The India women’s team will have a second, and final, chance to seal its place at the FIH Hockey Women’s World Cup 2026 when the Qualifiers get underway at the G.M.C. Balayogi Hockey Ground here on Sunday. After missing direct qualification by finishing runner-up at the 2025 Women’s Hockey Asia Cup, India will look to…
At the far end of the G.M.C. Balayogi Sports Complex stands the hockey arena, once a proud venue that saw the Dilip Tirkey-led Hyderabad Sultans clinch the Premier Hockey League title in 2005 as well as a few national camps. In recent years, however, the stadium had fallen into neglect, with hockey largely fading from…
Pakistan and England’s men’s hockey teams secured qualification for the FIH Hockey World Cup 2026 after winning their respective semifinals at the qualifying tournament in Ismailia, Egypt, on Friday. England sealed its spot with a commanding 7-1 win over Malaysia, while Pakistan edged past Japan 4-3 with a late winner. The two sides will face…
The United States of America withdrew from the FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup qualifiers as the Middle East plunged into crisis, the International Hockey Federation announced on Wednesday. Team USA was playing its qualifiers in Ismailia, Egypt, and had finished at the bottom of its pool in the first round. It was to face China…
The 2026 Hockey World Cup, which will be jointly hosted by Belgium and the Netherlands between August 15-30, will have its final set of participants coming in from the FIH qualifiers. While nine men’s and women’s teams have already qualified for the showpiece through the Pro League or via victories in continental championships, seven slots…
CRICKET ICC Men’s T20 World Cup – India and Sri Lanka March 1: Super 8s, Group 1 – Zimbabwe vs South Africa – Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi – 3 p.m. March 1: Super 8s, Group 1 – India vs West Indies – Eden Gardens, Kolkata – 7 p.m. March 4: Semifinal 1 – South…
Hockey India (HI) on Sunday announced the Indian squad for the upcoming FIH Hockey World Cup 2026 Qualifiers, which will take place in Hyderabad from March 8 to 14. This will be the Indian women’s hockey team’s first assignment under Sjoerd Marijne, who has returned as the chief coach effective January 2026, replacing Harendra Singh. Midfielder Salima…
The interim set-up running the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) affairs has brought in legends Samiullah, Islahuddin Siddiqui and Hasan Sardar for important roles in a bid to revive the game in the country. After a shake up in the PHF on the orders of Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, Samiullah has been named chief selector while…
India beat Australia 3-1 in the penalty shootout after their FIH Pro League 2025-26 match ended 1-1 in regulation time at the Tasmanian Hockey Centre in Hobart on Wednesday. Jeremy Hayward gave the host nation the lead in the fourth quarter but saw it cancelled out just two minutes later, courtesy of a strike from…
Spain beat India 4-3 in the shootout after a 1-1 draw in regulation time in their reverse fixture of the FIH Men’s Pro League 2025-26 at the Tasmanian Hockey Centre in Hobart on Tuesday. India was on track for its maiden win courtesy Maninder Singh’s 18th-minute strike. However, Bruno Font scored the equaliser for the…
