Lars Balk and the Netherlands men’s team were immortalised in Olympic history when they won the gold medal in Paris earlier this year. He still pinches himself remembering that evening. “Sometimes I still can’t believe it. It is amazing. Everything was great. The stands were fully orange,” recalls Balk. But the magnitude of their achievements…
Toofans outbid the Pipers and Lancers to secure Germany’s Gonzalo Peillat for Rs 68 lakh, making the drag flick expert the most expensive overseas player this edition. Head coach Pasha Gademan, Germany’s assistant coach during its 2023 World Cup triumph and silver medal finish at the Paris Olympics, believes Peillat’s experience and skill will be…
PREVIEW Soorma Hockey Club will face Tamil Nadu Dragons in the third match of the Hockey India League 2024-25 at the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium in Rourkela on Sunday. Soorma, based in Punjab, went big on defenders, spending Rs 1.6 crore — the most by any team at the auction. Indian skipper Harmanpreet Singh fetched…
PREVIEW Hyderabad Toofans will face Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers in the second match of the Hockey India League 2024-25 at the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium in Rourkela on Sunday. Toofans outbid the Pipers and Lancers to secure Germany’s Gonzalo Peillat for Rs 68 lakh, making the drag flick expert the most expensive overseas player this…
The much-awaited Hockey India League finally got off the mark at the Birsa Munda Stadium here on Saturday and if the opening day was anything to go by, it was a mixed bag, both on and off the field as Delhi SG Pipers held Team Gonasika 2-2 before taking the bonus point in the shootouts….
Team Gonasika: Defenders: Nilam Sanjeep Xess, Amir Ali, Birendra Lakra, Yogember Rawat, Timothy Howard (Australia), Dipsan Tirkey, Anmol Ekka Midfielders: Manpreet Singh, Vishnukant Singh, Lee Morton (Great Britain), Jack Waller (Great Britain), Jacob Draper (Wales), Clement Timothee (France), Yashdeep Siwach, SK Uthappa Forwards: Mandeep Singh, Walker Struan (Great Britain), Araijeet Singh Hundal, Charlet Victor (France),…
The Hockey India League will kick off its return after seven years in Rourkela on December 28. India skipper Harmanpreet Singh was the most expensive pick of the lot during the auction after Soorma Hockey Club secured the defender’s services with a bid of Rs 78 lakh. The costliest overseas buy was Argentine-turned-German national team…
Performances by Bollywood actor Sara Ali Khan and singer King which were scheduled to mark the Hockey India League (HIL) 2024/25 opening ceremony have been cancelled as a mark of respect following the passing of former Primer Minister Manmohan Singh. “This is to inform you that as a mark of respect for the former Prime…
PREVIEW As the Hockey India League (HIL) returns after a gap of seven years, the 2024/25 men’s tournament will be kicked off by Team Gonasika taking on the Delhi SG Pipers at the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium in Rourkela on Saturday. The match will be preceded by an opening ceremony which is scheduled to begin…
Kalinga Lancers has announced Australian Aran Zalewski as its captain for the upcoming season of the Hockey India League. The former co-captain of the Kookaburras played a pivotal role in the Australian hockey team’s success in recent years and will lead the Lancers in their first match against UP Rudras on December 30. Apart from…
