Hockey

Patience and Planning Pays Dividends

On Sunday in Melaka, Malaysia, the host nation will contest the Junior Asia Cup Final for the first time since 1992. Malaysia has not fared too well in hockey in recent years having failed to qualify for the Olympics in

Can Pune Stryke Again?

After upset followed upset in the inaugural World Series Hockey Tournament in India the combatants in tonight final have been decided. It will be Sher E Punjab who will take on Pune Strykers who have defied the odds in their

India Heading in the Right Direction

For years India was the home of Hockey, but the dawn of artificial pitches and a possibly British influences unwillingness to change their game to suit the new conditions has seen the nation fall well behind the emerging nations. Hockey,

Pretty in Pink?

Most sports fans are traditionalists, they do not like to see their game tampered with too much. Innovation is all very well as long as it is promoted as bringing new audiences to the game. T20 Cricket slipped past the

Coach A Cut Above The Rest

We know that some coaches really care about their players’ welfare, but we heard at the weekend of one coach really taking that to another level. Dr Rick Charlesworth is the current coach of the Kookaburras, Australia’s Commonwealth Gold medal