Hockey is a fast-moving team sport Players try to hit a ball toward their opponents' goal, using sticks curved at one end. A goalkeeper tries to block shots before they go into the goal.
A hockey field is divided into two halves by a solid centre line. Two broken 25-yard (23 metre) lines run parallel to the centre line and to a goal line at each end of the field. A broken line runs the length of the field 5 yards (4.6 metres) from each sideline. In a game, goals must be scored from within the striking circle.
In hockey the ball is controlled with a stick. A player may not hit a ball that is above shoulder height.
Back in 775 BC, athletes from all over Ancient Greece came together to compete in various games. The contests were held every four years and winning athletes brought honor and respect to their homelands. The tradition of the Olympic Games faded over time until 1896, when they were brought back to life. The first modern Olympics were held in Athens, Greece, with over two hundred athletes from fourteen countries. Today, nearly three thousand years after the first Games, the Summer Olympics
attract one hundred thousand top athletes from over two hundred countries. Billions of fans around the world cheer on their national teams to bring back the gold.
attract one hundred thousand top athletes from over two hundred countries. Billions of fans around the world cheer on their national teams to bring back the gold.
Today, all over the world, people are getting ready for the Olympics. Runners, swimmers, skiers, and skaters are practicing; teams are learning to work together. Meanwhile, workers are making flags, medals, uniforms and equipment. But soon the Olympic torch will be lighted and the games will start.
The Olympic Games are an important international event featuring summer and winter sports. Olympic Games are held every two years, with Summer and Winter Olympic Games taking turns. Each seasonal games happens every four years. Originally, the ancient Olympic Games were held in Ancient Greece at Olympia.. Runners, swimmers, skiers, and skaters are practicing; teams are learning to work together. Meanwhile, workers are making flags, medals, uniforms and equipment. But soon the Olympic torch will be lighted and the games will start.
From 776 BC the Olympic Games, became more important in the ancient Greece reaching the height of their fame in the 5th and 6th century BC. The Olympics also had religious significance since there were dedicated to Zeus, whose huge statue was standing in Olympia.
The Olympic symbol consists of five interlocking rings that 'represent Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and the Americas.
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Hockey is a fast and exciting team sport in which players use sticks to try to
hit a ball into their opponents' goal. In some countries, hockey is played
primarily by girls and women, but it is also a popular male sport. In North
America, hockey is the term used for ice hockey (see Ice hockey).
The field and equipment. The teams compete on a smooth grass or artificial turf field 91 metres
long and 55 metres wide. Various lines divide the field into sections. A goal
line runs across the width of the field at each end. A wide arc called a striking
circle extends from each goal line. A centre line parallel to the goal
lines divides the field in half.
A goal cage stands in the centre of each
goal line. The cage has two goal posts 7 feet (2.13 metres) high and 12 feet
(3.66 metres) apart. The posts are connected by a crossbar. A net is attached
to the posts and crossbar. A backboard 18 inches (46 centimetres) high and 4
yards (3.7 metres) long is placed inside the net. Sideboards at least 4 feet
(1.22 metres) long and 18 inches (46 centimetres) high are attached to the
backs of the goal posts at right angles to the goal line.
Each player carries a stick with a curved
end that is flat on its left side and rounded on its right. Only the flat side
may be used to hit the ball. Most players use sticks that vary from 86 to 94
centimetres in length. The ball is about 23 centimetres in circumference and
weighs about 160 grams. It has a rubber centre and a polyurethane covering.
The game is divided into two halves, each of 35 minutes. At half time the
players change ends. There is an interval of 5 minutes. Each team has 11
players. The basic formation consists of five forwards, three halfbacks, two
fullbacks, and a goalkeeper. Two umpires supervise the game, sometimes
assisted by one or two timekeepers.
Players try to move the ball using only
their sticks until they are in a position to shoot it into the other team's
goal. Each goal counts 1 point. A goal is scored each time an attacking player
hits the ball from within the striking circle so that it crosses the goal line
between the goal posts and under the crossbar. The team that scores the
highest number of goals will be the winners.
The game starts with a passback. A
player from one team hits or pushes the ball with the stick from the centre
line to a teammate. At the time of the passback, no players of the opposing
team may be within 4.5 metres of the ball. All players except the one executing
the passback must remain in their own half of the field. The ball may not cross
the centre line. Play resumes with a passback after each goal.
The rules allow no body contact or
dangerous hitting and prohibit a player from playing a ball above shoulder
height with any part of the stick. The goalkeeper may kick the ball or stop it
with any part of the body, including the hand, but only when the ball is
inside the striking circle. The referee declares a penalty if any of these
rules is broken.
After a penalty, the game may be restarted
with a free hit. But, if the referee judges that two players were guilty of a
breach of the rules at the same time, the game is restarted with a bully.
For a bully two players stand facing each other, with the ball on the ground between
them. Each player must tap his stick on the ground, then tap his opponent's
stick. This must be done three times and then either of the players may hit the
ball.
Hockey in Australia andl New Zealand. Hockey is a popular sport in Australia. A state hockey association
controls the game in each state. These associations belong to the national
Australian Hockey Association, which has a membership of more than 70,000 men
players, or the Australian Women's Hockey Association, which has a membership
of about 30,000 women.
Hockey was first played in South Australia
in 1904. State teams compete in the Australian Hockey Championships, held by
national associations each year. Australia won third place at the Tokyo
Olympics in 1964 and was second in the Mexico Olympics in 1968 and the Montreal
Olympics in 1976. In men's hockey, Australia won the ESANDA world hockey title
in 1982, the Raja Azan Cup in 1983, and the PIA champions trophy in 1983,1984,
and 1985. Australian women first competed in international hockey in 1914, when
a British team toured Australia. The first women's team to play overseas
competed in South Africa in 1930. Since that time, Australian women have
competed against many of the world's leading teams. In 1988, they were the
Olympic women's champions.
In New Zealand, hockey rates next in
popularity after rugby football and soccer as a winter sport. More than 14,000
men belong to the 25 associations connected with the New Zealand Hockey
Association. The New Zealand Women's Hockey Association controls the game for
about 12,000 women. The major competitions are for the Challenge Shield (for
men), and the Izard and K cups (for women). Hockey was first played at Christchurch
in 1896, and soon became popular. New Zealand teams finished sixth in the
Olympic Games in 1956, and
Hockey in India and Pakistan. An ancient form of stick and ball game had been played in India for hundreds
of years when British servicemen first took the game of hockey there in the
1880's. The first hockey clubs were established in Calcutta in 1885, and the
game spread rapidly to all parts of the country. The most important
competitions were the Beighton Cup and the Aga Khan Tournament.
An Indian hockey federation was founded in
1925, in Gwalior, and an Indian team first took part in the Olympic Games in
Amsterdam in 1928. The team won every game and was awarded the gold medal.
India won the gold medal again in the Olympic Games of 1948,1952, 1956, and
1964. During the 1960's, Pakistan was successful in taking the gold medal from
the Indian team. Pakistan won in 1960, and in 1968. India were the gold medallists
again in 1980, but Pakistan won once again in 1984.
In the hockey World Cup, these two
countries were at the forefront of international competition for many years.
India won the World Cup in 1975, and Pakistan, which had won in 1971, regained
the cup in 1978 and 1982.
Hockey in the United Kingdom is a popular game. Many girls' schools and clubs belong to the All
England Women's Hockey Association. The most important matches of the season in
women's hockey are international matches between England and either an
overseas country or another country in the UK.
In men's hockey in the UK, the chief
organization is the Hockey Association, which has many affiliated schools and
clubs. National championship contests for men's hockey teams are a county
championship, a club championship, and an indoor club championship.
In 1908, the first year that men's hockey
was included in the Olympic Games, England beat Ireland in the final match. In
the 1984 Olympic Games, the British men's team beat Australia to win the bronze
medal, in 1988.
History. The origin of hockey is not known. Ancient Greek carvings show players
using crooked sticks to hit a small object. Only men played hockey for many
years. In 1889, the All England Women's Hockey Association was established.
Men's hockey has been part of the Summer Olympics since 1908. Women's hockey
became an Olympic sport at the 1980 Summer Games. Rules are made by the International
Hockey Rules Board and are the same for men and women.Updated/Latest News
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Schedule Time and Date Fixtures
Final Day Match: April 16, 2016
5th - 6th place - 1:10 p.m. IST
3rd - 4th place - 3:35 p.m. IST
Final match - 6:15 p.m. IST
Final Day Match: April 16, 2016
5th - 6th place - 1:10 p.m. IST
3rd - 4th place - 3:35 p.m. IST
Final match - 6:15 p.m. IST
Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 2016
Match starts at 9:05am BST/1.35pm IST.
There is no live coverage of the game in the UK.
In India, live coverage is available on Star Sports 1 and StarSport 3.
It can be viewed via live stream on StarSports 1 and StarSports 3.
It can be viewed via live stream on StarSports 1 and StarSports 3.
Final Match:
Thomas
Williams Craig and Matt Gohdes scored a goal each as Australia dashed India’s
hopes to clinch their ninth Sultan Azlan Shah hockey title with a thumping 4-0
win in Ipoh, Malaysia, on Saturday.
Craig
scored in 29th and 35th minutes, while Gohdes drew blood in 43rd and 58th
minute as Kangaroos thrashed five-time champions India in an attacking display
of their skills.Hockey: Malaysia Weather Pakistani Storm
Malaysia made heavy weather of
their crucial tie against Pakistan in the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey
tournament in Ipoh…
Ipoh, Malaysia: The loss to New Zealand
complicating matters for them, an inconsistent India will take on Malaysia in a
do-or-die battle to secure a final berth in their final league fixture of the
25th Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament in Ipoh on Friday…
Pakistan hockey team is suffering due to the
faction-ridden federation of the country, according to former players. They
came down hard on the federation for Pakistan's loss to India in the Sultan
Azlan Shah Cup...
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forth like a switch-blade, fortunes were hanging on minute errors when India
took on New Zealand in the Sultan Azlan Shah cup. The Black Sticks
men knew India were vulnerable at the back. And they exploited it...
IPOH: Malaysia had a great chance to keep pace with
the leaders and stay in the hunt for a final berth in the Sultan Azlan Shah
Cup. Instead, they ended up drawing 2-2 with Canada at
the Azlan Shah Stadium on Tuesday...
India played some sensational hockey to defeat Malaysia 6-1, and book their Sultan Azlan Shah Cup final spot in Ipoh on Friday. With this game being a must-win, India players looked charged up, shone brightly, and silenced the crowd with some dazzling hockey. India will face Australia in the final…
India beat Malaysia 6-1
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Full time India beat Malaysia 6-1! So that it! India make it to final!. What a performance by India? There are now just one match away from their sixth Sultan Azlan Shah trophy!...
India played some sensational hockey to defeat Malaysia 6-1, and book their Sultan Azlan Shah Cup final spot in Ipoh on Friday. With this game being a must-win, India players looked charged up, shone brightly, and silenced the crowd with some dazzling hockey. India will face Australia in the final…
India beat Malaysia 6-1
Hockey Live Score Updates Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 2016 Match
Full time India beat Malaysia 6-1! So that it! India make it to final!. What a performance by India? There are now just one match away from their sixth Sultan Azlan Shah trophy!...
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