When the dust settled on the 2018 Hockey WA Men’s Premier League season Ian Smyth’s sense of satisfaction may have been more justified than others.
Almost five years to the day, my friend Gus Johnston shared a remarkably candid video on YouTube that laid bare the harsh reality of homophobia in sport.
“The opposite of courage is not cowardice, it is conformity. Even a dead fish can go with the flow.” My Dad sent me this Jim Hightower quotation via text some time ago, and it caught me at an opportune moment.
The Netherlands will play Great Britain in the gold medal match of the women’s hockey competition at the Rio 2016 Olympics Games at 6am (AEST) on Saturday, 20 August.
The Hockeyroos have followed the Australian men’ hockey team out of the Rio Olympics in the quarter-final stage, going down to the New Zealand Blacksticks overnight.
It’s all over for the Australians in the men’s hockey. The Kookaburras have lost to the Netherlands in the quarter-finals in a bitterly disappointing ending to a fairly lacklustre tournament.
The Australian Hockeyroos have confirmed their qualification for the Rio Olympic Games quarter-finals with a two-goal victory over the lowly ranked Japan.
During the 1980s and the early part of the 90s Hockey in Australia had a broad base of support and people playing the sport across the country.
Hockey in Western Australia is about to face its biggest ever challenge.
The Rio Olympics Hockey competition reaches its quarter-final stage with an in-form and strong looking New Zealand side squaring off against rivals the Australian Hockeyroos who must improve and have plenty to prove. Join The Roar for live scores and coverage from 11pm (AEST).
It’s the dream matchup between Australia and the Netherlands that everyone had touted as the sure fire gold medal contest this morning, just a little earlier than we expected. Join The Roar from 7am (AEST) for all the live highlights and action.
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