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Amit Rohidas to Lead Indian Junior Men’s Hockey Team for European Tour
New Delhi, 19 May 2013: The Indian Junior Men’s Hockey team is undergoing a preparatory camp at NSSC (SAI) Bangalore. The team will travel to Europe from 23 May-5 June 2013 in preparations for the FIH Junior Men Hockey World Cup to be held in New Delhi from 6-15 December 2013. The 18 member squad will be Captained by Amit Rohidas while Malak Singh will be the Vice-Captain. The squad for the European tour was selected by Hockey India Selectors Col. Balbir Singh and B P Govinda along with Roelant Oltmans (High Performance Director), Gregg Clark (Foreign Coach, U-21), Baljeet … Continue reading
Kookaburras Call on Experience for Hockey World League Semi Finals in Rotterdam
World Champions the Kookaburras will welcome back seven Olympians as they get their 2014 World Cup qualification campaign underway in Europe next month. The newest tournament in the international hockey calendar, the Hockey World League is Australia’s first opportunity to qualify for the 2014 World Cup. The Kookaburras name a 20-strong squad for the tour to Europe, which also includes two test matches against the Netherlands and one against rising stars Belgium. From the 20, an 18 man squad will be selected for the World League. To be assured of a place at the World Cup, the Kookaburras must finish … Continue reading
Rabobank Hockey World League Semi-Final Rotterdam (Women’s): Schedule and Results
Rabobank Hockey World League Semi-Final Rotterdam (Women’s) Rotterdam, Netherlands June 13-22, 2013 Pool A: Chile, Japan, Korea, Netherlands Pool B: Belgium, Germany, India, New Zealand Detailed Schedule:
Final line-up announced for Investec World League in London
11 March 2013: Today, the FIH announced the line-up for the women’s Hockey World League Semi Final tournaments to be held in London and Rotterdam in June, following the completion of the women’s Hockey World League Round 2 tournaments. England, Argentina, Australia and China are the four teams which automatically qualified for the Investec World League Semi Final in London, thanks their FIH World Ranking, while South Africa, USA, Spain and Italy have now been added to the line-up for what promises to be a scintillating week of hockey. England have been drawn in Pool B and will play South … Continue reading
Women’s Hockey World League Semi-Final Groups Confirmed, India will play at Rotterdam
Following the last of the women’s Hockey World League Round 2 tournaments which concluded yesterday in Rio (Brazil), the FIH today announced the line-ups for the two women’s Hockey World League Semi-Final tournaments to be held in Rotterdam and London in June. The Rabobank Hockey World League Semi-Final tournament in Rotterdam will be held from June 13-23 in conjunction with the men’s Rabobank Hockey World League Semi-Final tournament. Four teams (Netherlands, New Zealand, Germany, and Korea,) were already qualified for the event based on their FIH World Ranking and will be joined by four teams (Japan, India, Belgium and Chile) … Continue reading
Australia Beat Netherlands 2-1 on Golden Goal to Win 5th Consecutive Gold, Pakistan Finish 3rd in Champions Trophy 2012
Continuing on their fine run through out the tournament, the hosts Australia clinched 5th consecutive Gold Medal at Champions Trophy by defeating the Netherlands 2-1 on golden goal. It was the men in Orange, who took lead in 17th minute through Sander Baart on PC, but Russel Ford made it 1-1 on a missed PC, which stood till half time. Final Standings: 1. Australia, 2. Netherlands, 3. Pakistan, 4. India, 5. Belgium, 6. Germany, 7. New Zealand and 8. England Best Player: Shakeel Abassi (PAK) Best Goalkeeper: Jaap Stockmann (NED Top Scorer: Nicholas Wilson (NZL) Fair Play Award: The Netherlands … Continue reading