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Squad Announcement: Stars return to bolster Kookaburras’ charge in Argentina

The Kookaburras have announced the return of star players for the next FIH Pro League stage in Argentina to bolster the eight powerful debutants that pulled off a 4-2 win over the Olympic champions, the Netherlands, during the Sydney stage last week.

Indian Women’s Team banks on home support ahead of the FIH Pro League matches

India are led by Arjuna Awardee Salima Tete with deputy Navneet Kaur by her side.

Bhubaneswar: After the remarkable Women's Asian Champions Trophy title win in November last year, the Indian Women’s Hockey Team is all set to continue its run of form into the FIH Pro League matches at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar from February 15 to 25.

Tete says India well-trained after dismal last season ahead of Bhubaneshwar leg

India scored only 16 goals last season in comparison to champion Netherlands, which smashed a mind-boggling 63 goals.

FILE PHOTO: India’s Salima Tete celebrates scoring the opening goal during the bronze medal match at the University of Birmingham Hockey and Squash Centre on day ten of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Picture date: Sunday August 7, 2022. | Photo Credit: GETTY IMAGES

India’s women’s hockey captain Salima Tete is confident that her team will give an improved performance when the Bhubaneswar leg of FIH Pro League commences on Saturday and will not be pulled back by its disastrous showing in the previous season.

Week 13 Review of the England Hockey League

Men's Division One North leaders Loughborough Students were made to work hard for the points at struggling Lindum finally coming out 4-3 winners despite a hat trick for the home team’s Sam Dixon. They stay four points clear of Brooklands MU who beat Durham University 4-0. Nottingham University are third after their 3-1 win over Olton & West Warwicks. Olton are one of four teams on 15 points. The others are Harborne and Deeside Ramblers who drew 4-4 and Birmingham University who won 4-2 at tenth placed Stourport.

The AIG Irish Senior Cup, the world’s oldest club hockey cup, set to commence with Knockout 16 Round.

Wednesday, February 12: The world’s oldest club hockey cup, the AIG Irish Senior Cup, is set to commence fully this Saturday as the Women’s and Men’s competitions Knockout 16 round will see 15 matches take place across the provinces.

“The Women In Sport High-performance (WISH) training programme is a transformative experience”

On 16 January, 28 coaches graduated from cohort 4 of the Women in Sport High-Performance (WISH) training programme, bringing the total to 120 female coaches from 22 sports disciplines – including hockey – who have not completed the programme. Backed by Olympic Solidarity funding, this initiative aims to address the underrepresentation of women in elite coaching.

Olympian Jiwa's twin sons want to play for Australia

By Aftar Singh

Jiwa Mohan’s twin sons, Kriish (left) and Kryshant (right). - PIC COURTESY: Jiwa Mohan

KUALA LUMPUR: The saying "a chip off the old block" doubly applies to Malaysia's hockey Olympian Jiwa Mohan.

by Dil Bahra

Avtar Singh Bhurji

Avtar Singh Bhurji, who represented Uganda at Munich 1972 Olympic Games, passed away in a hospice in Esher, Surrey, England on Sunday 26 January 2025 aged 80.

He was born on 15 December 1944 in Bika, India and his family emigrated to Uganda in the same year. He studied at Demonstration Primary School and Kololo Secondary School in Kampala, Uganda. He played hockey at the Secondary School and his school captain in those days, Rajinder Singh Sandhu, went on to Captain the Uganda team at Munich 1972 Olympic Games.

After his secondary schooling in Kololo, in 1964, he went to England for further education. He studied at Kingston College in the UK and played for Spencer Hockey Club and Middlesex U21 in 1968. That year he also played for London Indians.

Avtar in action against Pakistan at Munich Olympics

Avtar returned to Kampala in 1969 after completing his studies. He joined Sikh Union Kampala in 1970 and was selected for the Uganda team for the Munich 1972 Olympic Games.
After the Olympic Games he returned to the UK and played for Blackheath H C in 1973, winning the National Indoor Championship with the Club in 1976.  He played for Surrey County team from 1973 to 1978 and was awarded his Surrey Colours in 1975-76 season.  He played for London Indians from 1973 to 1978, captaining the team for five years.

Blackheath Hockey Club - winners of London sixes 1975. Avtar is middle, front row.

In 1978 he moved to Kenya and played for Nairobi Gymkhana.

After a short stay in Uganda, he returned to the UK in 1988 and settled in Surrey, UK. When injury brought an end to his playing days he took up to coaching.
He was a Coach since 1991 and held the National Level 3 Coaching badge. He coached London University; Imperial Medics;  Greenwich University and Spencer teams. He was the Director of Coaching at Richmond Hockey Club from 2008 to  2011.

During the last decade he turned to photography and was regularly present in the media centres at international hockey tournaments all over the world.

At Munich Olympics.

Shahid Khan, his team mate at Blackheath and London Indians paid this tribute: “I first came across Avtar in the successful Blackheath team of 1970s and later as the captain of the acclaimed London Indians team. He always brought sense of fun on the pitch and was a great hockey stalwart as a player, coach, and media photographer in recent years. A great loss to the hockey fraternity who will be missed by us all”.

Sikhs in Hockey

By Tariq Ali

Indian junior women's hockey team won the 9th edition of the Women's Junior Hockey Asia Cup 2024 defeated China in the penalty shootout by 3-2 when the final match ended in a 1-1 tie at the Oman Hockey Stadium, Muscat, Oman.

Placement matches
Gold medal - India 1-1 (3-2) China
Bronze medal - South Korea 1-1 (3-2) Japan
5th and 6th place - Malaysia 6-0 Thailand
7th and 8th place - Chinese Taipei 6-1 Hong Kong
9th and 10th place - Bangladesh 8-0 Sri Lanka

Indian men's junior hockey team also won Junior Hockey Asia Cup defeated Pakistan by 5-3 at the same venue earlier this month.

Final standings
Women's Junior Asia Cup
1 IND 2 CHN 3 KOR 4 JPN 5 MAS 6 THA 7 TPE 8 HKG 9 Asia a 10 SRI
Men's Junior Asia Cup
1 IND 2 PAK 3 JPN 4 MAS 5 BAN 6 CHN 7 THA 8 KOR 9 OMA 10 TPE

Statistical Records of the Women's Junior Asia Cup 2024

Highest match scores
China 19-0 Bangladesh
Japan 15-0 Sri Lanka
Japan 13-0 Hong Kong
India 13-1 Bangladesh
South Korea 12-0 Hong Kong
Malaysia 11-0 Hong Kong
South Korea 10-0 Sri Lanka

The hat trick scorers
5 goals - Hao Guoting - China 19-0 Bangladesh
4 goals - Rei Yoshida - Japan 15-0 Sri Lanka
4 goals - Lihang Wang - China 19-0 Bangladesh
4 goals - Mumtaz Khan - India 13-1 Bangladesh
4 goals - Deepika Sehrawat - India 9-0 Thailand
4 goals - Riya Airin - Bangladesh 8-0 Sri Lanka
3 goals - Deepika Sehrawat - India 13-1 Bangladesh
3 goals - Kanika Siwach - India 13-1 Bangladesh
3 goals - Deepika Sehrawat - India 5-0 Malaysia
3 goals - Zati Alyani - Malaysia 6-1 Bangladesh
3 goals - Kanika Siwach - India 9-0 Thailand
3 goals - Hanami Saito - Japan 15-0 Sri Lanka
3 goals - Sin Hyonji - South Korea 10-0 Sri Lanka
3 goals - Sana Hayasuke - Japan 13-0 Hong Kong
3 goals - Niko Maruyama - Japan 4-0 South Korea
3 goals - Park Mi- Gyeong - South Korea 12-0 Hong Kong
3 goals - Nur Azureen - Malaysia 11-0 Hong Kong
3 goals - Anith Humaira - Malaysia 11-0 Hong Kong
3 goals - Nur Azureen - Malaysia 6-0 Thailand

Top scorer
12 goals - Deepika Sehrawat - India

By Tariq Ali

The twelfth edition of Sultan of Johor Cup under 21 men's hockey tournament is to be held at Taman Daya Hockey Stadium, Johor Bahru, Malaysia from 19th October to 26th October, 2024.

Six under 21 teams from the following countries have been participating
Australia, Great Britain, India, Japan, Malaysia and New Zealand

Final standings of the previous editions
2011 - 1 Malaysia 2 Australia 3 South Korea 4 India 5 Pakistan 6 New Zealand
2012 - 1 Germany 2 India 3 Australia 4 Pakistan 5 New Zealand 6 Malaysia
2013 - 1 India 2 Malaysia 3 Argentina 4 Pakistan 5 South Korea 6 England
2014 - 1 India 2 Great Britain 3 Australia 4 New Zealand 5 Malaysia 6 Pakistan
2015 - 1 Great Britain 2 India 3 Malaysia 4 Argentina 5 Australia 6 Pakistan
2016 - 1 Australia 2 Pakistan 3 Japan 4 England 5 Malaysia 6 New Zealand
2017 - 1 Australia 2 Great Britain 3 India 4 Malaysia 5 Japan 6 United States
2018 - 1 Great Britain 2 India 3 Australia 4 Japan 5 Malaysia 6 New Zealand
2019 - 1 Great Britain 2 India 3 Malaysia 4 Japan 5 Australia 6 New Zealand
2020 - not held
2021 - not held
2022 - 1 India 2 Australia 3 Great Britain 4 Japan 5 South Africa 6 Malaysia
2023 - 1 Germany 2 Australia 3 India 4 Pakistan 5 Great Britain 6 New Zealand 7 Malaysia 8 South Africa

Highest match scores
India 22-0 United States, 2017
Australia 19-0 United States, 2017
Malaysia 18-0 United States, 2017
Japan 14-0 United States, 2017
Great Britain 11-0 United States, 2017
Japan 11-0 United States, 2017

Most individual goals in a match
5 goals - Nathan Ephraums - Australia 10-0 United States, 2017
5 goals - Harmanjit Singh - India 22-0 United States, 2017
5 goals - Aiman Rozemi - Malaysia 18-0 United States, 2017

Most individual goals in an edition
10 goals - Luke Taylor - Great Britain, 2015
9 goals - Harmanpreet Singh - India, 2014
9 goals - Nathan Ephraums - Australia, 2017
9 goals - Dilpreet Singh - India, 2017

12th Hong Kong Men's Quadrangular Hockey Tournament
Hong Kong (HKG)

All times GMT +8

8 Mar 2024 13:00     THA v MAC (One Pool)     4 - 0
8 Mar 2024 17:30     TPE v HKG (One Pool)       1 - 1
9 Mar 2024 11:30     THA v TPE (One Pool)       3 - 2
9 Mar 2024 18:15     MAC v HKG (One Pool)      0 - 6
10 Mar 2024 12:15     TPE v MAC (One Pool)     11 - 0
10 Mar 2024 16:45     HKG v THA (One Pool)

Pool Standings

8 Mar 2024 15:15     SGP v TPE (One Pool)      1 - 0
8 Mar 2024 19:45     HKG v INA (One Pool)     7 - 0
9 Mar 2024 13:45     TPE v INA (One Pool)      1 - 0
9 Mar 2024 16:00     HKG v SGP (One Pool)     2 - 0
10 Mar 2024 10:00     INA v SGP (One Pool)     2 - 0
10 Mar 2024 14:30     TPE v HKG (One Pool)

Pool Standings

FIH Match Centre

Celebrating women leading the way forward in hockey

On the field and off the field. As players, coaches, umpires and administrators. On this International Women’s Day 2024, a year where the International Hockey Federation (FIH) celebrates its centennial, we focus on eight women who have been leading the way over the past few decades, and creating a blueprint for success that will benefit the generations to come, as they look to these role models and follow in their footsteps.

Savita’s message on International Women’s Day: Believe in yourself and you can achieve beyond limits

The Indian Women’s Captain says that steps have been taken to enhance gender equality in sports

 New Delhi: On the occasion of International Women’s Day 2024, Indian Women’s Team Captain, Savita Punia delivered a strong message and said that the key to achievement lies in believing in yourself. She said, “When I started playing, I was lucky that I got full support from my family despite the challenges. That was a massive confidence booster for me. However, that was not the case for everyone. But with time, situation has changed for the good. So, always believe in yourself and don’t think that you are any less than anyone. Set your goals, and put all your hard-work with determination and motivation. It may take a bit of time to achieve your goals, but in the end, you will always get there.”

Hockey Ireland launches ‘See Us, Be Us, Back Us’ campaign

Today Hockey Ireland celebrated International Women’s Day with the launch of its latest campaign in support of the women’s game.

Hoci Cymru Young Ambassador Lily Morgan continues to make strides in her mission

Last year, we told the story of Hoci Cymru Young Ambassador Lily Morgan, who spoke in front of the EuroHockey General Assembly in Monchengladbach, Germany in August.

England Hockey League 2023/24 Premier Division Weekend 15 Preview

Teams continue on week 15 of the Women's and Men's England Hockey Premier Division with everything still left to play for and Rod Gilmour from The Hockey Paper has previewed all the anticipated action.

By Jugjet Singh

Malaysia (in blue) in action against Canada in the Olympic Qualifier in Valencia on Sunday.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Hockey Confederation (MHC) sent a young women's team to the Olympic Qualifier in Valencia with minimal expectations.

By Agnes Makhandia

There will be no room for error as Kenya men's hockey team battle Ghana in their last Pool "B" match on Wednesday in the ongoing 2024 African Hockey Olympic qualifiers at the University of Pretoria in South Africa

Ranchi, Jharkhand (IND)

All times GMT +5:30

27 Oct 2023 16:00     JPN v MAS (One Pool)     3 - 0
27 Oct 2023 18:15     CHN v KOR (One Pool)     0 - 1
27 Oct 2023 20:30     IND v THA (One Pool)     7 - 1

28 Oct 2023 16:00     JPN v KOR (One Pool)     4 - 0
28 Oct 2023 18:15     THA v CHN (One Pool)     0 - 6
28 Oct 2023 20:30     IND v MAS (One Pool)     5 - 0

Pool standings

Live Scores

FIH Match Centre

Manuja Veerappa

Dilip Tirkey. (Odisha Sports Photo)

BENGALURU: Foreign coaches have been Indian hockey’s go-to professionals ever since Germany’s Gerhard Rach took over the team bound for the Athens Olympics in 2004. For nearly two decades now, the men’s team has seen as many as 10 foreign coaches. A change, perhaps, would be welcome if Dilip Tirkey’s views are anything to go by.