News for 15 September 2026
All the news for Tuesday 15 September 2026
2026 South American Games Santa Fe (ODESUR)
Santa Fe
All times GMT -6
Men
14 Sep 2026 15:00 ARG v PER (Pool A) 22 - 0
15 Sep 2026 14:00 CHI v URU (Pool A)
Pool Standings
Women
14 Sep 2026 10:00 ARG v PAR (Pool A) 14 - 0
15 Sep 2026 10:00 CHI v PER (Pool A)
15 Sep 2026 16:00 URU v ARG (Pool A)
Pool Standings
FIH Match Centre
South American Games hockey: Las Leonas began with a rout in Santa Fe
The Argentine women’s national team, freshly crowned world champion, played its first match of the tournament before a stadium packed with local fans. It was a 14-0 victory over Paraguay_
Asian Games 2026: India hockey teams chase gold with LA Olympics berth at stake
India’s men will start as favourites while the women enter with renewed confidence, but both teams face a demanding Asian Games campaign after contrasting World Cup outings.
Aashin Prasad
Both Indian men’s and women’s teams will enter the 2026 Asian Games as favourites. | Photo Credit: Hockey India
Despite the Indian teams’ mixed performances at the recently concluded World Cups, with the men finishing eighth and the women placing a commendable fifth, the men’s side will enter the Asian Games as the overwhelming favourite for the gold.
Why Asian gold is within reach for India's women hockey team
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Getty Images (L-R) Felice Albers of Holland Women, Baljeet Kaur of India Women during the World Cup Women match between Holland Women v India Women Getty Images
With the Asian Games in Japan beginning on Saturday, expectations are high for India's women hockey players to challenge for a medal - perhaps even gold.
India men’s hockey team for Asian Games 2026 announced: Full team led by Harmanpreet Singh
Hockey India has announced the 20-member men’s squad for the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya. Check the full team, captain, key players and fixtures.
India has been drawn in Pool A alongside host Japan, Korea, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Indonesia. | Photo Credit: Hockey India
Hockey India has named a 20-member Indian men’s squad for the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, with star drag-flicker Harmanpreet Singh retaining the captaincy as India begins its title defence.
Asian Games 2026: Indian men’s hockey team drawn with Japan, Korea; Pakistan in Pool B
Defending champion India will be kept apart from archrival Pakistan, which will take its place in Pool B in the 12-team tournament.
Indian team captain Harmanpreet Singh celebrates with teammates after winning the Men's Hockey Final match against Japan at the 19th Asian Games, in Hangzhou. | Photo Credit: PTI
The Indian men’s hockey team has been slotted into Pool A alongside Japan and South Korea in the upcoming Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya.
MHC top officials should resign if Malaysia fail to meet Asian Games target
By Aftar Singh
The Malaysia national hockey team in action at the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in Ipoh on Nov 30, 2025. -- NSTP/Filepic
KUALA LUMPUR: The entire Malaysian Hockey Confederation (MHC) committee should resign if the national men's hockey team fail to meet their target of reaching the final at the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya.
PHF chief says Pakistan team’s visit to India for Hockey Asian Champions Trophy depends on government clearance
Islamabad [Pakistan]: Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) president Mohyuddin Ahmed Wani said on Monday that the team's visit to India for the Hockey Asian Champions Trophy is subject to government clearance and the federation will follow whatever government asks them to do, Dawn reported. India have won most of their matches against the traditonal rivals in the past over two decades.
Pakistan’s visit to India for Asian Champions Trophy subject to government clearance, says PHF chief Wani
Kashif Abbasi
Pakistan’s proposed tour to India for next month’s Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament is subject to government clearance, the president of the country’s hockey federation Mohyuddin Ahmed Wani said on Monday, after Indian Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann claimed that Pakistan would participate in the event.
India-Pakistan hockey showdown in Jalandhar on Nov 1; PM Modi to be invited
Clash coincides with Punjab Day: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann unveils trophy logo
Deepankar Sharda
Chief Minister Punjab Bhagwant Singh Mann releases the Hockey Asian Champions Trophy 2026 logo in the presence of Hockey India officials. Tribune photo: Vicky
The Indian hockey team will take on arch-rivals Pakistan in Jalandhar during the Men’s Asian Champions Trophy, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said on Monday. If all goes as planned, the high-profile clash scheduled for November 1 is expected to be the tournament’s blockbuster fixture.
Hockey India will be ‘happy’ to open centre of excellence in Punjab
Deepankar Sharda
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann with Hockey India secretary Bhola Nath Singh in Mohali on Monday.
The Men's Asian Champions Trophy provides the Punjab government with the perfect opportunity to strengthen its case for hosting more international hockey tournaments in the future.
Hockey India, franchises mull change in HIL governance structure
Even as some of the top brass of the federation was present in Chandigarh for the formal announcement of the men’s Asian Champions Trophy on Monday, president Dilip Tirkey was meeting Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya and other senior government officials along with HIL franchises in New Delhi.
Uthra Ganesan
Cdr RK Srivastava (extreme left), who has been directed to cede authority as DG, was present along with secretary general Bholanath Singh (second from right) and chief selector RP Singh in Chandigarh, accompanying Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann for the Asian Champions Trophy announcement. | Photo Credit: Hockey India/X
The tussle within Hockey India shows no sign of resolving any time soon.
Hockey India calls for emergent Executive Board meeting amid infighting
The executive board meeting will be held on September 18.
Hockey India President Dilip Tirkey (left) and Secretary General Bhola Nath Singh. (Photo credit: Hockey India)
The controversy-mired Hockey India has called an emergent Executive Board meeting on September 18 here to resolve the differences among its top officials and restructure the struggling Hockey India League to create an independent Governing Council.
Mansukh Mandaviya asks Hockey India, franchises to chart HIL revival plan
Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has directed Hockey India and HIL franchises to form a five-member panel and prepare a roadmap for the league’s revival.
"It is our responsibility to ensure that no athlete is ever subjected to injustice," said the minister.
Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Monday asked Hockey India and Hockey India League franchise owners to work out a comprehensive roadmap to ensure financial viability and sustainability of the cash-strapped league and set up a five-member panel for that.
Railway Sports Promotion Board Clinch Title at 6th Hockey India Senior Men Inter-Department National Championship
Hyderabad: The 6th Hockey India Senior Men Inter-Department National Championship 2026 came to a close in Hyderabad, with Railway Sports Promotion Board lifting the title after a commanding 4-1 win over All India Police Sports Control Board in the final, while Petroleum Sports Promotion Board secured third place.
Defence Force, QPCC stay perfect
by Nigel Simon
Defending champion Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force and Queen’s Park Cricket Club (QPCC) both won for their second straight time when the T&T Hockey Board Indoor Championships Men’s Open Division continued at the Woodbrook Youth Facility, Port-of-Spain, on Sunday (September 13).
Iowa, Northwestern, Maryland Receive Field Hockey Weekly Awards
van Aalsum (IOWA), Boon (NU) and Gilmore (MD) honored
ROSEMONT, lll. – The Big Ten Conference has announced its Field Hockey Offensive Player, Defensive Player and Freshman of the Week awards for games played Sept. 11-13.
Talent Accelerator 2032 to fast-track Australia’s next generation towards Brisbane 2032
TA32 has one clear destination: developing world-class Australian athletes capable of delivering on the international stage at Brisbane 2032 and beyond.
Hockey Australia is set to launch Talent Accelerator (TA32), a targeted athlete development initiative designed to identify and accelerate the next generation of world-class Australian hockey talent on the road to the Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games.
Yakeb delivers hospital bed to assist former hockey player Brian
By Aftar Singh
The National Athletes Welfare Foundation (Yakeb) donated a hospital bed to hockey legend Brian Sta Maria in his home in Petaling Jaya yesterday. From left are Yakeb general manager Zuhairi Abd Manaf, Brian’s wife Lee Mun Ngoh, R. Pathmarajah, Datin Mona Chin Wai Looi, Datuk Poon Fook Loke and Yakeb secretary Aminuddin Nasir. -- PIC from Yakeb
KUALA LUMPUR: The National Athletes Welfare Foundation (Yakeb) team visited former national hockey player Brian Sta Maria's home in Petaling Jaya to deliver follow-up assistance for his discharge from University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC).