Sunday, May 5, 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.

Hockey World Cup: Wales men forced to crowdfund ahead of first ever appearance

Wales will welcome back GB players Jacob Draper and co-captain Rupert Shipperley for their first men’s World Cup campaign in India, against the backdrop...

Hockey World Cup: David Ames to lead England after ‘truly draining’ injury recovery

David Ames will captain England at the upcoming men’s World Cup in India after revealing that he was twice forced to consider “the prospect...

Hockey stars to watch: Sophie Hamilton on her England women journey in 2022

Sophie Hamilton started the year as an England debutant in Argentina and ended it as a fully-fledged GB international in the same country this...

Wales fans face nine-hour round trip to watch Hockey World Cup in India

Wales fans attending next month's men's Hockey World Cup in Rourkela and Bhubaneswar face a gruelling NINE-hour round trip just to attend matches, The...

Perth to be ‘best hockey facility in world’ as Australia looks to Brisbane Olympics

Australia hockey has claimed that it will become one of the sport's "best facilities in the world” after Perth was given the green light...

Waterless turf still a target for hockey by Los Angeles 2028 Olympics

World hockey's new president Tayyab Ikram said the sport is aiming towards dry turf, perhaps in time for Paris 2024, but certinly by the...

Belgium and Netherlands to stage combined 2026 Hockey World Cup

Belgium and the Netherlands are promising an “unforgettable spectacle” after their combined bid to host the 2026 men’s and women’s World Cup was given...

England, Wales Hockey set for 2026 men’s World Cup outcome

England’s James Albery believes a winning bid to host the standalone men’s 2026 World Cup would give a much-needed shot in the arm for...