The Indian men’s hockey team has had a rare long break in recent months, last stepping on the field for a tournament at the Asian Champions Trophy in September, barring the two games against Germany in New Delhi. That luxury hasn’t been available to coach Craig Fulton, who took a developmental side to Europe in…
Elated to become a Khel Ratna awardee after his career-defining Olympic performance, Indian men’s hockey team captain Harmanpreet Singh said the honour is a recognition of his “fascinating” journey in which he still has plenty more to achieve. Double Olympic-medallist shooter Manu Bhaker, chess world champion D Gukesh, Harmanpreet and Paralympic high jump gold-winner Praveen…
Tamil Nadu Dragons will face defending champion Vedanta Kalinga Lancers in a Hockey India League 2024-25 clash at the Birsa Munda Stadium in Rourkela on Friday. The Kalinga Lancers opened its HIL campaign with a 3-1 loss against the UP Rudras while the Tamil Nadu Dragons lost to Soorma Hockey Club on penalties in its…
Soorma Hockey Club had the better of everything except the goals, paying the price for profligacy and waywardness to go down 3-0 against UP Rudras in match seven of the Hockey India League here on Wednesday. With its second outright win in as many games, UP joined Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers at the top of…
Soorma Hockey Club is set to take on the UP Rudras in its second match of the competition at the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium. Soorma comes into the game on the back of a bonus point earned in a shootout, following a 1-1 draw against the Tamil Nadu Dragons in the opener. Meanwhile, the UP…
PREVIEW Soorma Hockey Club is set to take on the UP Rudras in its second match of the competition at the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium. Soorma comes into the game on the back of a bonus point earned in a shootout, following a 1-1 draw against the Tamil Nadu Dragons in the opener. Meanwhile, the…
The rub of the green went Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers’ way as it registered its second win in as many games with a 2-1 victory against Team Gonasika at the Birsa Munda Stadium here on Wednesday. For a game that was as evenly matched as possible on the field, one moment of defensive error led…
International Hockey Federation (FIH) President Tayyab Ikram has made it clear that while the window for the Hockey India League was fixed, the exact dates were up to Hockey India and the franchises. Many overseas players had cited it clashing with Christmas as a reason for pulling out. “How the franchises plan their training and…
Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers Defenders: Jugraj Singh, Hayden Beltz (Australia), Gauthier Boccard (Belgium), Rupinder Pal Singh, Tom Grambusch (Germany), Jasjit Singh Kular, Sebastian Dockier (Belgium) Midfielders: Tim Cross (Ireland), Jaskaran Singh, Sean Findlay (New Zealand), Pardeep Mor, Pradhan Poovanna Chandura, Affan Yousuf, Atul Deep, Yogesh Malik Singh, Pardeep Singh Sandhu, Thounaojam Ingalemba Luwang Forwards: Abhishek,…
PREVIEW Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers will battle it out against Team Gonasika in their second match of the ongoing Hockey India League 2024-25 at the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium in Rourkela on Wednesday. Bengal Tigers outbid the Hyderabad Toofans 3-2 in their opening match, while Gonasika was outplayed by Delhi SG Pipers in their first…
