Great Britain maintained their 100% record and struck a psychological blow to their opponents ahead of the rematch in tomorrow’s final. In a repeat of the Champions Trophy Final in Argentina earlier this year the home side exacted a degree of revenge over their rivals.

The game started with Britain on the front foot, Alex Danson linked up well with Natalie Seymour and Laura Bartlett, going close to getting on the end of the latter’s cross in the fifth minute. Continue reading →

An expectant and vociferous home crowd was treated to a splendid first half performance from the Great Britain men as they kept alive their hopes of qualifying for Sunday’s final with a 4-2 win over India.

The hosts, like their female counterparts got off to a dream start, after four minutes, Ashley Jackson’s quick restart found Rob Moore, the Surbiton man cut inside his marker and sent a searing reverse-stick shot into the top corner, giving Sreejesh Parattu Raveendran in the India goal no chance of making a save. Continue reading →

The two best teams in Men’s World Hockey went head to head here at the Riverbank Arena in London. Although both sides were obviously keen not to show their hand before the Olympic tournament, there was still plenty of quality on display for those who had braved the conditions to come and watch this match.

Nathan Burgers was called into action in the Kookaburras goal early on, making a good save from a Christopher Zeller penalty corner. Continue reading →

A strong goalkeeping performance from Korea’s Young Hui Moon ensured both sides came out of this game with a point here in London.

It was a game of cat and mouse in front of an enthusiastic crowd, as both sides tried their level best to settle into their rhythm and exert their patterns on the match.

Argentina made a lot of the early running, launching a series of threatening attacks that were well dealt with by the Koreans’ outstanding one-on-one defensive work. Continue reading →

A world class performance from Reading goalkeeper Beth Storry was not enough to secure Great Britain’s first ever Champions Trophy gold medal as they were beaten by the hosts in a pulsating game in front of a partisan home crowd.

 Argentina had enjoyed the Lion’s share of the possession and chances with Britain forced to feed on scraps from breakaway attacks. Continue reading →