News for 19 November 2021
All the news for Friday 19 November 2021
Belgian Juniors hope to write another epoch
Belgium finished runners-up to India at the last Junior World Cup in Lucknow five years ago. Their senior team then won the 2018 World Cup in Bhubaneswar, the first-ever title by a Belgian team in any sport.
Argentina Juniors battle odds in the hope of reviving the spirit of 2005
By ERROL D’CRUZ
Argentina are an enigma when it comes to men’s hockey. FIH Junior World Cup champions at Rotterdam 2005, the national sides – both junior and senior – oscillate between mediocre and superlative.
Junior World Cup team includes Five Dar Hockey Academy Boys
Ijaz Chaudhry
For the last many years, Lahore-based Dar Hockey Academy, which recruits players from all over the country, has been a conveyor belt of talent for Pakistan`s national teams.
The Junior World Cup featuring teams from 16 nations is being held in Bhubaneswar, India from Nov 24 to Dec 5.
The Pakistan team for the Junior World Cup includes five players from the country`s finest hockey nursery.
Academy boys in Pakistan`s Junior World Cup Team: Waqar goalkeeper (Lahore)), Aqueel Ahmed (Kohiwala, district Khanewal), Hammad Anjum (Chichawatni, district Sahiwal), Adeel Latif (Lahore)& Abdul Rahman (Kot Radha Kishan, district Kasur)
Two other boys of Dar HA, Ali Aziz & Murtaza Yaqoob, are among the standbys for the Junior World Cup.
All these players have been members of one or more Dar academy teams that toured Holland, Belgium, and Malaysia in recent years.
Ijaz Chaudhry writes on hockey & other sports. For more about him and his work, visit: www.sportscorrespondent.info
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Argentina ace Noel Barrionuevo bows out
Three months after guiding Las Leonas to a silver medal at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, legendary Argentina defender Noel Barrionuevo has announced her retirement from international hockey, revealing her decision in an emotional message on Instagram.
SA Hockey Womens Squad Named for African Cup of Nations
The African Hockey Cup of Nations takes place in Accra in Ghana from the 17-23 January 2022. The team that finishes top of the tournament will qualify for the FIH Hockey World Cup in Spain and Netherlands in July this year.
Savita to lead India women's hockey team as Rani Rampal rested
An 18 member Indian women's hockey team under new captain, Savita, was named Friday for the Women's Asian Champions Trophy, scheduled to be held between December 5 - 12 in Donghae, South Korea.
USWNT to Host Canada in Pre-PAC Preparation Series in Chula Vista
CHULA VISTA, Calif. – The No. 15 U.S. Women’s National Team will host No. 13 Canada at the Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Center in Chula Vista, Calif. for a pre-Pan American Cup preparation series. Although there will be five matches played, only the final two will sanctioned by the International Hockey Federation (FIH).
Women’s National Team departs for USA training tour
“This tour is all about us” – Team Canada focused on developing identity in lead up to World Cup Qualifiers
In November 2019, the Women’s National Team walked off the field in Dublin heartbroken, their Olympic dreams dashed in a sudden death shootout. Then COVID-19 took over the globe and put a halt on team sports.
Players on Nasihin's radar
NATIONAL women’s coach Nasihin Nubli is monitoring the progress of his players in the ongoing Razak Cup ahead of the Asian Champions Trophy (ACT) in South Korea on Dec 5-12. -BERNAMA PIC
NATIONAL women's coach Nasihin Nubli is monitoring the progress of his players in the ongoing Razak Cup ahead of the Asian Champions Trophy (ACT) in South Korea on Dec 5-12.
Birmingham 2022 director of sport "pretty sure" India will overturn hockey withdrawal
By Geoff Berkeley
Hockey India pulled out of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, citing COVID-19 concerns ©Getty Images
Birmingham 2022 director of sport Matt Kidson claims the involvement of India’s men’s and women’s hockey teams at next year’s Commonwealth Games is not "dead in the water yet".
England can win elusive hockey gold at Birmingham 2022, claims Unsworth
By Geoff Berkeley
Sutton Coldfield-born Laura Unsworth is hoping to win gold at the Commonwealth Games in her home city ©Birmingham 2022
Three-time Olympic medallist Laura Unsworth believes England’s wealth of experience of playing in pressure-cooker environments will pay dividends at next year’s Commonwealth Games here in Birmingham as they aim to capture an elusive gold medal.
‘FIH Hockey5s Lausanne’ to be held on 4-5 June 2022
The International Hockey Federation (FIH) is delighted to announce that its first ever senior World Hockey5s event – which was initially scheduled in September this year but postponed due to COVID-related issues – will take place on 4-5 June 2022, in Lausanne, Switzerland. Intense competition, music entertainment and additional activities, such as initiations or demonstrations, are high on the programme of an event which will enable to showcase hockey and engage further with the public. Access to ‘FIH Hockey5s Lausanne 2022’ will be free of charge and the event will be broadcasted live across the world on the Watch.Hockey platform.
Top-Of-The-Table London Clash Is Standout Fixture In Men's Premier Division
The weather may be starting to get colder but things are beginning to heat up very nicely across the Men's and Vitality Women's Hockey Leagues.
Eleven teams ready for men’s EYHL Division 2 campaign
Mossley and Railway Union in Irish Senior Cup action this season. Picture: Max Fulham
Saturday sees the men’s EY Hockey League Division 2 hit the turf for the first time in the 2021/22 season featuring 11 clubs, divided into three round-robin, home and away groups.
Terengganu brace for hard time
By Jugjet Singh
-Pic credit to Facebook MHC
APART from focusing on beating Pahang in their final Group X match today, the Terengganu men's team are also preparing themselves for three straight matches in the ongoing Razak Cup.
Top Six Emerging
This weekend sees the final schedule of Scottish Premiership fixtures before the leagues divide into top and bottom six competitions in the new year, and there are a couple of issues still to be resolved.
US National Field Hockey League's 2021 Fall Championship & Challenge Cup Get Underway Tomorrow
The National Field Hockey League's (NFHL) 2021 Fall Championship will be taking place at the Virginia Beach Regional Training Center and Hampton Roads Soccer Complex in Virginia Beach, Va. between Friday, November 19 and Sunday, November 21, 2021. This tournament highlights the top 16 collegiate club field hockey teams in the nation.
An experienced Maryland field hockey team is ready for the Final Four
Shane Connuck
Margot Lawn protects the ball during Maryland field hockey’s NCAA tournament win over Syracuse, 2-1, on Nov. 14, 2021. (Cam Andrews/The Diamondback)
Coach Missy Meharg has known this year’s Maryland field hockey team was special.