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  (Photo: Sérgio Afonso, TVS)

  Portugal pulls off World League Round 1 shocker

  #50 team in FIH World Ranking earns berth to Round 2

  Posted 8 months ago.

  Portugal earned a place in the Hockey World League’s Round 2 after a dramatic 3-3 draw and 2-0 shootout win. The qualification of Portugal is one of the biggest surprises yet in all of the World League Round 1 tournaments. Portugal entered the event as the fourth-seeded team in the five-team group with a 50th ranking, well behind #23 Scotland, the other team to earn a berth to Round 2 from the tournament.  x 98 More

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  Melissa Gonzalez chases possession for the US

  (Photo: Adrian Boehm)

  USA bounce back to earn South African revenge

  Ireland tie with Scotland; Australia and Belgium triumph in Pool A

  Posted 8 months ago.

  USA produced a brilliant fightback to get the better of South Africa in Pool B of the Electric Ireland FIH Champions Challenge I in Dublin; a feisty 1-1 saw Ireland and Scotland tied on all counts at the top of Pool B; Australia reaffirmed their status as tournament favourites as they wiped out India, making it two wins from two; Belgium bounced back from their opening day defeat to Australia as they showed Wales a clean pair of heels in the first game of the day  x 2   More

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  Scotland secures World League Round 2 spot

  Portugal and Gibraltar to battle for last qualification place

  Posted 8 months ago.

  Scotland secured its place in the Hockey World League Round Two after cruising to a 7-0 win against host Portugal today. With one day left in the tournament, Scotland has nine points, out of reach of the rest of the field. What will be a battle on the last day of action is the game between Portugal and Gibraltar. Portugal sits in the standings with six points, while Gibraltar has five points.  x 2 More

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  Chloe Watkins celebrates her goal

  (Photo: Adrian Boehm)

  Hosts Ireland surprise South Africa in opener

  India and Hockeyroos both post three-goal wins as Scotland nick USA victory

  Posted 8 months ago.

  Chloe Watkins fires Ireland to 1-0 win over South Africa to start off Pool B of Champions Challenge I; Scotland join them atop that group as they beat USA 1-0, too; Australia and India took the early advantage in Pool A after both teams earned three-goal wins. Australia had no problem dispatching Belgium, 4-1, while India earned the 3-0 shutout against Wales.  x 3   More

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  The winning EuroHockey entry by Andy Mair

  Andy Mair named EuroHockey Photographer of the Year

  Posted 8 months ago.

  Andy Mair is the 2012 EuroHockey Photographer of the Year. Andy, recently retired top class umpire, has had more time recently to devoted to his beloved hobby of photography. Andy was lucky enough to be at this year’s EHL Final and to capture Niklas Bruns floating the ball past Klaas Veering, for Uhlenhorst's first goal during the EHL Final at Amstelveen.  x 6 More

• Mariamma Koshy elected as new Hockey India President

  Posted 8 months ago.

  Hockey India (HI) confirmed Mariamma Koshy as its president on Monday. The decision was taken under Rule 4(f) of HI rules and regulations during its executive board meeting held here. The 63-year-old Koshy was elected the vice-president of HI in Aug 2010 and held the interim president's position from Nov 2010.   More

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  Gibraltar rocked by Super Scotland

  Forsyth’s men looking good for World League Round 2 berth

  Posted 8 months ago.

  Scotland have moved to the top of the pool table at the men’s FIH World League Round 1 competition in Lousada, Portugal by securing a comprehensive 5-0 victory over Gibraltar, the previous competition leaders. It was Scotland’s second victory of the tournament, following their 9-0 thrashing of Morocco on Wednesday. More

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  Internet Streaming for all CC1 Games

  Two sites split streaming of games from Dublin

  Posted 8 months ago.

  Fans interested in watching matches from the Electric Ireland Champions Challenge 1 are in luck as all games will be streamed live on the internet.The tournament begins on Saturday and runs through October 7 and features the women’s national teams from Australia, Belgium, India, Ireland, Scotland, South Africa, USA and Wales.  x 111 More

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  Ireland and USA are famliar foes at the Champions Challenge 1

  (Photo: Adrian Boehm)

  Ready, Set, Play! Dublin ready to go

  Eight teams await the start of Champions Challenge 1 on Saturday

  Posted 8 months ago.

  Dublin will play host to the Champions Challenge I for the second successive year after a spectacular event in 2011 ended with Japan just edging out USA, coming from behind to claim a thrilling 3-2 victory. Five of the cast list are back once again, in search of world ranking points and trying to uncover new talents in the wake of the Olympic cycle. Indeed, four of the nations come into the competition just six weeks after their involvement in London with Australia the marquee name in the field. More

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  The efforts of Hockey Australia are helping to popularize the sport in Vanuatu

  (Photo: Hockey Austalia)

  Perfect partnership!

  Hockey Australia joins forces with their Pacific neighbors

  Posted 8 months ago.

  Hockey Australia has recently formed a new partnership with their Pacific Island neighbors – Hockey Vanuatu! Hockey is a new and rapidly progressing sport in Vanuatu. After only 5 years in action, Hockey has reached hundreds of men, women and children in villages all around Vanuatu’s main island, Efate. More

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  Marsha Marescia

  (Photo: FIH / Donald Macleod)

  South Africa ready for action at CCI

  Marsha’s 300th cap marks Irish clash in Dublin

  Posted 8 months ago.

  A new combination of the Investec South Africa women’s hockey team, featuring the tried and tested, including captain Marsha Marescia in her 300th Test match, as well as a crop of promising newcomers, embark on a new phase as they go into Saturday’s opening Electric Ireland FIH Champions Challenge I match against host country Ireland at the National Hockey Stadium in Dublin. More

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  World League Round One action from Lousada, Portugal

  (Photo: Sérgio Afonso, TVS)

  Scotland looks strong in WL debut

  Gibraltar still tops the standings with Scots nipping at their heels

  Posted 8 months ago.

  The World League Round One men’s tournament in Lousada, Portugal completed its first full day of action on Wednesday and Scotland came out looking like the team to beat after a 9-0 thrashing against Morocco. Scotland is the highest-ranked team at the event, holding the #23 spot in the FIH World Ranking. Gibraltar, ranked 43rd in the World Ranking, currently tops the standings with five points in two games after earning a nail-biting victory against Italy in a penalty shootout. More