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EuroHockey 2021: Belgium win marks rise as World Cup berth secured

As if to highlight Belgium's rise up the rankings over the last decade, the Red Lions overturned their heaviest defeat at the EuroHockey to...

EuroHockey 2021: Chloe Watkins set to lock horns against dad’s No 1 fan

Chloe Watkins joked that Spanish rival Gigi Oliva is her dad's No.1 fan ahead of Ireland's crunch EuroHockey Pool encounter on Wednesday. Ireland women's tight...

EuroHockey 2021: England women’s campaign goes to the wire

The fast-paced nature of the EuroHockey Championships was laid bare on Monday as England, sitting pretty atop Pool A in the morning after a...

EuroHockey 2021: Naomi Carroll keeps Ireland women alive

A game which marked the 1,000th in EuroHockey Championship history also saw Naomi Carroll score her first Irish goal in 1,098 days as the...

Vaccinated Vets taste Mediterranean hockey at Guildford

There was a taste of Mediterranean Masters hockey for the first of two post lockdown Guildford 50+ Veterans summer tournaments, which took place at...

EuroHockey 2021: Chiara Tiddi, the ‘grandma’ of Italy women

A pattern is emerging at these European Championships. There are several teams, Italy women included, who haven’t played a meaningful Test match for nearly...

‘Super stupid’: Germany’s last-gasp show after Dutch rue late calamity

‘Oranje loses lead in idiotic final phase,’ rang out the headline on Dutch hockey’s own website. Goalkeeper Pirmin Blaak called himself “super stupid”. It followed...

EuroHockey 2021: Ireland set for Home Nations tussle with Scotland

Debutant Hannah McLoughlin says there was enough in the Irish performance against Holland to carry into their vital group game against Scotland on Monday.  While...