Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) wants the continental body to guarantee visas for its contingent to participate in the Asia Cup to be held in India from August 27 to September 7, according to a PHF official. . Pakistan’s participation in the tournament, to be held in Rajgir (Bihar), is in serious doubt because of the … Read more
The Indian Women’s Hockey Team showed fight but went down 0-2 against Australia in the third game of its Australia tour at the Perth Hockey Stadium on Thursday. Courtney Schonell (9’) opened the scoring for the host in the first quarter before Grace Stewart (52’) added a second in the final phase to seal the … Read more
The Indian women’s hockey team fought valiantly before losing 3-5 to a clinical Australia ‘A’ in its opening match of tour Down Under here Saturday. India found the back of the net through Mahima Tete (27th minute), Navneet Kaur (45th), and Lalremsiami (50th), while Neasa Flynn (3rd), Olivia Downes (9th), Ruby Harris (11th), Tatum Stewart … Read more
Indian women’s team ended its four-match losing streak in the FIH Pro League with a gritty 1-0 win over Germany at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on Saturday. Deepika scored from a Penalty Corner to give India the lead with three minutes left in the first quarter. That strike eventually turned to be the difference … Read more
With 20 seconds left on the clock, Jack Waller slid to make a connection from a cross, but Dominic Dixon made a sprawling save to keep the scores level at 3-3, securing Hyderabad Toofans’ place in the Hockey India League (HIL) semifinals. Toofans lost the shootout 3-1 but the point in regulation time was enough … Read more
It wasn’t a great day to be a Delhi SG Pipers faithful at the Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh Stadium here on Wednesday as both the women’s and men’s teams were bested by 0-2 and 1-2 margins in their respective Hockey India League outings. With both franchises mathematically out of the equation, a victory wouldn’t have … Read more
The Odisha Warriors was condemned to its first loss of the season by the JSW Soorma Hockey Club by a 1-2 margin on Wednesday in the Women’s Hockey India League at the Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium here. They say well begun is only half done. Having got off to a confident start, the … Read more
The Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers won all of the three points on offer, beating Delhi SG Pipers 1-0 at the Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium here. The side’s first win in the Women’s Hockey India League must be the best birthday gift its skipper Udita Duhan received on Tuesday. The Tigers began with gusto … Read more
Yibbi Jansen, the most expensive foreign player of the first-ever women’s Hockey India League, set the tone for the competition with a brace in the lung opener as Odisha Warriors made a strong statement with a 4-0 win over Delhi SG Pipers at the Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh Munda Astro Turf Stadium here on Sunday. … Read more
England Hockey announced on Wednesday a new policy that will prohibit transgender women from competing in the female category from the start of next season. To address transgender and non-binary participation, the governing body has introduced two competition categories: female and open, with the latter welcoming all participants, including transgender and non-binary players. … Read more