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WOMEN’s tEaM PROtEsts tOUR Richard Charlesworth will take on the
CaNCEllatiON role as coach of the men’s national team
The national women’s hockey team staged following the retirement of barry dancer.
a protest against the Pakistan Hockey Frank Murray remains as coach of the
Federation (PHF) for cancelling its tour of Sri women’s Hockeyroos.
Lanka this month in order to save funds.
Charlesworth has previous Ha coaching
Carrying placards against the PHF, the credentials as he lead the Hockeyroos
players chanted the slogan “Go Jamali go!” through one of the most successful periods
because it was PHF President Mir Zafarullah of any sporting team in australian history.
Khan Jamali who decided to cancel the tour. at the helm of the Hockeyroos from 1993-
2000, his reign as coach saw the team
The federal sports minister along with several win the 1993, 1997 and 1999 Champions
hockey Olympians had earlier also urged trophies, 1994 and 1998 World Cups and the
Jamali to resign from his post after Pakistan’s 1998 Commonwealth Games. Most famously,
poor show at the Beijing Olympics in August. Charlesworth took the Hockeyroos to the
But Jamali is not willing to step down without 1996 atlanta Olympics and the 2000 sydney
a fight. Olympics where the team won back to back
gold medals.
FiH QUEst FOR CasH Charlesworth said his focus will essentially
The International Hockey Federation (FIH) be on building a new team following the
HOCKEY
signed an agreement with the International many retirements which have occurred since
Sport Marketing Agency SportBizz. The the beijing Olympics.
Dutch-based company will be the exclusive
sponsorship agency for FIH’s WorldHockey Frank Murray’s reappointment as coach of
Partner program, in Europe. the Hockeyroos comes after he considered
a senior management role within the
Having initiated hockey’s first global High Performance Unit. However after
sponsorship programme only as recently consideration, Murray’s desire to coach
as 2003, it is FIH’s ambition to increase the remained strong.despite being disappointed
number of WorldHockey Partners from 4 with the team finishing in 5th place in

to 8 before end 2010. SportBizz will be the beijing, Murray says he believes his team
exclusive agency in Europe to assist FIH in played well at the tournament and is now
NEWS
recruiting new international companies to back in the top group of countries in the
join its current WorldHockey Partners ABN world.
AMRO, AtaHolding, BDO International and
Samsung. “We were obviously disappointed not to have
made the semi finals and to miss out on goal
HOCKEY aUstRalia – COaCHEs difference is a difficult thing. 10 points gets
aNNOUNCEd you into the finals at any other Olympics
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