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Stout defense propels Bears to victory

By Peter Swope


“I have 100% confidence in the defense in front of me,” said goalkeeper Jodie Brine ’23 following her sixth career shutout, the ninth-most in the program’s history. Courtesy of Brown Athletics

The field hockey team (8-2, 1-1 Ivy League) defeated Wagner University (5-5, 1-0 NEC) 2-0 at home Sunday. With the shutout, the Bears have now held their opponents scoreless in three consecutive games. The victory over the Seahawks rounded out a strong weekend for Bruno, who also defeated conference rival Dartmouth (3-7, 0-2 Ivy) by a score of 2-0 Saturday.

By Charlie Huiras


Then-freshman forward Kayla Kiwak runs with the ball during a match against Bellarmine University on Sept. 6, 2021, at the IU Field Hockey Complex. The Hoosiers lost in their game against Penn State on Oct. 2, 2022. IDS file photo and Ethan Levy

Indiana field hockey battled over the weekend against two ranked opponents to open Big Ten play at home, going 1-1 to notch its first ranked and conference win of the season. Indiana came into the weekend with a 7-4 record and was winless in Big Ten games, but the team beat No. 21 Rutgers 2-0 on Friday to open the weekend slate before losing to No. 6 Penn State 4-0 on Saturday.

Evelyn Walsh


Princeton field hockey huddles up during their game against UConn. Courtesy of goprincetontigers.com.

The Princeton Tigers (7–4 overall, 2–0 Ivy League) finished their weekend in Connecticut with a huge 4–2 victory over the UConn Huskies (7–3, 2–1 Big East). The Tigers were aggressive from the start, and Princeton defense continued to impress, with the Huskies not scoring until the final six minutes of the game.

ST. CHARLES, MO. - The Lindenwood field hockey team fell to Kutztown in a 2-3 OT loss in a neutral site game at Frostburg State on Monday afternoon.

Keetmanshoop's girls team celebrate after beating Rundu. Photo: Helge Schütz

GOBABIS dominated the 2022 Standard Bank Junior Hockey National Festival which took place on the Windhoek High School artificial turf on Saturday.

By Jugjet Singh

KUALA LUMPUR: The 60th Razak Cup will see Singapore field their men's and women's teams, but many states have opted to stay away from the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil.

Week 3 of top hockey was action packed.

Here’s everything you need to know from Week 3:

Haryana scored nine goals each in the third and fourth quarters to complete the resounding win.

M. R. Praveen Chandran

Defending champion Haryana hammered Gujarat 30-1 in a Group A match in the women’s hockey event of the 36th National Games at the Dhyanchand hockey stadium here on Sunday.

In other results in the women’s tournament, Gujarat lost 0-20 to Uttar Pradesh while Jharkhand and Karnataka played a 3-3 draw.

M. R. Praveen Chandran


Rani Rampal’s hattrick and Sharmila Devi’s goals were enough to hand Haryana a 4-0 win over Odisha. | Photo Credit: PTI

Captain Rani Rampal’s hat-trick powered Haryana to its second straight win in women’s hockey event of the 36th National Games at the Dhyanchand stadium here on Monday.

By Adam Clifford



The personal story around Brisbane Blaze striker Cale Cramer is one that boasts similarities to the Academy Award-winning box-office smash: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.

The adage ‘do you want the good news or the bad news?’ could not be more fitting following the announcement former Hockeyroos defender Edwina Bone will not play for Canberra Chill in the Sultana Bran Hockey One League 2022 Season.

The Sultana Bran Hockey One League 2022 Season may only one round in but the impact of a swagger of quality international recruits is already being felt.

After over 35 years playing hockey, Mark Harris has been relishing the prospect of a first Masters World Cup.

IMAGES COURTESY OF SOUTH AFRICAN MASTERS HOCKEY & KEITH LINDEROTH

CAPE TOWN, South Africa - The second and third days of the 2022 World Masters Hockey (WMH) World Cup in Cape Town, South Africa, have come to a close and eight USA matches took place across the two days.

Following the completion of the SA Hockey IPT the South African Women’s Hockey squads have been selected. The selectors have selected two squads. Namely the Performance Squad and a further emerging squad. Both squads will be called on for national duty and

Asuncion, Paraguay


Chile v Bolivia    (Photo: Oscar Munoz Badilla)

The wait is over: the ODESUR Asunción 2022 Games have begun. Carrying great expectations, fan-favorite Argentina opened the men’s category tournament against the team from Uruguay.

Luque, Paraguay

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Men

3 Oct 2022 11:30     ARG v URU (Pool A)       17 - 0
3 Oct 2022 17:00     CHI v BOL (Pool B)         24 - 0
3 Oct 2022 19:00     BRA v PAR (Pool B)         6 - 2

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Women

4 Oct 2022 17:00     URU v PER (Pool A)
4 Oct 2022 19:00     ARG v PAR (Pool A)

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NORFOLK, VA, - The Old Dominion Field Hockey contest scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 4 against Duke has been canceled due to the expected inclement weather this week.

Madisyn Hartley Sets Program Record with Five Assists in a Single Game



Orono, ME – The University of Maine field hockey team kept their win-streak going as they defeated the Warriors of Merrimack College on Sunday afternoon, 13-0.

ATHENS, Ohio – Following a slower start that saw the Spartans down at the half, Michigan State field hockey used a dominant third quarter to top Ohio, 2-1, in a non-conference road matchup at Pruitt Field Sunday afternoon.

Lily Santi scored the only goal in Sunday's win over Harvard

MERION STATION, Pa. – The remnants of Hurricane Ian may have drenched the Philadelphia area this weekend, but the storm couldn't rain on the Hawks' parade as the 10th-ranked Saint Joseph's field hockey team held on for a 1-0 win over #15 Harvard at Ellen Ryan Field on Sunday afternoon.

Ian Decker


Danielle Van Rootselaar attempts a shot during Maryland field hockey’s 6-1 win over New Hampshire on Sept. 11, 2022. (Riley Sims/The Diamondback)

Ahead of the overtime period, Maryland field hockey danced to the music playing at Lakeside Field and exhibited no signs of a team that had played into extra time just two days prior.

By Shelby Swanson


UNC fifth-year senior forward Erin Matson (1) receives a pass during a field hockey game against Appalachian State on Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022.

Spearheaded by four goals by senior forward Erin Matson, the No. 1 UNC field hockey team (9-0) beat the No. 14 Liberty Flames (7-4), 6-3, in Lynchburg, Va.

By Washington Onyango


Blazers' Barbra Simiyu (left) and Purity Aseyo of Lakers during Kenya Hockey Premier league at City Park Hockey stadium. October 2, 2022. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

Lakers Hockey Club moved to third place in the women’s Kenya Hockey Union Premier League after collecting four points away from home in Nairobi over the weekend.  

Western were undoubtedly the underdogs for this EHL ranking play-off match in Hamburg against crack Spanish side Egara, but they put in a brave performance only to finally go down 3-1. The man-of-the match was undoubtedly Western`s keeper Gavin Sommerville who produced a series of brilliant saves to deny the eager Spanish forwards.

Old Georgians and Pinoke went head-to-head in Hamburg PIC: EHL TV

Pinoké produced the perfect debut weekend on the European club stage as they advanced to the Final 8 with a 3-1 success against fellow newcomers Old Georgians as their clinical attack and rock solid corner defence served them well.

Pinoké completed the perfect debut weekend as they advance to the FINAL8 with a 3-1 success against fellow newcomers Old Georgians as their clinical attack and rock solid corner defence served them well.

Harvestehuder THC delighted their huge black and yellow wall as they saw off the challenge of Real Club de Polo to advance to the FINAL8.

By Syed Intikhab Ali

KARACHI: Pakistan hockey team’s head coach Siegfried Aikman reached Pakistan and joined the training camp of Green shirts at Abdul Sattar Hockey Stadium Saturday morning.

Anwar Zuberi


A photo of Siegfried Aikman, new coach of the national hockey team, at Lahore's National Hockey Stadium. — Siegfried Aikman Twitter/File

KARACHI: Pakistan coach Siegfried Aikman has cautioned that he has no magic wand and it will take some time to transform the fortunes of the national hockey team with modern dynamics and improve its world ranking.

With a little over three months until the 2023 men’s World Cup, organisers are sweating on the still-to-be-opened airport at Rourkela, one of the two venues to be used for the tournament.

Australia’s flagship national men’s and women’s hockey teams, the Kookaburras and Hockeyroos, will play blockbuster test series against fellow hockey powerhouse India in Adelaide.

Tuks mens hockey © Twitter

No second chances are what the Varsity Hockey Tournament will boil down from Wednesday at Tuks.

By Paige Powell, USA Field Hockey’s College Content Intern

Each week, USA Field Hockey' highlights some college games in Division I, II and III.

BKSP put 12 past Narayanganj on the opening day of the Al Arafah Islami Bank 27th Youth Hockey Championship (Dhaka Zone) at the Maulana Bhashani National Hockey Stadium yesterday. Bangladesh Hockey Federation president and Air Marshal Sheikh Abdul Hannan declared the championship open after the opening game in which Dhaka district thumped Shariatpur 13-0 at the same venue. A total of 57 teams, split into nine zones, are taking part in the tournament which returned to action after a five-year hiatus. Photo: Star

Amid massive enthusiasm among the players, the inaugural Hockey Champions Trophy (HCT) is gradually taking shape to roll onto the turf on October 28, and the logo of the franchise-based hockey league is set to be disclosed today.

Brooklands are preparing for two crucial weekends in the Men’s Premier Division, reports Rod Gilmour of The Hockey Paper

With 195 goals in the opening weekend of action, Jade Bloomfield of Hockey World News looks over the second weekend's fixtures and previews what we can expect from Week Two of the England Hockey Leagues.

Six of Western Australia’s most experienced men’s hockey heroes, led by Kookaburras captain Aran Zalewski, have been named in the Perth Thundersticks leadership group ahead of their Sultana Bran Hockey One League campaign which commences tomorrow.

By Adam Clifford



HC Melbourne has overcome a fightback from a luckless NSW Pride to claim the opening points in the Sultana Bran Hockey One women’s competition with an exciting 5-3 win in Melbourne tonight.

Scottish men’s champions Western Wildcats enter the lion`s den when they make their debut at the prestigious EuroHockey League this weekend in Hamburg.

Viktor Lockwood is hoping to make a special toast to EHL success on Friday with a bottle of his family-owned champagne should Lille break new ground in the world’s best club competition.

AH&BC Amsterdam will face Gantoise on Friday afternoon (14.30 CET) for the first ticket to next Easter’s EHL FINAL8 following their strong wins on day one at the EHL Men’s KO16 in Hamburg.

Lisnagarvey and Hamburger Polo Club both recorded their first ever victories in the Euro Hockey League, winning 4-0 each to set up a KO8 date on Friday evening.

Midfielder Nilakanta Sharma says a strong start in the matches that India plays is crucial to its chances of success at the men’s Hockey World Cup in 2023.


If he makes it to the squad for the mega-event, Nilakanta Sharma will become the first Manipuri to play in back-to-back World Cups at home | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement (Hockey India)

The Indian team will aim to stop opponents from scoring early goals as it heads into the men’s hockey World Cup next year, says midfielder Nilakanta Sharma.

By Jugjet Singh


Coach Arul Selvaraj’s team were handed a 7-0 drubbing by world No. 2 and World Cup holders Belgium, just one day after beating their mixed team 1-0 in Antwerp.

ANTWERP: The Malaysian men's hockey team are as ready for the Bhubaneswar-Rourkela World Cup as is the main stadium in Rourkela.

Beeston Vs Notting University - Image by Andy Smith

After the highs of the opening weekend of hockey, Jade Bloomfield of Hockey World News previews the key matches and sequences in this week's Vitality Women's Hockey League preview.

By Kate Allman



An east-coast clash between heavyweights of Australian hockey will hit off the first week of the Sultana Bran Hockey One League in 2022.

Scottish champions Western Wildcats can lean on a little bit of insider knowledge in Hamburg but will be looking to make their own mark this week as they return to the EHL for the first time in 14 years,

Hamburger Polo Club are looking to continue their meteoric from the fourth tier of German hockey to the top table of the European club game as they debut in the EHL on Thursday evening against Wimbledon (19.00 CET).

Eight years on from his EHL debut, Rhys Smith is looking to show his growing maturity on another big stage following a busy 2022 as he lines out for Wimbledon against Hamburger Polo Club this evening (19.00 CET).

This weekend two men’s teams are representing England in the Euro Hockey League at HTHC Harvestehuder, Germany.

Derek will go on to play in the World Cup in Cape Town this October. PIC: Rob Lindblade Photography

Considering its location in the east end of Glasgow, Eastbank Academy was a paradox of production when it came to hockey in the late seventies and early eighties.

Team Canada takes on the world in Cape Town



This week our Masters over 50 Men will take to the world stage at the 2022 Masters World Cup. This event is taking place in Cape Town, South Africa from October 1-10th. Cape Town promises to be a fantastic host to this world level event, with the city hosting major level world events such as the Rugby, Cricket and Football World Cups in the past, as well as recently being selected to host the 2023 Netball World Cup. In 2010 Cape Town played host to the Grand Masters Hockey World Cup as well, showing why its not just a superb tourist city but also a world class hockey host.

India will take on Spain in their World Cup opener at the newly-built Birsa Munda International Stadium in Rourkela on January 13.


The match against Spain in the World Cup will be the Indian team’s first outing at the newly-built Rourkela stadium, touted to become the world’s largest hockey venue. | Photo Credit: Getty Images

India will be hosting Spain in the new season of FIH Pro League next month and captain Manpreet Singh wants to use the opportunity to get a better understanding of their rivals ahead of the 2023 men’s hockey World Cup to be held in Bhubaneswar and Rourkela.

By Aftar Singh


A Belgium player (in red) tries to break past the Malaysian defence.

KUALA LUMPUR: Olympic champions Belgium thrashed Malaysia 7-0 in their second hockey friendly at the Sportcentrum Wilrijkse Plein in Antwerp today.

Load shedding strikes again, so for the time being today's update takes the form of the Archives once again

By Rob Wheeler

The first home games for England Hockey of the 2021/22 FIH Pro League were played at Lee Valley and they did not disappoint with a dramatic late winner from Sam Ward for the men against France and the women facing China in a match that went to a penalty shootout.

Northern KZN Regional Ferrum Hoërskool: Saturday 26 February


Finally, we can play! Ferrum Hoërskool’s First Hockey XI is excited to host the first tournament of the 2022 SPAR KZN Schoolgirls’ Hockey Challenge 2022 on Saturday 26 February. Pictured here are the team’s Andiswa Mduli (Vice-Captain), Marlene Combrink (Captain) and Clarisse Whitehead (Vice-Captain), gearing up to welcome eight teams for the Northern KZN Regional. Photo by Dean Bond

The first of the ten regionals for the SPAR KZN Schoolgirls’ Hockey Challenge kicks off on Saturday 26 February in Newcastle where Ferrum Hoërskool hosts eight teams for the Northern KZN Regional.

By Shahid Khan


The triumphant Khalid Mahmood holding the World Cup

This month marks exactly half a century since the first Men’s Hockey World Cup tournament which took place from 15th to 24th October 1971 in Barcelona.

by Dil Bahra



Kenya’s Captain Avtar Singh Sohal leading his team at the opening ceremony of the first World Cup
in Barcelona in 1971. Photo: Avtar Singh Sohal collection.

The idea of holding a Hockey World Cup had come from India and Pakistan, then the two dominant nations in international hockey, in early 1969.

by Dil Bahra


Ernest Wall OBE
 
It is with sadness that we learn of the passing of Ernest ‘Ernie’ Wall on Sunday November 15, 2020 at Windyhall Care Home, Ayr in Scotland. He was aged 95.

by Dil Bahra


Leandro Negre, Dil Bahra and Balbir Senior at FIH function London 2012 Olympics

I first met Balbir Singh Senior at the Champions Trophy in Amstelveen, Netherlands in 1982. I was with a group who had earlier gone to the Bombay World Cup in that year. Whilst we sat down in the lounge after the match, having our drinks, Balbir, who was the coach of the Indian team at that tournament, was passing through the lounge on his way out. He noticed our group and came over to talk to us.

by Dil Bahra


Former Kenya and Sikh Union Club Nairobi players celebrated the Life of their former colleague, Jack Simonian at an invite only event held at Indian Gymkhana Club London on Sunday 15 March 2020.

Although the evolving situation of coronavirus prevented many from attending, the event organisers decided to carry on. Suzie, Jack’s daughter, who was due to fly from Sardina, Italy especially for this event was one of those who was unable to attend following Government advice.

by Dil Bahra


Jack Simonian 1970

John Levon (Jack) Simonian who was the East African motor cycling, motor rally and track Champion and who represented Kenya at hockey at three Olympic Games passed away in Sydney, Australia on Monday 23 December 2019. He was aged 84.

George Brink



I first met Jack Simonian through umpiring hockey at Rugby Hockey club in Warwickshire. In typical Jack fashion he never let on his Hockey pedigree, so it was with complete surprise when umpiring a game together a few years later some know-it-all player disagreed with a decision Jack made by claiming he had played in Premier League so he knew Jack was wrong. Quite calmly Jack said, "I've been to three Olympics so I know I'm right". Needless to say the player was put firmly in his place, but my mouth fell open at this statement as I had never suspected he was an Olympian let alone a triple Olympian, Jack was so unassuming.

By Ijaz Chaudhry

When one thinks of sports books, it is the biographies, coverage of some event, record books, coaching manuals, etc. Sports Novels (fiction) are uncommon.

Nirpal (Rodu) Singh Bharaj (1958 – 2018)

by Dil Bahra


Rodu Bharaj doing what he enjoyed most – Koroga for his friends

Nirpal Singh Bharaj, fondly known as Rodu, a hockey personality both in Kenya and London died suddenly on Friday, May 25. He had just turned 60.

by Dil Bahra


Jagjit at Mexico 1968 Olympic Games

Jagjit Singh Kular who represented Kenya at Mexico 1968 and Munich 1972 Olympic Games passed away in Toronto, Canada on Monday 12 June 2017. He was aged 75.

by Dil Bahra



Jasbinder (Jas) Singh Chana, the talented hockey player, who played for England U21 and represented the country at the Junior Hockey World Cup in Ipoh, Malaysia in 1989 died on Tuesday, 21 February 2017 following a short illness. He was aged 46.

By B.G.Joshi (Sehore-Bhopal, India)

Asian Champions Trophy winner Indian men and women will open their campaign in Melbourne Hockey Festival on November 23 against hosts Australia. Indian men (World Ranking 6) team will face Kookaburras (World Ranking 1) in 4-nations tournament league match, while Indian women (World Ranking 12) will challenge Hockeyroos (World Ranking 4) in first test of 3-match series. Statistical highlights are:

Patrick Rowley (BEM) receives his British Empire Medal Award at the Tower of London by the Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London.   Left to Right:  Lord-Lieutenant of London, Mr Kenneth Olisa OBE, Elizabeth Rowley (wife), Patrick Rowley BEM, Alison Heeks (nee ROWLEY his daughter)   and  Constable General Sir Nicholas Houghton GCB CBE ADC

International sports journalist Patrick Rowley received the British Empire Medal for services to Hockey at a ceremony held at The Tower of London on Friday 4 November.

Patrick Rowley, arguably the best known hockey journalist there is has been rewarded for his outstanding services to hockey with the British Empire Medal in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List.

Pat Rowley. Photo: Hockey Writers Club

When I started Fieldhockey.com 20 years ago one of the first journalists to support and encourage my efforts was the English writer Pat Rowley, I am utterly delighted to report that Pat has been awarded a British Empire Medal for services to Hockey in the Queen's Birthday Honours list released today.

By Dil Bahra


Alex Danson displaying why she won Player of the Tournament. Photo: Koen Suyk

There have been a few great action photos in our sport of hockey over the years but this photo by Dutch photographer Koen Suyk tops them all. Koen, a photographer for over 40 years has covered seven Olympic Games and states that Sports photography is his great love, with hockey, golf and tennis as his specialties.

by Dil Bahra


Kenya Hockey Team on tour of India, April 1964 Back Row (L - R): Surjeet Singh Jnr,; Saude George; Anthony Vaz; Amar Singh Mangat; Egbert Fernandes; Sang Singh; Edgar Fernandes; Jack Simonian; Jagnandan Singh. Sitting (L - R): Hardev Singh; Hilary Fernandes (V.Capt,); Hardial Singh (Coach); Anthony D'Souza (Manager); Sukdev Singh (Asst Manager); Avtar Singh (Capt.); Alu Mendonca. Ground (L – R): Santokh Singh; Arif Khan; Silu Fernandes; Leslie Pinto; Reynolds D'Souza.

Kenya’s triple hockey Olympian, Egbert Carmo Fernandes, died in Canberra, Australia on 6 November 2014.  He was aged 73.

These screen grabs are from The Official YouTube stream. Note the running time of the video in the bottom left. This covers a pan from 2:47:27 - 2:47:30. Punjab Warriors are in blue.

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