Friday 9 May 2025
Squad Announcement! Experience bolsters Kooka’s title defence pursuit
Kookaburras coach Mark Hager has named his most experienced squad yet, boasting a powerful mix of Olympians and proven fresh talent, for the side’s FIH Pro League title defence in Europe and the UK.
Australian hockey player who tried to buy drugs at Paris Olympics returns from ban
Tom Craig was arrested in Paris following Australia’s quarterfinal exit last year. He was later handed a 12-month ban by Hockey Australia, of which six were suspended.
FILE PHOTO: Tom Craig, who has played 142 games for Australia, will remain in Europe ahead of the side’s next Pro League legs in Belgium, England and Germany. | Photo Credit: Getty Images
Field hockey player Tom Craig was recalled to the Australian national team on Friday after serving a six-month suspension for trying to buy drugs at the Paris Olympics.
FIH Hockey Pro League: Mid-season Interview with Pien Sanders
With the second half of the FIH Hockey Pro League 2024-25 less than a month away we are catching up with players and coaches of all 9 men’s and women’s teams to take the temperature on the first half of their season and explore their targets for the remaining matches. In today’s interview, we speak with Pien Sanders of the defending champions Netherlands women’s team, who currently occupy the top spot in the women’s table…
2025 CAC Games Qualifiers
Guanajuato, Mexico
All Times GMT-6
Men
8 May 2025 14:00 VEN v MEX (RR) 3 - 1
9 May 2025 12:00 PAN v BER (RR)
9 May 2025 14:00 GUA v VEN (RR)
Pool Standings
Women
8 May 2025 10:00 PUR v VEN (RR) 0 - 2
8 May 2025 12:00 BER v PAN (RR) 9 - 0
8 May 2025 16:00 GUA v MEX (RR) 0 - 5
9 May 2025 is a rest day
Pool Standings
FIH Match Centre
Men’s hockey team well placed to qualify for CAC Games
Livingston Scott
National men’s hockey coach Duvaughn Henlon
Jamaica’s men’s hockey team is well placed to gain automatic qualification to the Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games after a 2-0 win over Bermuda at the 2025 CAC qualifiers in Mexico on Wednesday.
Malaysia women suffer shock loss to provincial side in China
By Aftar Singh
Malaysia (in red) in action against Liaoning in a friendly in China on Thursday. Pic from MHC
KUALA LUMPUR: The national women's hockey team suffered an embarrassing 1-0 defeat to Liaoning in their second friendly at Liaoning Province, China, on Thursday.
‘Hardik, Manpreet and Harmanpreet have helped me a lot’: Rajinder Singh shares his experience playing with the senior squad and reflects on recent performances
Rajinder Singh made his debut in October 2024 and has since become a crucial part of the squad
Bengaluru: Rajinder Singh made his senior debut in October last year during a two-match series against Germany, and eight months later, he has become a pivotal part of the Indian Men's Hockey Team. The midfielder is currently training at the Senior National Camp at SAI Bengaluru ahead of India’s FIH Hockey Pro League 2024/25 matches in Europe.
CAM92 flying high in French league
CAM92 are two games away from an unbeaten regular season in the French men’s league, securing top spot and an EHL ticket a number of games to play.
Huge turnout at FIH coaching courses
By Helge Schutz
FIH instructor Herman Kruis (in front, fourth from left) with Africa Hockey Federation president Seif Ahmed and Namibia Hockey Union president Carin Slabbert, and the participants in the Level 2 coaching course. Photo: Contributed
Hockey development in Namibia recently received a boost when more than 50 participants completed Level 1 and Level 2 international hockey coaching courses in Windhoek.
Small town hockey star, 16, chosen to play in the Netherlands - and just needs some help
Aphelele Mbokotho
Alzira Potgieter has been chosen to play for an invitaional side in the Netherlands for hockey. Alzira Potgieter/Supplied
From a small town filled with big dreams, Grade 10 pupil Alzira Potgieter from Volksrust, Mpumalanga in South Africa has risen above the odds to play hockey for an invitational side competing in the Netherlands
80 Years of Freedom: The field hockey prodigy who gave his life for the resistance
Paul Winters
Piet Roodenburgh (L) posing before a game of the Dutch national team. Hockey Sport
On May 5th, the Netherlands celebrate 80 years of freedom. Precisely 80 years after the liberation from Nazi Germany, the once war-torn country remembers those who fell and those who stood up during the most challenging times in its modern history.
Olympics, World Cup & Asiad Medallist Saleem Nazim Passes Away
Ijaz Chaudhry
Rao Saleem Nazim, who represented the Pakistan hockey team from 1974 to 1976, passed away this Wednesday afternoon in his hometown of Faisalabad. As a right half, he earned medals in all three title tournaments of his time: a silver at the World Cup in 1975, a bronze at the Olympics in 1976, and a gold at the Asian Games in 1974, consistently featuring in the first-choice squad.
Olympic Medallist Saleem Nazim passes away
Former Pakistani hockey star Rao Saleem Nazim. —APP/File
LAHORE: Former Pakistani hockey star Rao Saleem Nazim, who represented the national team from 1974-76, passed away yesterday afternoon in his hometown of Faisalabad.
Former Olympian and hockey legend Rao Saleem Nazim passes away
LAHORE - Olympian Rao Saleem Nazim, a celebrated figure in Pakistan hockey, passed away on Wednesday in his hometown of Faisalabad. He was part of the national squad from 1974 to 1976 and earned medals in all three premier international tournaments of his era: gold at the 1974 Asian Games, silver at the 1975 World Cup, and bronze at the 1976 Montreal Olympics.