News for 20 April 2023
All the news for Thursday 20 April 2023
2022-23 FIH Hockey Pro League - 20 April
Christchurch, New Zealand
All times GMT +12
Men
22 Apr 2023 16:40 NZL v GBR (RR)
23 Apr 2023 14:10 AUS v GBR (RR)
25 Apr 2023 16:40 NZL v AUS (RR)
Pool standings
Women
22 Apr 2023 14:10 AUS v GBR (RR)
23 Apr 2023 16:40 NZL v GBR (RR)
25 Apr 2023 14:10 NZL v AUS (RR)
Pool standings
FIH Match Centre
Debutantes excited for taste of International hockey
We sat down with four of our upcoming Vantage Black Sticks debutantes to see how they are feeling ahead of this weekend’s FIH Pro League matches against Australia and Great Britain where they’ll have the opportunity to pull on the black shirt for the first time.
"Focus is on fitness ahead of a busy season of hockey," says Amit Rohidas
The Indian Men's Core Probable Group is gearing up for the upcoming FIH Hockey Pro League games in Europe 
Bengaluru: With a busy season ahead of them, the Indian Men's Hockey Team is putting in the hard yards at SAI, Bengaluru where the ongoing national coaching camp is being held. The 39-member Core Group is gearing up for the upcoming FIH Hockey Pro League games in Europe where they take on Belgium and Great Britain in London followed by a short trip to Eindhoven, the Netherlands where they take on Argentina and hosts the Netherlands.
Mumtaz Khan keen to impress with Indian women’s hockey team
Mumtaz Khan was part of the women’s team which won silver in the 2018 Youth Olympics and courtesy of her hard work, she has risen through the ranks in recent year.
Khan in action. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
Mumtaz Khan, one of the brightest prospects in Indian women’s hockey right now, is among the players who are part of the ongoing senior women’s national coaching camp, which began on April 9 and will conclude on May 13, 2023 at SAI, Bengaluru.
Hockey Legend - Harmanpreet Singh
By Tariq Ali
Indian men's hockey forward Harmanpreet Singh scored 135 goals in 174 international matches since he made his debut in international men's senior outdoor matches in the Test Match Series against Japan 2015.
Harmanpreet Singh was born on 6 January 1996 in Amritsar, Punjab started playing for Indian U 21 team in Sultan of Johor Cup, Johor Bahru, Malaysia in 2011and continued playing for this junior event in 2014 and 2015.
International career records of Harmanpreet Singh:
Year Venue. Matches Goals Rank
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro. 6. 0. 8th
2020 Tokyo. 8. 6. 3rd
Olympic Qualifiers
2019 v Russia. 2. 1. 2nd
FIH World Cup
2018 Bhubaneswar. 4. 2. 6th
2023 Bhubaneswar &
Rourkela. 6. 4. 9th
FIH Champions Trophy
2016 London. 6. 2. 2nd
2018 Breda. 6. 3. 2nd
FIH World League
2017 (SF) London. 7. 6. 6th
2017 (F) Bhubaneswar. 6. 2. 3rd
FIH Hockey Series
2019 (F) Bhubaneswar. 5. 6. 1st
FIH Pro League
2020-21 various. 8. 4. 4th
2021-22 various. 16. 18. 3rd
2022-23* various. 8. 11. in progress
Commonwealth Games
2018 Gold Coast. 6. 6. 4th
2022 Birmingham. 6. 9. 2nd
Asian Games
2018 Jakarta. 7. 10. 3rd
Asia Cup
2017 Dhaka. 7. 7. 1st
Asian Champions Trophy
2018 Muscat. 6. 6. 2nd
2021 Dhaka. 6. 8. 3rd
Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
2016 Ipoh. 7. 2. 2nd
2017 Ipoh. 6. 3 3rd
Invitational tournaments
2016 6 N Valencia 1. 0. 5th
2017 3 N Moers. 4. 3. 3rd
2018 4 N Tauranga. 4. 2. 2nd
2018 4 N Hamilton 4. 1. 2nd
2019 4 N Tokyo. 4. 2. 1st
Test Match Series
2015 v Japan. 2. 0. 1st
2016 v Spain. 2. 0. 1st
2018 v New Zealand. 3. 1. 1st
2018 v Australia. 2. 0. 2nd
2019 v Belgium. 2. 1. 2nd
2019 v Spain. 2. 4. 1st
2022 v Australia. 5. 5. 2nd
U-18 USWNT Concludes Europe Tour
IMAGES TAKEN BY MAX FULHAM PHOTOGRAPHY & WOLFRAM KELLER
ROTTERDAM, The Netherlands – Last week, the U.S. U-18 Women’s National Team returned from their Europe Tour, closing out the trip in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. After seeing a promising start to the tour, the team finished strong with a 4-1 victory over Hockey Club Rotterdam.
How Romsey Hockey Club Support Their Female Umpires
Pete Cooper is the Umpire Development lead at Romsey Hockey Club and has been developing an inclusive culture for their officials to share and learn together. The club is looking to create an environment that supports their officials with positive opportunities to feedback and discuss experiences in their recent matches. This fosters a community of peer support and learning and enables people to progress with officiating in the way that works best for them.
Hockey Ireland CEO moving to International Role
The Board of Hockey Ireland wishes to announce that its CEO, Ronan Murphy is set to take up a senior role with an International Sporting Federation.