News for 01 May 2022
All the news for Sunday 1 May 2022
Victory for Scotland women against Ireland in Belfast
Scotland women ran out 2-1 winners against Ireland in Belfast in the first of a three-match test series. Sarah Jamieson and Fiona Semple provided the goals in an excellent performance as the Tartan Hearts start their campaign building towards the Commonwealth Games and EuroHockey qualifiers this summer.
'National team beyond repair'
By K. Rajan 
The national hockey team lost all their matches and failed to score a single goal in Australia.
THE Malaysian national men's hockey team are beyond repair, and need a total rebuild.
Netherlands: No Mathijssen or Ehren; Who is Next in Line for National Coach?
Coach Rick Mathijssen (Amsterdam) and coach Raoul Ehren (Den Bosch) (c) Willem Vernes Fotografie
Rick Mathijssen and Raoul Ehren were the two top candidates to become the new national team coach of the Dutch national team, but one extended his contract with Bloemendaal and the other with the Belgian federation. What options are left now?
Belgium: An “Unfair and Humiliating” Decision for Leopold
Laurent Toussaint
The Ucclois club does not accept his conviction and intends to assert its rights in the Monja / Albertario file. But also confirms that they will not disrupt the good organization of the playoffs.
The future is bright
In a country so often plagued by darkness the 2022 SA Hockey U21 IPT has proven that the future of hockey in the country is blindingly bright. 180 goals, over 48 games. 5 penalty shootouts and two very deserving winners.
Last weekend of Scottish Premiership fixtures comes to a conclusion
Newly crowned men’s champions Western Wildcats retained their unbeaten record for the season with a 6-1 win at Dunfermline Carnegie.
USIU-A lads and Ghanaian visitors set mark in Gold Cup tournament
By Agnes Makhandia
United States International University-Africa (USIU-A) and Exchequers of Ghana registered winning starts in the four-team Gold Cup Club invitational hockey tournament at the Sikh Union Stadium in Nairobi, Kenya on Saturday.
When A Narrow Loss to hosts Australia Denied Ashok Kumar-Captained India Semis Berth at 1979 Esanda International Tourney
It was around the month of April that the Indian men’s hockey team featured in the 1979 Esanda International Hockey Tournament that was played at the Commonwealth Hockey Stadium at Perth, Australia. The Indian team, captained by Ashok Kumar, finished fifth in the tournament that featured hosts Australia, Netherlands, Pakistan, Great Britain, New Zealand, France, Canada, Kenya, and Malaysia. The Blueshirts, who had two legends in Dharam Singh and Leslie Claudius as coach and manager, came to the tournament with more of a development side with many seniors calling time on their international careers after the 1976 Montreal Olympics.