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Kookaburras Tom Craig handed 12-month ban after Paris 2024 Olympic Games cocaine bust
3 months, 1 week ago

Kookaburras Tom Craig handed 12-month ban after Paris 2024 Olympic Games cocaine bust

ABC  

Kookaburras player Tom Craig has been hit with a 12-month ban from Hockey Australia following his arrest at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Hockey Australia said in a statement that six months of the ban will be served fully, with six months suspended "contingent upon meeting conduct and behavioural requirements". Hockey Australia said Craig's welfare "remains our priority" and he …

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Tom Craig: Australian field hockey player banned after trying to buy cocaine at Paris Olympics
3 months, 1 week ago

Tom Craig: Australian field hockey player banned after trying to buy cocaine at Paris Olympics

CNN  

CNN — Australian field hockey player Tom Craig has been suspended for 12 months by his country’s sport governing body after attempting to purchase cocaine at the Paris Olympics. In a statement, Hockey Australia confirmed that its sanction took effect from September 9 and added that Craig would be required to complete “mandatory training and education programs.” The statement added: …

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Confident we will be on the podium, with a different colour medal, writes Ashok Kumar
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Confident we will be on the podium, with a different colour medal, writes Ashok Kumar

Hindustan Times  

Back in the 1972 Olympics, we had defeated Australia 3-1 with our fullback Mukhbain Singh scoring all three goals from penalty corners. Like Australia ruled us for 52 years, it was us who ruled supreme over not just Australia but others too when the game was played on natural turf. The dawn of what took place in those 52 years …

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India’s 5-0 Australia hockey Test series rout and lessons from it
8 months, 1 week ago

India’s 5-0 Australia hockey Test series rout and lessons from it

Hindustan Times  

Harmanpreet Singh and Co turned up with renewed vigour at the Perth Hockey Stadium on Saturday, going on the offensive and imposing the high press against Australia. India lost the five-match hockey Test series to Australia 5-0 But it was the same story all over again as India were handed a fifth consecutive defeat as Australia completed a 5-0 rout …

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IND vs AUS, women’s hockey tour: Focus on improving our defence in next two games, says Deep Grace Ekka
1 year, 6 months ago

IND vs AUS, women’s hockey tour: Focus on improving our defence in next two games, says Deep Grace Ekka

The Hindu  

The Indian women’s hockey team vice captain Deep Grace Ekka believes that a strong defence line will be critical to the team’s chances of winning the final two matches of their tour of Australia as well as putting up a strong performance in the upcoming big tournaments like the 2022 Asian Games. The Indian team has played three games against …

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Ballymore redevelopment takes shape ahead of Brisbane 2032, but hockey still wants its own stadium
1 year, 8 months ago

Ballymore redevelopment takes shape ahead of Brisbane 2032, but hockey still wants its own stadium

ABC  

Ballymore has declared itself the new home of women's sport ahead of the 2032 Brisbane Olympics, with facilities for hockey, rugby union and football — but Hockey Australia says the sport needs a standalone stadium. "We're excited for the redevelopment of Ballymore, with the first stage completed in the coming month," Brisbane Roar FC Chairman Christopher Fong said. Queensland Rugby …

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Davis Atkin, first openly gay player in Australian hockey, embraces pressure of spotlight
1 year, 9 months ago

Davis Atkin, first openly gay player in Australian hockey, embraces pressure of spotlight

The Hindu  

International sport at the highest level is brutal and unforgiving. Which makes Davis Atkin not just special but also courageous and a trailblazer — the first openly gay man in Australian hockey at the highest level and only the second in the sport to come out. “Women’s sports is a lot better at the moment but for men, having someone …

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Harmanpreet to lead India in FIH Hockey Pro League matches, Hardik Singh to assist him
1 year, 9 months ago

Harmanpreet to lead India in FIH Hockey Pro League matches, Hardik Singh to assist him

India TV News  

Harmanpreet Singh is set to lead the Indian men's hockey team in the upcoming FIH Hockey Pro League matches in Rourkela against reigning world champions Germany and world No. "At the FIH Hockey Pro League in Rourkela, the team will play under interim coaches until Hockey India announces the new chief coach," said Hockey India president Dilip Tirkey in a …

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Hockey World Cup: Goal-fest on the cards as Australia faces Netherlands in third-place match
1 year, 10 months ago

Hockey World Cup: Goal-fest on the cards as Australia faces Netherlands in third-place match

The Hindu  

After their soul-crushing semifinal defeats, Australia and Netherlands will have to pick up the pieces and go again in the World Cup third-place match at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on Sunday. The Kookaburras eked out a 3-3 draw against Argentina, needed a seven-minute dominant spell to overturn a 2-0 deficit in the Spain quarterfinal and blew a 2-0 and …

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Hockey World Cup: Germany beats Australia 4-3 to enter HWC final for the first time in 13 years
1 year, 10 months ago

Hockey World Cup: Germany beats Australia 4-3 to enter HWC final for the first time in 13 years

The Hindu  

A long free hit from near the half line by Mathias Muller, a dead stop by Gonzalo Peillat on the backline and a desperate dive by Niklas Wellen through the smallest of spaces to find the net with six seconds to go – Germany eked out a victory just in time here on Friday. Avenging its Tokyo Olympics defeat, the …

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Hockey World Cup: Australia team dons jersey designed by Aboriginal artists
1 year, 11 months ago

Hockey World Cup: Australia team dons jersey designed by Aboriginal artists

The Hindu  

The Australian team’s ‘alternate’ orange-and black uniform, highlighting the Aborigines’ theme, in its World Cup Pool-A match against South Africa at the Birsa Munda Stadium was a pleasant change for many hockey lovers on Friday. “The significance of the jersey is that it is a special, indigenous one that celebrates and acknowledges Australia’s first people, the Aborigines,” said Hockey Australia …

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Hockey World Cup 2023: Australia defeat South Africa, becomes 3rd team to advance to quarterfinals
1 year, 11 months ago

Hockey World Cup 2023: Australia defeat South Africa, becomes 3rd team to advance to quarterfinals

India TV News  

Australia thrashed South Africa 9-2 to top Pool A and became the third team to directly advance to the quarterfinals of the FIH Men's World Cup on Friday. Argentina finished second in the pool with five points from three matches, one win, and two draws, while France ended third with four points - one win, one draw, and one loss. …

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Indian hockey team to take on world number one Australia in 5-match Test series
2 years, 2 months ago

Indian hockey team to take on world number one Australia in 5-match Test series

India TV News  

Highlights The series will be played between November 26 and December 4. The Indian men's hockey team will take on the world number one Australians in a five-match 'Test series' in November-December. "From the moment we raised the prospect of hosting these matches in Adelaide, the South Australian Government has shown enormous enthusiasm and eagerness to host, so we are …

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The bitter taste of silver
2 years, 4 months ago

The bitter taste of silver

Hindustan Times  

“If you grab a positive out of it,” Graham Reid, the expression hardly reflecting the statement, said, “is that we’ve got four months to the World Cup. We’ll be analysing a lot and a lot of that would be talking about what happened today.” Indian players react after the end of the men's hockey final match between India and Australia, …

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Commonwealth Games 2022: India Hockey Team Aim To End Australia's Dominance | Preview
2 years, 5 months ago

Commonwealth Games 2022: India Hockey Team Aim To End Australia's Dominance | Preview

ABP News  

New Delhi: The phenomenal success at the Tokyo Olympics has ignited hopes of an in-form Indian men's hockey team stopping the Australian juggernaut at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Going by renewed optimism and belief among the Indian players, it appears the men's team has a great opportunity to end Australia's gold rush at the event. The Indian men are …

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India ready for Australia challenge in CWG, says hockey team skipper Manpreet
2 years, 5 months ago

India ready for Australia challenge in CWG, says hockey team skipper Manpreet

The Hindu  

Indian men's hockey team captain Manpreet Singh on Thursday said they are well prepared to give six-time champion Australia a run for its money in this year's Commonwealth Games, despite not playing against the current world no.1 side for over a year. Australia is the most successful men's hockey team in CWG's history, having won all the six gold medals …

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Australia Pulls Out of Junior Men's Hockey World Cup in India, Pro League Due to Covid-19
3 years, 3 months ago

Australia Pulls Out of Junior Men's Hockey World Cup in India, Pro League Due to Covid-19

News 18  

Australia on Friday pulled out of several upcoming FIH tournaments, including the junior men’s hockey World Cup slated to be held in India later this year, citing COVID-19 related government travel restrictions. “Australia and New Zealand will not take part in Season 3 of the FIH Pro League as a result of COVID related government travel restrictions and uncertainty in …

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Tokyo 2020 Olympics: India beats Argentina 3-1 to seal quarterfinal berth
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo 2020 Olympics: India beats Argentina 3-1 to seal quarterfinal berth

The Hindu  

The Indian men’s hockey team secured its spot in the quarterfinals of the Tokyo Olympics after a 3-1 win over defending champion Argentina in a Pool A game at the Oi Hockey stadium here on Thursday. Argentina struck back in the 47th minute when Maico Casella scored from the side’s first penalty corner of the game. READ | However, Manpreet …

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India to begin Hockey Pro League campaign against New Zealand
3 years, 7 months ago

India to begin Hockey Pro League campaign against New Zealand

India TV News  

Men's hockey captain Manpreet Singh said his teammates are excited at the prospect of taking on New Zealand and Australia in away games as they launch their FIH Hockey Pro League 2021-22 campaign in February. Although right now our focus is on doing well at the Tokyo Olympics and peaking at the right time to succeed there, we now know …

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