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  Synsport Snipers beat the Printing Press Pharaohs 2-1 to become Princess Pro Series 2013 Champions.

  (Photo: TF Photography)

  Princess Pro Series 2013

  Snipers & All Stars win Western Province’s unique tournament

  Posted 2 months ago.

  South Africa: The Synsport Snipers won the Princess Pro Series for the first time in an exciting final at Cape Town’s Hartleyvale Stadium on Sunday, while the Jewel Africa All Stars maintained their proud record of winning the women’s competition for the fourth time in succession.  x 53 More

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  Tickets on sale for Rabobank World League

  HWL Semi Finals tournament takes place in Rotterdam in June

  Posted 2 months ago.

  Tickets for the Rabobank Hockey World League Semi Finals tournament – which takes place from 13th to 23rd June 2013 at Hockey Club Rotterdam in The Netherlands – are now available to purchase. The joint men’s and women’s event is a qualifier for next year’s Rabobank Hockey World Cup, which also takes place on Dutch soil in The Hague.  x 19 More

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  Key personnel required with RSA national teams

  SA Hockey calls for applicants to national posts for 2013-2016 cycle

  Posted 2 months ago.

  The South African Hockey Association High Performance Sub Committee is calling for applications for a number of key positions as the National Association prepares for the 2013-2016 Olympic cycle.  x 12 More

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  Teun de Nooijer in action at Euro Hockey League's Round 1.2 East Grinstead event.

  (Photo: Euro Hockey League / Frank Uijlenbroek)

  Teun de Nooijer to end club career

  Legendary attacker set to hang up his stick at the end of this season

  Posted 2 months ago.

  Teun de Nooijer has announced that he will be retiring from club hockey at the end of the season. The HC Bloemendaal player, who ended his record-breaking international career shortly after winning a Silver medal at the London 2012 Olympic Games, made the declaration on Friday 22nd March, the day of his 37th birthday.  x 76 More

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  Kayla Bashore-Smedley in action against New Zealand.

  (Photo: USA Field Hockey)

  US star Bashore-Smedley announces retirement

  Kayla represented Team USA 173 times

  Posted 2 months ago.

  U.S. Women’s National Field Hockey Team midfielder Kayla Bashore-Smedley has officially announced her retirement, bringing to an end a career that included two Olympic Games and 173 international caps for Team USA. More

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  Larensche MHC

  (Photo: European Hockey Federation)

  EHCCC: A closer look – Laren & Leicester

  EuroHockey Club Champions Cup takes place in Hamburg next week

  Posted 2 months ago.

  Ahead of next weekend’s EuroHockey Club Champions Cup competition in Hamburg (GER), the European Hockey Federation has been conducting a series of interviews as part of their promotion of their tournament.  x 8 More

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  New Euro Hockey League website goes LIVE

  ehlhockey.tv relaunches, while EHL App is on the horizon

  Posted 2 months ago.

  The Euro Hockey League has announced that it has redeveloped and re-launched ehlhockey.tv, the official website of Europe’s elite club competition for men. The new website was launched on Friday 22nd March 2013, exactly one week before the start of EHL’s showpiece KO16 Amsterdam event.  x 17 More

• West Vancouver hosts FHC BIG PUSH Event

  $2000 raised for men’s Rio 2016 campaign through donations

  Posted 2 months ago.

  West Vancouver Field Hockey Club recently helped kick-off Field Hockey Canada's BIG PUSH campaign, hosting members of the men's national team at their Rutledge Field venue. The BIG PUSH is a scheme in which Canada’s international athletes reach out into the community to help develop the sport through advice and coaching whilst also raising crucial funds to help the national teams reach their goals. More

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  Executive Board makes key decisions at latest meeting

  Extra time is out: shot clock for penalty corners is in

  Posted 2 months ago.

  FIH events have seen their last extra time game played and will soon have a 45-second shot clock on penalty corners. These were just a few of the key decisions that were ratified by the FIH Executive Board when it met last weekend in Lausanne, Switzerland. Also decided were the four invitational places for the 2014 Champions Trophy. Joining the men's field will be Germany and England, while New Zealand and China were invited to the women's tournament.  x 153 More

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  Marsha Marescia

  (Photo: FIH / Donald Macleod)

  SA hockey icon Marescia honoured by Sports Minister

  Marsha given deserved credit for reaching 300 cap milestone

  Posted 2 months ago.

  Marsha Marescia, the Investec South African women’s hockey team captain, was honoured by Minister of Sport and Recreation South Africa, Mr Fikile Mbalula, MP, at a Gala Dinner on Tuesday night.  x 53 More

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  Anita Punt

  (Photo: Hockey New Zealand)

  Punt on the hunt for more track success

  Black Stick Anita is putting her running shoes on again this weekend

  Posted 2 months ago.

  Black Sticks speedster Anita Punt is taking aim at several national titles on the track this weekend when she competes at the Athletics NZ Track & Field Championships in Auckland. More

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  EHL KO16 Amsterdam - Did you know?

  Euro Hockey League provides the facts ahead of Easter showpiece

  Posted 2 months ago.

  As those of you who regularly follow the Euro Hockey League on Facebook are aware, the tournament has been revealing a whole host of facts in the lead up to next week’s eagerly anticipated KO16 Amsterdam tournament. The EHL has kindly supplied a compilation of what they have revealed so far! More