News for 30 December 2023
All the news for Saturday 30 December 2024
Hockey India announces 18-member squad for FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers Ranchi 2024
Savita will serve as Captain, while veteran forward Vandana Katariya has been named her deputy
Bengaluru: Hockey India, on Saturday, named an 18-member Indian Women’s Hockey Team for the FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers Ranchi 2024, scheduled to be held in Ranchi from 13th to 19th January. The squad will take the field in Ranchi with the aim to finish as one of the top three teams in the competition and secure qualification for the Paris 2024 Olympics.
Rupinder Pal Singh conducts drag flicking camp for Indian Team ahead of FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers Ranchi 2024
The ace drag flicker is helping the team with their preparations for the FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers Ranchi 2024
Bengaluru: Renowned drag flicker Rupinder Pal Singh is currently at SAI Bengaluru to conduct a 5-day drag flicking camp for the Indian Women’s Hockey Team. The camp, which commenced on 27th December, will see Rupinder Pal assisting the Indian Women’s Hockey Team’s drag flickers, including Deepika and Gurjit Kaur, as the team prepares for the crucial FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers Ranchi 2024.
Ireland Senior Women Squad Announced for Olympic Qualifiers
Dublin: Ireland Senior Women’s National Team Head Coach Sean Dancer has announced the Women’s squad which will contest the Olympic Qualifiers next month.
Bethany Harper and Chloe Watkins return to squad for Olympic Qualifiers
Chloe Watkins has won 237 caps for Ireland. Image source, Stephen McCarthy
Bethany Harper and Chloe Watkins return to the Ireland women's hockey squad for January's Olympic qualifying tournament in Valencia.
Arul tries out 8 JWC players for Oman mission
By Jugjet Singh
- BERNAMA FILE PIC
KUALA LUMPUR: National senior hockey team coach A. Arul Selvaraj selected 10 players from the recent Junior World Cup (JWC) to train with his men, but only eight showed up as two had other obligations.
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Day 9 Results: 2nd Khelo India Sub Junior Women's Hockey League - Phase 1
New Delhi: Day 9 of the 2nd Khelo India Sub Junior Women's Hockey League - Phase 1 witnessed Raja Karan Hockey Academy and Pritam Siwach Hockey Academy win their respective matches.
Florence Lathouwers' Gratitude to Dar Hockey Academy
By Ijaz Chaudhry
Lahore-based Dar Hockey Academy, scouting talent from all over the country, is easily the finest hockey nursery of Pakistan today. The academy has made several training tours of hockey powerhouses of Europe: Holland (six times), Belgium (thrice) and Germany (thrice). During these tours, the Dar HA mostly played matches against the teams featuring in the top tier of the national leagues. The experience thus gained went a long way in polishing the talent of the boys. And they have been continuously gaining selection in Pakistan’s national and age group sides.
Dar Hockey Academy is greatly indebted to the late Rob Lathouwers. The renowned international umpire was the man behind all the European tours. He used to carry out all the arrangements: matches’ schedules, visas, boarding & lodging, travel, etc. Dar HA’s home in Europe was Rob's own MOP Hockey Club in Holland.
He also visited Lahore a few times at the invitation of Dar Hockey Academy.
Rob passed away two years ago. To pay tribute to its great patron, Dar Hockey Academy’s President Olympic gold medallist Tauqeer Dar has organized a ‘Rob Lathouwers Hockey Series’ at the National Hockey Stadium, Lahore from 27th to 30th December. The four sides competing comprise some of the best young talent in the country drawn from four top academies.
Rob’s daughter Florence has expressed gratitude in a video message on behalf of her mother, sister and herself to Dar Hockey Academy for honouring her father by arranging the event.
Ijaz Chaudhry writes on hockey & other sports. For more about him & his work, visit http://www.sportscorrespondent.info