Friday, April 26, 2024

Hockey Paper staff

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

National masters’ selections hampered in southern hemisphere

  Covid is having implications on selection of national masters’ teams in New Zealand, writes Bill Tomkins. In New Zealand the National Women’s and Men’s Masters Tournament...

Australian Masters Hockey Champs threatened for second year

Preparations for the Australian National Masters ‘Mega’ Championships in September/October this year are under a cloud as infections from COVID’s delta variation stubbornly continue...

Olympics: Germany’s Nike Lorenz seeks clarity on wearing rainbow armband

Germany's Nike Lorenz says she is "left on my own" as she mulls over wearing the captain's armband in rainbow colours at the Tokyo...

Tokyo Olympics: All you need to know about the hockey venue turf

The Oi Hockey venue Officially opened in August 2019, all hockey will take place at the Oi Hockey Stadium, located in the waterfront area of...

Home support can help Team GB emulate Rio Olympic gold

Olympic gold medallist Georgie Twigg has backed a ‘Home Support’ campaign to help inspire the next generation of athletes and help the nation get...
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How Olympic hockey rules and the sport is explained to the uninitiated

Every four years, it takes a Summer Games for explainer stories and ‘how is field hockey played?’ to resurface for the uninitiated. Perhaps the most...

My Life in Hockey: Kate Richardson-Walsh

Olympic hockey gold medallist Kate Richardson-Walsh shares her memories and inspirations How I first became involved in sport My parents were both PE teachers and loved...

Shared Olympic gold medals if Covid-19 strikes in Tokyo

Olympic hockey finalists will share the gold medal if teams are forced to miss out at the Tokyo Games. That is the scenario world hockey...