International Hockey Federation (FIH) President Tayyab Ikram has made it clear that while the window for the Hockey India League was fixed, the exact dates were up to Hockey India and the franchises. Many overseas players had cited it clashing with Christmas as a reason for pulling out. “How the franchises plan their training and…
Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers Defenders: Jugraj Singh, Hayden Beltz (Australia), Gauthier Boccard (Belgium), Rupinder Pal Singh, Tom Grambusch (Germany), Jasjit Singh Kular, Sebastian Dockier (Belgium) Midfielders: Tim Cross (Ireland), Jaskaran Singh, Sean Findlay (New Zealand), Pardeep Mor, Pradhan Poovanna Chandura, Affan Yousuf, Atul Deep, Yogesh Malik Singh, Pardeep Singh Sandhu, Thounaojam Ingalemba Luwang Forwards: Abhishek,…
PREVIEW Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers will battle it out against Team Gonasika in their second match of the ongoing Hockey India League 2024-25 at the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium in Rourkela on Wednesday. Bengal Tigers outbid the Hyderabad Toofans 3-2 in their opening match, while Gonasika was outplayed by Delhi SG Pipers in their first…
Two goals in one minute, capitalising on defensive blunders by Delhi SG Pipers and holding nerves in a tense sudden death helped Hyderabad Toofans get its first points after the teams were tied 2-2 at the end of regulation time in Match 5 of the Hockey India League at the Birsa Munda Stadium here on…
Delhi SG Pipers Defenders: Jarmanpreet Singh, Varun Kumar, Rohit, Joginder Singh, Weyer Corey (Australia), Furlong Gareth (Great Britain) Midfielders: Shamsher Singh, Raj Kumar Pal, Willott KY (Australia), Ankit Pal, Manjeet, Thokchom Kingson Singh, Toscani Lucas (Argentina), Jake Whetton(Australia), Forwards: Tomas Domene (Argentina), Dilraj Singh, Aditya Lalage, Sourabh Anand Kushwaha, Sumit Kumar, Iktidar Ishrat, Yamasaki Koji…
Hockey India League (HIL) 2023-25 is back after a seven year hiatus with a tournament featuring eight teams in the men’s competition which begun on December 28, 2024. The UP Rudras lead the points table after the first round of play at the HIL. They beat Kalinga Lancers by two goals to assert their dominance…
PREVIEW Delhi SG Pipers will clash against the Hyderabad Toofans in their second match of the Hockey India League 2024-25 at the Birsa Munda Stadium in Rourkela on Tuesday. Delhi won its opening clash in HIL, clinching a 4-2 penalty-shootout win against Team Gonasika while Hyderabad Toofans lost 3-2 against the Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers….
The promised winter nip finally made an appearance, the crowds packed in the warmth on a working evening, but neither could help as Vedanta Kalinga Lancers, technically the home side and the sole survivor from the previous edition, finished 1-3 on the losing side against UP Rudras in the Hockey India League here on Monday….
UP Rudras Defenders: Lars Balk (Netherlands), Kane Russell (New Zealand), Surender Kumar, Priyobarta Talem, Sunil Jojo, Sharda Nand Tiwari, Prashant Barla, James Albery (Great Britain) Midfielders: Hardik Singh, Akashdeep Singh, Simranjeet Singh, Floris Wortelboer (Netherlands), Rafael Vilallonga (Spain), Manmeet Singh, Jobanpreet Singh Forwards: Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Sam Ward (Great Britain), Tanguy Cosyns (Belgium), Gurjot Singh,…
They got together playing for the national youth side, got into the Belgium team at the same time and have been around for more than decade. It’s no surprise that Arthur van Doren and Alexander Hendrickx can complete each other’s sentences as smoothly as they exchange the ball on field, manning the Belgian defence. The…
