Hockey
India fails to qualify for the Beijing Olympics
For the first time in 80 years the Indian men’s hockey team failed to qualify for the Olympics. They lost to Great Britain 2-0 in a qualifier in Santiago. India has won gold eight times at the Olympics.
China, Netherlands, South Korea, Canada, South Africa, Spain, Belgium, Pakistan and Australia have now qualified for […]
New Zealand hockey coach says rules unfair
New Zealand defeated Argentina to secure their spot in the Beijing Olympics, but their coach Shane McLeod said the qualification process was unfair.
“I don’t think that is right,” said McLeod. “Just as we deserve to be there, so do they. The Olympics should be about having the 12 best teams. Obviously, this is not the […]
Argentina beat New Zealand 3-1 in the men’s hockey qualifier being held in New Zealand. Argentina remains undefeated in the tournament and now goes through to the final. The winner of that final will earn a place in the Beijing Olympics.
New Zealand plays France next, with the winner going through to the final […]
Argentina, New Zealand, Ireland all earned their berths for the 2008 Beijing Olympics in men’s field hockey.
Argentina beat the United States, Ireland beat France 4-0 and New Zealand thrashed Trinidad and Tobago with a 12-0 victory.
Read more: Argentina, New Zealand, Ireland win Olympic qualifying matches
The Australian hockey team the ‘Kookaburras’ are playing in Kuala Lumpur this week. The temperature is 33 degrees centigrade with 85 per cent humidity.
Coach Barry Dancer said that the games should be a good opportunity to prepare for similar conditions for the Olympics next year in Beijing:
“Certainly the tournament we’re going to […]
Australia beats New Zealand 2-1
Auastralia beat New Zealand in the Oceania men’s field hockey Olympic qualifying tournament at the Sunshine Coast. Aaron Hopkins and Travis Brooks scored goals for Australia and Bryce Collins scored New Zealand’s only goal.
In the women’s hockey Australia thrashed Papa New Guinea 17-0.
Read more: Kookaburras scrape past New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand will be battling out for Oceania’s only berth for the Beijing Olympics in the men’s hockey. Papua New Guinea are also participating but it is unlikely they will faze Australia who are ranked number 2 in the world and New Zealand who are ranked 9th.
‚ÄúIt’s going to be the […]