Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Tom Pilcher

Tom Pilcher is a sports writer who covered the 2008/2012 Olympics for Reuters, mainly handball and cycling, and Team GB live blogger in 2016.

Olympics Hockey: Annan hails Albers’ ‘see it, do it’ approach as key to gold pursuit

There’s no real dominance in a sport like the Dutch women in hockey - and it shows in their attitude said coach Alyson Annan...

Olympics Hockey: Fallen GB take heart from Germany’s Rio comeback after Dutch loss

As Team GB’s Olympic title defence came to a crashing halt against favourites Netherlands with a 5-1 defeat - five goals for every year...

Olympics Hockey: Get your hard hat on, Argentina are in Tokyo to fight for gold 

If passion for country and hockey was an Olympic sport, Argentina would be top of the Tokyo Olympics medal table. Fizzing with their usual national...

Olympics Hockey: Maddie Hinch heroics sets Great Britain up for Netherlands showdown

An almighty spring was put into Great Britain's Olympic defence on Monday when goalkeeper Maddie Hinch performed wonders again, saving four Spanish shoot-outs, as...

Olympics Hockey: India down Great Britain 3-1 to tee up Belgium semi-final

India deservedly secured a first shot at an Olympic hockey medal since 1980 as they capitalised on British errors in the Tokyo heat to...

Olympics Hockey: Hendrickx magic as Belgium sweep past Spain into semis 

Alexander Hendrickx’s fairytale Olympic debut continued - he turns 28 the day after the men's final - as the Belgian penalty corner wizard...

Olympics Hockey: Great Britain end Ireland women’s Tokyo tilt

Olympic champions Team GB moved with ease into the Tokyo Olympics quarter-finals of the women’s hockey competition after a 2-0 defeat of debutants Ireland. Goals...

Olympics Hockey: Stunning stats stack up for record-breaking Hockeyroos

Shorn of proper tournament play following the pandemic, Australia completed their Pool B campaign with a perfect record of five wins from five matches,...