The routes to Eindhoven are set. And a few clubs will not be sleeping easy tonight. The ABN AMRO EHL FINALS 2027 draw was made on Monday 19 October, mapping out the FINAL12 ties for the finals weekend at HC Oranje-Rood from 24 to 29 March 2027. We confirmed Eindhoven as host last week, and…
The trophy gets to Jalandhar on 26 October. The tournament starts there the next morning. Somebody planned that properly. Reports say a nine-day trophy tour for the Asian Champions Trophy Punjab 2026 was flagged off on Sunday 18 October at the Olympian Balbir Singh Senior International Hockey Stadium in Mohali. From there it crosses the…
The votes closed on 30 September. On Friday, in Doha, we find out if the voters got it right. The winners of the FIH Hockey Stars Awards 2026 will be revealed during the 50th FIH Congress in Doha, Qatar, on 23 October, as part of the FIH Award Ceremony built into Congress week. The shortlists…
New Zealand hockey is doing something clever this year. It’s building its domestic league around a visit from India. The Premier Hockey League, New Zealand’s top domestic competition, is back for 2026 with four men’s and four women’s franchises, around 100 players in each competition, and a format built on double-header weekends across five locations….
Fourteen goals in two games. That’s Pakistan’s start in Johor, and Wednesday night is where it gets serious. Pakistan v Malaysia. Wednesday 21 October, 4:35 pm PKT, Taman Daya Hockey Stadium. First against the hosts, in their own stadium, with a final place effectively on the line. This is the game the whole round robin…
Japan scored eight goals on day one and barely celebrated any of them. That’s the mood they bring into Tuesday. Japan v Malaysia. Tuesday, 4:35 pm PKT, Taman Daya Hockey Stadium. The hosts, at home, in the late game, against the side that has looked coldest and most clinical in Johor so far. Eight goals,…
Two games in Johor, two beatings. Canada and China have shipped goals for fun so far, and on Tuesday afternoon at Taman Daya one of them finally gets something to show for it. Or they draw, and both stay stuck. That’s the kind of game this is. Canada v China. Tuesday, 2:05 pm PKT, Taman…
Malaysia won on Sunday. 3-0 against China, clean sheet, three points, home crowd happy. And their coach still wasn’t satisfied, because he can read a table. Nor Saiful Zaini was blunt after the China game, in comments reported by SNE Sports. “Getting the three points is what matters. Our game was at least alright, but…
Day one, Pakistan needed six second-half goals to dig themselves out of a hole. Day two, they didn’t bother with the hole. Pakistan beat Canada 6-2 on Sunday in Johor Bahru to make it two wins from two, and this one was basically settled before half-time. In the late game the hosts finally showed up,…
Four of India’s most decorated hockey players are reportedly about to play their last tournament for the country. And according to the players themselves, nobody at Hockey India told them first. PTI has reported, citing Hockey India sources, that Mandeep Singh, Jarmanpreet Singh, Amit Rohidas and Nilakanta Sharma will make their final India appearances at…
