News for 12 February 2023
All the news for Sunday 12 February 2023
FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup South Africa 2023 - 12 February 2023
Pretoria, South Africa
All times GMT +2
Men
11 Feb 2023 08:00 NZL v AUS (11th - 12th) 2 - 7
11 Feb 2023 09:30 IRI v AUT (SF) 3 - 8
11 Feb 2023 11:00 USA v NED (SF) 3 - 7
11 Feb 2023 15:30 KAZ v CZE (9th - 10th) 2 - 5
11 Feb 2023 17:00 IRI v USA (3rd - 4th) 4 - 4 (SO 3/3 - 2/3)
11 Feb 2023 20:00 AUT v NED (Final) 4 - 4. (SO 3 - 2)
Final Pool standings
Women
11 Feb 2023 12:30 CZE v AUT (SF) 0 - 1
11 Feb 2023 14:00 RSA v NED (SF) 1 - 6
11 Feb 2023 18:30 CZE v RSA (3rd - 4th) 3 - 1
11 Feb 2023 21:30 AUT v NED (Final) 0 - 7
Final Pool standings
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Austria and Netherlands on top of the world at 2023 FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup
Pretoria, South Africa: After 80 matches and seven days of rousing action, Austria’s men successfully defended their world title while the Netherlands regained the women’s crown as the FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup came to a gripping end in Pretoria, South Africa.
Austria and The Netherlands successfully defend titles at Indoor Hockey World Cup
By Owen Lloyd 
Austria beat The Netherlands via a penalty shoot-out to win the men's Indoor Hockey World Cup ©Getty Images
Austria's men and the Netherlands women both regained their crowns as the Indoor Hockey World Cup came to an end in Pretoria.
South Africa to fight for World Cup bronze after losing to dominant Dutch
David Isaacson
Daniela De Oliveira scored South Africa's only goal in the semifinal against the Netherlands. Image: Anton Geyser/Gallo Images
The South African women will challenge for the bronze medal at the Indoor Hockey World Cup in Pretoria on Saturday evening after losing to Holland in the semifinals.
Indoor USMNT Fall in Hard-Fought Battle to Netherlands in FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup Semifinals
Images Taken by World Sport Pics
PRETORIA, South Africa – The No. 18 U.S. Men’s National Indoor Team and No. 7 Netherlands battled for 40 solid minutes in the 2023 FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup Semifinals. Entering the final quarter tied 3-3, the hard-fought match saw USA ultimately fall 7-3, but the score line doesn’t reflect the closeness of the contest as the Oranje converted two open net goals on their way to victory.
SA women finish 4th at indoor hockey World Cup
By Craig Taylor
Daniela de Oliveira (Photo: Reg Caldecott)
South Africa's dream run at the women's FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup is over after they lost 6-1 to the Netherlands in their semi-final clash on Saturday.
Indoor USMNT Achieve Best Ever Finish at FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup, Fall in Shootout to Iran
Images Taken by World Sport Pics
PRETORIA, South Africa – The No. 18 U.S. Men’s National Indoor Team left it all out on the court when they faced No. 3 Iran in the bronze medal match of the 2023 FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup. USA came from behind twice as both sides tallied a goal apiece in each of the quarters to end regulation tied at 4-4. The red, white and blue unfortunately fell in the shootout, 2-3, but claimed fourth, the team’s highest ever finish at the event.
Australian 2023 Indoor World Cup wrap up
Australia’s Women’s and Men’s campaigns at the 2023 FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup have come to an end following a week of hotly contested competition in South Africa.
FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup, Pretoria, 2023: Final Standings and Records
Final Standings (Men's World Cup)
1 Austria 2 Netherlands 3 Iran 4 United States 5 Belgium 6 South Africa 7 Argentina 8 Namibia 9 Czech Republic 10 Kazakhstan 11 Australia 12 New Zealand
5 goals in a match
5 Philippe Simar Belgium 7-1 Kazakhstan
5 Mustapha Casseim South Africa 8-4 Czech Republic
Top Scorers with 10 and more goals:
17 Micheal Korper (Austria)
16 Reza Norouzzadeh (Iran)
15 Philippe Simar (Belgium)
Boris Burkhardt (Netherlands)
14 Mustapha Casseim (South Africa)
12 Fabian Unterkircher (Austria)
11 Aki Kaeppeler (United States)
10 Lukas Plochy (Czech Republic)
Highest scores
Netherlands 12-0 New Zealand
Final Standings (Women's World Cup)
1 Netherlands 2 Austria 3 Czech Republic 4 South Africa 5 Belgium 6 Ukraine 7 Canada 8 Australia 9 United States 10 Kazakhstan 11 New Zealand 12 Namibia
5 goals in a match
5 Donja Zwinkels Netherlands 10- New Zealand
Top Scorers with 10 or more goals
17 Donja Zwinkels (Netherlands)
10 Lieke van Wink (Netherlands)
The Biggest Drawn match in men's World Cup
The match played between Czech Republic and Iran ended in a biggest ever drawn match in indoor hockey, both teams scored 8 goals each in the FIH Indoor Men's Hockey World Cup at Pretoria, South Africa, 2023.
The list of matches ended in a big draw:
Czech Republic 8-8 Iran Pretoria 2023
Czech Republic 5-5 Canada Leipzig 2003
Russia 5-5 Poland Leipzig 2015
Canada 5-5 South Africa Leipzig 2015
(The big drawn matches decided in penalty shootout are not taken into account)
Best Junior awards
Men
Mustapha Cassiem - He won the same award at the Men's Outdoor World Cup two weeks ago
Women
Reece D'Ariano - Reece turned 14 just before the World Cup and could potentially win this award another 3 times! She scored 8 goals during the tournament and was the third highest goal scorer.
2022-23 FIH Hockey Pro League (W) - 12 February
Sydney Olympic Park Hockey Centre, Australia
All times GMT +11
10 Feb 2023 18:40 AUS v CHN (RR) 1 - 1 (SO 3 - 1)
11 Feb 2023 16:40 CHN v GER (RR) 1 - 2
12 Feb 2023 16:40 AUS v GER (RR) 3 - 0
13 Feb 2023 18:40 AUS v CHN (RR)
14 Feb 2023 18:40 GER v CHN (RR)
15 Feb 2023 18:40 AUS v GER (RR)
Pool standings
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Rosie Malone hits a quick-fire brace as Hockeyroos defeat Die Danas 
Australia and Germany faced off for the first time since the incredible bronze medal match at the FIH Hockey Women’s World Cup 2022 and while the scoreline was very different from the last encounter, it was Australia once again who came out on top, winning by a comfortable 3-0 margin, thanks to a Rosie Malone brace and a third goal in the final minutes of the game by Grace Stewart.
2023 Test matches AUS v JPN (W) (U21)
Gold Coast
11 Feb 2023 18:00 AUS v JPN 1 - 2
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Focus on strength and physical fitness in national hockey camp: Janneke Schopman
Janneke Schopman. (TOI Photo)
BENGALURU: With the Hangzhou Asian Games in mind, the Indian women's hockey team will begin preparations for the busy year ahead when 33 probables assemble for the national camp on Sunday.
Western Wildcats men qualify for promotion pool in Lousada
Western Wildcats have qualified for the promotion pool after only two games at the Men’s EuroHockey Indoor Club Challenge 1 tournament in Lousada after two massive wins over Bulgarian and Slovenian champions. The Scots share top spot with Hungarian side Epitok but with a vastly superior goal difference, and the two sides meet tomorrow morning to decide pole position in the pool. A win tomorrow is very important as that result will be carried forward to the promotion pool table.
From 44 To Four As The Women's Over 45S Championships Reaches The Semi-Final Stage
The competition began with 44 teams and we're now down to the final four in the Women's Over 45s Championships!