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All the news for Friday 20 October 2023

Athlete Spotlight: Mohan Gandhi on Returning to the Pan American Games



SANTIAGO, Chile – The 2023 Pan American Games (PAG) are just days away, with the U.S. Men’s National Team playing their first match on Wednesday, October 25. USA Field Hockey caught up with someone who is very familiar with the PAG – U.S. Men’s National Team athlete Mohan Gandhi, who will be competing at this event for the third time.

Returning Onyango ready to lead Kenya's Olympic hunt

By Agnes Makhandia

Former Kenya first choice goalkeeper cynthia Onyango say she's still got the touch despite being out of international action for four years.

Salima Tete, Sangita Kumari, and Nikki Pradhan excited to perform in front of home fans at Jharkhand Women's Asian Champions Trophy Ranchi 2023

The Jharkhand Women’s Asian Champions Trophy Ranchi 2023 is scheduled to take place from 27th October to 5th November



Ranchi: With just a week to go for the start of the prestigious Jharkhand Women’s Asian Champions Trophy Ranchi 2023, Indian Women's Hockey Team players Salima Tete, Nikki Pradhan, and Sangita Kumari, who all hail Jharkhand, expressed their excitement for the upcoming tournament. The tournament, which will take place from 27th October to 5th November, will see India competing alongside Japan, China, Korea, Malaysia, and Thailand.

Worldwide Hockey fixtures - 20 October

Fixtures from the various leagues around the World

The biggest stories of Round 3

By KATE ALLMAN



Amy Lawton injury update, plus a Hockeyroo to debut with new team. We’ve got the latest on Lawton, meanwhile anticipation builds as a fabled name returns to Hockey One, a young gun is relisted, and the Jillaroos’ Junior World Cup squad has been named.

Holland and Fire Men full of belief after breakthrough win



Twelve matches. Twelve losses. That was the record for the Adelaide Fire men’s team entering the JDH Hockey One League 2023 Season.

How Southgate Prepare For Gruelling Double Header Weekend

The Premier Division is braced for its first double header weekend of the season, reports Rod Gilmour of The Hockey Paper


Photographer: Simon Parker,  SP Action Images

The famed ‘Kwan Aerobics’ which have become the pre-match norm at international level with England and GB men teams might well prove useful for player-coach Kwan Browne when his Southgate side play twice in under 18 hours this weekend.

Buckingham To Take England’s Place In Womens’ European Indoor Club Cup



Buckingham will replace Repton as England’s representatives in the Womens’ European Indoor Club Cup in Turkey in February 2024. Repton, who defeated Buckingham in the 2023 Super 6s final have declined to take up the place. EuroHockey have agreed to this change.

Hockey Ireland Weekend Fixtures Preview – Saturday Oct 21

EY Hockey League Division 1 Men’s Round 6 and Women’s Round 5, Women’s Hockey Challenge and Inter Provincial Series Sunday Oct 22.



EYHL Men’s Division 1 Oct 21

Fourth placed Glenanne get things underway on Saturday Oct 21 when they take on seventh placed Corinthian at St. Andrew’s College at 1:30 p.m. League leaders Three Rock Rovers host joint League leaders Banbridge in a top of the table clash at Grange Road starting at 2:30 p.m. Bottom side Instonians take on eight placed UCD who gained promotion from EYHL 2 at the end of last season in Shawsbridge at 3 p.m. Fifth placed YMCA host third placed Lisnagarvey at Wesley College beginning at 3:45 p.m. and finally, sixth placed Monkstown take on ninth placed Annadale at Rathdown School with a 4:15 p.m. start.

Mixed fortunes for Melaka men and women in Razak Cup

By Jugjet Singh

KUALA LUMPUR: Melaka men cruised into the final after a shootout, but their women's team were edged out by Selangor in the Razak Cup semi-finals on Thursday.

Weekend College Games: October 19 - 25


Jon Endow

Each week, USA Field Hockey highlights upcoming college games to watch. This edition covers the week of October 19 - 25.

No. 9 Maryland field hockey preview: No. 5 Iowa and Indiana

The Terps have won five straight matches.

By Ryan-Martin


Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images

No. 9 Maryland field hockey enters the weekend after one of its most impressive two-game stretches of the season. The Terps picked up ranked wins at then-No. 16 Michigan and then-No. 9 Ohio State to move to 4-1 in conference play.

Field Hockey Hosts Yale Friday for Senior Night

Lions will recognize Kennedy Sholeen, Anabelle Brodeur, and Maya Walker



NEW YORK — Columbia field hockey welcomes Yale to the Columbia Field Hockey Complex on Friday at 6 p.m. for Senior Night.

Field Hockey Heads to Vermont, Returns to Orono to Host Northeastern



Orono, ME - The University of Maine field hockey team heads on the road to face Vermont, returns to Orono on Sunday to host Northeastern.

Bears Host Aggies On Senior Day

Cal To Honor 9 Athletes Playing Final Home Contest

BERKELEY – The California field hockey team will play its final home contest of the 2023 campaign on Saturday when UC Davis comes to Underhill Field. Saturday's nonconference contest is scheduled to begin at 1:05 p.m. PT and will feature live video and stats.

Bryant hosts UMass Lowell, Hofstra this weekend



SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University field hockey team hosts a pair of games this weekend at the Bryant Field Hockey Complex. Bryant will face UMass Lowell on Friday at 3:00 p.m. before closing out the weekend against Hofstra on Sunday at 1:00 p.m.0

Massachusetts Begins Final Home Weekend Against Richmond



Massachusetts completes its home slate with senior day against Dartmouth on Sunday, Oct. 22 at 1 p.m. The game will be broadcast on ESPN+ and can followed live on umassathletics.com or UMassFH on Twitter.

Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy claims top spot in Sub Junior Women Academy and Junior Women Academy categories at 1st Hockey India Junior and Sub Junior Women Academy Championship 2023 – (Zone A)



Gwalior: The 1st Hockey India Junior and Sub Junior Women Academy Championship 2023 – (Zone A) concluded today in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh with Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy being crowned champions in the Sub Junior Women Academy Category after their 4-0 win over Ghumanhera Riser’s Academy, accompanied on the podium by Meghbaran Singh Hockey Academy, who finished third. In the Junior Women Academy Category, Madhya Pradesh defeated Khalsa Hockey Academy (Amritsar) 9-0 to win the Gold Medal while HIM Academy finished in 3rd place.