EHL: Excitement in Barcelona, Day 1 Action
For the first time the Waterloo Ducks and Banbridge had the morning game on this opening day for the EHL. And they made sure to get the juices flowing. An opening goal in the 3rd minute saw the Irish take the lead. However French international Charlet – back on the field much to the joy of his […]
Pro League: Spain Go 7 Points Cleat at the Top
Red Sticks do the double over Kookaburras while Hockeyroos edge past United Eagles Action continued from the FIH Hockey Pro League 2022/23 mini-tournament in Hobart as Spain continued their red hot form, relying on their terrific defence to get the better of the hosts and stretching their lead on the top of the table to […]
Pro League: Spain Stun Australia with 4-2 Victory
Spain prevail over Kookaburras in FIH Pro League It was a case of full ‘Marcs’ as a brace to Marc Reyne and a late winner to Marc Miralles secured Spain a 4-2 defeat of the Kookaburras in their FIH Pro League match in Hobart. On a night when Cairns local Jayden Atkinson became the 437th […]
Nations Cup: Favourites Spain Have Perfect Start
Fast start for favourites on day 1 of the inaugural FIH Hockey Women’s Nations Cup Spain 2022 Spain and India came into the FIH Hockey Women’s Nations Cup Spain 2022 as the two prohibitive favourites, and justified that status by putting on dominant displays in their contests against Ireland and Chile, respectively, to take all […]
World Cup: Hockeyroos Oust Hosts to Reach World Cup Semi-Final
The Hockeyroos have celebrated Jane Claxton’s 200th international by booking a World Cup semi final blockbuster against reigning World Cup champions the Netherlands after eliminating host nation Spain 2-0 in Terrassa. Both goals came from the stick of Renee Taylor on the night her teammate and good friend Claxton reached the significant individual milestone. Taylor […]
World Cup: India Lose Tight Affair to Co-hosts Spain
India’s World Cup dream ends after loss to Spain in crossover match The Indian women’s hockey team crashed out of the FIH World Cup title race after losing 0-1 to co-hosts Spain in a hard-fought crossover match here on Monday. After a fiercely-contested three quarters, the Indian defence let in a goal just three minutes […]
Pro-League: Garcia Stands Strong in Spanish Victory Over England
England 0 Spain 2 Spain avenged their 3-1 defeat to England the day before by winning 2-0 at Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre on Sunday afternoon to join England on twelve points but having played two games more than their hosts. Both of Spain’s previous victories had been on the road, 4-3 over India […]
Pro-League: The Expected Reaction of the Red Panthers, Victorious 3-0 Spain
The Belgians corrected the situation perfectly in their second Pro League meeting of the weekend. A more solid, more realistic and, above all, more successful performance than that offered on Friday evening. After a disappointing performance in the first duel against Spain, the Belgian players were keen to put things right for their second meeting of […]
Pro-League: The Red Lions Snatch a Split in Character Against Solid Spaniards
Belgium suffered against Spain with their rejuvenated team but they still managed to come back to the score late in the game thanks to two goals from Tom Boon. With the many absentees (Arthur Van Doren, Alex Hendrickx, Florent van Aubel, Cédric Charlier, Sebastien Dockier, Antoine Kina or Loïck Luypaert) in the Belgian camp for […]
Pro-League: A Disappointing Performance for the Red Panthers Against Spain
After a good first quarter of an hour, Belgium never managed to display the level to which they had accustomed their supporters for more than 18 months. But this defeat (1-2) against Spain will be rich in lessons 6 weeks before the World Cup. For their return to the Pro League, in Antwerp, the Belgian players […]
