News - August 07

A Final Triumph for the Dutch Holland’s men swept the board on their way to a final triumph at the EuroHockey Nations Championships at Belle Vue today
26.08.07

Keeping Your Eyes on the Prize The United States’ womens hockey team has jumped from 12th to 10th in the FIH World Rankings in just the last two years. There has been massive investment in the development and growth of the game in the States and in Amy Tran they have a goalkeeper widely regarded as one of the best in the World. They are also one of the teams England’s women now have the potential to meet in Beijing if the USA win their Olympic qualifying tournament.
26.08.07

Germany women win EuroHockey Nations The women’s EuroHockey Nations Championships drew to an exciting climax as Germany overcame the favourites, the Netherlands, 2-0 to become only the third side to clinch the title.
25.08.07

England (women) Bag Bronze and Qualify for Beijing! England women overcame Spain 3-2 earlier today to win the bronze medal at the EuroHockey Nations Championships and with it, a place on the plane to Beijing in August 2008.
25.08.07

Men's Finals Day Close to Sell Out The men’s final day for this year’s EuroHockey Nations Championships on Sunday 26th August at Belle Vue in Manchester is close to being a complete sell-out.
24.08.07

Dutch Girls Will Play Germany In The Final As England Crash Out Once again it will be Holland and Germany in the women’s final of the EuroHockey Nations Championships, the third time in the last four tournaments that the two nations have gone all the way.
24.08.07

Azerbaijan Dancing to the Rhythm The Natig Ritm Group have been a welcome addition to the crowd at the EuroHockey Nations Championships in Belle Vue, EuroHockey caught up with the band...
23.08.07

England Girls on Track for Olympics England’s girls are geared for a mighty battle with Germany in the EuroHockey Nations Championships semi-finals today.
23.08.07

A Family Affair Looking at the team sheets for the squads here in Belle Vue, you may notice that a number of players share the same surname. Of course, some of these may just be common family names, however, there is amongst them, a surprisingly large number of siblings and cousins.
23.08.07

Ball Girls Just Wanna Have Fun! Worshipping Robert Moore and dancing to Basement Jaxx – all part of being a Ball Girl!
22.08.07

“How Can They Call Us Villains?” Some might be secretly pleased that Azerbaijan failed to make it to the women’s semi-finals following their decision to draft in Korean players to boost their chances in the EuroHockey Nations Championships.
22.08.07

Strong Dutch will rally round despite Paumen injury Ahead of Thursday's semi-final clash between the Netherlands and Spain, EuroHockey spoke to Dutch captain and World Player of the Year, Minke Booij, about the game ahead and the injury to her club and country team mate Maartje Paumen.
22.08.07

The Dutch are the Best in the World say the Irish England and Holland are through to the semi‑finals of the women’s EuroHockey Nations Championship and go head to head today to decide which of them tops Pool A.
21.08.07

Behind the Whistle - Marelize de Klerk Marelize de Klerk has been an umpire for 13 years and has umpired 164 international games to date. EuroHockey spoke to Marelize about her experiences umpiring and her opinions on some of the issues facing sporting officials world wide.
21.08.07

England v Germany for just £5! Tomorrow night see’s old foes England and Germany go head-to-head at the EuroHockey Nations Championships 2007, taking place at Belle Vue in Manchester.
21.08.07

Tickets Still Available! Tickets for ALL days of the Championships, including the Women's and Men's Finals Days on Saturday and Sunday.
20.08.07

Former England star given rousing ovation During half time of England’s group game against the Czech Republic on Monday came a very special presentation to a former England international.
20.08.07

Cullen Celebrates Birthday With a Win… Crista Cullen reflects on a solid 4-0 victory for England's women over tough Italian opponents
20.08.07

Ireland's Women Look for Inspiration The Irish girls hope the inspired performance of their men’s team in the EuroHockey Nations Championship will see them pull off a similar coup when they take on the Dutch champions today.
20.08.07

Minke's Magic 14 The eagle eyed amongst you on Saturday will have noticed that Netherlands captain Minke Booij was wearing the number 14 – the shirt number synonymous with Dutch football star Johan Cruyff.
20.08.07

Tomorrow's Hockey Stars Shine in the FunZone It’s not everyday that the EuroHockey Nations Championship comes to town, and 100s of youngsters are having the chance to recreate their heroes’ performances in the Funzone.
19.08.07

England Men Raring to Go England men are determined to make a good start when they launch their EuroHockey Nations campaign against Belgium at Belle Vue on Sunday (12pm).
19.08.07

A Buzz at Belle Vue The reigning European women’s champions will defend their title with an opening match against Italy as EuroHockey launches at Belle Vue today.
18.08.07

Azerbaijan Crash After Visa Delays Tahir Zaman, the Pakistani coach of Azerbaijan, promised that his new-look team featuring several Korean girls, will get better.
18.08.07

England Band at EuroHockey Nations Championships The Pukka Pies England Supporters Band are a permanent fixture at all England soccer internationals throughout the World.
17.08.07

David Faulkner on the EuroHockey Nations Championships GB Performance Director David Faulkner features in the latest edition of the Team GB podcast where he talks about Englands' aspirations for the EuroHockey Nations Championships.
17.08.07

British Eurosport to Screen EuroHockey Nations Championships British Eurosport will have comprehensive coverage of the forthcoming EuroHockey Nations Championships 2007, which takes place from 18th-26th August at Belle Vue in Manchester.
17.08.07

England in Buoyant Mood Ahead of Championships Both the England men and women’s hockey team are in good shape as preparations reach their climax ahead of the EuroHockey Nations Championships, which start in Manchester on Saturday.
14.08.07

Activity Book featuring EuroStars Stickers! For the first time ever, hockey stars have been turned into stickers! Youngsters attending the EuroHockey Nations Championships will have the opportunity to get involved with the first ever sticker collection for hockey!
13.08.07

BBC to Screen Medal Matches The BBC will cover all medal matches at the forthcoming EuroHockey Nations Championships 2007 ensuring the prestigious event both terrestrial and digital coverage.
10.08.07

England (men) announce squad for Manchester The England Men’s squad for the forthcoming EuroHockey Nations Championships has been announced.
09.08.07