News for 11 January 2026
All the news for Sunday 11 January 2026
EuroHockey Indoor Championship Men 2026
Heidelberg (GER)
All times GMT +1
10 Jan 2026 09:15 CZE v POL (Pool A) 4 - 4
10 Jan 2026 10:35 AUT v POR (Pool A) 3 - 3
10 Jan 2026 11:55 SUI v BEL (Pool B) 8 - 5
10 Jan 2026 13:15 GER v ESP (Pool B) 5 - 4
10 Jan 2026 16:30 CZE v BEL (5th/8th) 4 - 5
10 Jan 2026 17:55 SUI v POR (5th/8th) 5 - 5 (SO 2 - 0)
10 Jan 2026 19:20 AUT v ESP (Semi-final 1) 3 - 3 (SO 1 - 0)
10 Jan 2026 20:45 GER v POL (Semi-final 2) 3 - 4
11 Jan 2026 09:00 TUR v IRL (9th / 10th)
11 Jan 2026 10:25 CZE v POR (7th / 8th)
11 Jan 2026 11:50 BEL v SUI (5th/6th)
11 Jan 2026 13:15 ESP v GER (3rd/4th)
11 Jan 2026 14:40 AUT v POL (Final)
Pool standings
FIH Match Centre
Austria edge out Spain as Poland stun Germany to reach men’s EHIC final
Austria will face Poland in the men’s schauinsland reisen EuroHockey Championship final following a rocking day at the SNP Dome in Heidelberg.
2026 Test Matches RSA v CAN (W)
Pretoria, South Africa
All times GMT +2
9 Jan 2026 18:00 RSA v CAN 5 - 0
10 Jan 2026 16:00 RSA v CAN 0 - 0
11 Jan 2026 10:00 RSA v CAN
16 Jan 2026 18:00 RSA v CAN
17 Jan 2026 12:00 RSA v CAN
FIH Match Centre
SA Women’s Hockey Team and Canada play out scoreless draw in Test Two
The SA Women’s Hockey Team and the Canada Women’s Hockey Team played out a hard fought 0–0 draw in the second match of their five game series at HS Menlopark in Pretoria, in a contest defined by intensity, defensive discipline and near misses at both ends.
EuroHockey Indoor Championship II-A Men 2026
Sveti Ivan Zelina (CRO)
All times GMT +1
10 Jan 2026 11:30 HUN v BUL (Pool A) 9 - 3
10 Jan 2026 13:00 SVK v CRO (Pool A) 2 - 6
10 Jan 2026 17:00 BUL v SVK (Pool A) 2 - 13
10 Jan 2026 18:30 DEN v CRO (Pool A) 4 - 6
11 Jan 2026 08:30 SVK v DEN (Pool A) 2 - 3
11 Jan 2026 10:00 CRO v HUN (Pool A)
11 Jan 2026 13:00 3rd Pool A v 4th Pool A
11 Jan 2026 14:30 1st Pool A v 2nd Pool A
Pool Standings
FIH Match Centre
Croatia bound for II-A final with Denmark and Slovakia giving chase
Croatia assured themselves a place in the final of the men’s EuroHockey Indoor Championship II-A in Zelina following key wins over both Slovakia and Denmark.
EuroHockey Indoor Championship II-B Men 2026 (JØNK)
Oslo (NOR)
All times GMT +1
10 Jan 2026 10:00 SWE v ITA (Pool A) 1 - 17
10 Jan 2026 11:30 LTU v UKR (Pool A) 3 - 8
10 Jan 2026 13:00 GRE v NOR (Pool A) 6 - 3
10 Jan 2026 16:00 ITA v UKR (Pool A) 6 - 4
10 Jan 2026 17:30 GRE v SWE (Pool A) 5 - 4
10 Jan 2026 19:00 NOR v LTU (Pool A) 2 - 4
11 Jan 2026 10:00 LTU v ITA (Pool A)
11 Jan 2026 11:30 UKR v GRE (Pool A)
11 Jan 2026 13:00 NOR v SWE (Pool A)
Pool standings
FIH Match Centre
Italy close in on promotion as Greece are the comeback kings
Italy took a massive step toward promotion back to the top tier for the first time since 2010 while Greece produced an historic comeback to also make it two wins on Saturday.
SG Pipers defeat Shrachi Bengal Tigers 1-1 (3-2 SO) in the Final to lift the Women's Hero Hockey India League 2025-26 title
SG Pipers Captain Navneet Kaur, Juana Castellaro and Lola Riera scored in the shootout
Ranchi: After an intense 1-1 draw in regulation time, SG Pipers defeated Shrachi Bengal Tigers 3-2 in the shootout to lift the coveted Women’s Hero Hockey India League 2025-26 title. Preeti Dubey (53') and Lalremsiami (16') scored goals over the four quarters for SG Pipers and Shrachi Bengal Tigers respectively. Captain Navneet Kaur, Juana Castellaro and Lola Riera scored and Bansari Solanki made crucial saves in the shootout to help SG Pipers win the Final.
SG Pipers crowned champion after sudden-death win over Bengal Tigers
The final trickled down to the third sudden death of the season between the SG Pipers and Bengal Tigers with the latter prevailing both times. But when it mattered the most, the Pipers had the last laugh.
Santadeep Dey
SG Pipers celebrates winning the Women’s Hockey India League at the Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh Stadium on Saturday. | Photo Credit: RV MOORTHY
It was eventually Sofie Gierts’ coaching tour de force that saw the SG Pipers pull the rabbit out of the hat. For she won the one penalty shootout that eventually mattered.
SG Pipers clinch Women’s HIL 2025–26 title
SG Pipers edged Shrachi Bengal Tigers in a tense shootout after a 1-1 draw to lift the Women’s Hero Hockey India League trophy in Ranchi.
SG Pipers clinch Women’s HIL 2025–26 title (Photo credit: HI)
SG Pipers were crowned champions of the Women’s Hero Hockey India League 2025–26 after defeating Shrachi Bengal Tigers 3-2 in a shootout following a 1-1 draw in regulation time at Ranchi on Friday.
A blind bid, a missed run — how Sosha Benninga initially found no takers at W-HIL auction, still ended up in India
When no paddle went up for her name at the Women’s HIL auction, Sosha Benninga assumed India wasn’t on the itinerary. She signed up for a half-marathon instead, only to find out later that an unexpected journey awaited her.
Santadeep Dey
Born and raised in Amsterdam, Sosha Benninga comes from hockey royalty. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
The Egmond half-marathon on Sunday will have at least one runner by the name of Sosha Benninga missing in action during the flag-off.
Retired India forward Vandana Katariya ‘available’ to make international hockey return
Vandana Katariya, who had made her senior team debut in 2009, had left the sport last year as the most capped player in the history of Indian women’s hockey. She has 320 international appearances and 158 goals under her belt.
Santadeep Dey
FILE PHOTO: Vandana Katariya played her last match for India in February 2025 during the Bhubaneswar leg of the FIH Pro League. | Photo Credit: GETTY IMAGES
Former India forward Vandana Katariya, who had announced her retirement from international hockey on April 1, 2025, has now expressed eagerness to make a comeback to the national team.
Davinder Singh Garcha passes away at 73
Arnab Lall Seal
Former international hockey player Davinder Singh Garcha, who won the gold in the 1980 Moscow Olympics, passed away on Saturday in his Jalandhar home. He was 73 years old.