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Hockey India unveiled a new format with a promotion and relegation system for the Senior Women’s National Championship to be held in Panchkula from March 1 to 12 | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The competition will feature 28 teams divided into three divisions titled ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘C’ Hockey India on Friday (February 28, 2025) … Read more

Indian players rush to congratulate Savita Punia. | Photo Credit: BISWARANJAN ROUT As Pien Dicke lined up for the Netherlands’ final shot on Tuesday, an impromptu chant of ‘Savita, Savita’ started from one end of the Kalinga Stadium, gradually moving through the crowds and getting faster, reaching a crescendo with the Indian goalkeeper, in her … Read more

The triumphant Roundglass Hockey Academy | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Roundglass Hockey Academy beat Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) Hockey Academy 6-0 in the last league match and emerged the champion of the Punjab Hockey League at the Surjit Stadium. Roundglass was tied with Surjit Hockey Academy with 23 points from 10 matches, but topped … Read more

  Both the Indian men’s and women’s teams would like to have such happy moments in their last two matches. | Photo Credit: BISWARANJAN ROUT A crucial win and three points against Germany in its previous game would hopefully provide the necessary momentum and burst of confidence when the Indian women’s hockey team takes on … Read more

Deepika scored the winning goal for India against Germany in the FIH Hockey Pro League in Bhubaneswar on Saturday. | Photo Credit: BISWARANJAN ROUT On Friday, Indian women’s coach Harendra Singh had insisted that his girls were good enough to beat Germany but had faltered in crucial areas. On Saturday, they appeared to have finally … Read more

  Indian players try to revert the ball from their goal mouth against Germany during the FIH PRO Hockey League (Women) in Kalinga stadium in Bhubaneswar. | Photo Credit: BISWARANJAN ROUT It was billed as the battle between the Indian women’s hockey team’s past and future, and in the first round of the FIH Pro … Read more

  Mandeep Singh rushes in to receive the ball before firing in India’s equaliser against Ireland in the FIH Hockey Pro League match at the Kalinga stadium in Bhubaneswar on Friday. | Photo Credit: BISWARANJAN ROUT The Indian men continued their gradual climb up the cable with a 3-1 win against Ireland in the FIH … Read more

  The Indian team will look to work on consistency in penalty corners conversion in the FIH Hockey Pro League when it takes on Ireland on Friday. | Photo Credit: BISWARANJAN ROUT The last time Janneke Schopman was in India with a national team, she had to oversee the Indian women missing the bus for … Read more

  England midfielder Rohan Singh Bhuhi. When Rohan Singh Bhuhi stepped on the field against Argentina on December 9, 2023, he became the first Sikh player to play hockey in English colours in 23 years. For a community that is the undisputed leader of hockey in India, it’s surprising it took so long there. Playing … Read more

  Gurjant Singh’s early strike proves to be the difference against Germany. | Photo Credit: X@FIH_Hockey For the second time through the FIH Pro League, the Indian men bounced back from defeat to register a hard-fought 1-0 win against Germany at the Kalinga Stadium here on Wednesday. The women, however, slid further, losing by the … Read more

  Gurjant Singh scores India’s lone goal against Germany. | Photo Credit: BISWARANJAN ROUT It was a disappointing day for Indian hockey with both the men and women dropping points in their respective FIH Pro League games at the Kalinga Stadium here on Tuesday. Resuming after a day’s break, the Indian women went down 3-4 … Read more

Six months back, Felice Albers was riding the high of her second Olympic gold at Paris as the Dutch women went about extending their absolute dominance of world hockey in style. Soon after that, she was faced with the prospect of never playing again, troubled by a persistently dodgy knee that, along with a broken … Read more

  Redemption time: The Indian women will be eager to recover from the sudden-death loss against England.| Photo Credit: BISWARANJAN ROUT With a win and a loss under their belt, the Indian men would be hoping for a better outing when they take on World Champion Germany in back-to-back games at the Kalinga Stadium here … Read more

  Dilpreet Singh comes up with an acrobatic effort. | Photo Credit: BISWARANJAN ROUT Fortunes were reversed as did the results as the Indian men earned their first FIH Pro League points with a 2-0 win against Spain while the women suffered a heartbreaking shootout loss to England at the Kalinga Stadium here on Sunday. … Read more

  Deepika is overjoyed after scoring the second goal for India against England in a FIH Hockey Pro League match in Bhubaneswar on Saturday. | Photo Credit: BISWARANJAN ROUT The Indian men and women made contrasting starts to their FIH Pro League campaigns with the women winning a tough opener 3-2 against England and the … Read more

  The Indian captain Harmanpreet Singh with the England skipper Tim Nurse and Spain’s captain Alvaro Iglesias at a press conference ahead of FIH Hockey Pro League 2025 in Bhubaneswar on Friday. | Photo Credit: BISWARANJAN ROUT A fortnight after the glamour and glory of the Hockey India League that saw old rivals get together … Read more

  Karnataka men and Haryana women won the National Games hockey titles in Haridwar on Thursday. Karnataka men defeated Uttar Pradesh 3-2 while Haryana women, riding on Ishika’s two goals, crushed Madhya Pradesh 4-1 in the finals. Experience the thrill of online betting with 9bet, your trusted platform for exciting sports and casino games. The … Read more

Bengal Tigers players celebrate with the trophy. | Photo Credit: M. VEDHAN In an evening of penalty corner (PC) master-class from both sides, Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers prevailed over Hyderabad Toofans 4-3 in a thrilling final of the Hockey India League (HIL) at a packed Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium here on Saturday. Jugraj Singh starred … Read more

Jyoti Chhatri’s house, a tiny two-room set topped with an asbestos roof, on the edge of river Brahmani is separated from the State-government-run Panposh Sports Hostel (PSH) by a 10-foot wide road. But it took Jyoti, who was inspired by her elder brother Suraj (once a junior player), four years and a few 100km trips … Read more

Vandana Katariya of India during the Women’s Hockey Pool . | Photo Credit: GETTY IMAGES Veteran striker Vandana Katariya was on Wednesday named in the 24-member Indian women’s hockey team for the Bhubaneswar leg of the FIH Pro League, beginning next month, while teenage forward Sonam was included as a standby. India will face England, … Read more

Kalinga Lancers goalkeeper Toby Reynolds-Cotterill pulls off a save. | Photo Credit: R.V. MOORTHY Goalkeeper Toby Reynolds-Cotterill saved thrice in penalty shootouts as Vedanta Kalinga Lancers made a stunning comeback to pip Delhi SG Pipers in an action-packed high-scoring Pool-A thriller of the Hockey India League at the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium here on Sunday. … Read more

  Vedanta Kalinga Lancers’ goalkeeper Krishan Bahadur Pathak in action against Delhi SG Pipers during the Hockey India League at the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium in Rourkela on January 16, 2025.. | Photo Credit: R.V. MOORTHY Krishan Pathak, India’s number one goalkeeper after P.R. Sreejesh’s retirement, says he is not under pressure for being the … Read more

  Jagbir Singh | Photo Credit: Instagram/teamgonasika Former India coach and double-Olympian Jagbir Singh on Friday suffered a massive heart attack and was rushed to the hospital, where he was given CPR and operated upon. Jagbir, who is currently with Team Gonasika here for the Hockey India League, complained of chest congestion during the team’s … Read more

  The Hyderabad Toofans custodian goes all out to keep the Team Gonasika forwards at bay. | Photo Credit: BISWARANJAN ROUT : Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers rode on Jugraj Singh’s superb brace to outplay an error-prone Delhi SG Pipers 4-1 and record its third consecutive win and jump to the top of the table in the … Read more

  He has been around long enough for David Harte to call himself the ‘elder statesman’ of Irish and world hockey. A trailblazer in more ways than one, Harte not only helped Ireland qualify for the Olympics for the first in more than a century but also paved the way for others to step out … Read more

Equaliser: Torre celebrates after slotting in Soorma’s second goal. | Photo Credit: BISWARANJAN ROUT Seasoned Belgian custodian Vincent Vanasch stood out with his clinical saves as Soorma Club rallied to beat Vedanta Kalinga Lancers 4-3 in a high-scoring thriller for its first outright win in the Hockey India League (HIL) at the Birsa Munda Hockey … Read more

Jugraj acknowledges his captain Rupinder’s support. | Photo Credit: M. VEDHAN ROURKELA Guided by veteran Rupinder Pal Singh, a fresh approach to drag-flicking has helped Jugraj Singh to be among the top goal-scorers in the Hockey India League (HIL). Jugraj, who won his India cap in 2022 and has scored 20 goals in 63 international … Read more

Birthday gift: Harmanpreet led from the front. | Photo Credit: BISWARANJAN ROUT Captain Harmanpreet Singh struck a brilliant brace as Soorma Club fought back to beat Delhi SG Pipers 3-1 in the penalty shoot-out in the Hockey India League at the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium here on Monday. Birthday boy Harmanpreet’s double penalty corner conversion … Read more

Kalinga Lancers  celebrate a goal. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Dutch forward Thierry Brinkman struck a brace as Vedanta Kalinga Lancers trounced table topper Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers 6-0 to script its first win in the Hockey India League at the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium here on Tuesday. The host, lying low with just one … Read more