Hockey

Limit Gimmicks

Sports fans in the main are traditionalists. Many like to see sport remain comparable to days gone by so that feats and records continue to have meaning. Sports administrators are constantly striving to attract more people to their particular sport,

Taking the Game Global

There was an irony in Ipoh, Malaysia this week as the International Hockey Federation conferred a posthumous award on the late Sultan Azlan Shah. The FIH awarding him the “Members of Honour” award to recognise his years of dedicated service

Sportsmanship Alive and Well

Playing the game in the right spirit should be something that is commonplace, but sadly in today’s world when we witness acts of sportsmanship they stand out. Yesterday at the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in Ipoh, Malaysia, Australia played arch

Protecting Officials

For decades football has struggled to attract referees and keep hold of them. In recent times it is not the only sport to find themselves in this position. One of the main reasons umpires and referees walk away from the

The Final Whistle

Sport is so much more than a game. It is so much more than just entertainment. It teaches us so many lessons about life. It was the French writer Albert Camus who played in goal who said “Everything I know about