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All the news for Thursday 9 September 2021

Ireland women prepare for 'cut-throat' World Cup qualifiers in Italy

The event will take place in Pisa from October 21-24 with eight teams taking part looking to join the five European sides already qualified for the World Cup


Ireland women's hockey team general view 2021. Picture: Sportsfile

Following a brief break in the wake of their maiden Olympic voyage, the Irish women's hockey team are back in action next month as preparations gets underway for the World Cup qualifiers - with just one spot up for grabs in Italy.

Ireland expect retirements ahead of ‘cut throat’ World Cup qualifier


Sean Dancer hopes to lead Ireland women to the 2022 World Cup PIC: Worldsportpics

Ireland women‘s coach Sean Dancer says next month’s Hockey World Cup qualifiers will be “cut throat” as the Green Army attempt to make it to next year’s showpiece in the Netherlands and Spain.

Young stars eye place on podium



We resume our conversation between South African hockey legend and triple Olympian Marsha Cox and two future stars of the game, Onathile Zulu and Guy Morgan.

‘CWG will be good competition before Asiad’

But if IOA wants India to stay away from the former, there will be a reason behind that: Sreejesh

Stan Rayan


Next aim: India goalkeeper P.R. Sreejesh says one of his big goals now is to win a World Cup medal.   | Photo Credit: THULASI KAKKAT

The Indian Olympic Association might be planning to keep the Indian hockey team out of next year’s Commonwealth Games in Birmingham as they are too close to the Asian Games, but star goalkeeper P.R. Sreejesh feels that the CWG will offer the country good competition before the continental event.

This is a new beginning for Indian hockey: Dilpreet Singh on Olympic bronze medal

The Indian hockey team kept its morale high despite the challenges posed by COVID-19 and the historic bronze medal winning feat at the Tokyo Olympics


Dilpreet Singh (Source: Hockey India)

The Indian hockey team kept its morale high despite the challenges posed by COVID-19 and the historic bronze medal winning feat at the Tokyo Olympics is only just the beginning of a new era, said young striker Dilpreet Singh on Wednesday.

The aim is to win Asian Games and directly qualify for Paris Olympics, says striker Lalremsiami

Young striker Lalremsiami feels special to be a part of the history-making hockey team and now aims to win an Olympic medal at Paris 2024


Lalremsiami Indian women's hockey team striker Lalremsiami

Young striker Lalremsiami says it's time to move forward from the Indian women's hockey team's historic performance at the Tokyo Games and focus on qualifying for the Paris Olympics by winning the gold at next year's Asian Games.

Stroitel Brest win Belarus men’s Super Cup



SC Stroitel Brest won last weekend’s curtain-raiser to the Belarussian men’s season as they got the best of HC Minsk 2-1 in Baranovichi.

Maryland field hockey forward Bibi Donraadt earns Big Ten weekly honors

By Lauren Rosh


UMTerps

Maryland field hockey senior forward Bibi Donraadt earned her first career Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week honor the conference announced on Tuesday.

Maryland field hockey’s shutout of Duke was a team effort

Shane Connuck


Defender Maura Verleg during Maryland field hockey’s 4-3 double overtime win over St. Joseph’s on Aug. 29, 2021. (Autumn Hengen/The Diamondback)

Beating Duke on Sunday meant a lot to Maryland field hockey’s Margot Lawn. The Pasadena, Maryland, native transferred to the Terps after a couple seasons at Louisville, where she saw plenty of the Blue Devils in their ACC matches.