The ‘Women. Fast Forward’ event was held this Tuesday ( August 9) in Rio at the Olympians Reunion Centre. This event was hosted by the World Olympic Association (WOA), the Women Athletes Business Network (WABN) and EY. The event highlighted the impact the Olympics has...

Kitty van Male grabbed a 59th minute winning goal to ensure reigning champions the Netherlands continue their perfect start to the competition, copper-fastening a place in the quarter-finals. Van Male’s goal secured a 1-0 win over China in which the Asian side did not...

Helen Richardson-Walsh claims she and her Great Britain team mates “always like playing in the rain” following their 3-2 win over Argentina to continue their perfect start to the women’s Olympic competition. She scored twice in the first half as GB built a 3-0 lead...

Jodie Kenny capped Australia’s opening win of the women’s Olympic competition with a pair of goals, efforts that saw her reach an incredible 100 international strikes as they swept past India 6-1 this morning. Speaking about the goal which brought her to three...

Shane McLeod says he “couldn't be happier” with how his Belgian men’s side has been playing so far in the Olympic Games after a 4-1 win over Great Britain, a 12-0 thumping of Brazil and a 1-0 win over Australia. “Nine from nine [points] and within that nine you take...

Brazil’s Ernst Rost Onnes said that playing in front of a fervent home crowd, cheering their every move has been an incredible sensation this week in Deodoro.` But the Dutch-raised player, who lines for HIC in the Overgangsklasse, said it is a two-sided coin after...

Irish goalkeeper David Harte knows that only two wins from their last two group games will keep them in the hunt for a quarter-final spot and is relishing the challenge ahead. They lost to Germany 3-2 today meaning they can only move on to the knock-out stages with...

Spain are bound for the quarter-finals after a third successive victory puts them in great shape in Pool A, Xavi Lleonart’s late goal seeing off New Zealand 3-2. Lleonart was the star man throughout with some sublime skills and his coach Fredi Soyez praised his...

Great Britain, USA and the Netherlands all maintained their strong start to the women’s Olympic competition with their second straight wins. The US recorded their second hugely impressive win of the campaign, adding a 2-1 win over Australia to their opening victory...

Christopher Rühr scored with four seconds to go to earn Germany a second successive win in the men’s Olympic Games, beating India 2-1. Niklas Wellen’s third goal of the tournament gave them the advantage but a Rupinder Pal Singh penalty corner goal had the game evenly...

Hot emotions for all teams in the third day before the Final Day of the EuroHockey Youth Championships III 2016 Boys U18  Turkey 3 - 6 (2 - 2) Portugal The first match of the third day of competition caused a lot of emotions. The teams of Turkey and Portugal were...

Finals day in Glasgow brings success for Belarus girls and France boys Belarus and France were the winners of the two fantastic U18 EuroHockey Youth Championship II competitions in Glasgow. The story of the tournament belongs to Belarus. From arriving in Glasgow just...

30th July 2016: After 20 games, 105 goals we have a new European Champion, The Netherlands Final:  Netherlands 2 (F van der Elst 2) Germany 0 Two Fay van der Elst deflections were enough to see the Netherlands win the girls EuroHockey Youth Championships final with a...

30th July 2016: After 20 games we have a new EuroHockey Champion, Germany Final: Germany 4 (R Hartkopf 2, J Schiffer, L Harms) Netherlands 3 (D de Vilder 2, S Schoenaker)   Germany won an epic penalty corner shoot-out to win the boys EuroHockey Youth Championships...

29th July 2016: The first semi-final of the day saw France girls take on Czech Rep. After an entertaining opening France scored first - the Czech goalie was caught out with the speed of the shot by Johanna Lhopital scoring her fifth goal of the tournament. Lhopital...

Belarus – Turkey 2:0 (1:0) The first match of the second day of EuroHockey Youth Nations Championships III Boys U18, Albena 2016 between the teams of Belarus and Turkey was played at high sports technical level, with a lot of emotion on the field and in the stands and...

29th July 2016: Another full day of hockey here in Cork with much at stake for the teams - medal games and attempts to stay in the top division of the EuroHockey Championships. Semi-Final Netherlands 3 - 3 (1 - 2) (4 - 3 SO) Belgium The Belgians started the game with...

29th July 2016: After 2 close fought semi-final games it is a Dutch, German final for the girls here in Cork. Netherlands 3 (F.Moes, P.Dickie, C.Bosch) England 0 A more intense and accurate game from England than we have seen so far, saw them hold off the Dutch until...

Women's event taking place between 6-19 August Gold medal game scheduled for 17:00 on 19 August Taking place in Deodoro Olympic Park 28 July 2016: In only nine days time, the greatest show on earth begins, with the planet’s finest hockey teams preparing to battle it...

28th July 2016: High temperatures, summer mood and great hockey atmosphere in EuroHockey Youth Championships III 2016 Boys U18, Albena 2016 In Albena (Bulgaria, pearl of the Bulgarian Black Sea coast) started EuroHockey Youth Championships III 2016 Boys U18. In the...

28th July 2016: The EHF is delighted to announce that we will be streaming the U18 EuroHockey Championships - Semi-Finals and Medal Games from UCC, Cork via the FIH YouTube Channel. EHF Director General, Angus Kirkland said “As part of our 2016 Live Streaming Project...

Rio 2016: Men's Olympic Hockey Preview Men's event taking place between 6-18 August Gold medal game scheduled for 17:00 on 18 August Taking place in Deodoro Olympic Park 27 July 2016: The greatest show on earth is almost upon us, and the planet’s finest hockey teams...

27th July 2016: Day four in Glasgow brought plenty goals as the final positions were cemented for the semi-finals day on Friday. It was a good day for Scotland with both the boys and the girls finishing top of their pools. Day four got off to an exciting start when...

27th July 2016: Following 4 days of play, the line up for the U18 EuroHockey Championships semi-finals are known. From Pool A - Germany and Belgium and from Pool B Netherlands and England Netherlands 11 (D.de Haan 3, D.de Vilder 3, T. Beins 3, J. de Geus 2)  Italy  1...

27th July 2016: In the Girls Tournament, England, Germany, Belgium and The Netherlands are the qualifiers for the semi-finals of the U18 EuroHockey Championships! Russia 2 ( Borisova, Golubeva) England 4 ( Gooderham, Jefferson, Millington, Wolstenholme) England U18...

The U18 EuroHockey Youth Championship II competition’s third day in Glasgow saw wins for Austria boys and Czech girls; and competitive draws between Switzerland and Russia boys, and Italy and Scotland girls. Day three got off to a great start with a very competitive...

26th July 2016: Ireland's girls come back from a 2-0 deficit to beat a well organised Russian team 2-3 and blow Pool B wide open!  England 1 (T.Howard) Germany 6 (F.Gunther, N.Pluta 3, K.Kiefer, L.Arndt) A hat-trick from Nicola Pluta put Germany back in contention in...

25th July 2016: It was another excellent day of hockey at the EuroHockey Youth Championship II competition in Glasgow as the second day brought drama, late goals, and exceptional action. Day two saw Belarus record their second victory of the tournament with a 3-1...

25th July 2014: Day 2 of the U18 EuroHockey Championships as the girls in Pool A were in action. Spain took on Poland and Belgium faced Netherlands, and the boys in Pool B were also in action here in UCC, Cork  Spain 5 (F.Amundson, C.Ycart, P.Alvareez 2, L.Abajo Saenz...

24th July 2016: Glasgow was the scene for some top-class hockey in the U18 EuroHockey Youth Championship II. The host nation fans went home delighted following Scotland victories for both the boys and the girls, while France girls stood at as a potential tournament...

24th July 2016: A fantastic day of hockey as the opening day of the U18 EuroHockey Championships got underway in Garryduff and UCC, Cork. Game 1 - Netherlands v Spain 4-3  A game of 2 halves! Netherlands dominated the first half of this game, putting pressure on the...

24th July 2016: Day 1 of the U18 EuroHockey Championship got underway at 2 venues in Cork, with all the teams in action.  U18 Boys EuroHockey Championships, Pool A Belgium 8 (C Freyling 2, A De Chaffoy 2, B Gougnard 2, W Ghislain, L Sidler) Czech Republic 0 Belgium...

23.06.2016: Wales win the EuroHockey Championships III with a 2-0 win over Switzerland. Perfect conditions in Gibraltar today as the Rocks unique microclimate produced a cloud layer, dampening the direct impact for the hot summer sunshine.   With the game scheduled...

22nd July 2016:  The hosts played their second game against the Swiss on this the last day of the round robin competition.   With a good number of supporters in the stand at Victoria Stadium we were in for an action packed game.  Both teams started off strong, soon to...

22nd July 2016: At the EuroHockey Youth Championships III today, the officials had a lovely afternoon on the Rock with a personal guided tour from EHF Judge Brian Buckley.  Wales played Switzerland in the warmth of the Mediterranean weather with a temperature of 31°c...

21st July 2016, Brussels: In this the Summer of Youth Hockey or #EHYouth2016, the EuroHockey Youth Championships Under 18 got underway in Gibraltar yesterday. The opening match of the Championships III commenced under the warmth in Gibraltar and the host team faced...

20th July 2016, Brussels: EuroHockey Championships 2017, Men and Women match schedule is announced. The EHF and KNHB are delighted to announce the fixture schedule for the EuroHockey Championships 2017, Men and Women. For the second time, the Championship will open on...

18th July 2016, Brussels: The stage is set for the tenth edition of the Euro Hockey League as the EHF today confirmed the schedule for Round 1 of the 2016/17 season of the world’s premier club hockey competition. For Round 1, Banbridge will host four groups of three...

The line-up for Round 1 of the Euro Hockey League in Banbridge was confirmed this morning at the draw conducted by EHF President Marijke Fleuren, Vice President Jorge Alcover and Director General Angus Kirkland in Barcelona this morning. Group A sees reigning...

10th July 2016: In the 3rd of our Hockey5s venues the games came to a conclusion yesterday in Vilnius, Lithuania. Belarus topped the pool in both the boys and girls events, with 3 wins and 41 goals for the boys and 6 wins and 40 goals for the girls, a straight forward...

10th July 2016: Yesterday was the fourth and also the last day of Eurohockey5s Future Heroes Cup 2016 in Walcz. Match 24: FRANCE – POLAND 4:6 (Boys) Poland started the match very well and scored a goal in the first minute! 5 minutes later France evened to 1:1. Polish...

10th July 2016: In a real festival of hockey we closed the event in Prague with a wonderful procession of the teams. Best Keepers:  Miriam Wessel, UM, presenting to Czech Keeper Nicola LYNCHOVÁ and Turkish Keeper Abdullah ENSAR Top Scorers and Most Valuable Players: ...

9th July 2016: After an incredible 5 days of play here in Prague, it is Turkey that are crowned EuroHockey5s Future Heroes Cup Champions. 5th/6th playofff - BUL v GEO 5-3  In a really evenly matched game Georgia and Bulgaria battled it out for 5th and 6th place here...

9th July 2016: Today the one pool event finished with a fantastic battle between the 2 top teams and Italy are crowned Champions of #EuroHockey Future Heroes Cup 2016.  Pool C:  CRO v BUL 1-2 Both teams had a lot of chances in the first period. The Croatian goalkeeper...

9th July 2016: More sun in Vilnius and more goals. The 2nd day of EuroHockey5s Future Heroes Cup 2016 in Vilnius saw Belarusian girls securing 1st place and their boys clinching a spot in the final. Welsh boys will be the opponents. Belarusian girls stormed past Wales...

9th July 2016: Following an intense 4 1/2 days at the #EuroHockey5s in Prague the boys pool is finished and the final will be contested between hosts Czech and Turkey. Croatia and Italy will play off for Bronze. Malta have finished 7th and will be relegated to...

8th of July 2016: The third day of EuroHockey5s Future Heroes Cup 2016 in Walcz. It was sunny so everybody was having a great mood. We started the day with the girls like yesterday.  Match 17: FRANCE – GIBRALTAR 13:1 (Girls) From the first minute France took the game...

8th July 2016: We will be live streaming 7 of the 9 games from Prague tomorrow: See the schedule below: Girls: Pool C 9 Jul 09:00 CRO - BUL Pool B 10:00 TUR - CZE Pool C 14:30 BUL - GEO Pool B 15:30 CZE - ITA Boys: 5th/6th place 17:00 5th Pool A - 6th Pool A 3rd/4th...

8th July 2016: Italy in contention for the first EuroHockey5s title following a comprehensive win over Turkey. In Pool C Georgia pipped Croatia at the post 3-2 to ensure that they take the 3 points on offer.  ITA v TUR 7-0 The Italian girls came out of the blocks in...

8th July 2015: In the pool games of the #EuroHockey5s boys games, with the pool so tight, these games were critical. The results were as below and tomorrow we have the final pool games!  BUL V CZE 5-14 Team Minute Shirt # Player Action Score Czech Republic 1 18 SOUKUP...

The 7th of July 2016: Today was the second day of EuroHockey5s Future Heroes Cup 2016 in Walcz. The weather was so much better than yesterday and the sun was shining. We started the day with the girls. Match 7: POLAND – PORTUGAL  6:0 (Girls) The Polish girls dominated...

8th July 2015: In the final pools games it was still all to play for as the teams wanted to ensure as high as ranking as possible. Match 13 BUL V GEO 2-4 Scorers: Georgia 5 3 KUPRADZE Teona Field Goal 0 - 1 Georgia 17 4 CHERNEVETSKAIA Nino Field Goal 0 - 2 Bulgaria 18...

8th July 2016, Brussels; The EHF has published all the appointments for all the 2017 EuroHockey Indoor events, Nations and Club. For the list of events - click here. Under the leadership of our Technical Delegates , the well experienced Umpires and Officials will...

7th July 2016: In a day full of tension as the pressure grew on places in the medal games, this showed in the intensity on the pitch here in Prague. Another 9 games today as the leaders of the pools changed over the course of the day and with the final pool games...

7th July 2016: At the third venue of our #EuroHockey5s Future Heroes Cup they started today at HC Žuvėdra synthetic hockey pitch in Vilnius. Before this tournament was hot days, but now it‘s rain and sun combination.   After first each team match the results very...

7th July 2016: At the second venue of our #EuroHockey5s Future Heroes Cup they started yesterday at Olympic Centre in Walcz. Walcz welcomed us with rain, but the rain didn't disturb our tournament so the opening games were played according to the schedule. Maybe it's...

6th July 2016: At Day 2 #EuroHockey5s Future Heroes Cup, Prague we started the day with the girls and a comprehensive win for Italy v Bulgaria . Following the day of play it has become clear that the contenders for the semi-finals on Friday are Italy, who top the...

5th July 2016: A wonderful start to #EuroHockey5s - Future Heroes Cup here in Prague with 9 games complete and a whopping 95  goals scored! In the Boys event Müslüm ELAGÖZ is top of the table with 6 goals. Turkey lead the table on 6points, Italy, Croatia, Czech...

4th July 2016, Brussels: The EHF could not be more excited to be launching the EuroHockey5s Future Heroes Cup, the first EuroHockey5s official ranking events this week in Prague, Walcz and Vilnius, for boys and girls under 16 years of age. A little over a year ago the...

On the 21st June the President, Marijke Fleuren and I travelled to Ankara to commence two and a half days of meetings with the Turkish Hockey Federation.  How things can change within the space of a week is unimaginable. I am sure everyone in Hockey shares our...

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has released the latest FIH Hero World Rankings following the conclusion of the hugely entertaining 2016 Hockey Champions Trophies in London. World Cup holders and Hero Champions Trophy 2016 winners Australia remain at the top...

26th June 2016, Brussels: The Women’s Hockey Champions Trophy 2016 will draw to a stunning climax today (Sunday 26th June) as the top two sides in the world face-off for the title at the Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre in London, Great Britain. Reigning World and...

24th June 2016, Brussels: On day four of the Women’s Hockey Champions Trophy 2016 in London (#HCT2016), the Netherlands and Argentina both recorded victories to seal places in Sunday’s showpiece final with one match of the pool phase remaining. Reigning Olympic...

23rd June 2016, Brussels: What is  #OlympicDay? #OlympicDay is a global celebration of the founding of the International Olympic Committee and the modern Olympic Movement by Pierre de Coubertain in 1894. #OlympicDay is much much more than a sports event, it is a day...

23rd June 2016, Brussels: After 3 days of play, The Netherlands still lead the European charge at the Hockey Champions Trophy, with 3 wins from 3.  Current Standings: Team GP W D L GD P 1 Netherlands 3 3 0 0 9 9 2 Argentina 3 2 1 0 4 7 3 Australia 3 1 1 1 1 4 4 New...

16th June 2016, Brussels: As the sun set on the most successful EHL year to date, the EHF Appointments Committee has been busy preparing for the 2016/17 season. Round 1 will take place from October 7th to 9th, 2016 as the competition moves to Ireland for the very...

20th June 2016, Brussels: After 2 days of play at the Women's Champions Trophy it is The Netherlands who sit at the top of the Pool.  Day 1 and it was The Netherlands that were the only team to record a victory on the opening day of the Women’s Hockey Champions Trophy...

20th June 2016, Brussels: Australia were crowned the Hero Hockey Champions Trophy 2016 champions following a shoot-out victory over India in the showpiece final at the Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre in London last Friday. Goalkeeper Tyler Lovell was the hero of...

17th June 2016, Brussels: The final of the Hero Hockey Champions Trophy 2016 will be played between Australia and India following a dramatic day of action at the Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre in London. Remarkably, India got exactly what they wished for, as...

15 June 2016, Brussels : At the recent Executive Board meeting, the 2019 Evaluation Committee presented two bids for the 2019 EuroHockey Championships. One from Belgium and one from Germany. Following a full discussion and taking into account the recommendations of...