News for 03 May 2022
All the news for Tuesday 3 May 2022
FIH Pro League prompts movement in rankings while Bermuda benefit from successful CAC Games Qualifiers
The FIH Hockey Pro League has precipitated some movements in the top reaches of the FIH World Rankings, while the CAC Games Qualifiers in Pembroke, Bermuda have had a similar impact lower down the rankings. Here are the movers and shakers as we take our monthly look at the teams’ movements.
Indian men and women rise in FIH World Ranking
The Indian men and women hockey teams climbed to third and seventh positions respectively in the latest FIH World Rankings issued on Monday.
The Indian men and women hockey teams climbed to third and seventh positions respectively in the latest FIH World Rankings issued on Monday.
Indian men and women in world hockey rankings - a timeline
In the international hockey federation (FIH) rankings, the Indian men’s hockey team is currently ranked third while the women’s team is placed seventh.
By Aarish Ansari
Picture by 2015 Getty Images
India boasts a glorious past in hockey and has tasted unparalleled success in the sport for close to a century.
Sentinal Homes Trans Tasman Series live on Sky Sport
Catch all the action from the Sentinel Homes Trans-Tasman series next week as our Vantage Black Sticks take on the Hockeyroos and Kookaburras!
Junior World Cup disappointment is behind us now - Bichu Devi
Bichu says she along with her teammates are now focused on utilizing their exposure with in the Senior camp
Bichu Devi
The heart-breaking loss to England, who held their nerve to snatch a victory from the Indian Junior Women in the third/ fourth placing match, is now behind them and the players are now looking forward to their exposure with the Senior side, says Bichu Devi Kharibam, the star goalie who was the cynosure of Indian defence at the prestigious quadrennial event. "We were all very upset after that match and some of us could not stop crying. We were so close to standing on the podium and it was quite hard to accept the defeat," said Bichu recalling the moment when they lost the shootout after ending regulation time in 2-2 stalemate.
Terry Walsh Recalls SV Sunil’s Sensational Goal vs Australia at Perth
For nearly a decade and a half, the speed quotient in the Indian forwardline was provided by SV Sunil. The tall, lanky striker from Karnataka regaled hockey fans across the country as well as abroad with his sizzing linear runs and breathtaking dribbles that left the opposition defence at sixes and sevens. Of course, it is a fact of life that Sunil no longer wears the Indian jersey after having announced a break from international hockey – at 32, the announcement is tantamount to drawing curtains on his illustrious international career that was adorned with 264 international appearances and more than 70 goals. A team man to the core, one cannot overlook his immense goal-creating abilities that have helped his team-mates getting their name on the goal-scorer sheet on so many occasions.
US Junior High Performance Announces Rosters for Women’s U-16 & Rise Series Against Canada
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Following a training camp two weekends ago, the Junior High Performance Staff has established the U.S. U-16 and Rise Women’s National Team rosters that will compete against Canada, in two separate series in different countries. Originally set to take place in the middle of April, these matches have been shifted to May where each squad will play a four-game series against their Canada counterpart.
Jonny Bell celebrates 'incredible' Lisnagarvey treble after Irish Cup triumph
An acrobatic celebration from Ben Nelson after scoring Lisnagarvey's third goal against Monstown on Saturday
Lisnagarvey defender Jonny Bell says it feels "surreal" after an Irish Cup triumph at the weekend completed a domestic treble.
Exchequers maintain perfect run at Gold Cup
By Agnes Makhandia
Captain Akaba Elikem scored a hat-trick as Exchequers from Ghana routed Strathmore University Gladiators 4-2 during the Gold Cup Clubs invitational tournament at the Sikh Union Stadium in Nairobi, Kenya on Monday.
DTS go seven points clear
by Helge Schütz
Wendy Lee Milne on the attack for DTS against Saints II. Photo: Helge Schütz
DTS strengthened their chances of retaining Namibia’s Bank Windhoek Indoor Hockey Women's Premier League title after two convincing victories over the past week.
Duke University Field Hockey Installs First Bio-Based Hockey Field in the Country
The Blue Devils Will Start the 2022 Season with a New Type of AstroTurf® Playing Surface Engineered to Protect the Environment
DALTON, Ga: Duke Field Hockey is the first collegiate team in the United States to call AstroTurf's Poligras Tokyo GT (Green Technology) field hockey system their home turf. The university is installing the new state-of-the-art turf at Williams Field at Jack Katz Stadium in June, making the school a trailblazer for eco-friendly athletic surfaces while providing the student-athletes with a superior field they can feel proud to play on.