Saturday 27 December 2025
Hockey India League 2025/26: Preview and match schedule
Agustina Gorzelany of Argentina looks set to be the standout international PIC: WORLDSPORTPICS Martin Waichman
The Hockey India League returns for its second outing after a seven-year hiatus this week when the women’s event kick starts the 2025/26 season.
Preview: Women’s Hero Hockey India League Set For High-Octane Second Season in Ranchi
Four franchises to battle over 13 matches for coveted trophy
Ranchi: The second season of the Women’s Hero Hockey India League is all set to push the standards of women’s hockey even higher when it gets underway in Ranchi from 28 December 2025 to 10 January 2026. Building on the success of the inaugural edition, which saw packed stands and high-quality contests, the upcoming season will once again bring together India’s top talent and leading international stars in a compact, high-intensity window.
SG Pipers aim to rebound with strong Indian core in Women’s Hero Hockey India League 2025-26 season
Captain Navneet Kaur, Udita and Deepika to lead the charge for SG Pipers
New Delhi: After finishing last in the inaugural season of the Women’s Hero Hockey India League (HIL) with just two wins, one of them coming in a shootout, and managing only four goals across six league matches, SG Pipers will head into the upcoming season determined to turn things around and address their struggles in front of goal.
Hardik Singh named as Captain of HIL Governing Council squad
The HIL Governing Council play their first match on 5th January against SG Pipers
New Delhi: Charismatic Indian midfielder Hardik Singh has been named as the Captain of the HIL Governing Council Team for the forthcoming Hero Men's Hockey India League scheduled to begin on 3rd January 2026 at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium, Chennai.
India a big threat and real contender for 2026 Hockey WC: Hendrickx
By Saumojyoti S Choudhury
Star Belgium drag-flicker Alexander Hendrickx said reigning Olympic bronze medallist India will be a threat and a strong contender for a podium finish at next year’s FIH Men’s World Cup to be held from August 14 to 30.
I visualize winning the World Cup: Hardik Singh, Indian hockey vice captain
The Indian midfielder believes one must feel the moment before giving their all when it matters most.
By Abhijit Nair
Hardik Singh. (Photo credit: Hockey India)
When JK Cement, the owners of the UP Rudras, decided to withdraw from the Hockey India League (HIL) just ahead of the player auctions earlier in this year, the news had Indian hockey enthusiasts in shock.
2025 Review: Asia Cup glory masks deeper cracks in Indian hockey’s story
The men’s team winning the Asia Cup and the junior team clinching bronze at World Cup was the major highlights for Indian hockey in 2025 but it cannot mask the disastrous performance by the women’s team and FIH Pro League horrors for Harmanpreet Singh and Co.
India qualified for the Hockey World Cup by winning the Asia Cup 2025. Image: Hockey India
Fortunes ebbed and flowed as India’s hockey revival hit a few road-bumps in 2025, the most worrying aspect being the women’s team’s slide even though the men managed to turn things around with their first Asia Cup title in almost a decade.
Cota Announces 2026 Rohrmax Cup Roster
VIENNA, Austria – Less than three weeks after wrapping up the Nkosi Cup, the U.S. Men’s National Indoor Team is set to return to action as they travel to Vienna, Austria for the 44th edition of the Rohrmax Cup. This traditional indoor hockey tournament will take place January 2 to 4, 2026 and head coach Pat Cota has announced the 12-athlete roster that will play at SV Arminen's Waldstadion against teams ranked in the top-15.
Day 3 Results: 3rd Hockey India Sub Junior Men Academy Championship 2025 - Zone A & B
Surat, Gujarat: Ritu Rani Hockey Academy, Roundglass Punjab Hockey Club Academy, Salute Hockey Academy, and HAR Hockey Academy recorded big wins on day three of the 3rd Hockey India Sub Junior Men Academy Championship 2025 - Zone A & B at the Veer Narmad South Gujarat University Hockey Ground in Surat, Gujarat on Friday.
Six stunning field hockey venues
There are beautiful hockey stadiums and those with superb backdrops across the globe. How do these match?
Hockey Stadium, Abbottabad
Hartleyvale sports complex, Cape Town
When Cape Town accepted to host the women’s qualifying tournament for the 1996 Atlanta Games Women’s Hockey, organisers and constructors had less than 10 months to complete the design. The backdrop only adds to the beauty.