While the JSW Soorma Hockey Club won’t be able to avoid the wooden spoon in the Women’s Hockey India League despite having received a second wind under interim coach Rani Rampal, its late resurgence may have done the SG Pipers a mighty service. For there’s a possibility that the Punjab and Haryana-based franchise may have…
Even as the spotlight shone on the players, she quietly redrew the blueprint of leadership. As the only woman head coach in the Hockey India League this season, Sofie Gierts has taken her team to the final not by chasing symbolism but by building structure. Rome was not built in a day. An all-woman backroom…
Hockey India League Rarh Bengal Tigers, Men’s champion. | Photo Credit: M. VEDHAN Rarh Bengal Tigers, Men’s champion. | Photo Credit: M. VEDHAN The second edition of the Hockey India League (HIL) is being held across three cities — Chennai, Ranchi, and Bhubaneswar. The women’s event with four teams is on till January 10, while the men’s…
Tamil Nadu Dragons did not quite hit top gear but did just enough to avert Soorma Hockey Club’s late charge and secure a 3-2 win in the Hockey India League at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium in Chennai on Tuesday. Having blanked his first four attempts, Harmanpreet Singh sounded the board from a penalty corner with…
It has been really difficult to separate the SG Pipers and Shrachi Bengal Tigers in the ongoing season of the Women’s Hockey India League. It was evident in the reverse leg on New Year’s Day. And there was a rerun of the same on Tuesday as the game trickled down to a dramatic sudden death…
India men’s hockey team coach Craig Fulton on Monday said his focus will be on building squad depth as the team gears up for a packed calendar, which includes the FIH World Cup and the Asian Games. A gap of only three weeks between the two tournaments only makes the task stiffer. “It’s very difficult….
The gold medal at the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal remains New Zealand men’s hockey team’s greatest accomplishment till date. It also has two silver medals at the Commonwealth Games in its haul, the latest coming in 2018. Despite the modest honours, the Black Sticks have been consistent in making the cut for every major…
There is a soldier’s resolve in Agustina Gorzelany’s game. The Argentine defender’s dragflicks are driven by belief as much as technique. With every penalty corner, you can almost gauge the urgency of someone who understands what it means to stand one’s ground. In earlier interviews, she has spoken about fighting for every ball as if…
Kane Russell got the first hat-trick of Hockey India League but it was Hardik Singh’s jaw-dropping stickwork that allowed HIL Governing Council to pip SG Pipers 3-2 on Monday at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium in Chennai. With both sides deadlocked in the final minute, Hardik embarked on a lengthy dribble from his own half, evaded…
For the Indian junior men’s hockey team captain Rohit, last year’s Junior World Cup marked a turning point – not just because India returned with a bronze medal, but because of how much he grew through the experience. “I had a great personal experience,” he said, reflecting on the tournament. “Playing in front of big…
