News for 14 August 2026
All the news for Friday 14 August 2026
2026 World Masters Hockey World Cup
2026 WMH World Cup Brasschaat Details
2026 WMH World Cup Breda Details
All fixtures and results from both venues
Live streaming World Masters Hockey World Cup (Subscription €20 for all games per venue or €50 for all venues)
FIH Hockey World Cup Belgium & Netherlands 2026
Wagener Hockey Stadium (NED) - Belfius Hockey Arena (BEL)
All times GMT +2
Men
15 Aug 2026 13:00 IND v WAL (D) Wagener Hockey Stadium
15 Aug 2026 14:30 GER v MAS (B) Belfius Hockey Arena
15 Aug 2026 19:00 ENG v PAK (D) Wagener Hockey Stadium
15 Aug 2026 21:00 BEL v FRA (B) Belfius Hockey Arena
Pool standings
Women
15 Aug 2026 10:00 AUS v JPN (A) Wagener Hockey Stadium
15 Aug 2026 11:30 GER v SCO (B) Belfius Hockey Arena
15 Aug 2026 16:00 NED v CHI (A) Wagener Hockey Stadium
15 Aug 2026 17:30 ARG v USA (B) Belfius Hockey Arena
Pool standings
FIH Match Centre
FIH Hockey World Cup: Three cups, one stage
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Belgium and the Netherlands will host a major tournament of champions, records and rivalries from 15-30 August, featuring a historic first: the inaugural FIH Para Hockey World Cup, from 20-24 August.
Belgium didn’t have a proper hockey stadium; now they are hosting a World Cup
Players played more in Bhubaneswar than in Belgium, and the results came before the recognition. Now, the country is co-hosting a World Cup, starting Saturday
by Mihir Vasavda
Belfius Hockey Arena in Wavre, Belgium. Credit: FIHBelfius Hockey Arena in Wavre, Belgium. (Credit: FIH)
“When we started, it wasn’t really imaginable to play a World Cup at home. We didn’t have a hockey stadium or anything.”
FIH Hockey World Cup 2026 Preview
In just two days, 16 men's and 16 women's teams will take the pitch in Belgium and the Netherlands for the 2026 FIH Hockey World Cup! The two-week-long nonstop action will showcase the world’s finest athletes as they battle for the coveted World Cup trophy and the opportunity to etch their names into hockey history. The No. 11 U.S. Women's National Team start their journey on Saturday, August 15 at Belfius Hockey Arena in Wavre, Belgium. Below is everything you need to know before the first match!
FIH Hockey World Cup 2026: Team Profile – South Africa Men
As we count down to the highly anticipated FIH Hockey World Cup Belgium and Netherlands 2026, we take a closer look at the competing men's and women's teams ready to battle for global supremacy. In this special preview series, we profile each nation's journey to the tournament, examining their road to qualification, historic achievements, key players to watch, and the tactical minds leading them into the ultimate hockey showcase. In today’s story we take a look at the South African men’s team, ranked #13 in the world.
FIH Hockey World Cup 2026: Team Profile – South Africa Women
As we count down to the highly anticipated FIH Hockey World Cup Belgium and Netherlands 2026, we take a closer look at the competing men's and women's teams ready to battle for global supremacy. In this special preview series, we profile each nation's journey to the tournament, examining their road to qualification, historic achievements, key players to watch, and the tactical minds leading them into the ultimate hockey showcase. In today’s story we take a look at the South African women’s team, ranked #18 in the world.
Why you should be excited for the opening matches of the World Cup
by Joshua McDougall & Dom Gasparich
Ahead of the 2026 FIH Hockey World Cup, the below feature explores what makes this year's tournament unique, with the men's and women's competitions being held together across Belgium and the Netherlands.
Hockeyroos World Cup Injury Update
Olivia Downes has been withdrawn from the Hockeyroos’ FIH Hockey World Cup squad after sustaining a hamstring injury during a practice match against South Africa. Scans have since confirmed a hamstring injury, ruling Downes out of the tournament.
Fulton's India ready to embrace World Cup pressure with defence, set-pieces under the scanner
Anish Anand
The Indian squad for the upcoming Men's World Cup. Hockey India
Craig Fulton is sitting in the long balcony of the building where his office is situated in Bengaluru's Sports Authority of the India campus. He is there talking to reporters one-on-one a few hours after his World Cup bound national team played a practice match. He's happy with what he saw during the match, as compared to practice game they'd played before that, which wasn't as 'productive'.
Can Craig Fulton’s defensive masterclass end India’s 51-year title drought?
Explore India’s prospects at the 2026 FIH Hockey World Cup. Analysis of Craig Fulton’s squad, the saffron jersey controversy, pool draw, and threats from Belgium and Germany.
Aashin Prasad
Challenging path: India will hope it retains its good habits when it comes up against traditional favourites Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands and Australia, sides that are tactically sound with highly skilled technical players who can prove to be difference-makers | Photo Credit: AFP
They say any publicity is good publicity. Or is it?
Can Sjoerd Marijne’s tactical return help India overcome off-field turmoil?
Sjoerd Marijne is back at the helm for India’s Women’s Hockey World Cup push. Can the team overcome recent controversy and tough pool opponents like China and England? Here is the full breakdown.
Aashin Prasad
Indian women’s team, under Salima Tete (C), is fighting on two fronts, chasing progress on the pitch while navigating the battles around it. | Photo Credit: AFP
If the rest of the world caught up with Asia before inching ahead in the 21st century in the men’s game, the continent has never been the standard-bearer in the women’s. No Asian team has won an Olympic gold or a World Cup title in the combined 27 editions of these tournaments. In fact, in the 15 World Cups, only three times has an Asian team made the semifinals, with China’s run in 2002 being the most recent.
Hockey: Jamie Carr happy to look after No 1 after Harte transplant
The opportunity is less about replacing a legend and more about embracing the responsibility, Carr says.
Michael Scully
LAST LINE: Ireland’s Jamie Carr. Pic: INPHO/Frank Uijlenbroek
Jamie Carr had been in no rush to ask for Ireland's number one jersey but, with the FIH Hockey World Cup looming, the time just felt right.
Furlong using 'freedom of fatherhood' at Hockey World Cup
By Gareth Bailey
Rhodri Furlong and his son Max. Rhodri Furlong plays midfield for Wales alongside his work as lead clinical vascular scientist at the Morriston Hospital. Image source, Irfon Bennett
As Wales' men begin a Hockey World Cup campaign for just the second time in their history on Saturday, all eyes shift to Amsterdam.
Faizal eyes goal-scoring farewell for Speedy Tigers at World Cup
By Aftar Singh
Striker Faizal Saari wants to make his fourth and final World Cup a tournament to remember, but Malaysia face a tough challenge when their campaign gets under way against defending champions Germany on Saturday. - PIC FROM MHC f3
KUALA LUMPUR: Striker Faizal Saari wants to make his fourth and final World Cup a tournament to remember, but Malaysia face a tough challenge when their campaign gets under way against defending champions Germany on Saturday.
"Could be my last WC": Manpreet Singh ahead of FIH Hockey World Cup
New Delhi [India]): India midfielder Manpreet Singh said the FIH Hockey Men's World Cup 2026 could be his last appearance at the global showpiece, adding that he is determined to help the team win the medal that has eluded them.
When Malaysia at the hockey World Cup stops being an event
Malaysia’s presence at the World Cup should be a national sporting moment. Instead, it arrives with difficult questions about audience, ambition and who comes next.
Frankie D’Cruz
Malaysia’s preparations for the World Cup come against a bigger challenge: building a team capable of sustaining the country beyond its ageing core. (Malaysian Hockey Confederation pic)
PETALING JAYA: What is Malaysian hockey worth to a broadcaster?
"Is It Because Of Saffron?" Indian Hockey Icon PR Sreejesh Baffled By Jersey Colour Row
Sreejesh said he had no objection regarding the change of jersey colour but found the explanation that blue jerseys affected visibility on blue turfs difficult to understand.
PR Sreejesh on hockey jersey colour controversy© AFP
The legendary P R Sreejesh has advised the Indian men's hockey team to leave behind the unnecessary jersey controversy and off-field noises and focus on ending the country's 50-year World Cup medal drought in next month's quadrennial event in the Netherlands and Belgium. The two-time Olympic bronze medallist said there was nothing unusual about changing jersey colours, noting that India had worn different kits at the 2014 and 2018 World Cups.
Thank you to the clubs and coaches behind Scotland’s World Cup dream
When Scotland’s women’s team steps onto the pitch at the FIH Hockey Women’s World Cup, they won’t be standing there alone.
Teammates in love and world’s top goalkeepers lead 11 LGBTQ stars at World Cup
Charlotte Englebert and Emma Puvrez are couple goals in the Belgium squad at a home Hockey World Cup with strong LGBTQ representation.
Jon Holmes
Emma Puvrez (center) celebrates with Charlotte Englebert (left) and their Belgium teammates after scoring in the Paris 2024 Olympics semifinal against China at Stade Yves Du Manoir. | Clive Brunskill/Getty Images
A long-running lesbian love story within the Belgium national team is just one reason why LGBTQ representation at the Women’s FIH Hockey World Cup will be celebrated.
Pakistan start preparation for Russia hockey event
The tournament will be held in Kazan from August 27 to September 1
Photo: PHF
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan players will assemble in Islamabad on Saturday (tomorrow) to kick-start their preparation for the four-nation invitational hockey tournament to be held in Kazan, Russia, from August 27 to September 1.
Canada set to visit Pakistan for bilateral hockey series
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s efforts to revive international hockey at home have received a boost, with Canada’s national team principally agreeing to visit Pakistan for a bilateral series early next year.
One Day Remains as U21 IPT Reaches Championship Deciders
Four days of hockey in Gqeberha have brought the 2026 South African Hockey U21 IPT to its final chapter.
Day 2 Results: 16th Hockey India Junior Women National Championship 2026
Pune, Maharashtra: The second day of the 16th Hockey India Junior Women National Championship 2026 witnessed competitive action across Divisions ‘B’ and ‘C’ in Pune, Maharashtra, with Le Puducherry Hockey, Hockey Andhra Pradesh, Assam Hockey and Hockey Karnataka securing victories, while Hockey Uttarakhand and Hockey Bihar played out a draw. Three matches were also decided by forfeit.
Chayon, Pintu join hockey coaching panel
Former national stars Mamunur Rahman Chayon and Imran Hasan Pintu have joined the Bangladesh national hockey team's coaching panel ahead of the Asian Games, as the Bangladesh Hockey Federation (BHF) aims to modernise their setup.
USA Field Hockey Announces Details for 2026-27 Indoor Season
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – USA Field Hockey is excited to officially launch the 2026-27 indoor season, with a full schedule of premier national events for all age divisions. Clubs are encouraged to register early, as spots are expected to fill quickly.
