England hockey coach suffers a heart attack

ENGLAND women’s hockey coach Danny Kerry suffered a heart attack during the recent World League tournament in South Africa and will miss his team’s defence of the European title next month. Kerry, who led Great Britain’s women to gold medal glory at the 2016 Olympics, was admitted to Milpark Hospital last week after feeling unwell while at the World League semifinal in Johannesburg. The 46-year-old is now returning home but is not expected to be back at work until September, leaving assistant coach David Ralph in charge for the EuroHockey Championship in Amsterdam, which starts on August 18. Kerry has overseen a golden period for women’s hockey in Britain, including a 2012 Olympic bronze medal finish and another third place finish at the World Cup.