News for 09 January 2026
All the news for Friday 9 January 2026
EuroHockey Indoor Championship Men 2026
Heidelberg (GER)
All times GMT +1
8 Jan 2026 09:30 POL v TUR (Pool A) 5 - 1
8 Jan 2026 10:55 CZE v POR (Pool A) 4 - 3
8 Jan 2026 12:20 BEL v IRL (Pool B) 5 - 3
8 Jan 2026 13:45 SUI v ESP (Pool B) 1 - 7
8 Jan 2026 16:00 POL v POR (Pool A) 5 - 3
8 Jan 2026 17:25 AUT v TUR (Pool A) 4 - 4
8 Jan 2026 18:50 BEL v ESP (Pool B) 5 - 6
8 Jan 2026 20:15 GER v IRL (Pool B) 7 - 3
9 Jan 2026 10:00 POR v TUR (Pool A)
9 Jan 2026 11:20 CZE v AUT (Pool A)
9 Jan 2026 12:40 ESP v IRL (Pool B)
9 Jan 2026 14:00 SUI v GER (Pool B)
9 Jan 2026 16:15 TUR v CZE (Pool A)
9 Jan 2026 17:35 POL v AUT (Pool A)
9 Jan 2026 18:55 IRL v SUI (Pool B)
9 Jan 2026 20:15 BEL v GER (Pool B)
10 Jan 2026 09:15 CZE v POL (Pool A)
10 Jan 2026 10:35 AUT v POR (Pool A)
10 Jan 2026 11:55 SUI v BEL (Pool B)
10 Jan 2026 13:15 GER v ESP (Pool B)
10 Jan 2026 16:30 3rd Pool A v 4th Pool B (5th/8th (M21))
10 Jan 2026 17:55 3rd Pool B v 4th Pool A (5th/8th place (M22))
10 Jan 2026 19:20 1st Pool A v 2nd Pool B (Semi-final 1)
10 Jan 2026 20:45 1st Pool B v 2nd Pool A (Semi-final 2)
Pool standings
FIH Match Centre
Turkish delight as Poland and Spain double-up on opening day in Heidelberg
Poland and Spain made the big moves on day one of the men’s EuroHockey Indoor Championship in Heidelberg as they both won twice in their respective pools.
2026 Test Matches RSA v CAN (W)
Pretoria, South Africa
All times GMT +2
9 Jan 2026 18:00 RSA v CAN
10 Jan 2026 16:00 RSA v CAN
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
EuroHockey Indoor Championship II-A Men 2026
Sveti Ivan Zelina (CRO)
All times GMT +1
9 Jan 2026 12:00 DEN v BUL (Pool A)
9 Jan 2026 13:30 SVK v HUN (Pool A)
9 Jan 2026 17:30 DEN v HUN (Pool A)
9 Jan 2026 19:00 CRO v BUL (Pool A)
Pool standings
FIH Match Centre
Norway ready for first men’s indoor championship hosting
Men’s EuroHockey Indoor Championship II-B (Oslo, Norway) – January 9 to 11, 2026
Norway will host a men’s EuroHockey Indoor Championship competition for the first time as II-B comes to the Klemetsrudhallen this weekend.
Vedanta Kalinga Lancers move to second spot after clinching a narrow 2-1 win against Shrachi Bengal Tigers in the Men’s Hero Hockey India League
Boby Singh Dhami bagged a late-winning goal for the Lancers after Affan Yousuf had restored parity for the Tigers
Chennai: Vedanta Kalinga Lancers registered their second win on the trot, clinching a narrow 2-1 victory against Shrachi Bengal Tigers in the Men’s Hero Hockey India League (HIL) 2025-26 at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium, Egmore on Thursday. Alexander Hendrickx (52’) and Boby Singh Dhami (57’) scored for the winners, while Affan Yousuf (56’) netted for the Tigers.
Late goals help Kalinga Lancers edge past Bengal Tigers
After umpteen wastes at both ends, Lancers took the three points courtesy of strikes from Alexander Hendrickx and Boby Singh Dhami.
Abhishek Saini
Kalinga Lancers’ Boby Singh Dhami (second from right) celebrates after scoring the winning goal against Bengal Tigers during their Hockey India League 2025-26 match. | Photo Credit: R. RAGU
A final-quarter flurry of goals provided a contrasting end to a match strewn with misses as Kalinga Lancers defeated Bengal Tigers 2-1 in the Hockey India League at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium in Chennai on Thursday.
Ranchi Royals overpower SG Pipers 5-2 to finish third in the Women's Hero Hockey India League
Lucina von der Heyde and Hannah Cotter netted a brace each to ensure victory for the hosts
Ranchi: Ranchi Royals produced a dominant all-round performance to defeat SG Pipers 5-2 in their last Women’s Hero Hockey India League 2025-26 encounter, with a clinical fourth-quarter display sealing the victory as the hosts finished third in the tournament. Lucina von der Heyde (2’, 47’), Sangita Kumari (24’), and Hannah Cotter (55’, 60’) scored goals for the Royals, while Navneet Kaur (10’, 58’) netted a brace for the Pipers, who have already qualified for the Final of the tournament.
SG Pipers suffers heavy loss to Ranchi Royals
SG Pipers seemed to have momentarily lost the plot just ahead of the big final as it was humbled by the already-eliminated Ranchi Royals 2-5 in the highest-scoring encounter of the 2025-26 edition.
Santadeep Dey
Ranchi Royals players celebrate after scoring the fourth goal against SG Pipers during their Women’s Hockey India League match. | Photo Credit: RV MOORTHY
SG Pipers seemed to have momentarily lost the plot just ahead of the big final as it was humbled by the already-eliminated Ranchi Royals 2-5 in the highest-scoring encounter of the 2025-26 edition of the Women’s Hockey India League at the Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh AstroTurf Stadium in Ranchi.
To play sport at highest level, you’ve got to have inner fight: England hockey star Sam Ward on playing after horrific facial injury
International hockey, once central to Ward’s life, seemed distant after an injury that cost him 70 per cent of his vision in the left eye. Yet, beneath the trauma and uncertainty, something else stirred—an inner fight that refused to let go.
S. Prasanna Venkatesan
FILE PHOTO: Losing vision meant losing depth perception, a skill vital in a sport played at blistering speed. Ward had to retrain his brain almost from scratch. | Photo Credit: R. RAGU
There are days when sports careers are shaped by years of hard work, and others when everything changes in a fraction of a second.
What are the key takeaways from the teams that played in their first Junior World Cup? Let’s hear from them!
The year 2025 concluded with both the FIH Hockey Junior World Cups, women’s and men’s, which, for the very first time, featured a record total of 48 teams!
Gurjot Singh eyes permanent senior spot after Junior World Cup glory
Coming from Hussainabad, a small village near Jalandhar, hockey would have been lost on Gurjot had he not enrolled himself at the government school in the neighbouring village, Sarinh, and stumbled upon kids playing a sport with sticks.
Abhishek Saini
Gurjot Singh, who was part of India team which won bronze-medal at Junior World Cup 2025, is playing for HIL Governing Council in Hockey India League 2025-26. | Photo Credit: Instagram @gurjotsingh_07_
Gurjot Singh was going through his usual regimen at the junior training camp at the Sports Authority of India centre in Bengaluru when he was caught by surprise. At this time, he was in the reckoning for the FIH Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup 2025, which was still more than 12 months away, and had played for India at the Hockey 5s World Cup. But the then 20-year-old had no inkling of the curveball heading his way.
Super 6s returns to Derby Arena next month
The Super 6s Indoor Championships return to Derby Arena on the 1st February 2026.
Last weekend of the league format at the Scottish Indoor National League Division 1
This is the last weekend of the indoor league format for both men`s and women`s division 1 as the teams jostle for one or other of the groups on the 1,4,5,8 and 2,3,6,7 format for the next stage of the competition.
Hockey Australia and Kookaburra Sport unveil player-designed kits under new apparel partnership
Hockey Australia is proud to announce Kookaburra Sport as its official apparel partner, marking a new chapter in one of Australian sport’s most enduring partnerships and ushering in a bold new era of apparel for the national teams, pathways and fans.