Hockey

Hockey World League Conundrum plus Highlights Korea v Japan

The Hockey World League Semi finals commenced in Buenos Aires. This competition is one of the two ways in which nations can qualify for the Olympic Games. Many nations Olympic funding is based on their results in this tournament, so

The Cost of Fast Food Sport

Every sports fan knows that at the elite level sport needs television. It is the television deals that inject the finances to keep the game afloat at the highest level. Yet in many cases those funds do not filter down

Time to Fulfil Potential in Malaysian Hockey

Malaysian Hockey is facing a very real dilemma, and one that is common in modern sport. It is a dilemma which in a country where manners and protocols are so important is enmeshed in cultural mores as well. In 2013

In the Spirit of Sport

The international Sports boycott of Pakistan has been having a high impact on the country. Several years ago the then Pakistan Hockey coach advised this writer that the sport was in crisis. With no nation prepared to go and play

Rules For All, Do They Work?

FIFA President Sepp Blatter has always claimed that the reason his organization has not introduced video replay technology to assist referees and ensure that less mistakes are made that may influence the result of matches, is that it cannot be