Olympic Champion Pearne-Webb retires from hockey
Olympic Champion and women’s captain Hollie Pearne-Webb has announced her retirement from the sport she has spent over a decade competing in.
Hollie Pearne-Webb retires as an England and GB hockey great
By Rod Gilmour
Hollie Pearne-Webb in a pre match huddle at the World Cup PIC: WORLDSPORTPICS /FRANK UIJLENBROEK
There was the spin and the scoop inside the post. Then the high fist pump before the moment dawned and Hollie Pearne-Webb let loose with a leap, dropped stick and team-mate invasion.
GB Olympic champion Hollie Pearne-Webb announces retirement from international hockey
Pearne-Webb led Great Britain to a first ever the nation’s first Olympic hockey gold since 1988
Will Castle
Hollie Pearne-Webb scored the penalty shootout winner in the gold medal match at Rio 2016 (Owen Humphreys/PA) (PA Archive)
Olympic gold medallist and Great Britain's women's captain Hollie Pearne-Webb has announced her international retirement.
SA women’s hockey team can score big from FIH Nations Cup 2 in Poland
by Rowan Callaghan
The South African women's hockey squad is preparing for next month's crucial FIH Nations Cup 2 in Poland, which offers emerging teams the opportunity to gain promotion.
NZ-A China Tour match-ups released
Our New Zealand A women's team is set to depart this Saturday 17th May to China where they will compete in the West Taihu Lake Invitational. The tournament will feature a number of provincial Chinese teams and Korea A, promising a good level of competition.
2024 and 2025: Two years filled with Indian sporting retirements The period between 2024 and 2025 witnessed an unprecedented exodus of sporting icons across multiple disciplines.
By Joel D'sa
PR Sreejesh announced his retirement from hockey at the Paris Olympics in August 2024. (Photo Credit: Getty Images)
A remarkable year of sporting transitions marks the Indian sporting landscape as legendary players hang up their national jerseys, closing pivotal chapters in their extraordinary careers.
EHL champions Gantoise confirm place in next season’s competition
Gantoise’s men confirmed they will return to the EHL next season as they got the result they needed to top the Belgian league table.
Den Bosch top table to secure EHL spot once more
Den Bosch convincingly won the Brabant derby against Tilburg 5-1 to top the women’s Hoofdklasse table, ensuring they will return to the EHL next season into the bargain.
Jeroen Hertzberger ends career with goal and guard of honour as shirt retires
Jeroen Hertzberger signed off in style and tears
Jeroen Hertzberger concluded his illustrious hockey career with HC Rotterdam by scoring in his final match, a 5-0 victory over Klein Zwitserland. The 39-year-old forward netted his 383rd goal in the Tulp Hoofdklasse to cement his status as the league’s all-time top scorer.
Hoofdklasse: Frédérique Matla grabs top scorer title with 22 goals
The top scorer title in the Tulp Hoofdklasse Women has fallen to Frédérique Matla for the fifth time in history. The Den Bosch striker accounted for 22 goals this season.
Blazers bag four points to remain top in the league
By Jonah Onyango
Sikh Union's Derrick Jabali (left) and Edwin Agoro of KCA University during Kenya Hockey Premier league. May 10, 2025. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]
Reigning Kenya Hockey Union Women’s Premier League champions Blazers Hockey Club reaped four points from their weekend trip to Kisumu to remain on top of the standings.
RAF U25s seize inter-service hockey crown
AS1 Tom Scuffham drag flicking for the RAF U25 v Royal Navy U25.
The RAF U25 Men’s hockey team stormed to Inter-Service glory at HMS Temeraire, overpowering both the Army and Navy with dominant performances to lift the 2025 UKAFHA Inter-Service Championship.
Oxfordshire hockey team wins title with perfect win record
By Liam Rice
The Oxon Boys U17 team (Image: Kiana Dhanjal)
A COUNTY hockey side finished the season not just as champions, but with a 100 per cent win record.
Hoci Cymru receives capital grant to develop National Hockey Centre
Hoci Cymru is thrilled to have received a £45,000 capital grant from Sport Wales to upgrade the facilities at the National Hockey Centre in Cardiff.
USA Field Hockey to Host Webinar Series on Commentating the Game
USA Field Hockey is pleased to share an upcoming webinar series focused on commentating the game. To provide those interested in getting into commentating as well as educate those already behind the microphone, USA Field Hockey has teamed up with Simon Mason, world-renowned voice of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) and EuroHockey Federation.
2025 CAC Games Qualifiers
Guanajuato, Mexico
All Times GMT-6
Men
11 May 2025 09:45 GUA v JAM (3rd Place) 2 - 1
11 May 2025 14:15 VEN v MEX (Final) 3 - 3 (1 - 3 SO)
Pool Standings
Women
11 May 2025 07:30 GUA v PAN (5th Place) 5 - 0
11 May 2025 12:00 PUR v BER (3rd Place) 1 - 0
11 May 2025 16:30 MEX v VEN (Final) 6 - 1
Pool Standings
FIH Match Centre
Bermuda hockey team narrowly beaten in bronze-medal match
Ross Clarke
Bermuda women’s hockey team narrowly missed out on a bronze medal and a qualifying spot at the Central American and Caribbean Games after losing 1-0 to Puerto Rico on Sunday.
FIH Hockey Pro League: Mid-season Interview with Craig Fulton
With the second half of the FIH Hockey Pro League 2024-25 fast approaching, we are catching up with players and coaches of all 9 men’s and women’s teams to take the temperature on the first half of their season and explore their targets for the remaining matches. In today’s interview, we speak with Craig Fulton, the head coach of the Indian men's team, as they head into the second half of the season currently in third place, just one point off the lead...
India’s hockey team sets sights on World Cup qualification via Pro League: “We want to be well prepared for mega performance”
Men's hockey team is doing 400m and middle-distance runs to improve endurance & conditioning ahead of Pro League
by Mihir Vasavda
Indian Hockey Team World Cup Sharpening skills and learning new tactics weren’t the only items on the to-do list of the 55 players, now pruned to 40, who reported for the national camp. (File/Hockey India)
By their own admission, Craig Fulton has made his players do ‘crazy’ things. They’ve climbed Table Mountain and rappelled in the Swiss Alps. Yet, when they returned to the team’s base in Bengaluru late April, the back-to-back Olympic medallists were already ‘questioning’ their ‘life choices’.
Hockey India announces 24-member Indian Women’s Hockey Team for European leg for FIH Pro League 2024-25
Indian squad will be led by midfield dynamo Salima Tete as Captain, while Navneet Kaur will serve as Vice-Captain
New Delhi: Hockey India has unveiled the 24-member Indian Women’s Hockey Team set to compete in the European leg of the FIH Pro League 2024-25, scheduled to take place in London, Antwerp, and Berlin from 14 to 29 June. India will play twice against each of the four participating teams—Australia, Argentina, Belgium, and China—beginning their campaign with a clash against Australia on 14 June.
Speedy Tigresses bitten by Liaoning again
By Aftar Singh
Malaysia (in red) playing against Liaoning at the Gongshu Hockey Stadium in China. - Pic from MHC
KUALA LUMPUR: The national women's hockey team have lost again to Liaoning province in their playing tour of China, this time 3-1 at the Gongshu Stadium, today.
Hockey Australia names experienced coaches to lead National Indoor teams
Extensive Indoor World Cup experience shapes the new coaching lineup set to guide the men’s and women’s national indoor teams through to the 2029 Indoor World Cup.
Sticks Around The World - Casey Crowley & Olivia Shannon
We’re excited to launch our brand-new series, Sticks Around The World, where we pull back the curtain on our Vantage Black Sticks athletes to give you a glimpse into their everyday routines, coffee, conditioning, chaos and all.
History made in Bendigo as WA and ACT triumph at the U21 National Championships
The Under-21 National Championships have wrapped up in Bendigo, with an unprecedented six states and territories taking home the men’s and women’s medals and showcasing the immense depth in talent across Australian hockey.
Sikh Union hand KCA varsity students a proper hockey lesson
By Elizabeth Mburugu
Twinkle's Mitchelle Okwisa (left) and Margaret Akinyi of Mombasa Sports Club (MSC) Ladies during Hockey Premier League women match at Jamhuri High school. May 10, [Jonah Onyango, Standard]
Former Kenya Hockey Union Men’s Premier League champions Nairobi Sikh Union bounced back from last weekend’s humiliating 2-6 defeat to Butali Warriors to thrash KCA University 4-0 in a match played yesterday at Dashmesh Stadium.
by Dil Bahra
Avtar Singh Bhurji
Avtar Singh Bhurji, who represented Uganda at Munich 1972 Olympic Games, passed away in a hospice in Esher, Surrey, England on Sunday 26 January 2025 aged 80.
He was born on 15 December 1944 in Bika, India and his family emigrated to Uganda in the same year. He studied at Demonstration Primary School and Kololo Secondary School in Kampala, Uganda. He played hockey at the Secondary School and his school captain in those days, Rajinder Singh Sandhu, went on to Captain the Uganda team at Munich 1972 Olympic Games.
After his secondary schooling in Kololo, in 1964, he went to England for further education. He studied at Kingston College in the UK and played for Spencer Hockey Club and Middlesex U21 in 1968. That year he also played for London Indians.
Avtar in action against Pakistan at Munich Olympics
Avtar returned to Kampala in 1969 after completing his studies. He joined Sikh Union Kampala in 1970 and was selected for the Uganda team for the Munich 1972 Olympic Games.
After the Olympic Games he returned to the UK and played for Blackheath H C in 1973, winning the National Indoor Championship with the Club in 1976. He played for Surrey County team from 1973 to 1978 and was awarded his Surrey Colours in 1975-76 season. He played for London Indians from 1973 to 1978, captaining the team for five years.
Blackheath Hockey Club - winners of London sixes 1975. Avtar is middle, front row.
In 1978 he moved to Kenya and played for Nairobi Gymkhana.
After a short stay in Uganda, he returned to the UK in 1988 and settled in Surrey, UK. When injury brought an end to his playing days he took up to coaching.
He was a Coach since 1991 and held the National Level 3 Coaching badge. He coached London University; Imperial Medics; Greenwich University and Spencer teams. He was the Director of Coaching at Richmond Hockey Club from 2008 to 2011.
During the last decade he turned to photography and was regularly present in the media centres at international hockey tournaments all over the world.
At Munich Olympics.
Shahid Khan, his team mate at Blackheath and London Indians paid this tribute: “I first came across Avtar in the successful Blackheath team of 1970s and later as the captain of the acclaimed London Indians team. He always brought sense of fun on the pitch and was a great hockey stalwart as a player, coach, and media photographer in recent years. A great loss to the hockey fraternity who will be missed by us all”.
Sikhs in Hockey
By Tariq Ali
Indian junior women's hockey team won the 9th edition of the Women's Junior Hockey Asia Cup 2024 defeated China in the penalty shootout by 3-2 when the final match ended in a 1-1 tie at the Oman Hockey Stadium, Muscat, Oman.
Placement matches
Gold medal - India 1-1 (3-2) China
Bronze medal - South Korea 1-1 (3-2) Japan
5th and 6th place - Malaysia 6-0 Thailand
7th and 8th place - Chinese Taipei 6-1 Hong Kong
9th and 10th place - Bangladesh 8-0 Sri Lanka
Indian men's junior hockey team also won Junior Hockey Asia Cup defeated Pakistan by 5-3 at the same venue earlier this month.
Final standings
Women's Junior Asia Cup
1 IND 2 CHN 3 KOR 4 JPN 5 MAS 6 THA 7 TPE 8 HKG 9 Asia a 10 SRI
Men's Junior Asia Cup
1 IND 2 PAK 3 JPN 4 MAS 5 BAN 6 CHN 7 THA 8 KOR 9 OMA 10 TPE
Statistical Records of the Women's Junior Asia Cup 2024
Highest match scores
China 19-0 Bangladesh
Japan 15-0 Sri Lanka
Japan 13-0 Hong Kong
India 13-1 Bangladesh
South Korea 12-0 Hong Kong
Malaysia 11-0 Hong Kong
South Korea 10-0 Sri Lanka
The hat trick scorers
5 goals - Hao Guoting - China 19-0 Bangladesh
4 goals - Rei Yoshida - Japan 15-0 Sri Lanka
4 goals - Lihang Wang - China 19-0 Bangladesh
4 goals - Mumtaz Khan - India 13-1 Bangladesh
4 goals - Deepika Sehrawat - India 9-0 Thailand
4 goals - Riya Airin - Bangladesh 8-0 Sri Lanka
3 goals - Deepika Sehrawat - India 13-1 Bangladesh
3 goals - Kanika Siwach - India 13-1 Bangladesh
3 goals - Deepika Sehrawat - India 5-0 Malaysia
3 goals - Zati Alyani - Malaysia 6-1 Bangladesh
3 goals - Kanika Siwach - India 9-0 Thailand
3 goals - Hanami Saito - Japan 15-0 Sri Lanka
3 goals - Sin Hyonji - South Korea 10-0 Sri Lanka
3 goals - Sana Hayasuke - Japan 13-0 Hong Kong
3 goals - Niko Maruyama - Japan 4-0 South Korea
3 goals - Park Mi- Gyeong - South Korea 12-0 Hong Kong
3 goals - Nur Azureen - Malaysia 11-0 Hong Kong
3 goals - Anith Humaira - Malaysia 11-0 Hong Kong
3 goals - Nur Azureen - Malaysia 6-0 Thailand
Top scorer
12 goals - Deepika Sehrawat - India
By Tariq Ali
The twelfth edition of Sultan of Johor Cup under 21 men's hockey tournament is to be held at Taman Daya Hockey Stadium, Johor Bahru, Malaysia from 19th October to 26th October, 2024.
Six under 21 teams from the following countries have been participating
Australia, Great Britain, India, Japan, Malaysia and New Zealand
Final standings of the previous editions
2011 - 1 Malaysia 2 Australia 3 South Korea 4 India 5 Pakistan 6 New Zealand
2012 - 1 Germany 2 India 3 Australia 4 Pakistan 5 New Zealand 6 Malaysia
2013 - 1 India 2 Malaysia 3 Argentina 4 Pakistan 5 South Korea 6 England
2014 - 1 India 2 Great Britain 3 Australia 4 New Zealand 5 Malaysia 6 Pakistan
2015 - 1 Great Britain 2 India 3 Malaysia 4 Argentina 5 Australia 6 Pakistan
2016 - 1 Australia 2 Pakistan 3 Japan 4 England 5 Malaysia 6 New Zealand
2017 - 1 Australia 2 Great Britain 3 India 4 Malaysia 5 Japan 6 United States
2018 - 1 Great Britain 2 India 3 Australia 4 Japan 5 Malaysia 6 New Zealand
2019 - 1 Great Britain 2 India 3 Malaysia 4 Japan 5 Australia 6 New Zealand
2020 - not held
2021 - not held
2022 - 1 India 2 Australia 3 Great Britain 4 Japan 5 South Africa 6 Malaysia
2023 - 1 Germany 2 Australia 3 India 4 Pakistan 5 Great Britain 6 New Zealand 7 Malaysia 8 South Africa
Highest match scores
India 22-0 United States, 2017
Australia 19-0 United States, 2017
Malaysia 18-0 United States, 2017
Japan 14-0 United States, 2017
Great Britain 11-0 United States, 2017
Japan 11-0 United States, 2017
Most individual goals in a match
5 goals - Nathan Ephraums - Australia 10-0 United States, 2017
5 goals - Harmanjit Singh - India 22-0 United States, 2017
5 goals - Aiman Rozemi - Malaysia 18-0 United States, 2017
Most individual goals in an edition
10 goals - Luke Taylor - Great Britain, 2015
9 goals - Harmanpreet Singh - India, 2014
9 goals - Nathan Ephraums - Australia, 2017
9 goals - Dilpreet Singh - India, 2017
12th Hong Kong Men's Quadrangular Hockey Tournament
Hong Kong (HKG)
All times GMT +8
8 Mar 2024 13:00 THA v MAC (One Pool) 4 - 0
8 Mar 2024 17:30 TPE v HKG (One Pool) 1 - 1
9 Mar 2024 11:30 THA v TPE (One Pool) 3 - 2
9 Mar 2024 18:15 MAC v HKG (One Pool) 0 - 6
10 Mar 2024 12:15 TPE v MAC (One Pool) 11 - 0
10 Mar 2024 16:45 HKG v THA (One Pool)
Pool Standings
7th Women’s Hockey Invitational Tournament
8 Mar 2024 15:15 SGP v TPE (One Pool) 1 - 0
8 Mar 2024 19:45 HKG v INA (One Pool) 7 - 0
9 Mar 2024 13:45 TPE v INA (One Pool) 1 - 0
9 Mar 2024 16:00 HKG v SGP (One Pool) 2 - 0
10 Mar 2024 10:00 INA v SGP (One Pool) 2 - 0
10 Mar 2024 14:30 TPE v HKG (One Pool)
Pool Standings
FIH Match Centre
Celebrating women leading the way forward in hockey
On the field and off the field. As players, coaches, umpires and administrators. On this International Women’s Day 2024, a year where the International Hockey Federation (FIH) celebrates its centennial, we focus on eight women who have been leading the way over the past few decades, and creating a blueprint for success that will benefit the generations to come, as they look to these role models and follow in their footsteps.
Savita’s message on International Women’s Day: Believe in yourself and you can achieve beyond limits
The Indian Women’s Captain says that steps have been taken to enhance gender equality in sports
New Delhi: On the occasion of International Women’s Day 2024, Indian Women’s Team Captain, Savita Punia delivered a strong message and said that the key to achievement lies in believing in yourself. She said, “When I started playing, I was lucky that I got full support from my family despite the challenges. That was a massive confidence booster for me. However, that was not the case for everyone. But with time, situation has changed for the good. So, always believe in yourself and don’t think that you are any less than anyone. Set your goals, and put all your hard-work with determination and motivation. It may take a bit of time to achieve your goals, but in the end, you will always get there.”
Hockey Ireland launches ‘See Us, Be Us, Back Us’ campaign
Today Hockey Ireland celebrated International Women’s Day with the launch of its latest campaign in support of the women’s game.
Hoci Cymru Young Ambassador Lily Morgan continues to make strides in her mission
Last year, we told the story of Hoci Cymru Young Ambassador Lily Morgan, who spoke in front of the EuroHockey General Assembly in Monchengladbach, Germany in August.
England Hockey League 2023/24 Premier Division Weekend 15 Preview
Teams continue on week 15 of the Women's and Men's England Hockey Premier Division with everything still left to play for and Rod Gilmour from The Hockey Paper has previewed all the anticipated action.
By Jugjet Singh
Malaysia (in blue) in action against Canada in the Olympic Qualifier in Valencia on Sunday.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Hockey Confederation (MHC) sent a young women's team to the Olympic Qualifier in Valencia with minimal expectations.
Ranchi, Jharkhand (IND)
All times GMT +5:30
27 Oct 2023 16:00 JPN v MAS (One Pool) 3 - 0
27 Oct 2023 18:15 CHN v KOR (One Pool) 0 - 1
27 Oct 2023 20:30 IND v THA (One Pool) 7 - 1
28 Oct 2023 16:00 JPN v KOR (One Pool) 4 - 0
28 Oct 2023 18:15 THA v CHN (One Pool) 0 - 6
28 Oct 2023 20:30 IND v MAS (One Pool) 5 - 0
Pool standings
Live Scores
FIH Match Centre
Manuja Veerappa
Dilip Tirkey. (Odisha Sports Photo)
BENGALURU: Foreign coaches have been Indian hockey’s go-to professionals ever since Germany’s Gerhard Rach took over the team bound for the Athens Olympics in 2004. For nearly two decades now, the men’s team has seen as many as 10 foreign coaches. A change, perhaps, would be welcome if Dilip Tirkey’s views are anything to go by.