The first match of six matches here at the BDO FIH Hockey World Cup in Rosario, Argentina saw China defeat South Africa 1-4 in a game rescheduled from yesterday. GAO Lihua was the hero for her team, scoring three times in the game for her team. The win was a vital one for China, keeping alive their hopes of reaching the Semi Finals.

In the moments before today's game between Spain and Argentina, Marelize de KLERK (RSA) was presented with a bouquet of flowers in recognition of umpiring her 200th international match.

The globally respected official is participating in her third World Cup event in Rosario, and has also umpired at no less than three Olympic Games’.

SA vs. ESP 31st of August, 2010

SA gained an important three first points in this 2010 WC Rosario edition. This game was all about perseverance. Spain was a tough opponent and they gave battle, although everything changed after SA’s second goal, the goal of victory.

Luciana AYMAR scored a brilliant treble to guide Argentina to an impressive win over South Africa in front of wild and vociferous home crowd. Las Leonas surged to a 5-2 victory against the Rainbow Nation, with AYMAR's showing that she is in fine form as her team aim to win the BDO FIH Hockey World Cup on home soil.

29 August 2010

HAYDEN JONES (Sunday Independent)
in Port Elizabeth

THE final of the South African Men's Interprovincial Hockey Tournament was won by defending champions KZN Coastal Raiders on Saturday afternoon in a Port Elizabeth that lived up to its Windy City reputation.

The Raiders beat Northerns Blues of Pretoria 2-1 after the scores were 1-1 at the interval.

SA Hockey is proud to announce a new shirt sponsorship for the SA Women’s Hockey Team for the up coming World Cup 2010 with Investec, an international specialist bank and asset manager.

The shirt sponsorship, effective for the Women’s World Cup 2010, which gets underway on Sunday in Argentina, will see the Investec brand feature on the team shirts for the World Cup matches against England, Argentina, China Korea and Spain.

Raiders defend title in final against Northerns Blues JONATHAN COOK Port Elizabeth WITH a few lopsided scores aside, the closest of pool rounds between the A Section teams and the most dramatic semi-finals have come to a close at the SA Men's Inter Provincial Hockey Tournament, and the title match will feature Northerns Blues and defending champions KZN Coastals Raiders at the KC March Stadium in Gelvandale, Port Elizabeth late Saturday afternoon.

Port Elizabeth – Kaspersky Southern Gauteng meet champions KZN Coastals Raiders in the semi-finals of the South African Men's Interprovincial Hockey Tournament at the KC March Stadium in Gelvandale, Port Elizabeth Friday.

Southerns' 6-1 defeat of Western Province Peninsula in their final Pool B match gave them second place with Ricky West hitting a hat-trick and the others coming from Thornton McDade, Brandon Panther and Sean Landsdale.

The other Pool B semi-finalist is Western Province after they beat hosts Eastern Province 3-0 to top the pool.

Kaspersky Southern Gauteng drew 3-3 with Western Province at the Men's interprovincial at KC March Stadium in Gelvandale, Port Elizabeth Wednesday. Southern Gauteng vice-captain Thornton McDade followed up a rebound to equalise in the last minute.

WP had a 2-1 half-time lead through Jean-Pierre de Voux and Clive Terwin after Ricky West opened the scoring. Southerns leaked another when Cuan Burton-Moore netted past Rassie Pieterse. Southerns came back soon after when Tebogo Lerole followed up a penalty corner.

The Irish girls defeated South Africa in Wednesday’s 5th place playoff. Team South Africa has lost the sixth match in a row and finishes last. The round-robin match between Ireland and South Africa had ended 1-0.