Iain Lewers’ late penalty stroke gave England a famous win over European rivals Belgium and sent Bobby Crutchley’s team into the semi-finals of the World Cup. In a dramatic game with plenty of twists and turns Lewers held his nerve with four minutes remaining to beat Vincent Vanasch with a flick that went high into the net and sent the England fans and players wild. Continue reading →

The Orange Machine rolls on in the women’s competition and a historic day for England’s men. Find out who said what on day nine of the Hockey World Cup.  Continue reading →

Wins for Germany and both Argentina’s teams, plus another wonderful display from the Dutch, find out what happened on day eight of the Hockey World Cup.  Continue reading →

Wins for Germany and both Argentina’s teams, plus another wonderful display from the Dutch. Find out what the players and coaches thought of it all here.  Continue reading →

England’s nightmare World Cup campaign continued as they were downed by a Carla Rebecchi strike from the last play of the match. Alex Danson’s first half strike was cancelled out by Delfina Merino and that’s how it stayed until Rebecchi’s late intervention. The loss leaves England rooted to the bottom of the pool and without a point from four games.   Continue reading →