Wednesday 7 January 2026
2026 Indoor Test Match NOR v GRE (M)
Oslo
Time GMT +1
7 Jan 2026 20:15 NOR - GRE
FIH Match Centre
EuroHockey Indoor Championship Men 2026
Heidelberg (GER)
All times GMT +1
8 Jan 2026 09:30 POL v TUR (Pool A)
8 Jan 2026 10:55 CZE v POR (Pool A)
8 Jan 2026 12:20 BEL v IRL (Pool B)
8 Jan 2026 13:45 SUI v ESP (Pool B)
8 Jan 2026 16:00 POL v POR (Pool A)
8 Jan 2026 17:25 AUT v TUR (Pool A)
8 Jan 2026 18:50 BEL v ESP (Pool B)
8 Jan 2026 20:15 GER v IRL (Pool B)
Pool standings
FIH Match Centre
Meet the teams: Battle royale beckons for semi-spots from men’s Pool B
Pool B brings together a diverse set of nations with a variety targets when they hit the floor at the men’s EuroHockey Indoor Championship in Heidelberg on Thursday.
Accord Tamil Nadu Dragons go top of the Men’s Hero Hockey India League table with 3–2 win over JSW Soorma Hockey Club
Dragons control the contest for long spells before holding off a late Soorma comeback to secure consecutive wins in Chennai.
Chennai: Accord Tamil Nadu Dragons moved to the top of the Men’s Hero Hockey India League (HIL) table with a hard-fought 3–2 victory over JSW Soorma Hockey Club at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium, Egmore, on Tuesday. Dominant for much of the match, the Dragons were pushed to the limit in the closing stages as Soorma mounted a late fightback, but the hosts held firm to claim an important win.
Tamil Nadu Dragons weathers late Soorma charge to clinch 3-2 win
Having blanked his first four attempts, Harmanpreet Singh sounded the board from a penalty corner with just over two minutes on the clock, leaving Soorma within reach of equalising, but the Tamil Nadu Dragons held on to grab the full quota of points.
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Selvaraj Kanagaraj (No. 9 yellow Jersey- 2nd left ) of Tamil Nadu Dragons celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal against JSW Soorma Hockey Club. | Photo Credit: JOTHI RAMALINGAM B
Tamil Nadu Dragons did not quite hit top gear but did just enough to avert Soorma Hockey Club’s late charge and secure a 3-2 win in the Hockey India League at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium in Chennai on Tuesday.
Shrachi Bengal Tigers beat SG Pipers 0-0 (7-6 SO) in sudden death again to secure bonus point and qualify for Women's Hero HIL Final
The Tigers will take on the Pipers again in the summit clash of the tournament
Ranchi Shrachi Bengal Tigers once again held their nerve to edge past SG Pipers 0-0 (7-6 SO) in a gripping Women’s Hero Hockey India League 2025-26 encounter, prevailing in sudden-death shootout after a goalless draw in regulation time. In a remarkable repeat of their previous meeting, the contest followed an identical script, with the match once again going down to sudden death and the Tigers emerging victorious to secure a crucial bonus point and confirm their place in the summit clash.
Bengal Tigers beats SG Pipers on penalties to seal final berth
The crowd, left craving for more after the regulation time of the 10th game, was treated to a dramatic shootout that saw a combined 20 penalty shots being taken. While Purnima Yadav and Noor de Baat found the net twice, it was Sukhveer Kaur’s final attempt that sealed the deal.
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Shrachi Bengal Tigers players celebrate after beating Delhi SG Pipers 7-6 on penalties. | Photo Credit: RV MOORTHY
It has been really difficult to separate the SG Pipers and Shrachi Bengal Tigers in the ongoing season of the Women’s Hockey India League. It was evident in the reverse leg on New Year’s Day. And there was a rerun of the same on Tuesday as the game trickled down to a dramatic sudden death once again after a goalless hour of play at the Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh Stadium in Ranchi.
Bengal Tigers qualify for Women’ HIL final after prevailing against SG Pipers in tense sudden death
Bengal Tigers and SG Pipers will now clash again on 10th January in the women's HIL final
Hockey India LeagueSG Pipers’ Navneet Kaur and Bengal Tigers’ Agustina Gorzelany in action. These two teams will meet again in the final on Jan 10. (Credit: HIL)
The two teams that missed the cut for the final in the inaugural edition of Women’s Hockey India League will now clash for the title in the second season. For the second time in the league phase this year, there was nothing to separate Bengal Tigers and SG Pipers after four quarters of regulation time, and sudden death in the penalty shootout was required to determine who takes the bonus point, where Tigers prevailed 7-6 after 10 attempts for each team. With Tigers securing two points, Ranchi Royals were eliminated from the race for top two while Pipers had already qualified for the final that will be played on Saturday.
Sofie Gierts and the SG Pipers: How structure, not symbolism, powered a turnaround
Last season’s bottom-dweller, SG Pipers, is now not only leading the pack but has also become the first team to qualify for the final of the Women’s Hockey India League.
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Head coach Sofie Gierts has taken SG Pipers to the final not by chasing symbolism but by building structure. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
Even as the spotlight shone on the players, she quietly redrew the blueprint of leadership. As the only woman head coach in the Hockey India League this season, Sofie Gierts has taken her team to the final not by chasing symbolism but by building structure.
All Eyes on 2026: The Race for FIH Hockey World Cup Begins!
As the global hockey family turns the page to 2026, anticipation is at an all-time high. This year promises to be one of the most exciting in our sport’s history, highlighted by the FIH Hockey World Cup Belgium & Netherlands 2026, the premier event on the international calendar. But first, teams from around the world will battle fiercely in the FIH Hockey World Cup Qualifiers, the first big milestone of the year.
Craig Fulton: India needs two core groups to peak for both World Cup and Asian Games
India men’s hockey team coach Craig Fulton spoke about the need for a strong core group plus increase in talent pool as the team prepares for a busy year which involves both the FIH World Cup and the Asian Games.
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India’s head coach Craig Fulton (third from left) also lamented the short gap between the World Cup and Asian Games. | Photo Credit: PTI
India men’s hockey team coach Craig Fulton on Monday said his focus will be on building squad depth as the team gears up for a packed calendar, which includes the FIH World Cup and the Asian Games. A gap of only three weeks between the two tournaments only makes the task stiffer.
Black Sticks’ Pro League absence begins to hurt – How New Zealand is struggling to keep up with world hockey’s elite
New Zealand has not featured in the Pro League in its last two iterations, despite being eligible to play, due to funding issues. Without the Pro League, Black Sticks’ players have had to improvise to keep up with the ever-evolving pace of the sport.
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Geographically located at the edge of the Southern Hemisphere, travelling through the year to different continents for Pro League fixtures was not economically feasible for Hockey New Zealand. | Photo Credit: BISWARANJAN ROUT
The gold medal at the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal remains New Zealand men’s hockey team’s greatest accomplishment till date. It also has two silver medals at the Commonwealth Games in its haul, the latest coming in 2018.
Argentina has a special player, and Uruguay keeps writing history
Both Under-21 World Cups have now come to an end: the women’s tournament in Santiago, Chile, and the men’s event in India. Beyond the strong performances delivered by Pan American national teams, there was one award — the most special one — that truly represents the future, and it went to an Argentine player: Milagros Alastra. Meanwhile, Las Cimarroncitas improved on their previous performance and continue to make their mark on the international stage.
Field Hockey’s Brough a Finalist for Honda Sport Award
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – For the first time in program history, Harvard field hockey is represented in the finalist pool for the Honda Sport Award for field hockey, as senior defender Bronte-May Brough is one of four finalists from across the nation. Brough is joined by Syracuse's Bo van Kempen, Princeton's Beth Yeager and Northwestern's Maddie Zimmer.