Thursday 10 April 2025
Oman stun Pakistan to level hockey series
LAHORE: Oman pulled off a stunning 3-1 victory over 15th-ranked Pakistan in the second match of their four-match hockey series, leveling the tie at 1-1 here at the National Hockey Stadium on Wednesday.
Hockey association calls for support ahead of Junior AFCON
By Michael Miyoba,
Goal Diggers
ZAMBIA Under-21 hockey teams are facing a race against time as they prepare for the Junior Africa Cup (AFCON), with coaches appealing for urgent financial and material support to enable the squads to travel and compete at the continental event.
Indian Women’s Hockey Team set to tour Australia for five-match series
The matches will be played from 26th April to 4th May at Perth Hockey Stadium
New Delhi: The Indian Women’s Hockey Team is all set to embark on an exciting tour of Australia for a five-match series scheduled from 26th April to 4th May 2025. India will open the series with two matches against Australia A, followed by three encounters against the senior Australian team.
Day-6 Results: 15th Hockey India Senior Men National Championship 2025
Jhansi: Hockey Chandigarh, Telangana Hockey, Delhi Hockey and Kerala Hockey won their matches in Division B while Hockey Punjab emerged victorious in Division A on the sixth day of the 15th Hockey India Senior Men National Championship 2025 in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh.
Weekend Preview: Lisnagarvey set up final round league victory, as the race for Play-Off places reaches its final stage in the Irish EY Hockey League
The final round of the EY Hockey League season takes place this Saturday, with the league still up for grabs in the Men’s competition, while sides make one final push for places in the EY Champions Trophy Play-Offs. Elsewhere, the EYHL2 progresses to the Play-Off stages, as four Men’s & Women’s teams go head-to-head for a chance at promotion.
Star striker Pien Dicke says SCHC hitting right tempo ahead of EHL
Pien Dicke says two big performances from SCHC in the Hoofdklasse against their nearest rivals has the Bilthoven club in great form a week out from the third Euro Hockey League campaign.
The Deepika story – From watching on the sidelines to owning the field
How the star player went from watching hockey as a child to becoming one of India’s most promising forwards and a rising drag-flick specialist.
Nihit Sachdeva
Bleed blue: After the HIL, Deepika rejoined India for the FIH Pro League 2024-25, where it stunned the Olympic champion Netherlands in a shootout after a 2-2 draw. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
“Hockey or nothing.”
For Deepika, the decision was swift. After all, she was just an eight-year-old child. It didn’t matter that she didn’t know the name of the sport or its basics. Watching a group of girls training at a hockey stadium on her way to the wrestling arena at the SAI Centre in Hisar was enough. She had made up her mind.
“Hockey was the only way out” Rani Rampal’s story of grit, mistakes, and learning to be fearless
Gargi Raut
Rani Rampal with Gargi Raut
There are certain stories, certain interactions that will always stay with you, and a ten-minute conversation with Rani Rampal proved to be one of the most impactful ones that I have had in my life. All because of how raw, real and honest it was. From broken beginnings to unshakeable resolve, born in mud and dust, a dream held together not by luck but by sheer grit and determination. Rani’s story is about a young girl who once watched women play hockey in Kurukshetra and thought: “Maybe if I play, I could change my life, or I will die in the same poverty I was born in.”
St Paul’s College makes history at Belgotex hockey tournament
The St Pauls College team that came second at the Belgotex Sport Easter Hockey Tournament. Photo: Contributed
St Paul’s College gave an outstanding performance at the recent Belgotex Sport Easter Hockey Tournament held in Cape Town, South Africa. The team made history by becoming the first international side in the tournament’s history to reach the girls’ final.
School Games: East Africa champs St Joseph Girls and St Anthony's Kitale eye semis
By Washington Onyango
East Africa hockey champions St Joseph Girls Kitale warm up during the 2025 KSSSA National Term One games at Shanzu TTC on April 8, 2025. [Washington Onyango, Standard]
East Africa champions St Joseph Girls Kitale will be keen to secure a place in the semifinals of the ongoing 2025 KSSSA National Term One games at Shanzu TTC when they take on AIC Nyayo from 3.30 pm on Wednesday.
Player Equipment, Uniform Changes Among Revisions in High School Field Hockey Rules
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Two changes regarding player uniform and equipment were among the five revisions recommended by the NFHS Field Hockey Rules Committee at its January 13-15 meeting in Indianapolis. All recommended changes were subsequently approved by the NFHS Board of Directors and take effect with the 2025 high school field hockey season.
‘A huge coup’ - Hockey celebrates landmark investment in Canberra
Hockey in Australia has achieved another significant milestone, securing a landmark $1.5 million investment from the Australian Government to further grow hockey in Canberra.
Trans athletes to sue England Hockey over female competition ban
England Hockey vowed to implement the ban in September. (Getty for illustration purposes only)
Three players have said they plan to sue England Hockey for a policy that bans transgender competitors, in a case that could set a legal precedent in the UK.