Carol Metchette retires from Umpiring

As moments go, Carol Metchette’s final international appointment could scarcely have been more emotional. One of world hockey’s finest umpires, the two-time Olympic whistle-blower closed out her career on home soil, taking charge of the FIH Champions Challenge I...

Gibraltar's Star of the London Olympics

It is fair to say that Gibraltar is not a world giant when it comes to sporting achievement. But this tiny British dot at the foot of Spain made its own contribution to the festival of sport that was the London Olympics of 2012. That contribution came in the form of...

Hockey under the (REAL) Colosseum

It was a real success the event held past Sunday, on 21st of October, in the view of the Imperial Forums in Rome called “SPQR Sports Day”. The Italian Hockey Federation did its part bringing a promotional pitch named “Fun Hockey village”, which is a mobile area where...