News for 29 March 2023
All the news for Wednesday 29 March 2023
Thailand, Indonesia stand in Malaysia's way of retaining Sea Games indoor titles
By Aftar Singh
Sea Games chef de mission Datuk Nasir Ali (centre) speaking to the national indoor players at UTC Sentul in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday. - NSTP/AFTAR SINGH
KUALA LUMPUR: Thailand and Indonesia are Malaysia's biggest threats to retaining their men's and women's indoor gold medals at the Phnom Penh Sea Games on May 5-17.
National hockey camp kicks off ahead of Junior Asia Cup
Junior Asia Cup is scheduled from May 23 to June 1 this year in Oman
National training camp ahead of Junior Asia Cup kicks off in Lahore - PHF
Selected players reported national coaching staff in a training camp called by the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) ahead of the Junior Hockey Asia Cup.
Umpire Christian Blasch Retires
By Tariq Ali
Renowned German field hockey umpire Christian Blasch announced retirement from international arena.
Christian Blasch made his debut as an umpire in senior international hockey in FIH Champions Trophy at Cologne Germany in 2002, since then he officiated over 190 international senior outdoor hockey matches.
47 years old Christian Blasch appeared in four Olympic Games Athens 2004,
Beijing 2008, Rio de Janeiro 2012 and London 2016. And he officiated in three FIH World Cup events Monchengladbach 2006, New Delhi 2010 and The Hague 2014.
He officiated in other FIH events.
Christian Blasch was active in FIH Hockey Pro League Men's and Women's for the season 2022-23.
Christian Blasch was awarded the Golden Whistle for completing 100 senior international hockey matches in 2009.
Following is the list of FIH nominated umpires officiated over 175 international senior hockey matches:
270 Santiago Deo (Spain) 1975-2002
219 John Wright (South Africa) 1995-2017
211 Murray Grime (Australia) 1994-2018
210 Allain Renaud (France) 1980-1991
190 Christian Blasch (Germany) 2002-2023
180 VR Raghu Prasad (India) 2005-2023*
178 Henrik Ehlers (Denmark) 1996-2006
178 Ray O'Connor (Ireland) 1996-2012
England Age Group Squads Set For Action Over Easter in Utrecht and Nottingham
The England U18 Boys and Girls travel to Utrecht over the Easter weekend to play fixtures against France and the Netherlands at SV Kampong.
SA hockey star, Onthatile Zulu continues to spread her wings
Michael Pedro
SA hockey star, Onthatile Zulu. Picture: Nondwe Maqubela.
The 23-year-old has represented South Africa at the World Cup, Commonwealth Games and the Olympics and signed with Red Bull earlier this year.
Gender inequality spotlight cast on Dutch clubs to be more transparent
Maria Verschoor satys gender inequality still prevalent PIC: WORLDSPORTPICS COPYRIGHT RODRIGO JARAMILLO
Dutch international Maria Verschoor has challenged clubs to be more open and transparent after questioning gender equality at board and committee level.
Adam Dixon goes all in for hockey at Repton
Adam Dixon, left, moves to a region he knows well
Repton School has secured the services of former England and GB captain Adam Dixon as director of hockey, while he will also take on a player coaching role at Repton HC.
Rachel Dwyer joins Hockey Australia Awards Committee
The Hockey Australia Awards Committee has a new member with the addition of highly respected Hockeyroo and Hall of Fame inductee Rachel Dwyer (nee Imison).
Inverleith and Grange are U14 Eights Champions
This season’s U14 ‘Eights’ Finals produced exactly 150 goals in a thrilling day of youth hockey at Peffermill. The event, on Sunday 26 March, involved 250 young players from 22 club teams. ‘Eights’ are so called because teams play 8-a-side matches on half-pitches.