Ever-improving SA hockey men rue missed chances in running France close
While the FIH Hockey League has been a steep learning curve for the SA men's hockey squad during the past two weeks, there's no denying they've made some significant progress.
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On Debut, India Drub China 7-1 In Women's FIH Pro League
Sushila Chanu scored a brace as the Indian women's hockey team made a grand debut at the FIH Pro League, hammering China 7-1 in the first game of the two-leg tie on Monday. Chanu (47th, 52nd minutes) converted two penalty strokes while Navneet Kaur (5th), Neha (12), Vandana Katariya (40th), Sharmila Devi (48th) and Gurjit Kaur (50th) netted one each to hand India a convincing win. China's lone goal was scored from a field effort by Xue Deng in the 43rd minute. With the win, the Indian women's hockey team moved to the third position in the FIH Pro League points table, with three points and a goal difference of plus six.
SA hockey team showing improvement but continue to battle in FIH Pro League
Cape Town - The South African men’s hockey team continues to find the going uphill in their debut FIH Pro League stint, but they have started showing improvement even though they suffered a 6-1 defeat to Germany in Potchefstroom on Thursday night.
Hockey Pro League: India's home games to be initially held behind closed doors
FIH Pro League games against Spain, scheduled on February 26 and 27, will be played behind closed doors, Hockey India said on Friday. The matches will be played at the Kalinga Hockey Stadium here. "The matches will be a telecast-only affair as Hockey India and FIH have decided to hold the double-header weekend matches starting from 26th February under closed-doors for the time being," HI said in a media release.
Men's hockey Asia Cup set for May-end start, three venues in race to host
men's hockey Asia Cup, which is also a qualifying event for the World Cup, is expected to be held towards the end of May this year, with a three-way race between venues to host the tournament. "We have zeroed in on May-end as the window for the men's Asia Cup," Asian Hockey Federation's (AFH) chief executive Tayyab Ikram told TimesofIndia.com over the phone. Teams finishing in the top four at Asia Cup also qualify for the 2023 World Cup, which is scheduled for next January in Odisha. It will be held at two venues -- Bhubaneswar and Rourkela. TimesofIndia.com has learnt that the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur is the frontrunner in the race to play host. However, Ikram refused to confirm anything except the fact that there are three countries that have offered to host the tournament "Three countries are interested (to host), but it would not be fair to comment on this further...The pandemic situation also keeps changing...but we hope to make an official announcement in the coming couple of weeks," he added during his brief conversation with TimesofIndia.com. Narinder Batra 'concerned' with India's performanceNarinder Batra, the president of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) and Indian Olympic Association, has written to the president of Hockey India (HI), expressing "serious concerns over the way the Indian men's hockey team has performed after the Tokyo (Olympics) bronze medal finish in Bangladesh and in South Africa".
Improved performance by SA men's hockey in defeat to Germany
While they might have lost 1-6 to Germany in their FIH Hockey League clash on Thursday, South Africa put in a much-improved performance.
FIH Women's World Cup: India grouped with England, New Zealand and China
Women's Hockey World Cup, the country's governing body for the sport said on Thursday. The tournament will be held in Spain and Netherlands from July 1. The Indian team recently secured its qualification for the World Cup after finishing third in the Asia Cup in Muscat.
Hockey India surprised by Narinder Batra's strong missive, to meet IOA chief this week
Indian Olympic Association president this week even as a former great expressed surprise at his "interference". IOA chief Batra, who also heads the International Hockey Federation (FIH), termed the Indian men's hockey team's performance in recent tournaments as "unacceptable," and asked Hockey India to explain the reasons behind it in a message circulated on Tuesday.