News for 07 November 2021
All the news for Sunday 7 November 2021
Times Juniors have sparked Indian Hockey revivals
By ERROL DCRUZ
Through the seemingly unending gloom following the debacle of the 1976 Montreal Olympics, Indian hockey picked itself up now and then. Often, those sparks were provided by the junior string which needed to be defined and developed ever since the Junior World Cup for under-21 players was instituted. Now set for its 12th edition in Bhubaneswar from November 24 to December 5, the Junior World Cup came into being when Indian hockey was at its despairing low.
'Some steep stairs for Malaysia to climb'
By Fadhli Ishak
Datuk Ahmad Najmi Razak. BERNAMA pic
KUALA LUMPUR: "You have some stairs to climb and they are quite steep."
That was MHC national team management committee chairman Datuk Ahmad Najmi Razak's message to the Malaysian team for the Junior World Cup in India on Nov 24-Dec.
Tight games across the board in Vitality Women’s Premier Division
Photo credit: @asandysmith (Twitter)
There was barely anything to separate the teams in the Vitality Women’s Premier Division this weekend as all five games on Saturday ended with just one goal between the sides.
Goal Difference is the Dividing Line
After today`s Scottish Premiership contests, it is only goal difference that divides the teams at the top of the table: in the women`s, Edinburgh University lead Clydesdale Western by 23 goals; while Grange have a nine goal advantage over Wildcats in the men`s league.
CHAMPS! No. 17 Field Hockey Defeats Lafayette for 12th PL Title in Program History
WASHINGTON - For the 12th time in program history, the No. 17 American University team was crowned the Patriot League Champion after outlasting Lafayette, 2-1, on Saturday at Jacobs Complex.
UNC field hockey leans on Erin Matson's offense against Syracuse to reach ACC Championship
By Ike Bryant
UNC senior forward Erin Matson (1) carries the ball down the field during field hockey's home opener against Miami on Sept. 19, 2021, at Karen Shelton Stadium.
In arguably the North Carolina field hockey team’s most important game of the season thus far, senior forward Erin Matson led the way for the Tar Heels, helping send them to the ACC Championship finals.
No. 3 Field Hockey Faces Michigan Sunday for Big Ten Title
Game at 12 p.m. at Rutgers, on BTN
PISCATAWAY, N.J. - No. 3 Rutgers field hockey will look to continue a historic season on Sunday afternoon with even more history, with a Big Ten Championship on the line. The team next faced Michigan at noon in the championship game. The contest against the Wolverines, the No. 2 team in the nation, will be hosted by Rutgers and air nationwide on Big Ten Network.
Hockey clubs, umpires and players take part in Wapping’s L’Ump Month
Wapping HC’s men’s 7s has had a strong history of volunteering in recent years, writes Dan Carter.