The 2018 Darwin International hockey open is set to begin from tomorrow. The event is taking place in Darwin Australia. Team Japan, Malaysia, and Argentina will partake in the tournament, besides the hosts. The Hockey Open is set to commence from the 18th till the 22nd of September. Each team in the Hockey Open plays one match against each of the remaining teams, which will be the basis for qualifying for the final.

The SOMPO Cup, taking place in Osaka Japan, has reached its end, with Japan’s Women Hockey Team putting up yet another stellar performance to win the 4 nation tournament. Besides Japan, the teams taking part in the Cup were Korea, Australia and the United States.

Sardar Singh, the former captain of the Indian Men’s Hockey Team, is a name familiar to many. Sardar Singh has announced to retire from professional hockey after having served the Indian Senior Team for more than 12 years. Mr. Singh made his debut against Pakistan back in 2006 and since then has achieved significant milestones both individually and collectively.

In today’s day, it is highly improbable, if not impossible, to witness a game of hockey without witnessing a penalty corner. In professional hockey, from several hours, days to months are put in to perfect the penalty corners. Teams all across wish to establish penalty corner specialists. While the revamping of the game has brought with it numerous changes, one change that has also tagged along is the common use of drag flicks in hockey.