Jude Menezes, if he were watching Monday’s Women’s Hockey India League game, would be left scratching his head over what Rani Rampal did differently. For the former India captain, having replaced him as interim coach only a day ago, has managed to accomplish what had seemed impossible thus far—getting JSW Soorma Hockey Club its first…
Jacob Draper has played hockey for Wales, represented Great Britain at two Olympics, and made rapid strides in club hockey too, the most recent being his stint at SG Pipers in the Hockey India League. Hockey comes first on his LinkedIn profile as well. But the 27-year-old also nurtures his love for economics. Straddling between…
Amandeep Lakra wasted little time justifying Hyderabad Toofans’ faith in him. Entrusted as the team’s first-choice drag-flicker and tasked with leading the penalty-corner battery in Gonzalo Peillat’s absence, the 23-year-old delivered under pressure on the opening night of the second season of the Hockey India League on Saturday. Trailing 2-0 against Tamil Nadu Dragons, Toofans…
Kalinga Lancers overcame a deficit twice and called on the experience of its international midfield to overcome Ranchi Royals 4-2 in its opening Hockey India League fixture at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium in Chennai on Sunday. Arthur Van Doren, Antoine Kina, and Craig Marais controlled the tempo through the centre to bail their side out…
Soorma Hockey Club kept Hockey India League (HIL) champion Shrachi Bengal Tigers at bay for the first half, only for its defensive resolve to collapse in the second, succumbing to 1-3 loss at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium in Chennai on Sunday. If the opening match on Saturday flaunted flamboyant, all-hands-on-deck attacking flair, the second match…
After a 5-0 shellacking in the reverse leg, the Shrachi Bengal Tigers would have been waiting for the opportunity to exact revenge on the Ranchi Royals. And on Sunday, the occasion presented itself as the Tigers managed to eke out a 1-0 win in the eighth Women’s Hockey India League fixture of the 2025-26 season…
For SG Pipers, last season of the men’s Hockey India League was a harsh reality check. Even with Australian Graham Reid, one of the most respected and successful coaches in world hockey at the helm, the team finished last in the table, leaving fans and players alike searching for answers. This season, the Pipers are…
Hockey India League (HIL) side Soorma Hockey Club has announced that it has parted ways with head coach Jude Menezes after a poor start to the season. The team finished as runner-up in the 2024-25 HIL season, but has lost all four of its first four games in the tournament. Official Statement. pic.twitter.com/GqcWh4Nuhw — Soorma…
By the time Sanjay completed his media commitments as Kalinga Lancers captain, a day before Hockey India League’s second season commenced in Chennai, his side engaged in a practice match. Sanjay was not on the pitch, but he was the most active player. “There are some junior players who might not know the plan well….
The opening fixture of the Hockey India League 2025-26 perfectly brought out the wildly-oscillating nature of modern hockey as Tamil Nadu Dragons edged past Hyderabad Toofans 4-2 in a shootout following a high-octane 3-3 draw at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium in Chennai on Saturday. In an attack-heavy contest with six goals, it was India’s…
