Ranchi Royals defeated Soorma Hockey Club 2-0 in their Women’s Hockey India League 2025-26 encounter at the Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh Munda Astro Turf Stadium in Ranchi on Friday. Rutuja Dadaso Pisal (30’) and Sakshi Rana (54’) scored the two goals of the evening. Defences were on top in the first quarter as both sides hardly gave away good…
The second season of the new Hockey India League (HIL) will commence on Saturday with Tamil Nadu Dragons taking on Hyderabad Toofans at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium in Chennai. This year, the tournament will be played across three cities. The league will move to Ranchi for the next stage of round robin before heading to…
The second iteration of the revamped men’s Hockey India League (HIL) begins in Chennai from Saturday and Soorma Hockey Club captain Harmanpreet Singh said the competition will be a springboard from the younger generation to test their wares against the best players from the world. “We have been in this league since we were juniors….
Sjoerd Marijne, who led the Indian women’s hockey team to a historic fourth-place finish at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, is back in charge ahead of the next Olympic Games set to be held in Los Angeles in 2028. Marijne, the 51-year-old Dutchman, was previously the head coach of the side between 2017 and 2021….
Shrachi Bengal Tigers held its nerve in a dramatic Women’s Hockey India League 2025-26 encounter to edge past SG Pipers in a shootout after the two sides were locked at 3-3 at the end of regulation time, with Lalremsiami’s sudden-death conversion sealing the bonus point. Agustina Gorzelany (6’, 18’) and Lalremsiami (11’) netted goals for…
SG Pipers put in a composed and disciplined performance to edge past JSW Soorma Hockey Club 1-0 in a tightly contested Women’s Hero Hockey India League encounter in Ranchi on Wednesday, with the Pipers’ captain Navneet Kaur’s early strike proving decisive as the table-topper registered its second consecutive victory. The Pipers began on a disciplined…
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Ranchi Royals enjoyed a comfortable 5-0 victory over Shrachi Bengal Tigers in its second match of the Women’s Hero Hockey India League (HIL) at the Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh Munda Astro Turf Stadium in Ranchi on Tuesday. Lucina von der Heyde (33’, 57’), Hannah Cotter (10’), Beauty Dungdung (14’), and Sangita Kumari (44’) registered goals…
