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Remember, Remember…

November the 5th is a night of celebration in England. Many know it as ‘Bonfire Night,’ or even ‘Guy Fawkes night.’ The reason that bonfires are still lit on this day dates back to 1605 when Londoners were encouraged to

An Opportunity For Change

Yesterday the President of the FIH Narinder Dhruv Batra resigned from his position as head of the world sport. He did the honourable thing. Faced with yet another court case in India, and having the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)

Sporting Ties That Bind

When most people enter a sporting event or tournament the thought of cheating does not even enter their mind. Regrettably that cannot be said for everyone in the sporting world. Most sports fans have a few sports that they follow

A Time For Big Decisions

Following the judgement handed down in the High Court of Delhi last week one would have expected a statement to have been made by the International Hockey Federation in relation to the findings and their President. This has nothing to

A Time To Re-Model The Pro-League?

There can be little or no doubt that the premier hockey event outside of the Olympic Games and the World Cup is the European Hockey League. Although with no links to the participating teams many in other parts of the