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2017 Women's Premier Hockey League (South Africa)
The 2017 Women's Premier Hockey League (South Africa), Premier Hockey League was the second edition of South Africa's national league. The tournament was held in Johannesburg at the Randburg Astro. The tournament started on 25 November and culminated on 12 December 2017. The Orange River Rafters won the tournament for the first time, defeating the St. Lucia Lakers 3–2 in a penalty shoot-out after the final finished as a 0–0 draw. Competition format Format The 2017 Premier Hockey League followed a Round-robin tournament, single round-robin format, followed by a classification round. During the pool stage teams played each other once. The top four ranked teams qualified for the #Classification round, Classification Round. Team 1 played Team 4, while Team 2 played Team 3 in the two semi-finals. The two victorious teams moved onto the Final, while the losing teams competed for third place. Point allocation Match points will be distributed as follows: * 4 points: win by 3+ goa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johannesburg
Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu and xh, eGoli ), colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, or "The City of Gold", is the largest city in South Africa, classified as a megacity, and is one of the 100 largest urban areas in the world. According to Demographia, the Johannesburg–Pretoria urban area (combined because of strong transport links that make commuting feasible) is the 26th-largest in the world in terms of population, with 14,167,000 inhabitants. It is the provincial capital and largest city of Gauteng, which is the wealthiest province in South Africa. Johannesburg is the seat of the Constitutional Court, the highest court in South Africa. Most of the major South African companies and banks have their head offices in Johannesburg. The city is located in the mineral-rich Witwatersrand range of hills and is the centre of large-scale gold and diamond trade. The city was established in 1886 following the discovery of gold on what had been a farm. Due to the extremely large gold de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madikwe Rangers
Madikwe Rangers is a South Africa field hockey club. The club was established in 2016, and is one of 6 established to compete in South African Hockey Association's new premier domestic competition, Premier Hockey League. History The Madikwe Rangers have been inspired by famous tourist areas in Madikwe Game Reserve in North West Province. Tournament history Premier Hockey League * 2016 - * 2017 - 5th * 2018 - * 2019 File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockwise: Hong Kong protests turn to widespread riots and civil disobedience; House of Representatives votes to adopt articles of impeachment against Donald Trump; CRISPR gene editing first used to experim ... - Teams The women's team was announced on 10 July 2019. Head Coach: Sandile Bosman References Field hockey clubs in South Africa Field hockey clubs established in 2016 2016 establishments in South Africa Premier Hockey League (South Africa) {{SouthAfrica-sport-team-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pollert Mashau
Pollert may refer to: * Chet Pollert (born 1955), American politician * Emil Pollert (1877-1935), Czech opera singer born Emil Popper * Emil Pollert (canoeist), Czechoslovak slalom canoeist who competed in the 1960s * Jaroslav Pollert (canoeist born 1943), Czechoslovak slalom canoer who competed in 1960s and 1970s * Jaroslav Pollert (canoeist born 1971) Jaroslav Pollert (born 1971) is a Czech slalom canoeist and civil engineer who competed from the late 1980s to the mid 2000s. He won four gold medals in the C2 team event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships (1995, 1999, 2003, 2006). He ..., Czech slalom canoer who competed in 1990s and 2000s * Lukáš Pollert (born 1970), Czech slalom canoeist who competed from the late 1980s to the early 2000s {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayanga Baleni
Ayanga (, , born 23 October 1989) is a Chinese musical theater actor, singer and songwriter of Mongol ethnicity. Early life Ayanga was born in Ordos City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. His parents were sheep herders and died before he turned seven. He was raised by his older brother who was 20 years older. He received education in Mongolian and spoke little Mandarin when he was young. He was sent to the Ikezhao League Art School around age 12. He was selected into the Song and Dance Troupe of Inner Mongolian PLA at the age of 14. He did not remain complacent with his career path, so he travelled to Beijing to pursue his dream in art and performance at the age of 17. He was admitted into the prestigious Beijing Dance Academy and majored in Musical Theater. After graduating from college, he joined the Beijing Opera and Dance Theater and became a musical theater actor and a singer. In 2021, Ayanga was honored as a Distinguished Teacher by his alma mater Beijing Dance Academ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bianca Wood
Bianca Wood (born 20 February 2000) is a field hockey player from South Africa. Personal life Wood attended Clarendon High School for Girls, East London. Career Under–21 Wood made her debut for the South Africa U–21 in 2022 at the FIH Junior World Cup in Potchefstroom. National team Wood made her senior international debut for South Africa in 2019, during a test series against Namibia in Randburg. In May 2022, she was named in the squad for the FIH World Cup in Terrassa and Amsterdam. Shortly after this announcement, she was also named in the squad for the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham Birmingham ( ) is a city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands in England. It is the second-largest city in the United Kingdom with a population of 1.145 million in the city proper, 2.92 million in the West .... Awards * 2019 PHL Women - Young Player of the Tournament References External links * * 2000 births Living people Female fiel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marizen Marais
Marizen Marais (born 17 May 1996) is a field hockey player from South Africa. In 2020, she was an athlete at the Summer Olympics. Personal life Marizen Marais is graduated from the University of Pretoria. Career Under–21 Marais made her debut for the South Africa U–21 team in 2016, at the Junior Africa Cup in Windhoek. After gaining qualification to the FIH Junior World Cup, she went on to represent the team at the tournament in Santiago. National team Marais made her senior international debut for South Africa in 2016, during the first edition of the Cape Town Summer Series. In 2019, Marais was a member of the team at the FIH Series Finals in Valencia. Following a string of good performances, Marais was named to the South Africa team for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. She will make her Olympic debut on 24 July 2021, in the Pool A match against Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natalie Esteves
Natalie may refer to: People * Natalie (given name) * Natalie (singer) (born 1979), Mexican-American R&B singer/songwriter * Shahan Natalie (1884–1983), Armenian writer and principal organizer of Operation Nemesis Music Albums * ''Natalie'' (Natalie album), by Natalie Alvarado, 2005 * ''Natalie'' (Natalie Cole album), 1976 Songs * "Natalie" (Ola song), 2006 * "Natalie", by Ada LeAnn, representing Michigan in the ''American Song Contest'', 2022 * "Natalie", by Bruno Mars from ''Unorthodox Jukebox'', 2012 * "Natalie", by Dave Rowland, 1982 * "Natalie", by Freddy Cannon, 1966 * "Natalie", by Rich Dodson, 1980 * "Natalie", by Shirley Bassey from '' I Am What I Am'', 1984 * "Natalie", by Stephen Duffy, 1993 Other uses * ''Natalie'' (film), a 2010 South Korean film * Natalie (website), a Japanese entertainment news website See also * Natalee, a given name * Natali (other) * Nathalie (other) Nathalie Nathalie is a female given name. It is a variant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolene Terblanche
Nicolene Terblanche (born 22 February 1988) is a South African field hockey player. At the 2012 Summer Olympics she competed with the South Africa women's national field hockey team in the women's tournament A woman is an adult female human. Prior to adulthood, a female human is referred to as a girl (a female child or adolescent). The plural ''women'' is sometimes used in certain phrases such as "women's rights" to denote female humans regardl .... References External links * * 1988 births Living people People from Groblersdal Afrikaner people Field hockey players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic field hockey players for South Africa South African female field hockey players Field hockey players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Field hockey players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Female field hockey defenders Sportspeople from Limpopo Commonwealth Games competitors for South Africa {{SouthAfrica-fieldhockey-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carmen Smith (field Hockey)
Carmen Smith (born 1984) is an Australian singer/songwriter who rose to prominence after appearing in the first season of ''The Voice Australia''. Early career Since 2002, Smith has been a back-up singer for a number of Australian performers, including Guy Sebastian. She has released two of her own solo albums as well as written songs for singers Stan Walker and Jessica Mauboy. In 2005, Carmen wrote " All I Ask" as the winner's single of New Zealand Idol, which was released by Rosita Vai. In 2010, Carmen was featured on " Mousetrap Heart" by Thirsty Merc. 2012–present: ''The Voice Australia'' and disqualification In 2012, Smith appeared on the premiere episode of ''The Voice Australias first season. She joined coach Joel Madden's team after singing the Alicia Keys song "How Come You Don't Call Me". For her Battle Round, she sang the song "We Found Love" by Rihanna with Michelle Serret-Cursio whom she won against. However, after her vocals appeared in Guy Sebastian's song " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teagan Fourie
Teagan is a surname and Irish female or male given name that means 'attractive', 'beautiful' or 'perfect'. People with the surname or given name include: * Linda Teagan (born 1944), an American attorney and politician * Teagan Clive (born c. 1959), American bodybuilder, actress, and journalist * Teagan Croft (born 2004), Australian actress * Teagan O'Keeffe (born 1992), a South African female BMX rider * Teagan Quitoriano (born 2000), American football player See also * Tegan, a given name of Welsh origin * Teigen (other) * Ned Nefer and Teagan Ned Nefer and Teagan are a man/mannequin couple who gained national attention during a walk through rural New York. They gained national attention in June 2011 when they walked, with the Teagan situated in a wheelchair, from Syracuse, New York t ..., a man/mannequin couple {{given name, type=both Irish feminine given names Irish-language feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
