HOCKEY Hockey India announces Indian Junior Women’s Squad for Australia Tour Hockey India on Saturday announced the 23-member Indian Junior Women’s Hockey squad for the upcoming Australia Tour, scheduled to be held at the National Hockey Centre in Canberra from September 26 to October 2. The team will play a total of five matches during…
The Indian women’s hockey team will have to wait a few more months to know if it will join the men in Belgium and the Netherlands at next year’s World Cup. A runner-up finish at the recent Asia Cup, behind host and eventual champion China, meant the Indians left disappointed but not without a measure…
BASKETBALL India U-16 women’s team wins after eight years The Indian basketball team clinched the FIBA U-16 Women’s Asia Cup Division B title after an unbeaten tournament in Malaysia. This is the side’s first title since 2017 when it had won the Division B. In the 2025 final, India beat Iran 67-66. With this championship,…
The Indian Junior Women’s Hockey Team is all set to tour Australia for an exciting five-match series, scheduled to take place at the National Hockey Centre in Canberra from September 26 to October 2. The matches will be played on September, 26, 27, 29, 30 and October 2. During the tour, India will play its…
The Hockey India League (HIL) mini auction will take place on September 24 at the Hockey India office in New Delhi. Franchises completed their trades and retentions before the September 9 deadline and will now operate within their allocated purses — ₹4 crore for the men’s league and ₹2 crore for the women’s. The auction…
Desperate for a turnaround after a disappointing Hockey India League (HIL) campaign last year, Delhi-based SG Pipers team has overhauled its coaching set-up, roping in Tim Oudenaller and Sofie Gierts as head coaches of the men’s and women’s teams respectively for the next season. Oudenaller, who currently coaches Kampong in the Dutch league, will replace…
The Indian women’s hockey team will be looking to play at least five matches against European sides before the FIH Women’s World Cup 2026 Qualifiers next year, head coach Harendra Singh revealed on Wednesday. India was forced to put all its eggs in one basket when it missed out on direct World Cup qualification after…
BADMINTON India to face UAE, Sri Lanka and Nepal in group stage after World Junior Badminton C’ships Mixed Team Redraw Host India will face the United Arab Emirates, Sri Lanka, and Nepal in the revamped World Junior Badminton Championships Mixed Team event, following a group stage redraw on Wednesday. The withdrawal of the Cook Islands…
India’s men’s team will kickstart its 2025-26 FIH Pro League campaign against Belgium at home on February 11. The venue for India’s home matches against Belgium and Argentina is yet to be confirmed. The much anticipated fixtures between India and Pakistan will take place in England on June 23 and 26, the last week of…
HOCKEY Legendary Australian hockey player Jay Stacy was on Tuesday appointed head coach of Hockey India League side Vedanta Kalinga Lancers for the upcoming edition of the tournament, which was revived earlier this year. He will take over from German coach Valentin Altenburg, who led the side in the previous campaign. The 57-year-old tactician made…
