Sunday, December 8, 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.

Paris Olympics Hockey: China defy odds to reach women’s final after late controversy

Paris -- Incredible. China are into their first Olympic women’s final since their home Games in 2008 after a dramatic ending to a semi-final...

Paris Olympics Hockey: ‘Insane ball’ sets up Netherlands women final berth

Paris -- There are those looping passes in rugby. The piercing ones sent to the winger for a breakaway try down the touchline. Or...

Paris Olympics Hockey: Germany edge India men in semi-final thriller

Paris -- Fifa chief Gianni Infantino was briefly at the hockey on Tuesday night. He saw no lengthy stoppages, VAR controversies or 100-minute matches....

Paris Olympics Hockey: Netherlands men reach first final since London 2012

Paris -- “It is no longer about tactics. But about behaviour, charisma and fighting,” Dutch coach Jeroen Delmee said before their semi-final clash with...

Paris Olympics Hockey: Team GB women lose out to Netherlands class

Paris -- The Dutch train, glittering brilliant Oranje in the evening light, never hit full steam as they advanced to an eighth Olympic semi-final...

Paris Olympics Hockey: ‘It would really hurt if we stumbled v Team GB’ – Netherlands

Preview: GB women v Netherlands - Dutch coach on Olympic women's hockey quarter-final, tale of the tape, Oranje's remarkable stats Paris -- Netherlands women’s coach...

Paris Olympics Hockey: 10-men India break Great Britain hearts

Paris --  India, somehow, first staved off Great Britain’s 11 players with old school defensive grit and then thwarted their opposition's modern day tech,...

Paris Olympics Hockey gold ‘one of toughest ever’ – GB v India preview

Paris -- Great Britain men’s captain David Ames says the 2024 Games “will be one of the toughest Olympics that has been won in...