Tuesday, April 23, 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.

Commonwealth Games: England aim to continue women’s sport high after Canada win

Birmingham -- England's GB hockey players know all about stopping the country in its tracks. Mere minutes after Chloe Kelly had scored England’s winner...

Commonwealth Games Hockey: England men seal late double to see off Wales

Birmingham -- It finished England 4 Wales 2, the kind where game plans are almost ripped up. In card terms, this frenetic, rambunctious home...

Commonwealth Games: Playing for England never an option, says Hockeyroo Amy Lawton

Birmingham -- Rising Hockeyroo Amy Lawton has admitted that she never had a desire to play for England, the country of her birth. "I...

England rack up record Commonwealth Games hockey score with 12-0 Ghana win

Birmingham -- England women racked up their biggest Commonwealth Games victory across both genders after decamping in Ghana's final third all afternoon and facing...

Commonwealth Games Hockey: Welsh power sets up England men clash to savour

Birmingham -- It’s Not Unusual rang out at the University on Saturday. The Tom Jones classic summed up the four-goal firepower of Gareth Furlong,...

‘It wasn’t even my best!’: Ghana goalkeeper says crowd kept him going in defeat

Birmingham -- He rates Dida, the former Brazilian football goalkeeper, and PR Sreejesh, Hockey India’s No 1 stopper, as his heroes. Duisberg Offei, Ghana’s...

Commonwealth Games Hockey: Scotland denied historic win as New Zealand rally in 5-5 epic

Birmingham -- This was a tale of two madcap quarters, ending with New Zealand mounting a monumental comeback from 5-1 down to level the...

Commonwealth Games Hockey: England men rout brave Ghana 6-0

Birmingham -- As England raced through the gears, so the ‘home’ crowd bayed for just one Ghana goal. It was that kind of evening....