Thursday, March 28, 2024

Hockey Paper staff

Latest breaking news, previews and match reports written by Hockey Paper staff

English Premier Divisions teams await Euro Hockey League places

Teams finishing second in the men’s and women’s Premier Divisions may not know whether they will be competing in the mooted Euro Hockey League...

Irishman Graham Shaw quits New Zealand women’s role

Graham Shaw, New Zealand women's hockey coach, has quit his role ahead of the Women's World Cup and Commonwealth Games to return to Ireland....

Inquiry launched against FIH chief into alleged ‘misuse’ of money

Narinder Batra, the International Hockey Federation (FIH) president, has seen a preliminary inquiry lodged against him for allegedly diverting funds of around £35,000 of...

‘When it comes to junior hockey fixtures, we listen to each other’

In the second part of our series, Maggie Coombe, chair of Yorkshire and North East Junior Hockey, on how the junior game is flourishing When...

Dutch and Zimbabwe junior hockey teams show dancing spirit

The Netherlands and Zimbabwe teams put on an "amazing show of camaraderie" during their storm-interrupted Junior Women's Cup match - despite overwhelming Dutch dominance...

Colour and action from England Hockey Junior Club Championships

The culmination of this season’s Junior Club Championships programme, which started with over 700 teams entering the tournaments back in September, with 48 teams...

India edge plaudits over England in Hockey Pro League double header

Liam Sanford scored his first international goal but it was the dragflicking of Harmanpreet Singh which saw India across the line as the hosts...

A first league title, Ashley Jackson ‘is English hockey’s greatest’

Ten years ago, Old Georgians set about instigating change in English hockey. On Saturday, as dusk fell at the club which has enjoyed multiple...