Posted 5 months ago.
Australia have made history by becoming the first team to win four FIH Champions Trophy tournaments in succession following a 1-0 win over Spain in the Gold medal game of the Owen G Glenn FIH Champions Trophy. Eddie Ockenden was in the right place at the right time to force home a penalty corner rebound eleven minutes from the end of the game, giving the mighty Kookaburras a stunning success in Auckland, New Zealand. x 19 More
Posted 5 months ago.
The Netherlands have won the Bronze medal at the Owen G Glenn FIH Champions Trophy after defeating New Zealand 5-3 in an epic clash watched by nearly 4000 people. A remarkable encounter ebbed and flowed before the Dutchmen finally broke free of their resilient opponents with goals in the 67th and 69th minutes from Bob de Voogd and Billy Bakker respectively. More
Posted 5 months ago.
Germany have booked their place at the 2012 Champions Trophy tournament by achieving a fifth place finish at the Owen G Glenn FIH Champions Trophy in Auckland, New Zealand. The European Champions defeated Great Britain 1-0 in a match of few chances, with Thilo Stralkowski netting the only goal of the game with a 30th minute penalty corner. Earlier in the day, Asian Champions Pakistan claimed seventh place by defeating Korea 5-4 thanks to a Golden Goal from Muhammad Rizwan Senior. More
Posted 5 months ago.
The race for the top scorer's prize at the Owen G Glenn FIH Champions Trophy is well and truly on. Currently, Australia's five time FIH Player of the Year winner Jamie Dwyer is at the top of the pile, having netted seven times in the five matches that he has played so far in the event. Impressively, all of those goals have come from open play. More
Posted 5 months ago.
It's Gold medal day here in Auckland at the Owen G Glenn FIH Champions Trophy, and there are four thrilling matches ahead. Pakistan and Korea play for 7th place at 10.35 (GMT +13) before Great Britain take on Germany at 13.05 in the quest for 5th. Host nation New Zealand play the Netherlands in the Bronze medal match at 15.35 ahead of the championship match between Jamie Dwyer's Australia and Spain, a side that have blasted back to form during this tournament. x 4 More
Posted 5 months ago.
Australian superstar Jamie Dwyer has been honoured by his fellow international hockey players by being named as the men’s FIH Player of the Year for 2011, with compatriot Matthew Swann winning the Young Player award. The winners of the awards were presented with their prizes at the Owen G Glenn FIH Champions Trophy in Auckland by FIH President Leandro Negre, with the ceremony taking place during half time of the match between The Netherlands and Spain. x 40 More
Posted 5 months ago.
Spain continued their remarkable return to form with a superb 3-1 win over The Netherlands to set up a mouth-watering meeting against Australia in the final of the Owen G Glenn FIH Champions Trophy. The Netherlands will meet hosts New Zealand in Sunday's Bronze medal game. Earlier in the day, Germany and Great Britain won their respective matches against Pakistan and Korea to ensure that they will contest Sunday's 5-6 classification match. More
Posted 5 months ago.
The fine TV production of the Owen G Glenn FIH Champions Trophy will get even better today thanks to the use of a special video camera to film the action. In what is believed to be a world first for hockey, the event in Auckland will be filmed by a special “Super-Motion” camera that will produce stunning, high definition slow motion footage that is sure to add to the Champions Trophy experience. More
Posted 5 months ago.
Infostrada Sports provide a statistical preview of the matches that will take place on Day 5 of the Owen G Glenn FIH Champions Trophy. The Pool D matches will be the first to take place, with Germany taking on Pakistan at 12:05 (GMT +13) before Great Britain play Korea at 14:05. The Championship Pool games begin at 16:05 when The Netherlands and Spain go head to head before this evening's hugely exciting meeting between world Champions Australia and host nation New Zealand begins at 18:05. More
Posted 5 months ago.
World number one side Australia have reached the final of the Owen G Glenn FIH Champions Trophy with a game to spare thanks to a fine 4-2 win against the Netherlands in Pool C. Spain were also winners in the Championship Pool, edging past home favourites New Zealand to keep alive their chances of reaching the final. Earlier in the day Pakistan grabbed a confidence boosting 6-2 win over Korea before Great Britain were beaten 2-1 thanks to an overtime penalty corner flick from Jan-Marco Montag. x 5 More
Posted 5 months ago.
Infostrada Sports provide a statistical preview of the matches that will take place on Day 4 of the Owen G Glenn FIH Champions Trophy. The Pool D matches will be the first to take place, with Pakistan taking on Korea at 12:05 (GMT +13) before Great Britain do battle with Germany at 14:05. The Championship Pool games begin at 16:05 when Australia and The Netherlands butt heads before home favourites New Zealand clash with Spain at 18:05. More
Posted 5 months ago.
Infostrada Sports provide a statistical recap of Pools A and B of the Owen G Glenn FIH Champions Trophy, which is currently taking place in Auckland, New Zealand. More
Posted 5 months ago.
Australia and The Netherlands were the respective winners of Pools A and B after a sensational day of action at the Owen G Glenn FIH Champions Trophy. The Netherlands won Pool B thanks to a 3-3 draw with host nation New Zealand, a result which sealed a place in Pool C for the Black Sticks. New Zealand fought back from 3-0 down to tie the scores, putting them in the Championship Pool ahead of Germany. More
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -9 | 3 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -8 | 0 |
| Pool B | ||||||
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -7 | 1 |
| Pool C | ||||||
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 1 |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 1 |