Hockey: Black Sticks draw with Argentine hosts

It wasn't the win they were after but New Zealand has opened their Champions Trophy campaign with a creditable 2-2 draw with hosts Argentina in RosarioIndeed the Black Sticks may reflect on the game as one that got away, after they...

Hockey: Late umpire call saves Black Sticks from defeat

The Black Sticks have fought out their second successive draw in the Champions Trophy, a tough 2-2 tie in oppressive afternoon heat.In the most dramatic finish possible, Korea scored what would have been the winning goal off a penalty...

Hockey: Black Sticks fall in extra time

The Black Sticks women's team have lost their Four Nations play-off match to Argentina 3-2 in extra-time.The defeat in the third/fourth play-off was New Zealand's fourth consecutive loss in the tournament in Cordoba, Argentina,...

Hockey: Coach less than impressed with Black Sticks' second draw

Capitulation. It is a word coaches tend to avoid but Mark Hager wasn't holding back after the Black Sticks dramatic 2-2 draw with Korea today.For the second successive day the New Zealanders failed to close out a match after a two...

Hockey: Black Sticks must work harder after third loss

The Black Sticks women's team have lost their third consecutive build-up game to next week's Champions Trophy in Argentina and coach Mark Hager has concluded they aren't working hard enough.The 2-0 defeat by Great Britain in the...