and Vice Captained by Hardik Singh will take on the hosts in five-match series
New Delhi: Hockey India on Monday named the 27-member Indian Men's Team for the upcoming Australia Tour with the first match starting on 6 April 2024 in Perth, Australia.
Gantoise’s women assured of playoff spot
Gantoise are already assured of a Belgian women’s championship playoff place with five games to go and moved within two wins of guaranteeing top spot from the regulation playoff place.
Day 6 Results: 14th Hockey India Senior Women National Championship 2024
Pune: Day 6 of the 14th Hockey India Senior Women National Championship witnessed Hockey Mizoram defeating Hockey Punjab to qualify for the Quarter-Finals, Assam Hockey defeating Le Puducherry Hockey while Goans Hockey drew with Hockey Chandigarh and Hockey Rajasthan drew with Hockey Himachal at the Major Dhyanchand Hockey Stadium Pimpri, Pune.
England Hockey League 2023/24 Premier Division Weekend 16 Review
The England Hockey League 2023/24 Premier Division was at its very best again with exciting action across the country.
England Hockey League 2023/24: Weekend 17 Review
The England Hockey League 2023/24 continued with thrilling action in Division 1 and Conferences across the country. Here's the full round up of both Men's and Women's Leagues from the 17th weekend:
Old Georgians rally to keep Finals Day ticket on track, H&W women record biggest win
East Grinstead women top Pool B in race to Finals Day PIC: EVA GILBERT
In a three-game shoot out to secure one of four Finals Weekend tickets, nothing is certain. And Old Georgians nearly found that out to their cost before carving out a brilliant comeback to deny Beeston at the weekend.
Watsonians women continue the victory trail but Grange men slip-up
FRIDAY EVENING
On Friday evening Edinburgh University threw a spanner in the workings of the Scottish men’s Premiership title race with a powerful 3-1 win over leaders Grange. The outcome ruined Grange`s unbeaten record and reduced their lead to a single point over the chasing pack of the Edinburgh students, and Western Wildcats.
Watsonians and Edinburgh University out on their own in the Scottish Women`s Premiership
Watsonians’ relentless drive towards retaining the women`s Premiership title continues unabated, after they were 3-1 winners at fifth placed Grange. The champions still lead the table by five points from Edinburgh University.
Incredible drama and action at Senior Schools’ Cup Finals 2024
Senior Girls Cup – Dollar Academy 4-3 Edinburgh Academy
A sensational Senior Girls’ Cup Final was settled by a last minute winner to give Dollar Academy a 4-3 victory.
Eswaran rises to be a top player despite coming from a broken family
By Aftar Singh
Eswaran, who is the youngest of three siblings, joined the Jiwa Mohan Academy (JW Academy) in Penang at the beginning of last year.
KUALA LUMPUR: Hardship has made forward Eswaran George a disciplined and tough hockey player.
13th African Games 2023 - Accra , Ghana
Accra
All times GMT
Men
17 Mar 2024 14:00 GHA v NGR (One Pool) 1 - 0
17 Mar 2024 16:00 KEN v EGY (One Pool) 2 - 3
18 Mar 2024 10:00 EGY v NGR (One Pool) 5 - 4
18 Mar 2024 16:00 KEN v GHA (One Pool) 1 - 3
20 Mar 2024 14:00 NGR v KEN (One Pool)
20 Mar 2024 16:00 GHA v EGY (One Pool)
22 Mar 2024 14:00 3rd One Pool v 4th One Pool
22 Mar 2024 16:00 1st One Pool v 2nd One Pool
Pool Standings
Women
17 Mar 2024 10:00 KEN v GHA (One Pool) 1 - 4
18 Mar 2024 14:00 NGR v GHA (One Pool) 0 - 1
20 Mar 2024 10:00 NGR v KEN (One Pool)
22 Mar 2024 10:00 1st One Pool v 2nd One Pool (Final)
Pool standings
Live scores
FIH Match Centre
Field Hockey at African Games
By Tariq Ali
After the gap of 20 years field hockey, once again will be the full event of African Games 2023 to be held in Accra Ghana commencing from 17 March 2024. The last time field hockey was the event of the African Games in Abuja Nigeria in 2003. In the meantime from 2007 separate Qualifiers for the Olympic Games for the African teams held in the other venues apart from African Games.
The Final Standing of the Men's hockey teams in the previous All African Games:
1987 at Nairobi Kenya
1 Kenya 2 Zimbabwe 3 Nigeria 4 Egypt 5 Ghana 6 Tanzania 7 Zambia
1991 at Cairo Egypt
1 Egypt 2 Kenya 3 Zimbabwe 4 Ghana 5 Nigeria
1995 Harare Zimbabwe
1 South Africa 2 Egypt 3 Kenya 4 Zimbabwe 5 Nigeria 6 Namibia
1999 Johannesburg South Africa
1 South Africa 2 Egypt 3 Kenya 4 Zimbabwe 5 Ghana 6 Nigeria
2003 Abuja Nigeria
1 Egypt 2 South Africa 3 Ghana 4 Nigeria 5 Zimbabwe
Women's Hockey
1995 Harare Zimbabwe
1 South Africa 2 Zimbabwe 4 Kenya 4 Namibia 5 Nigeria 6 Ghana
1999 Johannesburg South Africa
1 South Africa 2 Zimbabwe 3 Kenya 4 Namibia
2003 Abuja Nigeria
2 South Africa 2 Nigeria 3 Kenya 4 Ghana 5 Zimbabwe 6 Namibia
Van Aubel hails EHL turning point as vital step in Pinoké journey
Pinoké’s Florent Van Aubel says last year’s EHL Men’s FINAL8 was a “special moment” in his team’s evolution despite a 3-2 defeat at the hands of Racing Club de Bruxelles.
Rot-Weiss defeated by Mannheim on Bundesliga return
German champions Rot-Weiss Köln suffered just their second loss of the season on Saturday in the first men’s Bundesliga game of 2024.
Polo land Copa del Rey for 32nd time
Real Club de Polo won its 32nd Copa del Rey after beating Atlètic Terrassa in a shoot-out following a 2-2 draw in normal time La Estupa de Benalmádena.
Campo get some revenge in cup final over Junior
Club de Campo won the 2024 Copa de la Reina title, defeating Junior FC 1-0, going some way to avenging their defeat to the Catalan side in last season’s final four.
Loreto win two trophies over epic weekend
Loreto stormed to two pieces of silverware over the weekend as they won by the EY Hockey League regular season title and the Jacqui Potter Cup competition.
Day 5 Results: 14th Hockey India Senior Women National Championship 2024
Hockey Haryana, Hockey Association of Odisha and Hockey Mizoram won their respective matches
Pune: Day 5 of the 14th Hockey India Senior Women National Championship witnessed Hockey Haryana, Hockey Association of Odisha and Hockey Mizoram clinch victories in their respective matches at the Major Dhyanchand Hockey Stadium Pimpri, Pune. With the day’s results, Hockey Haryana and Hockey Association of Odisha sealed their berth in the Quarter-Finals.
12th Hong Kong Men's Quadrangular Hockey Tournament
Hong Kong (HKG)
All times GMT +8
8 Mar 2024 13:00 THA v MAC (One Pool) 4 - 0
8 Mar 2024 17:30 TPE v HKG (One Pool) 1 - 1
9 Mar 2024 11:30 THA v TPE (One Pool) 3 - 2
9 Mar 2024 18:15 MAC v HKG (One Pool) 0 - 6
10 Mar 2024 12:15 TPE v MAC (One Pool) 11 - 0
10 Mar 2024 16:45 HKG v THA (One Pool)
Pool Standings
7th Women’s Hockey Invitational Tournament
8 Mar 2024 15:15 SGP v TPE (One Pool) 1 - 0
8 Mar 2024 19:45 HKG v INA (One Pool) 7 - 0
9 Mar 2024 13:45 TPE v INA (One Pool) 1 - 0
9 Mar 2024 16:00 HKG v SGP (One Pool) 2 - 0
10 Mar 2024 10:00 INA v SGP (One Pool) 2 - 0
10 Mar 2024 14:30 TPE v HKG (One Pool)
Pool Standings
FIH Match Centre
Celebrating women leading the way forward in hockey
On the field and off the field. As players, coaches, umpires and administrators. On this International Women’s Day 2024, a year where the International Hockey Federation (FIH) celebrates its centennial, we focus on eight women who have been leading the way over the past few decades, and creating a blueprint for success that will benefit the generations to come, as they look to these role models and follow in their footsteps.
Savita’s message on International Women’s Day: Believe in yourself and you can achieve beyond limits
The Indian Women’s Captain says that steps have been taken to enhance gender equality in sports
New Delhi: On the occasion of International Women’s Day 2024, Indian Women’s Team Captain, Savita Punia delivered a strong message and said that the key to achievement lies in believing in yourself. She said, “When I started playing, I was lucky that I got full support from my family despite the challenges. That was a massive confidence booster for me. However, that was not the case for everyone. But with time, situation has changed for the good. So, always believe in yourself and don’t think that you are any less than anyone. Set your goals, and put all your hard-work with determination and motivation. It may take a bit of time to achieve your goals, but in the end, you will always get there.”
Hockey Ireland launches ‘See Us, Be Us, Back Us’ campaign
Today Hockey Ireland celebrated International Women’s Day with the launch of its latest campaign in support of the women’s game.
Hoci Cymru Young Ambassador Lily Morgan continues to make strides in her mission
Last year, we told the story of Hoci Cymru Young Ambassador Lily Morgan, who spoke in front of the EuroHockey General Assembly in Monchengladbach, Germany in August.
England Hockey League 2023/24 Premier Division Weekend 15 Preview
Teams continue on week 15 of the Women's and Men's England Hockey Premier Division with everything still left to play for and Rod Gilmour from The Hockey Paper has previewed all the anticipated action.
By Jugjet Singh
Malaysia (in blue) in action against Canada in the Olympic Qualifier in Valencia on Sunday.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Hockey Confederation (MHC) sent a young women's team to the Olympic Qualifier in Valencia with minimal expectations.
Ranchi, Jharkhand (IND)
All times GMT +5:30
27 Oct 2023 16:00 JPN v MAS (One Pool) 3 - 0
27 Oct 2023 18:15 CHN v KOR (One Pool) 0 - 1
27 Oct 2023 20:30 IND v THA (One Pool) 7 - 1
28 Oct 2023 16:00 JPN v KOR (One Pool) 4 - 0
28 Oct 2023 18:15 THA v CHN (One Pool) 0 - 6
28 Oct 2023 20:30 IND v MAS (One Pool) 5 - 0
Pool standings
Live Scores
FIH Match Centre
Manuja Veerappa
Dilip Tirkey. (Odisha Sports Photo)
BENGALURU: Foreign coaches have been Indian hockey’s go-to professionals ever since Germany’s Gerhard Rach took over the team bound for the Athens Olympics in 2004. For nearly two decades now, the men’s team has seen as many as 10 foreign coaches. A change, perhaps, would be welcome if Dilip Tirkey’s views are anything to go by.