Mink van der Weerden’s penalty corner in the 31st minute was enough to see the hosts past Bobby Crutchley’s England side after an outstanding display in front of a noisy home crowd in this Rabobank World Cup semi-final.

Van Der Weerden’s deflected effort came just four minutes before the end of a first half dominated by the home side who had up until that point been frustrated by England’s solid rear-guard action. Continue reading →

A brace from Kim Lammers and further strikes from Maartje Paumen and Xan de Waard swept the Netherlands into the final with a convincing victory over a tired looking Argentina side.

With star player Luciana Aymar sporting a heavy bandage on her hamstring, and clearly a long way from full fitness, Las Leonas were on the back foot from the start of the game and it stayed that way against a rampant Dutch side. Continue reading →

A place in the final for the Dutch and the Australians, plus wins for England and South Africa. See what the players and coaches made of it all here.  Continue reading →

Goalkeeper Rachael Lynch was the Hockeyroos’ hero as she kept out three of the USA’s efforts in the shootout to propel her side into the World Cup final after a dramatic encounter which finished all square at the end of 70 minutes. Continue reading →

England captain Barry Middleton has said Friday’s World Cup semi-final with the Netherlands is a chance for his team to “write their own history” as they aim to capture their first gold medal in a major competition since the European Championships in 2009. Continue reading →