Saturday, December 14, 2024

Rod Gilmour

The Hockey Paper's Editor. First covered international hockey at the 2010 Commonwealth Games - no better than a full house watching India play England - and has reported on the sport for the Daily Telegraph and other major newspapers ever since. Co-founded THP in 2016.

England Hockey Premier Division: After Olympics, focus on clubs and funding

Eight years ago on manic deadline, I sent a national newspaper report minutes after Team GB women’s spectacular gold with the final line: “Top...

‘We’re ready!’: Indian Gymkhana eye return to Premier Division hockey

Indian Gymkhana have plans to be a Premier Division club as they look to bolster local talent It’s unmissable in bold and red at Indian...

Hockey in danger of 2026 Commonwealth Games axing

With a trimmed-down version of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in 2026 announced on Tuesday, several sports face an anxious wait to see if...

Sam Quek: We ran in together ahead of Dutch shoot-out and said ‘yes, we’ve got this’

Archive: Joyously bleary-eyed, Great Britain women's hockey players recall winning Olympic gold Two of Great Britain women’s hockey heroes are speaking of the powerful female...

Hockey India League: Bidding auction set to add franchise glitz

The bidding process in the returning Hockey India League (HIL) will start in September, The Hockey Paper can reveal. Hockey India president Dilip Tirkey confirmed...

Paris Olympics Hockey: Netherlands rally late to stave off huge China upset

Paris -- The might of orange nearly turned into a night of red as China came within nine minutes of causing one of Olympic...

Paris Olympic Hockey: Netherlands men end world title drought after Germany thriller

Paris -- After 13 days of wide open predictions as to who would win the Olympic men’s title, it came down to 15 minutes...

Paris Olympics Hockey: PR Sreejesh ends on high as India men win bronze

Paris -- An hour before their bronze medal match, PR Sreejesh was the first of the players to enter the Yves-du-Manoir field. He stood...