Rupinder Pal Singh can’t help but laugh when reflecting on how much life has changed for him since he last took the field in the Hockey India League (HIL) seven years ago. Back then, he was India’s premier drag-flicker, in the prime of his career. Now, he is a former international, having retired on a … Read more
Unlike other franchise tournaments in India, where the caravan travels to different parts of the country, the men’s edition of the Hockey India League (HIL) has been confined to the remote district of Rourkela in Odisha with a short pit-stop in Ranchi. It’s been more than a month since the HIL got underway and some … Read more
In a straight shoot-out for the last semifinal place, Tamil Nadu Dragons came from behind to hold UP Rudras 2-2 in a tantalising final Hockey India League (HIL) Pool B fixture, and booked its spot here at the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium on Wednesday. A point was enough for the Dragons to confirm their place … Read more
The semifinal race for the Hockey India League (HIL) is tantalisingly set up with three teams – Soorma Hockey Club, Tamil Nadu Dragons and UP Rudras – in the fray on the final league stage day. Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers (18 points and 1st) and Hyderabad Toofans (18 and 2nd) have booked their berths with … Read more
Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers pulled off a last-gasp 2-1 win over Delhi SG Pipers to become the first team to qualify for the Hockey India League (HIL) semifinal here at the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium on Monday. Pipers, who are eliminated from the running for the semis, held on for the majority of the game … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
Young drag-flicker Amandeep Lakra scored a crucial equaliser, and goalkeeper Dominic Dixon made some vital saves in the penalty shootout as Hyderabad Toofans edged out JSW Soorma Club via sudden death in a cliff-hanger in the Hockey India League at the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium here on Saturday. Following a 1-1 draw in the regulation … Read more
The Women’s Hockey India League (HIL-W) would be hopeful that the bumpy ride from the garage to the start line fades into a distant memory before lights-out at the Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh Munda Astro Turf Stadium in Ranchi on January 12. A reduced number of teams, a lack of adequate cash, and the ever-dwindling … Read more
Former Indian hockey player Jagbir Singh. | Photo Credit: THE HINDU ARCHIVES Former Indian hockey player Jagbir Singh. | Photo Credit: THE HINDU ARCHIVES