Hockey

Former Newark Hockey Club player Adam Dixon has been included in England's 18-man World Cup squad for the tournament which is held in Netherlands between May 31-15 June.

Newark’s Adam Dixon narrowly escaped a serious injury which could have meant a premature end to his summer season.

Hockey coach Paul Halfpenny has mixed feelings about Newark Ladies Hockey 1sts staying in the Midlands 2 after they were saved from relegation by the grace of Wellingborough’s resignation from the league.

Penalty hero Adam Dixon is aiming for place in the hockey world cup and Commonwealth Games after helping his club to a league championship.

A hockey player made her international hockey debut at age level as England played three friendlies in the build-up to the world cup.

Megan Beard scored a hat-trick as Newark Hockey Club’s ladies’ 1sts fought back from two goals down to end their season with a 3-3 draw at Tamworth in the Midlands 2.

Burton Ladies 3 Newark Ladies’ 1sts 1 Megan Beard’s penalty was scant consolation for Newark as they fell to their 12th defeat in 15 games against relegation-rivals Burton in Midlands Division 2.

Newark Hockey Club’s Men’s 1sts secured promotion to East Midlands 1 with a 5-1 win at Nuneaton.

Newark Ladies 1sts 2 Solihull Blossomfield 2 Megan Beard struck twice to end Newark’s terrible run of seven straight defeats as they battled to a credible draw with Solihull Blossomfield in the Midlands 2.

COACH Paul Halfpenny has admitted he is not feeling confident about Newark Ladies’ 1sts’ chances of staying in the Midlands 2 Hockey division as his team go into the final three games of the campaign.

Nick Southall’s second-half equaliser helped Newark Men's 2nds to the point that secured promotion in a 2-2 home draw against Derwent Men's 2nds.

Newark men’s 1sts hockey team suffered a set-back in their promotion push after they were held to a 1-1 draw away at mid-table Kettering in the East Midlands 2.

A valiant Newark side lost 2-0 to high-flying Edgbaston to increase the pressure on Paul Halfpenny’s side at the foot of Midlands 2.

Goals from Ben Brown, Nick Crouch, and Sam Smith put Newark Men's 1sts within two wins of promotion after a 3-0 win over Leicester Westleigh.

A third successive victory, 3-2 at Long Buckby Men's 1sts, consolidated Newark’s second place in East Midlands Division 2.

STRUGGLING Newark Ladies 1sts face a crucial match on Saturday in their battle against relegation.

An Ann Crockett-McLean double earned Newark Ladies 2nds their first win in three games in the Nottinghamshire Ladies Premier Division as they took an important step away from the relegation zone by beating Beeston 2-0.

Newark slipped to a second straight defeat after they were out-muscled 3-0 by high-flying Uni of Birmingham Ladies' 3rds.

Coach Paul Halfpenny says these are worrying times for Newark Ladies 1sts after his team fell to a damaging 1-0 defeat to relegation-rivals Bournville in the first game of the second half of the season.

Newark hockey star Adam Dixon won a bronze medal with England with a 2-1 victory over Australia in the Hockey World League bronze final in India.