News for 14 March 2022
All the news for Monday 14 March 2022
2021-22 FIH Pro League (W) - 14 March
Kalinga Hockey Stadium, Bhubaneswar
All times GMT +5:30
12 Mar 2022 17:00 IND v GER (RR) 1 - 1 (1 - 2 SO)
13 Mar 2022 17:00 IND v GER (RR) 1 - 1 (3 - 0 SO)
Pool standings
| Rank | Team | Played | Wins | SO Win | Draws | SO Loss | Losses | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 12 |
| 2 | India | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 12 |
| 3 | Netherlands | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 4 | Belgium | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 6 |
| 5 | Spain | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 4 |
| 6 | Germany | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 3 |
| 7 | United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | England | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 0 |
| 9 | China | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | -7 | 0 |
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India reverse shoot-out result after Germany hold out for a draw
India women put the disappointment of the previous day's shoot-out behind them to put in a convincing performance in the shoot-out to take the bonus point in this hard-fought match against Germany. While that was a huge improvement in performance, Head Coach Janneke Schopman will be concerned that the team couldn't make more of their opportunities in the 60 minutes of matchplay.
India women reverse result of penalty shootout over Germany to move second in FIH Pro League
By Leticia Bila
India's women bounced back from yesterday's penalty shootout defeat against Germany to claim an important bonus point today in Bhubaneswar ©FIH
India took the bonus point in the women's International Hockey Federation (FIH) Hockey Pro League by claiming the shootout following a 1-1 draw with Germany in a reversal of yesterday's match in Bhubaneswar.
Honours even as India grab bonus point against Germany
S2H Team
India salvaged a bonus point from their second match of the FIH Pro League women’s doubleheader against Germany in a mirror-image finish at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on Sunday.
Savita Punia helps India beat Germany in shootout
Indian women’s hockey team captain and goalkeeper Savita Punia made crucial saves in the shootout after the match ended 1-1 in regulation time.
By Aarish Ansari
Women’s FIH Pro League: Savita Punia helps India beat Germany in shootout Picture by Hockey India
Savita Punia played a starring role as India beat Germany 3-0 in a shootout in their FIH Pro League 2021-22 women’s hockey match at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, Odisha on Sunday.
Brilliant Savita Stand in the Way of Germany
Savita Poonia has been growing in stature not just as a goalkeeper but as a captain of the side – she showed one more example of leading from the front, making three crucial saves to help Indian hockey eves pip Germany 3-0 in a shootout, thus obliterating the blues of losing the first leg in a shootout. It was heartening to see youngsters like Salima Tete, Sangita Kumar and Sonika convert during the shootout while Germany drew a blank in the shootout that was applied after both teams were tied 1-1 in regulation time.
Indian women beat Germany 3-0 in shoot-out, avenge first leg defeat
The Indian team beat Germany 3-0 in a dramatic shoot-out to avenge their first leg defeat to share the honours in the two-legged tie of the FIH Pro League in Bhubaneswar on Sunday.
India's next matches are against England on 2 and 3 April at the same venue. Image Courtesy: @TheHockeyIndia
Bhubaneswar: The Indian women's hockey team beat Germany 3-0 in a dramatic shoot-out to avenge their first leg defeat to share the honours in the two-legged tie of the FIH Pro League here on Sunday.
Men's AHF Cup Jakarta 2022 - 14 March
Jakarta
All times GMT +7
13 Mar 2022 is a rest day
14 Mar 2022 14:30 SRI v THA (Pool A)
14 Mar 2022 16:45 BAN v SGP (Pool B)
14 Mar 2022 19:00 OMA v INA (Pool B)
Pool A
| ank | Team | Played | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kazakhstan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 2 | Sri Lanka | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 3 | Thailand | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 3 |
| 4 | Uzbekistan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 0 |
Pool B
| Rank | Team | Played | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oman | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 3 |
| 2 | Bangladesh | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| 3 | Indonesia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 3 |
| 4 | Iran | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | -7 | 3 |
| 5 | Singapore | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 0 |
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Old Georgians Extend Men’s Premier Division Lead As Title Rivals Draw Thriller
Wimbledon and Surbiton played out a 10-goal thriller. Credit: Debbie Christopher/@debbiechris33
A thrilling weekend of action in the Men’s Premier Division saw Old Georgians extend their lead at the top with a clinical 8-2 win over Holcombe while their title rivals played out a dramatic draw.
Negri crowned MWHL champions
By Jugjet Singh 
Negri Sembilan players celebrate after beating Mutiara Impian 8-0 in a MWHL match at Bertam Stadium in Penang. - Pic courtesy of Negri Sembilan HA
NEGRI Sembilan were crowned the women's Malaysia Hockey League (WMHL) champions following an emphatic 8-0 win over Mutiara Impian at the Bertam Stadium in Penang today.
Pembroke Wanderers close in on first EY Hockey League title
Institute lose for a second time in six days in Dublin and now trail by five points
Mary Hannigan
Sinead Loughran scored a goal in Pembroke’s win over Belfast Harlequins on Saturday. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inpho
With two EY Hockey League games still to play, Pembroke Wanderers won’t be partying just yet, but after they stretched their lead over Catholic Institute to five points on Saturday, it’s probably safe enough to say that they have one hand on the trophy.
Western Wildcats still lead the Scottish men`s Premiership but Watsonians take over at the top of the women`s
Grange and Western Wildcats fought out a thrilling 4-4 draw at Fettes in the men`s Premiership, and while that still leaves the title race open the latter`s lead at the top remains at five points with six games remaining – so advantage still rests at Auchenhowie.
Scorpions, Sharks and Police shine
By Agnes Makhandia
Former champions Kenya Police overwhelmed Wazalendo 3-0 during their men’s Kenya Hockey Union Premier League match at the City Park stadium in Nairobi on Sunday.
SNBP All-India University Hockey: Huge Win for Bangalore City University
Bangalore City University, Bengaluru rode on hat-tricks from Vasant Y Gokavi Kumar (4 goals), Haresh Mutagar (4 goals), Pranam YM Gowda (4 goals) and Pavan FM (3 goals) to bulldoze Parul University, Vadodara 19-1 in a Pool B tie of the the SNBP 28th Nehru All-India Inter-University Hockey Tournament (Inter-Zonal Final) at the Major Dhyan Chand Hockey Stadium, Nehrunagar, Pimpri, Pune. The tournament is being conducted in collaboration with the Association of Indian Universities (AIU), under the aegis of Hockey India. This is the first time that Pune is hosting this tournament.
Dribbling past financial hurdles, these girls make it to national hockey
Ramendra Singh 
The girls in action at Mandideep sports department
BHOPAL: They come from humble backgrounds but their achievements are much higher. Meet the girls of a small hockey centre of the sports department in Mandideep (Raisen district) who have reached the national level.
Our Lady of Fatima secured the Durban North Regional title in the SPAR KZN Schoolgirls’ Hockey Challenge
Valiantly diving to her right, Northlands Girls’ High School’s keeper Oyama Rabelemane puts her body on the line to stop the advances of Ashton International College’s Alexa-Lee Goss during the pool game at the Durban North Regional of the SPAR KZN Schoolgirls’ Hockey Challenge that took place at Danville Park Girls’ High School on Saturday 12 March. Photo by Rogan Ward
After a determined display on the turf on a blistering hot day, Our Lady of Fatima secured the Durban North Regional title in the SPAR KZN Schoolgirls’ Hockey Challenge on Saturday 12 March.
The winning team met host school, Danville Park Girls’ High School in the regional final. From the whistle, Fatima pushed hard at the Danville defence earning their first short corner after 150 seconds of play. The home team defenders stood strong as the visitors tried various moves from all directions, trying to pierce through and net a goal.
With majority of the play taking place mostly in the Danville half, Fatima finally found a hole in the Danville back line. With three quarters of the game played, Fatima set up for their fourth and final short corner, the ball was injected towards the castle who quickly moved the ball and found a fast and fiesty Caprese Bentson who slotted in the regional winning goal.
“That goal was amazing. The short corner was meant to be a slip to the left, and a slap to Caprese on far posts but the runners were extremely fast, so we had to change it up. We passed it straight to Caprese who flicked it into the top right of the net. She is a brilliant player.” enthused Fatima’s captain, Sarah Bright after the game.
She continued, “The day went really well for us, we got better and better with each game played. Thanks to our coaches who did an amazing job. Overall it was a great day.”
Chatting about the final, Bright stated, “We started off quite slow, but we had had quite a big gap after our last game so our intensity was quite low, but we all encouraged each other and started playing faster and more of our game. We played well and composed. We connected with each other and connected well as a team.”
Coach for Fatima, Jacinta Jubb said, “The girls had a really good day today. We started strong, got all wins across except for our last pool game which was a little bit of an inconsistent game for us. We scored some good goals; with 13 goals in total in the pool stages. And then we cemented ourselves a place in the final. So was impressed with how they managed their consistency throughout the day.”
Commenting on the final game of the day, Jubb shared, “It was an amazing final. It is always a battle to go up against Danville. The girls held their own and implemented our structure and plan. They fought the one-on-one battles hard. And it was a really nice, confident goal at a short corner to clinch the win for us.”
At the end of the pool games, the top three teams all had 13 points with identical scorecards showing three wins and all three finishing on a goalless draw. Fatima were the outright winner of Pool A and in Pool B, Ashton International College and Danville Park Girls’ High both levelling up in first spot. Danville were awarded top of their pool as they had netted 13 goals to Ashton’s 10 during their four games.
The Most Promising Umpire for the day was awarded to Northlands Girls’ High School’s Tatum Kroutz.
Following the Durban North fixture, the action moved to Westville Girls’ High School the next day for the Highway Regional where St Mary’s DSG won. This weekend’s winners join Pionier Hoërskool (Northern KZN Regional); St Anne’s College (PMB North Regional) and St John’s D.S.G. (PMB Central Regional) at the Grand Finals that takes place in July at St Mary’s DSG.
The challenge has a four week break before heading to the Three Schools Trust Astro Turf for the Durban South Regional hosted by Kingsway High School on Sunday 10 April.
Overall results
1 Our Lady of Fatima 13 points; 2 Danville Park Girls’ High School 13 points; 3 Ashton International College 13 points; 4 = Reddam uMhlanga 9 points 4= Crawford La Lucia 9 points; 6 Crawford North Coast 8 points; 7= Curro Mt Richmore 4 points; 7= Northland Girls’ High School 4 points; 9= Durban North College 0 points 9= Reddam Ballito 0 points
Elf Works media release for SPAR KZN Schoolgirls’ Hockey Challenge
Collegiate edge Pearson to reach SPAR provincial hockey finals
The Collegiate team that won the PE Coastal leg of the SPAR Eastern Cape Schoolgirls Hockey Challenge at Woodridge included, back from left, Alan Stapleton (SPAR EC sponsorships and events manager), Laura Dorothy (SPAR EC sponsorships and events controller), Hannah Griffon, Holley van Heerden, Isabella Bisdee (captain), Jade Brown, Lara Kleinhans, Gabriella Tait, Nicole Dames, Kyla Nienaber, Dalan Phillips (coach), Michael Abrahams (assistant coach), Bianka La Mude (emcee), and, bottom, Jenna Peltenburg, Elizabeth Porter, Simone Venter, Rebecca Fincham, Lily Sharp, Tyler Marks and Chantell Posthumus (manager). Photo: Leon Hugo
The much-needed rain in the Nelson Mandela Bay region did nothing to dampen the spirits of the teams that competed in the SPAR Eastern Cape Schoolgirls Hockey Challenge at Woodridge yesterday.
When the final drop fell in the PE Coastal leg, it was defending champions Collegiate that emerged as the winners in the narrowest of fashions against Gqeberha rivals Pearson.
Last year, Collegiate never received the chance to play in the provincial finals as the Covid-19 pandemic scuppered any chance of the competition being completed.
It was their second successive final against Pearson but, unlike last year’s 4-0 win, it went down to the wire, with the winners edging through in a penalty shootout.
The 25 minutes of regulation time were fiercely contested. Collegiate enjoyed territorial advantage, but both sides had their chances, only to flounder on the defensive wall they faced at each end.
Even in the shootout, there was little to choose between the teams.
The first penalty was converted, but from there on the goalkeepers stood firm and when five players from each side had taken their shots, it remained 1-0 to Collegiate.
Thrilled that the Hockey Challenge was back on track around the country, SPAR EC sponsorships and events manager Alan Stapleton congratulated the girls on their high-quality play.
He also reminded them of things he deemed an essential part of the day.
“More important than the competition was the spirit in which you played the game and the friendships that have come out of today,” said Stapleton.
“Those are the sorts of friendships that last a lifetime and in 20 to 30 years I know you will look back on the friends you made today. If we can be the catalyst for that, well that’s even better for us.
“Thanks to everyone who braved the weather because we really do appreciate you being with us. After two years, it’s wonderful to have the SPAR Schoolgirls Hockey Challenge going again.
“You should just know that from a SPAR point of view women and sport are important and hockey is very much part of that.
“It was great to be able to support the EP indoor side that went away recently and, to you guys, this Hockey Challenge is a big priority for us.”
The winners will join Makhanda’s DSG in the provincial finals in Gqeberha in August, but there were also others to celebrate on the day.
The officials were acknowledged when Brooke Kruger received the prize for the most promising umpire, while St Thomas goalkeeper Danah Brown was given a prize for showing great spirit, especially in a magical moment when she blocked two goals in quick succession.
Fullstop Communications media release for SPAR Eastern Cape Schoolgirls Hockey Challenge