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Schopman: Acclimatisation to conditions, final tweaks key to success in FIH Nations Cup

Acclimatising to the cold Spanish conditions and making final adjustments to their game will be key to India’s success at the FIH Women’s Nations Cup, said the team’s chief coach Janneke Schopman.


Indian women’s hockey team coach Janneke Schopman. (File Photo) | Photo Credit: BISWARANJAN ROUT

Acclimatising to the cold Spanish conditions and making final adjustments to their game will be key to India’s success at the FIH Women’s Nations Cup, said the team’s chief coach Janneke Schopman.

Sarah McAuley part of Irish hockey’s new vanguard looking for Nations Cup success

A youthful women’s hockey squad are in Spain hoping to qualify for the FIH Pro League next season

Johnny Watterson


Sarah McAuley, aged just 21, has become a permanent fixture in the Ireland side. Photograph: Evan Treacy/Inpho

A cursory look at the current women’s hockey squad stationed in Valencia and the breadth of change since the 2018 World Cup final is one of the most striking things you’d notice.

Vantage Black Sticks World Cup squad announced



One new face and one returning help make up the eighteen strong Vantage Black Sticks men’s squad for the 2023 FIH World Cup in India next month.

India’s Five ‘Big Positives’ from the 5 Test Series Against Australia



The Harmanpreet Singh-captained Indian men’s hockey team may have lost the five Test series 1-4 against Australia at Adelaide, but even their staunchest of critics cannot deny the fact that the Blueshirts dished up a performance that smacked off a ‘lot of hope’ ahead of the 2023 World Cup to be held in India in one month’s time.

EuroHockey Indoor Championship 2022 - 8 December
Hamburg, Germany

All times GMT +1

Women

7 Dec 2022 10:30     UKR v CZE (Pool A)     7 - 3
7 Dec 2022 11:45     NED v AUT (Pool A)     7 - 0
7 Dec 2022 13:00     GER v TUR (Pool A)     11 - 2
7 Dec 2022 17:00     NED v CZE (Pool A)     3 - 0
7 Dec 2022 18:15     TUR v UKR (Pool A)     6 - 7
7 Dec 2022 19:30     GER v AUT (Pool A)     8 - 0

8 Dec 2022 13:15     TUR v NED (Pool A)    
8 Dec 2022 14:30     CZE v AUT (Pool A)    
8 Dec 2022 15:45     UKR v GER (Pool A)    

Pool standings

Men

8 Dec 2022 09:30     CZE v NED (Pool A)    
8 Dec 2022 10:45     AUT v SUI (Pool A)    
8 Dec 2022 12:00     GER v BEL (Pool A)    
8 Dec 2022 17:00     SUI v CZE (Pool A)
8 Dec 2022 18:15     AUT v BEL (Pool A)
8 Dec 2022 19:30     GER v NED (Pool A)    

Pool standings

FIH Match Centre

2022 Test matches RSA v ITA (W) - 8 December
Valencia, Spain

5 Dec 2022 17:30     RSA v ITA     1 - 1    
7 Dec 2022 16:30     RSA v ITA     5 - 0

FIH Match Centre

2022 Oceania Junior World Cup Qualifiers - 8 December
Canberra, Australia

All times GMT + 11

Men

8 Dec 2022 18:30     AUS v NZL    
10 Dec 2022 13:00     AUS v NZL    
11 Dec 2022 12:00     AUS v NZL    

Women

8 Dec 2022 16:00     AUS v NZL     2 - 2
10 Dec 2022 15:30     AUS v NZL    
11 Dec 2022 14:30     AUS v NZL    

FIH Match Centre

Gavin Byers to lead Scotland Aspiring boys into this summer’s European Championships



Scottish Hockey has announced Gavin Byers as Scotland Aspiring Boys’ Head Coach and will lead the team into this summer’s European Championships.

Hi-Tech Inter School Hockey: DPS, Lahore & GHS Farooqabad, Sheikhupura won their matches

By Ijaz Chaudhry


Hanzla Man of Match

Lahore: On the second day of the Hi-Tech Inter School Hockey Tournament at the Manzoorul Hassan Hockey Stadium, two matches were played.

In the first match, Divisional Public School, Lahore completely outplayed Junior Model School, Model Town, Lahore. The DPS boys scored almost at will and won 9 – 1.  Atif had a hat trick while Abdullah scored a brace. Ahmad, Bilal, Taimoor and Yahya found the target once. For the Junior Model School, Ali Ansar was the lone goal getter.

World Cup winner (1978) Lt Col (retd) Saeed Khan was the chief guest.

The match between Government High School, Farooqabad (district Sheikhupura) and Noor Project School, Lahore produced an exciting brand of hockey and thrilled the onlookers. Noor Project led 2-0 but the boys from Sheikupura fought well and it was 2-2 after 60 minutes. Hassan Ali and Yousaf were the Noor Project`s scorers while Fahad Bhatti and Hanzla found the target for the visitors.

The match was decided on penalty shootout which also went down to the wire. Finally, Noor Project won it 2-1.

Collector Customs Ms Noreen Tarar was the chief guest at this match. H

Hanzla of Government High School, Farooqabad was declared Man of Match and received a cheque of Rs 5,000.

Ijaz Chaudhry writes on hockey & other sports. For more about him and his work, visit: www.sportscorrespondent.info

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Vale Dr Tony Galvin



Hockey Australia is saddened to hear of the passing of Dr Tony Galvin. Tony was the voluntary Kookaburras and Hockeyroos doctor at four consecutive Olympics from 1984 to 1996.