Germany, the two-time champions, charged to a scintillating 4-1 win in their Pool D World Cup clash on Wednesday to underline their credentials as one of the favourites for the 2018 edition.
Germany clawed back a Valentin Verga first-half strike...
Greater tests will come for Max Caldas' side, but already they look in sync at this World Cup to deal with them.
Their 7-0 routing of Malaysia was the performance of the first round of Pool games. It could have...
The Netherlands ended 2018 by remaining the world's No 1 women's hockey team in the latest rankings after a record-equalling win on Sunday.
The Dutch, who convincingly won the World Cup in the summer, won their seventh Women's Champions Trophy...
Kitty van Male, the World Cup's top scorer, has announced her retirement aged 30.
The fearsome striker netted eight times in London as Holland won an eighth World Cup - after being overlooked for the previous two editions.
But despite her...
By The Hockey Paper
Holland will be favourites to win a seventh title in the last women's Champions Trophy, set to be played in China in November.
A win for Holland, the world No 1 side since 2011, will see...
Dutch coach Alyson Annan has admitted to a tough day watching Holland defend their World Cup title at the weekend.
Annan's brother died of a heart attack at the age of 39, seven years to the day that she oversaw...
Despite finishing as top goalscorer at the World Cup, Kitty van Male says she is undecided over her international future.
Van Male, who made her debut in 2009, smashed in her eighth of the competition from close range in the...
Ireland midfielder Nicci Daly is a motor racing data engineer and knows all about speed on four wheels.
Yet even she was forced to acknowledge the incredible movement and pace of the Dutch team as they raced to a 6-0...
By The Hockey Paper
Dutch captain Carlien Dirkse van den Heuvel has upped the ante ahead of tonight's eagerly-anticipated World Cup showdown with England by claiming that the hosts can be beaten 5-0 and that they play like "headless chickens"...
Every international tournament brings caps' milestones: acknowledgments or flowers for 50, 100 and 150 and so on. Sunday's latest presentation was eye-opening for Dutch captain Carlien Dirkse van den Heuvel - and their rivals.
The 31-year-old midfielder marked her 200th...
