News for 13 February 2022
All the news for Sunday 13 February 2022
2021-22 FIH Pro League - 13 February
Men
Potchefstroom, Universtity of North West
All Times GMT +2
12 Feb 2022 18:00 FRA v IND (RR) 5 - 2
12 Feb 2022 20:00 RSA v NED (RR) 2 - 6
13 Feb 2022 18:00 RSA v IND (RR)
13 Feb 2022 20:00 FRA v NED (RR)
Cenard, Buenos Aires
All times GMT -3
12 Feb 2022 19:00 ARG v BEL (RR) 2 - 1
13 Feb 2022 19:00 ARG v BEL (RR)
Men's Pool Standings
| Rank | Team | Played | Wins | SO Win | Draws | SO Loss | Losses | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 13 |
| 2 | Belgium | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 7 |
| 3 | India | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 6 |
| 4 | England | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 5 | France | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 4 |
| 6 | Argentina | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Spain | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 0 |
| 8 | Germany | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11 | -7 | 0 |
| 9 | South Africa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 27 | -22 | 0 |
Women
Cenard, Buenos Aires
All times GMT -3
12 Feb 2022 16:30 ARG v BEL (RR) 3 - 1
13 Feb 2022 16:30 ARG v BEL (RR)
Women's Pool Standings
| Rank | Team | Played | Wins | SO Win | Draws | SO Loss | Losses | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 2 | India | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 6 |
| 3 | Belgium | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 6 |
| 4 | Argentina | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Spain | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 1 |
| 6 | United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | England | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Germany | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0 |
| 9 | China | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | -7 | 0 |
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India suffer the blues as France find form; Netherlands hit South Africa for six and Belgium men, women feel Argentina bite
It was an exciting day of Pro League action as the No. 13 world ranked France toppled the No. 3-ranked Indian side in an exciting 5-2 game in South Africa. While the France defence were outstanding, it was the firing offence that put on a show. India struggled to convert on penalty corners and could only tally from the stroke mark. In the game following, Dennis Warmerdam buried two fantastic goals to lead the Netherlands to a 6-2 victory and pick up Player of the Game honours. The Dutch were in fine form all game, but the South Africans weathered the storm and never backed down, putting two goals in past the mighty Netherlands. 
France stun men's Olympic bronze medallists India in hockey Pro League
By Patrick Burke
Victor Charlet, right, scored twice for France in their 5-2 win against India ©Getty Images
France stunned men's Olympic bronze medallists India to clinch a first victory of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) Pro League season, earning a comfortable 5-2 win to avenge a midweek defeat against the same side.
France stun Olympic bronze medallists India 5-2
India's lacklustre performance can be summed up from the fact that they earned as many as 10 penalty corners but failed to find the back of the net.
File image of Indian men's hockey captain Manpreet Singh. Hockey India
Potchefstroom (South Africa): Olympic bronze medallists India dished out a shoddy performance to lose 2-5 against lower-ranked France in the second match of the FIH Hockey Pro League two-leg tie on Saturday.
France Exact Sweet Revenge over India
France are considered one of the rapidly-improving sides in the world – many might have thought that perhaps they are an over-hyped side given their listless 0-5 defeat to India in the first encounter. Les Blues showed against the Netherlands in their next game why they are talked about so highly as they held the Dutch 2-2 in regulation time before going down in the penalty shootout.
Netherlands win, but South Africa begin showing the lessons learnt
South Africa and Netherlands faced off for the second time in Potchefstroom for the FIH Pro League on Saturday Night. South Africa had been heavily defeated in the opening meeting between the two sides earlier in the week and were desperate to give a better account of themselves this time round.
How Goalkeepers Had to Adapt to Defending Penalty Shootouts Over Penalty Strokes Over Time
Hockey has evolved over the decades and the way game is played has undergone significant changes. Hockey goalkeepers also have to adapt to the changing demands of the sport. For over close to four decades, the penalty stroke rule was in place for matches that end in a tie (penalty stroke rule was first introduced at the 1972 Munich Olympics in the 11th-place classification match when Poland defeated France). The penalty stroke rule mandated players to take the stroke from 6.4 metres away from the centre of the goal. The general line of thought was that the old penalty stroke rule in deadlocked games had a higher luck quotient and involved less of skills of the striker and the goalkeeper.
Hockey India names 65 players for junior men’s national camp
Hockey India names 65 players for the upcoming junior men’s national camp to be held from February 14 to 25.
India coach Graham Reid. - HOCKEY INDIA
Hockey India on Saturday named 65 players for the upcoming junior men’s national camp to be held from February 14 to 25 at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) centre here.
Two big wins for Inverleith in Europe and a great result for Gordonians in the Scottish Cup
It was a good day at the office for Inverleith in Puconci today; in their opening game they saw off KPH Raca from Slovakia 5-4, then thumped Slovenians HK Triglav Predanovci 10-0. It sets them up for a huge day tomorrow where they must beat Swiss champions Rotweiss Wettingen to retain the chance of promotion.
Hampstead rescue draw in Vitality Women's Premier Division thriller with Clifton Robinsons.jpg?auto=format&w=1411&fit=crop&q=85)
The game of the weekend in the Vitality Women’s Premier Division came at Hampstead & Westminster as they were held to a thrilling 3-3 draw by Clifton Robinsons.
New kids on the MHL block
By Jugjet Singh
MHC president Datuk Seri Subahan Kamal (centre) announcing the coaches for the NHDP team and the contenders for the Charity Shield yesterday. -BERNAMA PIC
It was a busy day at the corridors of the Malaysian Hockey Confederation (MHC) in Kuala Lumpur yesterday as new faces and new teams were unveiled.