Published on Thursday, July 19, 2012 by Gally JONATHAN COOK SuperSport revealed Thursday that 33 (of the 76) matches - including all of South Africa's matches -  at the London 2012 Olympic Games men's and women's hockey competitions will be screened live on four of their dedicated Olympic channels. None of the matches will be "delayed live" and no other matches - or highlights of other matches - are likely...

Published on Monday, July 16, 2012 by Gally South Africa's talismanic women's hockey team striker Pietie Coetzee (34) added another accolade to her glittering career when she was named top goalscorer at the Four Nations tournament awards ceremony late Sunday afternoon at Club zur Vahr in Bremen, Germany. Coetzee netted a stunning first-half-hat-trick via all three methods of scoring - penalty stroke, penalty...

Published on Monday, July 16, 2012 by Gally JONATHAN COOK in Bremen A Pietie Coetzee first-half hat-trick on the back of a superb start gave the South Africa women’s hockey team a 4-1 win over giant-killers Belgium and third place in the Four Nations tournament at Club zur Vahr in Bremen, Germany Sunday. In the late game world number three Germany had to overcome world number six New Zealand to beat th...

Published on Monday, June 11, 2012 by Gally JONATHAN COOK in London The Investec South Africa women’s hockey team had plenty of opportunities to score in the Investec London Cup bronze medal match against world number three Germany at Sunday but were outdone by the clinical finishing of their European opponents, who won 6-2 after leading 2-1 at half-time. Holland beat Australia 4-1 in the final. Ger...

Published on Monday, June 11, 2012 by Gally The Investec South Africa women's hockey team came agonisingly close to upsetting Olympic Games champions Holland for the first time in history but went down 4-2 in a penalty shootout after the scores were 2-2 at full-time in the semi-finals of the Investec London Cup in Chiswick, west London Saturday afternoon. The nearest SA have come to beating the world hockey ...

Published on Friday, June 8, 2012 by Gally In the Spotlight is a series that will profile each of the 24 participating teams at the London Olympic Games. It will provide a glimpse of what to expect as each squad begins its London quest. Between now and the Olympic opening ceremony a new team will be featured every 2-3 days. Today we take a closer look at the South African women's team. The Basics: The So...

Published on Thursday, June 7, 2012 by Gally JONATHAN COOK in London The world number 12 Investec South Africa women’s hockey team might have been edged 1-0 by world number three Germany thanks to Eileen Hoffman’s 30th minute deflection goal in an action-packed Investec London Cup clash in Chiswick, London Wednesday night but they have done enough to ensure a berth in Saturday’s semi-finals. For wor...

Published on Wednesday, June 6, 2012 by Gally JONATHAN COOK The South Africa men’s and women’s hockey teams for the London 2012 Olympic Games were announced by the SA Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) in Johannesburg Wednesday. The teams were part of an initial batch of 112 athletes named for the Games. “The final team to travel to London will be announced on July 4 after the qual...

Published on Wednesday, June 6, 2012 by Gally JONATHAN COOK in London An outstanding Investec South Africa women’s hockey team, superbly led by Marsha Marescia, beat world number four Great Britain 3-1 after leading 2-0 at half-time on the first day of the Investec London Cup in Chiswick Tuesday. World number 12 South Africa’s Sulette Damons and Bernie Coston scored brilliant first-half goals with a th...

Published on Monday, June 4, 2012 by Gally JONATHAN COOK The world number 12 Investec South Africa women’s hockey team’s Investec London Cup matches against world number four Great Britain and world number three Germany on Tuesday and Wednesday are to be televised “live” on SuperSport 6 at 5.30 pm and 9 pm (SA time) respectively. The broadcaster revealed the news Sunday. There are several repeats...