Tamil Nadu Dragons rallied to defeat Ranchi Royals via a penalty shootout in their last round-robin fixture of the Hockey India League at the Kalinga Stadium on Wednesday. Following a 3-3 score in the regulation period, Dragons prevailed over Royals 4-2 in the tie-breaker to end with 10 points, not enough to secure a playoffs…
The Hockey India League (HIL) is not just giving an excellent platform to young Indian players but it is also providing opportunities to the home-grown coaches. Several coaches, including former internationals Vikram Pillay and Vickram Kanth and N. Muthukumar and M. Gunasekar, have been working with different teams in the ongoing HIL to gain first…
In a must-win match, Hyderabad Toofans maintained its composure and structure well to post a slim 3-2 win over HIL Governing Council (GC) in their last round robin league match in the Hockey India League at the Kalinga Stadium here on Tuesday. Even as the two teams were tied on 11 points after finishing their…
In an edge-of-the seat thriller, Ranchi Royals beat HIL Governing Council (GC) via penalty shootout at the Kalinga Stadium on Monday to bolster its chances of making it to the playoffs of the Hockey India League. After a high-scoring 4-4 affair that swung from side to side, Royals held their nerve to win their first…
From playing second fiddle to Gonzalo Peillat last season to be the number one drag-flicker for Hyderabad Toofans in this edition of the Hockey India League (HIL), Amandeep Lakra has emerged as a polished product this year. Despite the presence of German star Peillat, Lakra, hailing from Odisha’s hockey hub Sundargarh district, impressed in his…
Table-topper Kalinga Lancers edged Tamil Nadu Dragons via penalty shootout to remain unbeaten and register its sixth successive win in a tight contest of the Hockey India League at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on Sunday. Following a 1-1 deadlock after the regulation period, Lancers beat Dragons 4-1 in the shootouts for their second victory…
A change of venue augured well for Hyderabad Toofans as it rode on Zachary Wallace and Tim Brand’s hat-tricks to bounce back and record a comprehensive 6-0 win over defending champion Shrachi Bengal Tigers in the Hockey India League (HIL) at the Kalinga Stadium here on Saturday. With its back to the wall following three…
Ranchi Royals continued its winning run in the men’s Hockey India League (HIL) 2025-26, registering its third win on the trot to prevail 4-1 over Soorma Hockey Club in its final home game of the season in Ranchi on Friday. A brace from Tom Boon (20’, 22’) and goals from Mandeep Singh (47’) and Manmeet…
Soorma Hockey Club registered its first victory in the Men’s Hockey India League (HIL) 2025-26 as it beat Governing Council (GC) 3-1 in a comfortable fashion at the Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh Munda Astro Turf Hockey Stadium in Ranchi on Thursday. A double by the captain Harmanpreet Singh (15’, 38’) and a goal by Gurjant…
Vedanta Kalinga Lancers maintained its unbeaten run in the Men’s Hockey India League 2025-26, registering a 1-0 win against Hyderabad Toofans at the Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh Astro Turf Hockey Stadium in Ranchi on Wednesday. Alexander Hendrickx scored the only goal of the game to help Lancers get over the line. There was little to…
