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15 hours ago
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Double Dutch calamity for hammered Hockeyroos
The Hockeyroos changed their line-up and tried to summon up new resolve but, ultimately, were still overwhelmed for the second time in 24 hours by their ruthless Dutch hosts in international hockey's Pro League. Australia's hockey women are not used to the sort of hammerings they were handed in consecutive days at the Wagener Stadium in Amstelveen as the world's No.1 side, the Netherlands, followed up their 8-1 win on Saturday with a 5-1 trouncing on Sunday. Advertisement Hockeyroos' coach Katrina Powell made four changes in the hope of stemming the tide after the calamitous display on Saturday and for a moment, all looked good when NSW's Alice Arnott put the visitors ahead in the seventh minute. Arnott was back in international action for the first time since her terrific Paris Olympic Games performance last August, and made it nine goals in just 23 appearances with her reverse-stick finish. "I was very excited to be back out there, in fact, I think it was probably the adrenaline talking that got me that goal!" said Arnott. "It was a great play from the defence to attack, the build up was really great, and I was the lucky one on the end of it, but it was nice to be back out there and that settled the nerves a little bit for me." Advertisement Alas, for the team, it was only the prelude to another brilliant demonstration by the Dutch masters, aided by some careless turnovers from the Aussies. The Olympic champs equalised through Marijn Veen after 13 minutes, went ahead through Maud van den Heuvel in the 21st before Yibbi Jansen scored with a familiar drag flick on the stroke of halftime. There was no way back for the Hockeyroos as the Dutch completely dominated after the break, Jansen adding her second - and her fifth across the two matches - in the 41st minute before Felice Albers sealed their nap hand of goals seven minutes later. It was not the happiest way to celebrate Grace Young's 50th international appearance for Australia, nor Queensland striker Jamie-Lee Surha's historic debut as just the fifth Indigenous woman to represent the Hockeyroos. Advertisement "Pulling on the Indigenous uniform was one of the most special moments for me, being a First Nations athlete in this team, I'm very proud to be here and in this uniform," Surha said. Captain Grace Stewart was adamant that the team would "take a lot from this" as they now move on to London for the next stage of the Pro League, where they'll face India twice before taking on hosts England. The Hockeyroos currently lie seventh of the league's nine teams, having lost seven of their 10 matches.
BBC News
10-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Munsey ton in vain as Scotland lose to Netherlands
WCL2, AmstelveenNetherlands 282-7 (50 overs): Scotland 263-9 (50 overs): Munsey Netherlands win by 19 runsScorecard Scotland failed to chase down a target of 283 against the Netherlands in Cricket World Cup League 2 despite a superb 106 from opener George been shocked by United Arab Emirates on Thursday, Richie Berrington's side came into the contest under pressure to choosing to bat first, half-centuries from Max O'Dowd (64), Zach Lion-Cachet (78) and captain Scott Edwards (70) helped the Dutch post 282-7 in their 50 seamer Brad Currie finished with bowling figures of 4-52 for Scotland, including three wickets in the final over of the reply, the Scots were reduced to 61-3, with Charlie Tear, Brandon McMullen and Berrington all failing to reach double McCreath (38) put on 92 for the fourth wicket with Munsey, who brought up his second one-day international hundred off just 90 batters fell in the space of five overs though, swinging momentum back towards the Matthew Cross chipped in with 47, but Scotland fell 19 runs short, leaving them with seven wins from 14 matches, while the Netherlands top the table with 11 wins from 18. The Scots face UAE on Wednesday before taking on the Dutch again on Friday.
BBC News
08-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Scotland suffer heavy WCL2 defeat by UAE
WCL2, AmstelveenUnited Arab Emirates 296-6 (50 overs): Chopra 101, Sharma 56, Wassem 41Scotland 199 (43.3 overs): Munsey 43, McCreath 33; Singh 4-30, Khan 3-41UAE win by 97 runsScorecard Scotland slumped to a disappointing 97-run defeat by the United Arab Emirates, damaging their faltering defence of the World Cup League 2 crown. The Scots made heavy weather of a three-wicket win over the same opponents on Sunday and on this occasion were comprehensively beaten by the lowest-ranked team in the captain Rahul Chopra made his first one day international century (101) to help steer his side to Aryansh Sharma contributed 56 and Muhammad Waseem (41) added some late fireworks with his skipper, who made the most of his escape from a big lbw claim on response was lacklustre, losing a succession of batters to poor Munsey was out for 43 in the 19th opener shortly after the departure of fellow opener Charlie Tear (27).Richie Berrington and Finlay McCreath threatened to drag Scotland back into the contest but fell in quick succession for 32 and 33 left them on 164-5 at the end of the 35th over and from there the challenge quickly fizzled out as Simranjeet Singh finished with four wickets and Aayan Khan claimed three."Credit to UAE," Berrington told "It wasn't our best day. At this level, you need to be a lot more consistent." It is just a third win from 14 competition outings for UAE, while Scotland sit mid-table with seven victories from their 13 the Netherlands hosting this tri-nation sequence, Scotland meet the hosts next on Saturday.
Express Tribune
26-04-2025
- Politics
- Express Tribune
Pak Asia Cup Hockey participation in doubt
Pakistan hockey team's participation in the upcoming Men's Asia Cup hockey tournament, scheduled to be held in Rajgir, Bihar, from 27 August to 7 September has been put in serious doubt following the tragic terror attack in Pahalgam that claimed 26 lives. India has taken a stern diplomatic step by revoking all visas issued to Pakistani nationals and that has jeopardised Pakistan hockey team's travel plans to Rajgir for the mega event. The eight-nation event is also a qualifier for the 2026 Hockey World Cup, co-hosted by Belgium and Amstelveen, making it a crucial fixture on the international hockey calendar. Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) General Secretary Rana Mujahid expressed his concern over the current situation. Speaking to Telecom Asia Sport ( from Lahore, Mujahid said the situation has completely changed in the aftermath of the unfortunate terrorist attack in Pahalgam. "We have good relations with Hockey India, but the team's visit is a government-to-government issue. We will request our government to allow us to participate. If they approve, we'll go - but if they decline, there's no chance. The Indian government has revoked all Pakistani visas; how can our team visit India in such circumstances?" he said. On the Indian side, Hockey India General Secretary Bhola Nath Singh also adopted a wait-and-see stance. "We haven't had any discussions on the tournament yet. We will await guidance from our government and take a decision at the appropriate time." Despite the strained relations, Pakistan's hockey teams have travelled to India on three occasions in the past decade - for the 2014 Champions Trophy, the 2018 Hockey World Cup (both in Bhubaneswar), and the 2021 Junior World Cup in Delhi. However, with diplomatic tensions running high, this year's Asia Cup participation remains highly uncertain.
Hans India
25-04-2025
- Sport
- Hans India
McBride handed recall as Scotland name squad for ICC CWCL2 series in Netherlands
Edinburgh: Chris McBride has been handed a recall in Scotland's squad for the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League (CWCL) 2 series, set to take place in the Netherlands from May 4-16. Scotland will play two ODIs against the Netherlands, followed by playing three 50-over games against the UAE, with Amstelveen and Utrecht being the venues. Apart from McBride being recalled to the squad for the first time since 2023, Finlay McCreath receives his first full international call-up after impressing on the current tour of Zimbabwe, including a century against Zimbabwe 'A'. 'I'm delighted for Finlay McCreath to have this opportunity, he's worked exceedingly hard at his game for a significant period of time now, and his numbers in domestic cricket have been excellent.' 'It's also great to see Chris McBride back in the squad. He's had a challenging year with not being involved at the international level, and put in some excellent domestic performances in 2024, and over the winter has spent time in South Africa working really hard on his game,' said Steve Snell, Cricket Scotland Head of Performance, in a statement. Cricket Scotland also said a number of players not included in the squad were considered for selection, but they were not available due to various reasons – either work, personal circumstances or county commitments in England. 'It's an extremely important year for us in terms of the road to qualification for the 2027 Cricket World Cup in South Africa, as consistent and successful performances in Cricket World Cup League 2 are fundamental to that.' 'The squad are currently in Zimbabwe, which is excellent preparation for such an important summer, and has allowed us to also give opportunities to burgeoning players to put a case forward and perform in 50-over cricket this year.' 'Naturally, international teams, and particularly successful ones, have players banging on the door for selection, and the calibre of players both in and outside the squad is excellent, creating a strong competition for places, which will only strengthen the team as we move forward,' added Snell. Scotland squad: Richie Berrington (captain), Charlie Cassell, Matthew Cross, Bradley Currie, Jasper Davidson, Chris Greaves, Jack Jarvis, Michael Leask, Chris McBride, Finlay McCreath, Brandon McMullen, George Munsey, Safyaan Sharif, Charlie Tear and Mark Watt
