News for 30 March 2023
All the news for Thursday 30 March 2023
FIH Hockey Pro League 2022/23: how things stand
With the FIH Hockey Pro League 2022/23 season nearing its midway point, there has been action and drama aplenty that has led to major ups and downs for teams throughout. While we wait for the action to resume from Christchurch, New Zealand on 22 April, here’s a breakdown of how things currently stand heading into the business end of the tournament. 
Field hockey legend John-John Dohmen
By Tariq Ali
Great midfielder of Belgium national field hockey team John-John Dohmen appeared in more than 400 international hockey matches since 2004 when he made his debut against Italy.
Overall, according to the latest updates as on March, 2023, John-John Dohmen played 441 international matches only second to Teun de Nooijer of Netherlands with 453 international caps.
Following is the list of players appeared in 400+ international outdoor hockey matches
453 Teun de Nooijer, Netherlands
441 John-John Dohmen, Belgium
432 Barry Middleton, England and Great Britain
415 Eddie Ockenden, Australia
412 Dilip Tirkey, India
410 Waseem Ahmad, Pakistan
402 Jeroen Delmee, Netherlands
John-John Dohmen is the most capped field hockey player for Belgium, here is the list of Belgium players with 300+ international matches
441 John-John Dohmen
365 Felix Denayer
359 Thomas Briels
359 Cedric Charlier
358 Marc Coudron
345 Maxime Lucyx
329 Tom Boon
327 Jeroen Truyens
326 Xavier Reckinger
320 Simon Gougnard
301 Thierry Renaer
John-John Dohmen's international field hockey career
Olympic Games
Year /Venue/Rank
2008 Beijing/ 9th
2012 London/ 5th
2016 Rio de Janeiro/Silver
2020 Tokyo/ Gold
FIH Hockey World Cup
2014 The Hague/ 5th
2018 Bhubaneswar/ Gold
2023 Bhubaneswar and Rourkela/5th
FIH Champions Trophy
2012 Melbourne/ 5th
2014 Bhubaneswar/8th
2016 London/ 5th
2018 Breda/ 5th
FIH Hockey World League
2013 Round 2 - Paris/ Gold
2013 Semi finals - Rotterdam/ Gold
2015 Semi finals - Antwerp) Silver
2015 Finals - Raipur/ Silver
2017 Finals - Bhubaneswar/ 5th
FIH Hockey Pro League
2019 Silver
2020-21 Gold
2021-22 Silver
2022-23 in progress
Eurohockey Championship - I
2007 Manchester/ Bronze
2011 Monchengladbach/ 4th
2013 Boom/ 2nd
2015 London/ 5th
2019 Antwerp/ Gold
2021 Amsterdam/ Bronze
1st Hockey India Junior Men Zonal Championships 2023: Winning Coaches hail steps taken to improve grassroots hockey
New Delhi: Hockey India successfully conducted the 1st Junior Men Zonal Championships 2023, which concluded on Sunday with Hockey Punjab, Hockey Jharkhand, Hockey Madhya Pradesh, and Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu finishing as Champions in North, East, West, and South Zones respectively.
Day 1 Results: Khelo India Women’s Hockey League 2023 (U21 - Phase 2)
Lucknow: HAR Hockey Academy and SAI BAL Team registered victories on the opening day of the Khelo India Women’s Hockey League (U-21 -Phase 2) in their respective matches on Wednesday, 29th March 2023, in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
Hockey India distributes over 11,000 hockey sticks, over 3,300 hockey balls & other playing safety equipment to State Member Units, Hockey Academies
The initiative is yet another step taken by Hockey India to bolster the development of the sport across the country
New Delh: Hockey India on Wednesday announced that the national federation will be distributing over 11,000 hockey sticks, 3,300 hockey balls and other vital playing safety equipment to its State Member Units and Hockey Academies Members in order to bolster the development of the sport across India.
Memorable 2023 Australian U21 Championships conclude in Sydney
This year’s Hockey Australia U21 Championships will go down as one to remember after an enthralling week of competition at the Sydney Olympic Park Hockey Centre.
Seven Different Clubs Will Compete At The England Hockey Premier Division Finals This Weekend
Seven different clubs will compete at the England Hockey Premier Division Finals at Surbiton Hockey Club this weekend, as Finals Weekend returns for the first time since 2019, report Rod Gilmour of The Hockey Paper
Hosts Surbiton will be looking for double success at Sugden Road as the only club with two sides vying for the season-ending men's and women's double this weekend. If that's not enough, Surbiton women will also be gunning for a ninth successive league title to underline their status as one of British sport’s most successful club teams.
Old Georgians Mike Hughes to step back from dual role
Old Georgians’ men’s head coach and director of hockey Mike Hughes will step down in May following a 10-year stint that has seen the club rise from nowhere to be England champions.
Scottish Hockey to live stream Scottish Cup Semi Finals
The Scottish Cup Semi Finals will be live streamed by Scottish Hockey for free on Watch.Hockey this weekend.
USA Field Hockey Continues Longest-Running Sponsorship with Longstreth
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - USA Field Hockey and Longstreth are pleased to announce the continuation of the organization’s most long-standing partnership with a renewal through 2024.
South Africa's Durban Central regional of SPAR KZN Schoolgirls’ Hockey Challenge to get underway
Games will last 18 minutes one way, with a win netting the victorious team four points, a draw with goals ups their scorecard by two points, a goalless draw increases their tally by one point, and a loss registering zero points.
Eye firmly on the ball, Durban Girls’ College players, Georgina Stephenson and Jenna Reardon are eager to participate in the upcoming Durban Central regional of the SPAR KZN Schoolgirls’ Hockey Challenge.
A full day of hockey gets underway at the Durban Central Regional of the SPAR KZN Schoolgirls’ Hockey Challenge at 3 Schools’ Trust Astro on Sunday, April 16.