New Delhi: Former India drag-flicker Jugraj Singh sees shades of his own aggressive game in Harmanpreet Singh, calling the India captain the team’s “trump card” at the FIH Hockey World Cup, which begins in Belgium and the Netherlands on Saturday. A product of the Surjit Hockey Academy like Harmanpreet, Jugraj said the India captain’s aggressive…
SQUASH Suraj Chand quells Menshawy challenge in HCL Challenger Tour Kolkata Fresh from winning the world university singles title, fourth seed Suraj Kumar Chand overcame Egypt’s Hassan Menshawy in a 73-minute-long five-game thriller 11-4, 8-11, 11-2, 9-11, 11-8 in the men’s pre-quarterfinals of the HCL Squash PSA Challenger Tour in Kolkata on Tuesday. In another…
Sixteen teams, four pools, one format overhaul — the men’s draw for the FIH Hockey World Cup 2026 has set the terms for a tournament that will not look like any of its predecessors. Co-hosts Belgium and the Netherlands stage the event from August 15 to 30, and for the first time in the competition’s…
The women’s draw for the FIH Hockey World Cup 2026 carries the same format overhaul as the men’s — 16 teams, four pools, and a semifinal path that no longer runs through a quarterfinal. Belgium and the Netherlands co-host from August 15 to 30, with the top two from each pool advancing into an Intermediate…
The FIH World Cup 2026 begins August 15 and will be played across two venues: the Belfius Hockey Arena in Wavre, Belgium, and the Wagener Hockey Stadium in Amstelveen, Netherlands. Both venues had Poligras artificial turf installed shortly before the start of the two-week tournament. What is Poligras turf? Poligras, developed by a company called…
The new format of the FIH men’s and women’s World Cups, starting from August 15 in the Netherlands and Belgium, presents teams with a challenging path to the final. While the 16 teams will be divided into four groups of four, there will be no quarterfinals stage, which had a short-lived existence in only the…
The Indian men’s hockey team will chase its second world title at the FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup 2026, to be held from August 15 to 30. The 16 teams are divided into four pools of four, with the top two from each pool advancing to the second round. The top two from each of…
The Indian women’s hockey team will chase its maiden world title at the FIH Women’s Hockey World Cup 2026, to be held from August 14 to 30. The 16 teams are divided into four pools of four, with the top two from each pool advancing to the second round. The top two from each second-round…
The FIH Women’s Hockey World Cup 2026 runs alongside the men’s event, co-hosted by Belgium and the Netherlands from August 15 to 29, with matches split between the Wagener Stadion in Amstelveen and the Belfius Arena in Wavre. India, placed in Pool D with England, China and South Africa, opens its campaign against China on…
India begins its quest to end a 51-year wait for a second Hockey World Cup title against Wales on August 15, with defending champion Germany and hosts Belgium and Netherlands headlining a stacked field. Here is the full schedule, in Indian Standard Time, for the FIH Hockey World Cup 2026, running across Amstelveen and Wavre…
