Commonwealth Games 2022. Birmingham Holly Hunt’s superb strike opened the scoring for England before Tess Howard deflected in a second minutes later ensuring England’s women’s hockey team won Commonwealth Games Gold for the first time with a 2-1 victory over Australia. Australia, however, scored a consolation strike with 19 seconds remaining. England won three…
Netherlands were crowned Women’s Hockey World Cup winners for a record eight time after crushing Ireland 6-0. Four goals in seven-minute spell around the half-time break as the Dutch trounced Ireland. The Dutch’s first penalty corner finished in a powerful shot from Lauren stam, before Ireland’s Shirley McCay produced a brave diving block. Netherlands doubled their…