News for 08 September 2022
All the news for Thursday 8 September 2022
FIH Hockey Stars Awards - Moments: Delfina Merino, 2017 FIH Player of the Year
Delfina Merino is a two-time Olympic silver medalist and a gold medalist at the FIH Hockey Women’s World Cup in 2010. She was also voted as the FIH Player of the Year 2017!
Feels great when hardwork is recognised: Star defender Harmanpreet on FIH nomination
Indian Hockey Team vice-captain Harmanpreet Singh is happy with the nomination for the best player of the year award by FIH. 
Star defender Harmanpreet Singh on Wednesday termed his nomination for this year's FIH Player of the Year Award as a huge honour and a recognition of his hard work put in all these years for the national hockey team. Harmanpreet who was part of the silver medal-winning team at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham this year also won bronze at the Asian Champions Trophy Dhaka in 2021, won the top award and his first in the 2020-21 edition.
Colwill thrilled to be SAHOF scholarship recipient
Hockeyroo Claire Colwill’s rise as a current and future star of Australian hockey has been recognised with a Tier 1 scholarship from the Sport Australia Hall of Fame (SAHOF).
FIH, Hockey India inspect Odisha’s Birsa Munda stadium months before World Cup
FIH chief executive officer Thierry Weil said it would be the largest hockey stadium in India and, most probably, in the world.
The stadium can accommodate 20,000 spectators. Image: Odisha sports
Rourkela: A high-level team of hockey officials visited the under-construction stadium in Odisha’s Rourkela on Wednesday to take stock of the situation ahead of the men’s world cup next year.
WAPDA win All Pakistan Nishan-e-Haider Hockey Tournament
LAHORE- The Pakistan Wapda won the All Pakistan Nishan-e-Haider Hockey Tournament after defeating National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) 9-0 in the final.
Perak edge Johor in shootout for MSSM crown
By Mohd Rafi Mamat 
Perak players and officials with their medals after winning the boys' MSSM Under-18 title in Kuantan today. - NSTP/MOHD RAFI MAMAT
KUANTAN: A determined Perak successfully defended their boys' Malaysian Schools Sports Council (MSSM) Under-18 hockey title by downing Johor in the final at the Kuantan Hockey Stadium here today.