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
Dutch forward Thierry Brinkman struck a brace as the Vedanta Kalinga Lancers trounced table topper Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers 6-0 to script its first win in the Hockey India League at the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium here on Tuesday. The host, lying low with just one point so far, bounced back in style after three … Read more
Captain Harmanpreet Singh struck a brilliant brace as Soorma Club fought back to beat Delhi SG Pipers 3-1 in the penalty shootout in the Hockey India League at the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium here on Monday. Birthday boy Harmanpreet’s double penalty corner conversion levelled the scores 2-2 before the ever-reliable Vincent Vanasch asserted his class … Read more
Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers rode on Jugraj Singh’s superb brace to outplay an error-prone Delhi SG Pipers 4-1 to record its third consecutive win and jump to the top of the table in the Hockey India League (HIL) at the Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium here on Saturday. With its clinical approach and tactical superiority, … Read more
Soorma Hockey Club had the better of everything except the goals, paying the price for profligacy and waywardness to go down 3-0 against UP Rudras in match seven of the Hockey India League here on Wednesday. With its second outright win in as many games, UP joined Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers at the top of … Read more
The rub of the green went Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers’ way as it registered its second win in as many games with a 2-1 victory against Team Gonasika at the Birsa Munda Stadium here on Wednesday. For a game that was as evenly matched as possible on the field, one moment of defensive error led … Read more
Harmanpreet Singh, the Indian men’s hockey team captain and ace drag-flicker, whose exceptional performances led India to historic Olympic bronze medals in Tokyo and Paris, breaking a 41-year medal drought, credits the Hockey India League (HIL) for playing a crucial role in shaping his career. From winning the Ponty Chadha award for the most promising … Read more