HIL: Hockey India League: From champions Bengal Tigers to revamped SG Pipers, a quick guide to all 8 teams
The Men’s Hockey India League (HIL) starts on Saturday, 3rd January in Chennai at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium, Egmore. This will be the second edition of the revived men’s Hockey India League and is scheduled to be held in multi-cities – starting with Chennai before it moves to Ranchi and ends in Bhubaneswar with […]
HIL: SG Pipers come from behind to beat JSW Soorma Hockey Club 3-1 in Women’s Hockey India League
SG Pipers stayed top of the standings as they defeated JSW Soorma Hockey Club 3-1 in their Women’s Hero Hockey India League encounter at Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh Astro Turf Hockey Stadium in Ranchi on Saturday. Even though Soorma managed to end their long wait for a goal in the tournament and took the lead […]
HIL: Hockey India League: Princedeep Singh shines in a shootout again as Tamil Nadu Dragons and Hyderabad Toofans play out thrilling 3-3 draw
In a match that ebbed and flowed one way then the other, it was the goalkeeper Princedeep Singh who had the final say at the same end of the Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium in Chennai where he announced his arrival during the FIH Junior World Cup. With far fewer fans around than that night when he […]
HIL: Hockey | Craig Fulton interview: ‘We have two blocks to peak for this year at World Cup and Asian Games; bigger the dream, bigger the team’
Indian hockey is gearing up for a big challenge in 2026, with the World Cup and Asian Games separated by less than three weeks. For men’s team head coach Craig Fulton, it presents a puzzle to solve because he can’t afford to ignore one for the other. A World Cup medal has long eluded Indian […]
HIL: Hockey India League: Gorzelany on target again as Tigers edge out Royals; Soorma Hockey Club part ways with coach Jude Menezes
Shrachi Bengal Tigers moved into the second spot after securing a 1-0 victory against Ranchi Royals in the women’s Hockey India League at Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh Astro Turf Hockey Stadium on Sunday in Ranchi. It was a familiar name on the scoresheet against as ace dragflicker Agustina Gorzelany (37’) scored the decisive goal of […]
HIL: Hockey India League: Kalinga Lancers, last season’s entertainers, begin with encouraging 4-2 win against Ranchi Royals
It took Ranchi Royals forward Araijeet Singh Hundal just 40 seconds to find space inside the circle among a crowd of defenders and win a Penalty Corner for Ranchi Royals from which FIH World Player of the Year 2025 Tom Boon fired a bullet past Krishan Pathak in goal. Then in the ninth minute, Mandeep […]
AHF: FIH World Rankings: how 2025 shook things up
International hockey in 2025 delivered a relentless calendar of top-flight action — from the FIH Hockey Pro League battles to Nations Cup and Nations Cup 2 drama along with Continental Championships across all continents — sparking notable shifts in the FIH World Rankings. Across both the men’s and women’s game, familiar powers consolidated their positions […]
AHF: FIH signs Joint Sport Pledge for Inclusion and Protection of Refugees
The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has joined the Global Refugee Forum Multi-stakeholder Pledge on Sport for Inclusion and Protection by becoming a signatory today, coinciding with Honorary IOC President Thomas Bach, who chairs IOC Olympic Refuge Foundation, addressing the delegates of the Global Refugee Forum Progress Review 2025 currently being held in Geneva, Switzerland. The […]
AHF: Netherlands seal third consecutive world title at the FIH Hockey Women’s Junior World Cup Santiago 2025 after defeating Argentina in the final
The final day of the FIH Hockey Women’s Junior World Cup City of Santiago 2025 was defined by the Netherlands’ crowning moment, as they defeated Argentina 2-1 in the final to reaffirm their historical dominance in the category. The Dutch side reached a record sixth world title and completed a third consecutive crown following their […]
AHF: Scotland lift the Challenger Trophy on the eve of the Final at the FIH Hockey Women’s Junior World Cup in Santiago
Scotland were the standout team of the day as they claimed the FIH Hockey Women’s Junior World Cup Challenger Trophy, overcoming hosts Chile in the shoot-out after a 1-1 draw in regular time. The British side thus became the first-ever winners of the trophy, introduced on the initiative of FIH President Tayyab Ikram as a […]
