News for 08 April 2023
All the news for Saturday 8 April 2023
2023 Test matches ITA v SUI (M)
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7 Apr 2023 16:00 ITA v SUI 6 - 0
8 Apr 2023 12:00 ITA v SUI
FIH Match Centre
Four shoot-outs decide ABN AMRO EHL FINAL4 spots after intense day
Four shoot-outs decided the second set of ABN AMRO EHL FINAL4 sides as Rot-Weiss Köln, Düsseldorfer HC, Atlètic Terrassa and Den Bosch all keeping their title dreams alive into the weekend at the Wagener Stadium.
Hockey India names 33-member Indian Women's Core Group for National Coaching Camp
The players will report at SAI, Bengaluru on 9th April 2023 
New Delh: Hockey India on Saturday named a 33-member Core Probables Group for the Senior Women's National Coaching Camp, which will be held from 9th April to 13th May 2023 at SAI, Bengaluru. The camp will help players put in the hard yards to fine-tune their strategies and combinations further ahead of the Indian Women’s Hockey Team’s tour to Australia as a preparatory event ahead of the Asian Games in China.
Scotland U21 Men lose close contest away to England
Scotland U21 Men lost 3-1 to England in Loughborough in a very close and competitive second match of a three-game series. The Scots won the opening match 2-1 in a shootout after a 2-2 draw at full time, and the third and final match will be played on Sunday.
Victory for Scotland U21 Women over Wales at Peffermill
Scotland U21 Women 2-1 Wales U21 Women
Scotland U21 Women won the opening match of their test series with Wales 2-1 at Peffermill. Neave Halliday and Jessica Barr provided the goals in an excellent team performance.
Scottish umpires and officials in action across Europe
International activity has moved outdoors Scotland’s officials and umpires are also back in action this Easter.
Grange start with a win in Vienna
It is so important to start a four team pool competition with a win and Grange did just that by beating Austrian champions Post SV 3-2 at the EuroHockey Club Trophy in Vienna yesterday. However, it is Welsh side Cardiff & Met, who have just secured promotion to the top division in England, that top the pool on goal difference after thumping Phoenix Zytoimyr from Ukraine 8-1.
Day 3 Results: Khelo India Women’s Hockey League (U21 - Final Phase)
Lucknow: Pritam Siwach Sports Foundation, SAI Bal, HAR Hockey Academy, and Sports Hostel Odisha won their respective games on day 3 of the ongoing Khelo India Women's Hockey League (U-21 - Final Phase) today in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
A Dive into Hockey5s
Image courtesy of World Sport Pics
As Hockey5s gains popularity throughout the world, and the U.S. Men’s and Women’s National Teams prepare for the 2023 Hockey5s Pan American Cups, a Hockey5s World Cup qualifier, it’s time to take a deeper dive into the fast and wonderful world of this sport.
JPAC Streaming Information
We are excited to announce that the JPAC 2023 event will be streamed live on Wooloo.tv platform! (except Chile, where it will be available through CDO)
Women's Junior (under 21) Pan American Championship - Final Standings
By Tariq Ali
The 10th Women's Junior (under 21) Pan American Championship to be played at Saint Michael, Barbados starting from 10 April 2023.
The participating teams:
Pool A 1 Argentina 2 Uruguay 3 United States. Pool B 1 Barbados 2 Canada 3 Chile 4 Guyana
The following are the Final Standings of the past Women's Junior Pan American Championships:
1st Junior Pan American Championship, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1988
1 Argentina 2 United States 3 Chile 4 Uruguay 5 Cuba 6 Paraguay
2nd Junior Pan American Championship, Caracas, Venezuela, 1992
1 Argentina 2 Trinidad and Tobago 3 Canada 4 United States * Chile * Cuba * Venezuela * Paraguay
* unknown Standings
3rd Junior Pan American Championship, Santiago, Chile, 1997
1 Argentina 2 United States 3 Canada 4 Chile 5 Uruguay 6 Barbados 7 Bermuda 8 Paraguay 9 Venezuela 10 Mexico
4th Junior Pan American Championship, Bridgetown, Barbados, 2000
1 Argentina 2 United States 3 Canada 4 Chile 5 Barbados 6 Trinidad and Tobago 7 Venezuela 8 Bermuda 9 Mexico
5th Junior Pan American Championship, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 2005
1 Argentina 2 United States 3 Chile 4 Canada 5 Mexico 6 Uruguay 7 Barbados 8 Jamaica 9 Trinidad and Tobago 10 Bermuda 11 Puerto Rico 12 Dominican Republic
6th Junior Pan American Championship, Mexico City, Mexico, 2008
1 United States 2 Chile 3 Argentina 4 Mexico 5 Uruguay 6 Trinidad and statistics 7 Barbados 8 Bermuda
7th Junior Pan American Championship, Guadalajara, Mexico, 2012
1 Argentina 2 Canada 3 United States 4 Chile 5 Uruguay 6 Venezuela 7 Mexico 8 Trinidad and Tobago 9 Guyana 10 Jamaica 11 Brazil
8th Junior Pan American Championship, Tacarigua, Trinidad and Tobago, 2016
1 Argentina 2 United States 3 Chile 4 Canada 5 Uruguay 6 Trinidad and Tobago 7 Mexico 8 Barbados
9th Junior Pan American Championship, Santiago, Chile, 2021
1 Canada 2 Uruguay 3 United States 4 Chile 5 Argentina 6 Trinidad and Tobago
Kenyan School Games: Nairobi School, Hospital Hill battle for hockey title
By Brian Yonga
New winners will be crowned as the Nairobi Region Secondary Schools Term One Games conclude on Saturday at the Nairobi School.
Little-known Agenga Mixed shock Sinyolo as giants Kisumu Day fall
By Washington Onyango 
Agenga Mixed hockey coach Aloice Owino intructs his players during the Nyanza Regional games in Kisii.[Washington Onyango,Standard]
Agenga Mixed Secondary School on Friday sent shockwaves throughout the vast Nyanza Region after knocking out five-time East Africa champions Sinyolo Girls in the semifinals of the girl’s hockey played at Cardinal Otunga, Mososcho in Kisii.
Free scoring Nyamira Girls the team to beat at Nyanza Regional hockey games
By Washington Onyango
Nyamira Girls players Jecinter Opondo and Vivian AKinyi (center) consult during their match against Sinyolo Girls.[Washington Onyango,Standard]
Defending champions Nyamira Girls is the team to beat at this year’s Nyanza Regional Secondary School Term One Games that will end on Saturday at Kisii School.
Peshawar’s sub-standard hockey turf under the scanner
It has shown visible signs of decay within one month of its installation
By Abdul Mohi Shah
The fact-finding body has been empowered to submit a report with the PSB director general within one month — AFP
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) Friday constituted a five-member fact finding committee to look into the complaint lodged by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Hockey Association against the sub-standard hockey turf that has been laid at the Lala Ayub Stadium in Peshawar.
‘Powerful statement’: Hockey star becomes sports activist with kit and body study
New research showing gendered school sport uniform plays a “major role” in high drop-out rates of teenage girls in sport, has already broken boundaries to help remove rigid policies meaning skirts no longer need to be worn in women’s English domestic hockey matches.