Hockey: Ramsden's sharp corners set Cannnock on the way to Europe

Simon Ramsden, with four penalty-corner conversions, secured a 5-4 victory for Cannock in their second game in the England Hockey Super Cup play-off at Guildford yesterday to assure the Staffordshire side a place in next season's European Club Championship. In an exciting game, Loughborough Students, with their Irish international Mark Gleghorne scoring twice, always stayed in contention.

Reading came from behind against Guildford to draw 2-2. Loughborough, who have been unfortunate so far, will start favourites in their game against Guildford this evening with a win likely to give them the second European place.

There is still all to play for in the women's competition except for pointless Ipswich. In their game yesterday Ipswich, survived a double suspension of their England international Leisa King, to take control against Chelmsford with a 15th-minute goal from Cathy Gilliat-Smith before the Essex side hit back to score twice in three minutes in the closing stages with goals from Lisa Wooding and Tracy Wilmore to snatch a 2-1 victory.

Canterbury then beat Fyffes Leicester with a 2-0 victory against the double league and cup champions. Their South Africans Jen Wilson and Sue Webber scored their goals.