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Scotsman
10 hours ago
- Sport
- Scotsman
French test for Scotland's women hockey squad
Scotland women continue their build-up for the EuroHockey Championships with a double-header against France in Edinburgh this weekend. Sign up to our daily newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... The matches at Peffermill Playing Fields on Saturday, July 26 (11.30am) and Sunday, July 27 (11.15am) see Borders-born Olympian, Sarah Robertson, return as captain with fellow Olympians, Amy Costello and Charlotte Watson, plus Jessica Buchanan, who was travelling reserve for the Paris Games, also in the 18-strong squad. There is also a training game on Thursday 7.45pm and tickets are available on the day. Chris Duncan, Scotland's head coach, admitted it has been a long year for the group, following the robust preparation period over winter for the Nations Cup in Chile in which Scotland finished fifth overall with victories over Japan, Canada and Korea. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Flashback to Scotland at the previous EuroHockey Championships in Germany He added: 'The bounce and enthusiasm which came as a result of our performances in Chile has carried through over the last few months, and I believe we have had great preparation for this competition (the European Championship).' Edinburgh-based Duncan added: 'The team has continued to develop, and showed great hunger to continually develop our own style. 'There is no doubt that the EuroHockey Championships are a tough tournament, with opposition ranked three, seven, and eight in the world in our qualification pool, but we are excited to test our ability against these teams. 'We look forward to the test and the opportunity to show the hockey world what we are capable of.' Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Chris Duncan (left), head coach, discusses tactics with assistant coach Jimmy Culnane Scotland open their campaign in Monchengladbach against arch rivals England on August 10 (10:15), followed by Spain on 11 August (13:30) and their final pool game sees the Tartan Hearts in against Belgium on 13 August (12:15) before the crossover matches which determine the final placings. SCOTLAND: Amber Murray (Sutton Coldfield), Amy Costello (vice-captain, HGC, The Netherlands), Ava Findlay, Caterina Nelli, Ruth Blaikie (The University of Edinburgh), Bronwyn Shields, Jessica Buchanan, Katie Birch (Wimbledon), Charlotte Watson, Beeston), Ellie Mackenzie (Surbiton), Eve Pearson, Rebecca Birch (Bowdon), Fiona Burnet, Sarah Jamieson (vice-captain), (both Watsonians), Heather McEwan (Royal Victory, Belgium), Jennifer Eadie, Millie Steiger (Clydesdale Western), Sarah Robertson (captain, Holcombe).
Edinburgh Reporter
15 hours ago
- Sport
- Edinburgh Reporter
Double test for Scotland women v France
Scotland women's hockey squad face France in a double-header in Edinburgh this weekend as they complete their build-up towards the EuroHockey Championships in Monchengladbach, Germany, from August 9 to 17. The matches at Peffermill Playing Fields on Saturday, July 26 (11.30am) and Sunday, July 27 (11.15am) see Borders-born Olympian, Sarah Robertson, return as captain with fellow Olympians, Amy Costello and Charlotte Watson, plus Jessica Buchanan, who was travelling reserve for the Paris Games, also in the 18-strong squad. There is also a training game on Thursday 7.45pm and tickets are available on the day. Chris Duncan, Scotland's head coach, admitted it has been a long year for the group, following the robust preparation period over winter for the Nations Cup in Chile in which Scotland finished fifth overall with victories over Japan, Canada and Korea. He added: 'The bounce and enthusiasm which came as a result of our performances in Chile has carried through over the last few months, and I believe we have had great preparation for this competition (the European Championship).' Edinburgh-based Duncan added: 'The team has continued to develop, and showed great hunger to continually develop our own style. 'There is no doubt that the EuroHockey Championships are a tough tournament, with opposition ranked three, seven, and eight in the world in our qualification pool, but we are excited to test our ability against these teams. 'We look forward to the test and the opportunity to show the hockey world what we are capable of.' Scotland open their campaign in Monchengladbach against arch rivals England on August 10 (10:15), followed by Spain on 11 August (13:30) and their final pool game sees the Tartan Hearts in against Belgium on 13 August (12:15) before the crossover matches which determine the final placings. SCOTLAND: Amber Murray (Sutton Coldfield), Amy Costello (vice-captain, HGC, The Netherlands), Ava Findlay, Caterina Nelli, Ruth Blaikie (The University of Edinburgh), Bronwyn Shields, Jessica Buchanan, Katie Birch (Wimbledon), Charlotte Watson, Beeston), Ellie Mackenzie (Surbiton), Eve Pearson, Rebecca Birch (Bowdon), Fiona Burnet, Sarah Jamieson (vice-captain), (both Watsonians), Heather McEwan (Royal Victory, Belgium), Jennifer Eadie, Millie Steiger (Clydesdale Western), Sarah Robertson (captain, Holcombe). PICTURE: Heather McEwan Like this: Like Related
The Mainichi
2 days ago
- Sport
- The Mainichi
Artistic swimming: Japan earns silver in team free routine at worlds
SINGAPORE (Kyodo) -- Japan took the artistic swimming team free silver medal at the world aquatics championships Sunday in Singapore. Japan scored 334.7232 points to earn a medal in the discipline for the fourth straight world championships. China won gold with 348.4779, while Spain rounded out the podium with 321.1328. It was a positive result for Japan as more than half of its squad were replaced after the nation, traditionally strong in artistic swimming, was shut out of the medals at last year's Paris Olympics. "We tried to finish as high as possible," said Tomoka Sato, 23, a Paris Games holdover and captain of the team in Singapore. In the team free routine preliminary round a day earlier, Japan was third behind China and Spain.
Time of India
3 days ago
- Sport
- Time of India
Pahal makes confident comeback at Indian Open Athletics in Patna
Kiran Pahal made a successful return to competition at the Indian Open Athletics at Patliputra Sports Complex winning her 400m heats at ease as Bihar's Shatakshi Rai was the overall winner in the women's 100m in Kanker Bagh, Patna, on Saturday. Competing for the first time since the Paris Olympics, Pahal ran 54.93 seconds to not only come first in her race but also emerge the overall winner. Shivkanya Mukati (55.29s) and Nofisa Khatun (55.42s) finished second and third respectively. It was nowhere near Pahal's personal best of 50.92 seconds but she was more than relieved with the fact she did not feel any pain during the race. "I was worried about how my body would react because my doctors had told me that exerting too much force can cause an injury again," said Pahal, who had a third grade meniscus tear on her right knee post the Paris Games. "But the good thing is I did not feel any pain and will work on increasing the strength on my hamstring, knees, calves and quads in the coming days. Also, I will try to compete in as many events as possible to make sure the fear of injury is completely gone." Pahal has also been struggling to take care of her mother, whose health has deteriorated over the years following an accident a long time back. "It was right after I joined camp in May that my mother's health worsened. She suffers from severe back pain that radiates down to her legs, and I have to take her for treatment twice a week. She is doing better now, but I will need to continue the treatment for a few more months," added the 24-year-old, who lost her father three years back. Meanwhile, Bihar's Piyush Raj and Setu Mishra finished second and third in the men's 400m with timings of 47.73s and 47.84s respectively as Brajesh Singh of MP grabbed the top spot as he crossed the finish line in 47.68s. In other major results, Odisha's Srabani Nanda won her 100m heat with a time of 12.05 seconds. However, it was Bihar's Shatakshi who was the overall winner after she won Race A with a time of 12.04 seconds. It was quite a good run from Shatakshi, who has PB of 11.91 seconds achieved during the Indian Grand Prix 2 held at Trivandrum in May, to bag the top spot. The overall third place went jointly to Prakruthi Roopa Rao and Teena Pareek — both of whom ran 12.11 seconds. In the men's 100m, it was Yernena Balavardhan of Chhattisgarh who was the overall winner with a timing of 10.66 seconds. Odisha's Abhinash Sahu and Amiya Kumar Mallick were second and third respectively with timings of 10.71s and 10.76s. In another major result for the hosts, Nitu Kumari came second in 1500m with a time of 4:39.16 just behind Odisha's Laxmipriya Kisan, who ran 4:37.90. Mahima Choudhary of Rajasthan was third with a time of 4:57.39. Kritika Kumari also came second in women's discus with a throw of 41.40m behind MP's Amera Shah 47.77m.
Kyodo News
4 days ago
- Sport
- Kyodo News
Badminton: Shida, Matsuyama fall to Malaysian pair at Japan Open
TOKYO - Host nation favorites Chiharu Shida and Nami Matsuyama were knocked out in the semifinals of the women's doubles at the Japan Open badminton championships on Saturday. Malaysia's Pearly Tan and Thinaah Muralitharan rolled to a 21-13, 21-11 victory over the Paris Olympics bronze medalists, who have decided to part ways after the world championships in the French capital next month. "In the end, we couldn't play our game at all," Matsuyama said after the doubles pair's last match in front of home fans. The Malaysian pair turned around a 4-3 deficit by winning eight straight points in the first game in the rematch of the bronze medal contest at the Paris Games. After that, they never allowed their Japanese opponents back into the contest at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium. No Japanese player was left at the championships after all three of the country's remaining singles players also lost in the semifinals -- Akane Yamaguchi and Riko Gunji in the women's draw and Koki Watanabe on the men's side. China's Wang Zhiyi defeated Yamaguchi 21-15, 21-18, while South Korea's An Se Young trounced Gunji 21-12, 21-10. France's Alex Lanier defeated Watanabe 21-19, 21-15.
