Dutch thrash Australia, Germany whip India

Maartje Paumen scored her second hat-trick of the women's hockey World Cup as favourites Netherlands beat Australia 4-1 in Pool A on Friday. All three of Paumen's goals came from penalty corners......

Dutch win second straight Olympic women's hockey gold

The Netherlands retained their women's Olympic field hockey title with a 2-0 win over World champions Argentina at Riverbank Arena on Friday. The Dutch scored off two second-half penalty-corners to......

Dutch win women's Champions Trophy

The Netherlands claimed the 2007 BDO Hockey Champions Trophy women's title, defeating host Argentina in the final, in Quilmes, Argentina, on Sunday. An early goal of Maartje Paumen was enough for......

Aymar, Amat WorldHockey Players of the Year

Argentina's Luciana Aymar and Spain's Pol Amat were crowned as WorldHockey Players of the Year 2008 in Los Angeles, USA on Friday. Both hockey stars received their awards during a special......

Hockey: India's eves thrashed in WC opener

Indian eves suffered their heaviest defeat in the history of women's hockey World Cup when they were mauled 1-7 bydefending champions The Netherlands in their opening match in Rosario, Argentina.......