Just as Jude Menezes sat down for the interaction at a plush hotel in Ranchi, this reporter cracked a ‘Hey Jude’ joke. The JSW Soorma Hockey Club gaffer chuckled before saying he gets that a lot. Even on official e-mails! Obviously, The Beatles’ Paul McCartney didn’t have the Indian-origin hockey coach in mind when penning…
David Harte had a storming game in goal, leading the Tamil Nadu Dragons to a thrilling 4-3 penalty shootout win over the Hyderabad Toofans in a Pool B encounter in the Hockey India League (HIL) at the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium on Thursday. The Dragons’ keeper, Harte, pulled off four penalty shootout saves, adding to…
The Delhi SG Pipers capped off an otherwise disappointing campaign in the Women’s Hockey India League 2025 with a 3-2 victory in a shoot-off against Odisha Warriors at the Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh Stadium here. Ishika, Navneet Kaur and Sunelita Toppo managed to sneak the ball past Jocelyn Bartram at goal. For the Warriors, Kaitlin…
With the shadows looming large on the pitch from the evening sun at the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium, Hyderabad Toofans is going through its paces before a key Hockey India League (HIL) clash against Tamil Nadu Dragons. At one end, head coach Pasha Gademan is running through the finishing drills with a set of players,…
JSW Soorma Hockey Club coach Jude Menezes on Thursday revealed there were two reasons why goalkeeper Savita Punia was neither wearing the captain’s armband nor listed with a ‘C’ beside her name on the official teamsheet, despite being named co-captain alongside Salima Tete ahead of the inaugural Women’s Hockey India League season. According to Rule…
It’s difficult to forget the first instance of six sixes in an over in international cricket. Even if one does, certain individuals will have each moment of that over from the 2007 Cricket World Cup etched in their memories for a lifetime. South African batter Herschelle Gibbs is undoubtedly one of them. Of course,…
It wasn’t a great day to be a Delhi SG Pipers faithful at the Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh Stadium here on Wednesday as both the women’s and men’s teams were bested by 0-2 and 1-2 margins in their respective Hockey India League outings. With both franchises mathematically out of the equation, a victory wouldn’t have…
After conducting three International Hockey Federation (FIH) Level-2 courses alongside the Hockey India League (HIL) at the Birsa Munda Stadium here, FIH Academy Educator Chris Marriott said the league served as an excellent platform providing scope for practical demonstration. As Hockey India (HI) chose to invite an FIH Educator to conduct courses for Indian coaches,…
In October last year, seven members of Belgium’s ‘Golden Generation’ brought the curtain down on their glittering international careers. Among them, only Tanguy Cosyns failed to win a European Championship, a World Cup, or an Olympic gold medal. Cosyns missed the 2017 European Championship (Netherlands) and the 2018 World Cup (Bhubaneswar) triumphs due to a…
UP Rudras climbed to the top of the Hockey India League (HIL) standings after a 2-0 win over Team Gonasika at the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium in Rourkela on Tuesday. The defeat leaves Gonasika’s semifinal hopes hanging by a thread, with only two matches remaining. Tanguy Cosyns and Kane Russell struck in the third quarter…
