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Junior Men's World Cup Preview

Pool A: Will Belgium’s junior Red Lions emulate their all-conquering senior side?



As part of our build-up to the FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup Bhubaneswar 2021, we bring you the first of four Pool previews which examines the qualification routes and past form of the teams that will compete at the showpiece event in India.

"Sharing campus with the senior team has been the biggest boon" — Vivek Sagar Prasad

Ahead of the FIH Junior Hockey World Cup both the Indian men's senior and junior sides are currently housed inside the SAI campus


Vivek Sagar Prasad

Olympic bronze medal-winning hockey midfielder Vivek Sagar Prasad believes training along with the senior team has placed defending champions India in good stead ahead of the upcoming FIH Junior World Cup in Bhubaneswar.

Malaysia ready to play at ghost stadium

By Jugjet Singh


“Even though we will be playing at an empty Kalinga Stadium, I foresee no problems for my players as they are “quite used” to this situation since the Covid-19 pandemic started two years ago,” said team manager I. Vikneswaran. -NSTP file pic

Malaysia and 15 other teams will take extra precautions while travelling to Bhubaneswar, India, for the Junior World Cup (JWC) at the Kalinga Stadium

Women’s Junior World Cup – Roster and Schedule Announcement



After winning the Pan American Championships, Field Hockey Canada announces the Junior World Cup roster bound for South Africa

Rot-Weiss lead men’s Bundesliga into winter break



Rot-Weiss Köln came from a goal down to beat perennial German rivals Uhlenhorst Mülheim 3-1 and hold a confident lead into the winter break in the men’s Bundesliga.

Mannheim the autumn leaders in women’s Bundesliga



Mannheimer HC closed out the first half of the women’s Bundesliga season with two big away wins over the weekend.

Den Bosch girls and SV Kampong boys set for U14 EHL



Den Bosch’s girls and SV Kampong’s boys will represent the Netherlands at next Easter’s ABN AMRO EHL U14.

Long time coming, CR Kumar reaps Dronocharya reward

K ARUMUGAM & ERROL D’CRUZ



It may have arrived two decades late but that doesn’t come in the way of CR Kumar relishing being nominated by Hockey India for the 2021 Dronacharya award that recognizes outstanding coaching.

‘Authentic leadership has to get the best out of your people’

In an extract from their new book ‘Winning Together’, Helen and Kate Richardson-Walsh explore the theme of leadership


Young gun: Helen Richardson-Walsh competed at Sydney 2000 as an 18-year-old

Leadership is a never-ending quest, a constant search for better. For some people this concept might seem daunting, like swimming upstream against a tidal wave of theories and methodologies. It is daunting, and it is hard work. But it is important for ourselves and the people whom we lead that we know we can and we will do this hard work.

Maryland field hockey relied on plethora of goal scorers to brush off Ohio State

Shane Connuck


Kyler Greenwalt controls the ball during Maryland field hockey's 1-2 loss to Iowa on Oct. 3, 2021. (Joe Ryan/The Diamondback)

With heavy rain pouring down on her, Mayv Clune moved on the damp field toward the goal and found open space right in front of Ohio State’s keeper during the second quarter of Maryland field hockey’s 6-0 shutout of the Buckeyes.

Rutgers Field Hockey ends regular season tying program record of 15 wins

The Scarlet Knights host the Big Ten Tournament this week as the No. 2 seed.

By Aaron Breitman


Rutgers field hockey finished the regular season with a victory on Senior Day. Dakota Moyer/ Rutgers Sports Pro

No. 3 Rutgers field hockey finished out the regular season with a 2-1 win over Lafayette on Sunday. They tied a program record with its 15th win this fall, matching the 1986 team for overall victories in a season. Before the game, the program honored a class of six seniors in Noelle Bessette, Olivia Drea, Tayla Parkes, Abby Regn, Milena Redlingshoefer and Liz Romano. On Friday, the Scarlet Knights honored the class of five super seniors in a 3-0 victory over Michigan State.

Northwestern’s offense proves too much for Indiana field hockey in season finale, lose 6-0

By Tyler Vaundry


Freshman defender Yip Van Wonderen with the ball during a match against Michigan State University on Oct. 15, 2021, at the IU Field Hockey Complex. Indiana closed out the regular season with 6-0 loss at Northwestern. Jenny Butler

Indiana field hockey suffered a 6-0 blowout loss to No. 6 Northwestern on Sunday. The loss ended Indiana’s second two-game winning streak of the season.