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India taught Australia how to play hockey says Michael Nobbs

India's Australian coach Michael Nobbs says his home country owes a hockey debt to India, a debt he is playing his part to repay. "India...

England Hockey says the Olympic Games is a chance to make spectators ‘give a shit’ about hockey

England Hockey Board chief executive Sally Munday is desperate that the sport capitalises on "the gift" of its time in the London 2012 Olympic...

Facts and Figures: London 2012 Olympic Games hockey

LONDON, 23 July - Facts and figures for hockey at the London 2012 Olympic Games. 1,600,000 - pieces of scaffolding used to construct the...

GB hockey stars feature in portrait exhibition

GB women's hockey squad are featured in a new exhibition of photographs at the National Portrait Gallery.Squad members Rebecca Herbert, Sally Walton, Nicola White, Emily...

History suggests drag-flick specialists will be key in London Olympic Games women’s hockey

LONDON, 22 July - On their way to winning gold at Beijing 2008, Netherlands' women's team, and captain Maartje Paumen in particular, proved just...

BBC retains Olympic Games broadcast rights through to 2020

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has awarded the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) the exclusive broadcast rights in the United Kingdom for the XXII Olympic...

20,000 chances to play hockey during the Olympic Games

Great Britain Hockey has announced that its ‘Hockey Nation Give it a Go’ programme will offer 20,000 opportunities to play hockey over the Olympic...

Great Britain Hockey defeat Spain in Santander

SPAIN 1 (1)Pau Quemada 31 (PC) GREAT BRITAIN 2 (2)Jonty Clarke 11 (F)                   Barry Middleton 19 (F)...