Most fans will never watch a congress. Fair enough. But the week hockey’s bosses are having in Doha right now decides an odd amount of what the sport looks like for the next four years, and it ends with the one night the players actually care about. The FIH published the full programme today, Wednesday….
Six days out, and opening day is the bit nobody’s really priced in yet. Three games in Jalandhar on Tuesday 27 October, and by about half nine that night the whole Asian Champions Trophy table will already have a shape. The running order It starts early. Malaysia v China at 1:00 pm IST (12:30 pm…
New Zealand aren’t treating November’s India series as a friendly run-out. They’ve picked a squad that says the opposite. The Black Sticks Men have named 20 players for the three-test Centenary Series at Lloyd Elsmore Park in Auckland on 19, 21 and 22 November, the series marking 100 years since India’s first hockey tour to…
FULL-TIME: Pakistan 2-3 Malaysia. It finished in heartbreak at Taman Daya. Panicker gave Malaysia the lead (21′), Adeel scored twice in seven minutes (36′, 43′) to put Pakistan in front, and Pakistan held that lead until the 55th minute. Then it flipped: Salihe Muhammad levelled (55′) and Panicker won it (57′). Two goals in the…
Most players retire because their body gives up, or because a coach stops picking them. Pien Sanders is retiring because she won too much. The Netherlands defender announced on Tuesday that she’s done with international hockey, closing a career of almost ten years in orange. She isn’t done with the game. She’ll keep playing for…
Nine names, six universities, and a quiet bit of news buried underneath that might matter more than the scholarships themselves. Scottish Hockey announced on Tuesday that nine of its players have been selected for Winning Students 100 support for the 2026-27 academic year. It’s Scotland’s national sport scholarship programme, and this year’s cohort is a…
Malaysia’s players were still catching their breath from beating Japan when their coach started talking about Pakistan. That’s how tight this tournament has become. The hosts came from behind twice to beat Japan 4-2 on Tuesday night, a win that put them level on six points with Pakistan at the top of the Sultan of…
Two wins, fourteen goals, top of the table. Pakistan’s coach is still not relaxing He’s right not to. Speaking to The News by phone on Monday, Pakistan’s coach — named by the paper as Sameer Hussain — said the team’s performance so far has been satisfactory and the players are gaining confidence, then spent most…
She waited three years for a first cap. She finished at a World Cup Heather McEwan’s Scotland career never took the easy road, so it’s fitting it ended on the biggest stage she ever played on. Scottish Hockey has announced McEwan’s retirement from international hockey: 48 caps, 11 goals, eight years, done. Her last tournament…
Free hockey. In Punjab. For a whole Asian Champions Trophy Hockey India isn’t charging a rupee for this one. Entry to every match of the men’s Hero Asian Champions Trophy Punjab 2026 is free, all 20 of them, from the league games in Jalandhar through to the medal matches in Mohali. The announcement came on…
