Posted 12 hours ago.
The clock continues to tick down to the London 2012 Olympics and with 70 days left until the Opening Ceremony, it means that in a mere 10 weeks, the world’s top athletes will converge on the city to go for gold. Hitting the 10 week mark was the perfect opportunity to pick the Top Ten storylines surrounding the hockey tournament at the Games. More
Posted 1 day ago.
What's it like to live like an Olympian? Today, the London Organizing Committee gave a glimpse into what the Olympic Village will include when the LOCOG Athlete's Committee was given a tour of the facilities. The committee came away impressed and gave the Village the thumbs up for athletes, who will start moving in before the Games being in late July. More
Posted 3 days ago.
Malaysia captured its first-ever gold medal at the Junior Asia Cup after topping Pakistan, 2-1, in a final game in front of more than 7,000 spectators. "This is a very proud moment for Malaysian hockey as we finally won gold after 25 years in this tournament,” said Malaysian head coach K. Dharmaraj after the victory. x 4 More
Posted 3 days ago.
The Sultan Azlan Shah tournament starts in Ipoh, Malaysia in 10 days and will run from May 24-June 3. Seven of the top men’s national teams will take part in the annual event with Great Britain, Korea, New Zealand, Pakistan, Argentina, India and Malaysia in the field. This year’s event, the tournament will be played on a blue and pink pitch along with a yellow ball. x 3 More
Posted 6 days ago.
What happened in the world of hockey last week and what's on the horizon over the weekend? Check out the FIH International Hockey Round-Up for a brief look at the biggest hockey headlines. More
Posted 6 days ago.
A major blow for the Australian women's hockey team with Jade Warrender out of the Olympics, after rupturing her anterior cruciate ligament at training in Perth this week. Warrender is expected to be out for 9-12 months with the Junior World Cup in 2013 her most immediate goal. More
Posted 1 week ago.
The Olympic flame will be lit in a ceremony in Olympia, Greece, on Thursday ahead of the start of the torch relay and the London 2012 Games. Carried by 8,000 torchbearers, the Barber Osgerby-designed torch will cover 8,000 miles across all of the country's nations and regions, to reach the Olympic Stadium in Stratford on 27 July to light the cauldron at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. x 3 More