FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup | Brave South Africa fall to Brilliant Dutch
The SPAR South African Indoor Hockey side had captivated their fans throughout the FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup in a march to the semi-finals. They had a packed crowd at the Hearfelt Arena in their corner as they sought to sink the unsinkable ship in the Netherlands. The South African women had returned to the […]
FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup reaches business end as semifinal spots are secured
February 10, 2023 History was made by the USA men and South African women as they secured their first-ever semifinal spots at the FIH Hockey World Cup in Pretoria, South Africa. After a thrilling day of quarterfinal clashes, the final four places were determined with defending champions Austria up against Iran while the Netherlands will […]
South African Women’s U21 team named for the African Qualifier
South African Hockey has today announced the South African U21 Women’s team for the Junior African Cup of Nations in Egypt. The team will play a warmup series against India U21 as well. The 2023 Hockey Junior Africa Cup will take place from the 12-19 March 2023 in Ismailia in Egypt. The top two teams […]
FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup | Scintillating SPAR South Africa Seal Historic Semi
The SPAR South African Indoor Hockey side continued their historic run at the FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup on Friday night as a capacity crowd watched them defeat Belgium 2-1 to secure the first World Cup semi-final for any African nation. South Africa began the day by celebrating Jess Lardant reaching the milestone of 50 […]
FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup | SA Men fight back, but fall short against Netherlands
The South Afircan Indoor Hockey Men had already achieved their best ever finish at an FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup by securing a Quarter Final spot. They however had loftier ambitions and took to the court in an attempt to emulate their female compatriots in qualifying for the Semi-Finals. The Dutch though, heavily favoured, would […]
Captivating quarterfinal clashes on the cards as FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup reaches knockout stage
The quarterfinal lineup was completed after several scintillating performances on the final day of pool matches at the FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup in Pretoria, South Africa. The men’s Pool B clash between the Czech Republic and Iran produced a 16-goal thriller. The Czechs led 6-3 by the 25th minute but the feisty Iranians came […]
FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup | SPAR South Africa secure first ever Quarter Final spot
A defensive masterclass from the SPAR South African ladies in their pool game against Australia at the FIH Hockey Indoor World Cup on Wednesday set up an easy scenario on Thursday morning. Defeat New Zealand and qualify for the Quarter-Finals. Spurred on by a crowd awash with school kids from the Tshwane region, the South […]
FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup | South Africa seal first ever Quarter Final with last ditch win
South Africa secured a quarter final place in the FIH indoor Hockey World Cup with a dramatic final minute goal to defeat Argentina 6-5 at Heartfelt Arena. South Africa couldn’t have asked for a better start as Mustapha Cassiem fed the ball to his brother in acres of space. As the Argentine keeper came forward […]
Battle for quarterfinals spots intensifies as Austrian men and Dutch women march on unbeaten at FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup
The fight for quarterfinal places heated up on day four of the FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup in Pretoria, South Africa with one more day of pool matches remaining. There was no more intense demonstration of that than the men’s showdown between 2018 bronze medallists Iran and hosts South Africa. The home team thrilled a […]
Austria and the Netherlands secure quarterfinal spots on day three of FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup
Austria and the Netherlands were the only teams to maintain their perfect records on day three at the FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup in Pretoria, South Africa in both the men’s and women’s tournaments, so ensuring safe passage through to the quarterfinals. As a mark of respect for the victims of the earthquake in Turkey […]