Hiroshima, Japan: The fifth to eighth place positions at the FIH Series Finals were decided after two very different matches. Mexico dominated in their game against Fiji, but it was a tense and very close encounter when Poland met Uruguay. In the end, the European team held their nerve to win the shoot-out Fiji –
Wales moved to the top of Pool B after a convincing 5-0 win over Thailand. The spectators were then in for a real treat as South Africa and Italy played out a high quality, competitive match that could have gone either way. It was South Africa who emerged victorious but both teams showed that they
In a sunny but windy Le Touquet-Paris-Plage, suspense was at its maximum as Korea qualified for the semi-finals against Egypt after a shootout. Scotland also qualified after they won 1-0 in a tough and tight game against Chile. Scotland v Chile To open this fourth day dedicated to the quarter finals, we saw the national
During this last day of pool action, Ireland beat Singapore by a comfortable margin, claiming an automatic qualification spot in the semi-finals. France qualified for the semi-finals in front of its home supporters despite a great performance from Chile. Scotland beat Egypt with a stunning last minute goal and Korea confirmed its qualification for quarter-finals
By Helge Schütz THE government has come to the aid of the national women’s hockey team and will foot the bill for their participation in the Olympic Games qualifier that starts in Valencia, Spain next week. At the team’s courtesy call to the Namibia Sport Commission on Wednesday, NSC chief administrator Freddy Mwiya said they
The second day of the FIH Men’s Series Finals in Le Touquet-Paris-Plage, France provided a spectacular intensity with tight matches. Scotland were winners against Singapore, while Ukraine versus Chile and Korea versus France finished in draws. Beyond all expectation Egypt defeated Ireland in a captivating match that provided the first big surprise of the tournament.
The two highest-ranked teams in this tournament clinched the two top spots. India scored no less than 35 goals, much to the delight of their great fans. The home team and South Africa have earned a berth in the FIH Olympic qualifiers. Defeating the USA, Japan took third place. Japan – USA True to the
Defeating Japan and the USA respectively in today’s semi-finals, hosts India and South Africa are certain to grab one of the first two spots of the FIH Men’s Series Finals Bhubaneswar Odisha 2019 which give access to the FIH Olympic qualifiers scheduled in October-November this year. USA – South Africa The first opportunity in this
With a win over Poland today, Japan will play India in an all-Asian semi-final. The other semi-final will see South Africa, who qualified after defeating Russia today, take on USA. Both European teams will play the match for the 5th place. All games are scheduled on 14 June. Japan – Poland As has happened so
After Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, a few weeks ago, the second of six FIH Series Finals started today in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India in the same venue which hosted the magnificent FIH Men’s World Cup in November-December last year. A berth in the FIH Olympic qualifiers is at stake. The first game saw the African Champions, South
