Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Features

Playing hockey aged 88: ‘To play and see our English friends again – that’s a gift for us’

We speak to Netherlands’ 88-year-old captain Walter Hagedoorn, a doctor in economics, on a life in hockey and playing for his country after they beat England for the first...

England Over 80s: ‘You play to win but, what the hell, it’s a game of hockey’

“It's never too late to catch the selectors' eye,” proclaims Adrian Stephenson, the England over 80s manager and forward. Judging by the fact that...

Amy Costello aims for Paris Olympic hockey berth after Tokyo dejection

As Amy Costello, the Surbiton and Scotland player, stood behind the barriers at the Oi Hockey Stadium in Tokyo watching her teammates get presented...