Hockey's Rio nod lifts spirits
The women's Black Sticks had a strong inkling they would make it to Rio; still, yesterday's confirmation that they will be in the 12-team Olympic tournament lifted the spirits.
The women's Black Sticks had a strong inkling they would make it to Rio; still, yesterday's confirmation that they will be in the 12-team Olympic tournament lifted the spirits.
The Black Sticks Women will play off for the bronze medal after a heart breaking 4-2 shoot-out loss to Korea at the FIH World League semifinal in Antwerp.
Pair’s pace and ball control make them constant threat down team’s right flank.
New Zealand pulled off an outstanding win over their biggest rivals at women's world league hockey semifinal in Antwerp.
Should New Zealand miss out on a place at the Rio Olympics next year, they'll need to take a hard look in the mirror at events in the past few days.
New Zealand's hopes of qualifying for the Rio Olympic men's hockey competition hang by a thread.
New Zealand's Rio Olympic hockey hopes are still alive, if not entirely in their own hands, after a shattering loss in Buenos Aires yesterday.
New Zealand are two wins away from securing a place at the Rio Olympics men's hockey programme.
New Zealand need to pick themselves up smartly after a tough start to the International Challenge men’s hockey tournament in Hobart tonight.
New Zealand will have the World League semifinals in Argentina next month at the back of their minds when they contest an international tournament in Hobart this week.
The transtasman hockey rivals have locked in an annual contest to sit alongaide the Bledisloe and the Chappell-Hadlee.
The Black Sticks women have lost 2-3 to Australia in the final of the Hawkes Bay Cup hockey tournament last night.
The Black Sticks Men have won the 2015 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in thrilling style with a 3-1 shoot-out victory over Australia.