England sealed their place in the semi-finals of the European Hockey Championships after a narrow 2-1 win over Scotland in Belgium.

THE talk of the European Hockey Championships has been the sudden and unexpected appearance of five Koreans in the Azerbaijan ladies team.

Ireland U16 Boys lost 2-0 to Spain in their opening match in the European Hockey Championships at Millfield School, England.

Ireland 4 France2

Ireland 5 Switzerland 2