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England Hockey League: Having held powerful Chelmsford to a draw last weekend and their first point in the top flight awesome newcomers Poynton were unlucky today to bow out to Leicester 5-0 at Bellevue ,was it three , was it four quiet tired ( through national training demands ) England internationals against them to that somewhat flattering score. photos John Coxon

Catch up with the Scottish Women's Hockey League plus the Outdoor fixtures for this coming weekend

Premier debutants Poynton Ladies played host to Clifton Ladies at Belle Vue , Manchester last weekend , a team who returned from relegation this season to the top flight. photos John Coxon

Tina Cullen’s incessant goal scoring exploits continued in Cheshire on Saturday, her hat-trick contributed half of Bowdon Hightown’s goals as they soared to victory over their opponents from the East, Old Loughtonians.

Seasons come and go but some things never change and the goalscoring feats of Bowdon Hightown’s Tina Cullen is one of those constants. Tina is one of the few players still playing in the league who appeared in the first season back in 1989-90 and her appetite for goals appears undiminished. photo Andrew Beckett

Scotland’s women’s B squad slid one lone goal passed an agile Malaysian goalkeeper last night to win 1-0 at Peffermill.

Saturday saw the Women’s Premier Division push back and Bowdon Hightown, who welcomed league returnees Clifton, offered no mercy to the promoted side, new signing Jo Ellis contributing two second half goals to the five they scored to romp home to a 5-1 victory. photo John Coxon

Newly promoted Poynton played host to Canterbury in their first ever EHL Women's Premier Division game at Belle Vue, Manchester , Saturday 22nd ; on paper at least , a really tough initiation with Canterbury having come out over all third in the top division last season. England's (Canterbury) Mel Clewlow who is now coach to Canterbury photo John Coxon

This week sees the resumption of the full Slazenger EHL calendar with the restart of the Premier Division and Division One in the Women’s leagues

Scotland’s women’s B squad faces a skilful Asian side when Malaysia pulls a pit stop at Peffermill 26th September during their UK tour.

Following the successes of the EuroHockey Nations Championships, the league will look to build on the impetus of the event, and takes further performance aspects on board. photo Andrew Bennett

Wales finished top of the Rankings Board in Zagreb. Their final match was up against Poland, winners of Group B. They drew 2-2, and won on penalties 4-2 to take the Euro Nations Challenge.

England Hockey has appointed the following personnel to lead both men’s and women’s indoor programmes for the 2007/08 season. The men’s programme will be led by former indoor international Andy Halliday with Craig Parnham leading the women’s programme. photo Andrew Bennett

Its gold for coach Keith Joss in his first major tournament as Scotland comfortably beat Russia 3-1 in the final of the European Nations Trophy in Lithuania on Sunday. The ultimate prize was the icing on the cake for Joss as his charges went through the tournament with a perfect record. photo Scottish Hockey

Holly Cram and Vikki Bunce were the goal providers in Scotland`s 2-0 victory over Belgium in the crucial semi final of the European Nations Trophy in Lithuania, and so promotion back to Europe`s elite Championships has been achieved at the first time of asking.

Three victories on the trot and pole position in pool B is exactly what Scotland coach Keith Joss had ordered as his charges disposed of Russia 3-1 in the European Nations Trophy in Lithuania.

Please see the draws for the Preliminary Round and Last 32 Round of the women’s 2007-2008 District Cup competition.

Just days before the EuroHockey Trophy starts in Lithuania, Scotland’s star striker, Sam Judge, is unable to travel with the squad due to work commitments.

Germany lifted The Euro Nations Cup, Take a look at the photos from the Trophy Celebrations in Manchester, all photos taken by Andrew Beckett

England took the bronze medal yesterday defeating Spain 3-2, while Germany def The World Champions 2-0. Report by John Coxon photos Andrew Beckett

Germany ripped up the form book to take the 2007 EuroHockey Nations women’s crown, beating the Netherlands 2-0 in the final. photos Andrew Beckett

The first match of day eight featured two teams who have so far scored three goals between them and failed to win a point in the tournament. Azerbaijan def Ireland 2-1

Spanish Number 9 Silvia Munoz Captain - this was her 150 cap for Spain. Martin Colomer, the Spanish Hockey Association President presented her with flowers at the start of the game against The Netherlands. photo Andrew Beckett

The republic of Ireland def The Ukraine by 2-1 in the first match on todays scedule. In this the opening game in Pool C, Ireland with one win to date, faced the Ukraine who have yet to score a point. This pool will determine positions five to eight in the Championship, with the bottom two sides being relegated to the EuroHockey Nations Trophy competition. photo Andrew Beckett

Azerbaijan def ukraine, Italy def Ireland, Germany def Spain and The Netherland def England at The fourth day of The Euro Hockey Championships in Manchester. photo Andrew Beckett

Spain def Azerbaijan, Germany def Ukraine , England def Italy, on Monday at The Euro Hockey Championships in Manchester UK, other results to follow when matches are complete lots of photos inside by Andrew Beckett