Thursday 19 February 2026
2025-26 FIH Hockey Pro League
Hobart, Tasmania
All Matches GMT +11
Men
20 Feb 2026 19:30 AUS v ESP (RR)
21 Feb 2026 17:30 IND v ESP (RR)
22 Feb 2026 17:30 AUS v IND (RR)
23 Feb 2026 19:30 AUS v ESP (RR)
24 Feb 2026 19:30 ESP v IND (RR)
25 Feb 2026 19:30 AUS v IND (RR)
Pool standings
Women
20 Feb 2026 17:30 AUS v ESP (RR)
21 Feb 2026 15:30 CHN v ESP (RR)
22 Feb 2026 15:30 AUS v CHN (RR)
23 Feb 2026 17:30 AUS v ESP (RR)
24 Feb 2026 17:30 ESP v CHN (RR)
25 Feb 2026 17:30 AUS v CHN (RR)
Pool Standings
FIH Match Centre
GEORGIE PARKER: Hockeyroos have long road back to glory days of 2000 Sydney Olympics
They were once the powerhouse of Australian female sport, now they are barely a blip on the sporting radar.
Georgie Parker
The gold-medal winning 2000 Olympic Hockyroos. Credit: The Nightly
I never thought I’d say this out loud, but I’m genuinely worried about the Hockeyroos.
11 losses in 12 matches puts Indian men's team under scanner
Indian men's hockey team's dismal performance in the Rourkela leg points at the cracks within the set up.
By Abhijit Nair 
Harmanpreet Singh (Photo credit: Hockey India)
19 goals conceded, 5 scored. A goal difference of -14 in just four matches.
Pakistan hockey in major crisis on eve of World Cup qualifying event
Mohammad Yaqoob
LAHORE: Pakistan hockey faces a fresh crisis and a potentially massive one in the immediate backdrop of the off-the-field fiasco the national team experienced on their just-concluded tour to Australia for the FIH Pro League second leg.
Hockey coach Tahir Zaman rejects ‘sensationalised’ Australia tour controversy
LAHORE - Pakistan national hockey team head coach Tahir Zaman has rejected allegations surrounding the team’s recent tour of Australia, saying that the matter was ‘unnecessarily sensationalised’ and facts were distorted.
Pakistan hockey captain made to shut up on federation's mismanagement by invoking India: 'My country should...'
Videos of Pakistani hockey players stranded outdoors without accommodation in Australia went viral but captain Ammad Butt had said that everything was fine. Now, he has said that he was forced to lie by the management in the name of India.)
Pakistan have lost all of their 8 matches at the FIH Pro League this season. X/FIH
Pakistan’s hockey captain, Ammad Shakeel Butt, has slammed Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) for its mismanagement after players were “left helpless” during their tour to Australia for the latest round of the FIH Pro League.
PHF chief Tariq Bugti steps down; Ammad Butt handed two-year ban
PHF also announced disciplinary action against Ammad Butt
The collage of photos shows Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) President Tariq Bugti (left) and Pakistan hockey captain Ammad Shakeel Butt. —Screenshot/GeoNews/Instagram/AmmadButt
LAHORE: Tariq Bugti has formally stepped down as President of the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF), dispatching his resignation to the Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif just as the national team prepares for a crucial qualifying round.
Veteran Shelley Jones feels more international exposure key to SA’s hockey medal hopes
Rowan Callaghan
Shelley Jones has represented SA at scores on international tournaments but has not lost her hunger for the sport. Image: Supplied
Former South African hockey stalwart Shelley Jones believes consistent exposure to top international competition is the only way the country’s national teams can become genuine medal contenders, with the FIH Hockey World Cup looming later this year.
Junior USWNT Staff Names 2026 U-16 & U-18 Tour Rosters
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Following a 3-day training camp this past weekend in Charlotte, N.C., the Junior U.S. Women’s National Team coaches have named the 2026 U.S. U-16 and U-18 Women's National Team tour rosters for the U-16 and U-18 squads traveling to Europe this spring. All athletes named to the U-16 or U-18 USWNT travel rosters, and those named as alternates, will attend the next training camp from March 20 to 22, 2026 at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Meet the Pool B teams at the women’s EuroHockey Indoor Club Cup
Pool B of the women’s EuroHockey Indoor Club Cup in Swarzędz features a number of Europe’s most frequent visitors battling to be in the top two of their group to advance to the semi-final stages.
Lambersart hosts first ever Euro indoor tournament as Club Trophy comes to France
Lambersart hosts a EuroHockey indoor tournament for the first time having previously welcomed an outdoor Challenge II in 2014, making for a special event this weekend with Indoor Club Trophy arriving in the north-west of Lille.
The World’s Oldest Club Hockey Cup returns as clubs prepare for KO16 round of the AIG Irish Senior Cup
The AIG Irish Senior Cup returns this weekend, with another campaign in the World’s Oldest Club Hockey Cup primed to provide even more magical moments. This weekend will see sixteen Men’s and Women’s clubs take their first steps towards writing themselves into the annals of Irish Hockey History.
2026 National Indoor Festival Wraps Up in Virginia Beach
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – The fifth annual National Indoor Festival (NIF), presented by Pepwear, concluded on Monday at the Virginia Beach Sports Center in Virginia Beach, Va. After three days of competition and plenty of fun, 21 Pool Winners were crowned.
Wednesday 18 February 2026
Road to the FIH Hockey World Cup: Women’s Qualifier Action Set to Ignite in Santiago, Chile
The race for a place at the FIH Hockey Women’s World Cup 2026 takes a dramatic turn as Santiago, Chile prepares to host one of the sport’s most pivotal events — the Women’s FIH Hockey World Cup Qualifiers from 2 – 8 March 2026.
Hockeyroos announce Block 2 squad for FIH Pro League in Hobart
Hockey Australia has today announced a new-look Hockeyroos squad for Block 2 of the FIH Pro League in Hobart, as the majority of the Block 1 group departs for Santiago, Chile to contest the FIH Hockey World Cup Qualifiers.
Hockey India announce 24-member squad for FIH Men’s Pro League 2025–26 Hobart leg
Hardik Singh will lead the team for the upcoming leg of the FIH Men’s Pro League 2025–26 in Hobart
New Delhi: Hockey India on Tuesday announced a 24-member Indian Men's Hockey Team for the Hobart leg of the FIH Men’s Pro League 2025–26, scheduled to take place from 20th to 25th February at the Tasmania Hockey Centre in Hobart. The upcoming leg of the tournament will feature India alongside Spain and hosts Australia, promising high-octane and competitive hockey action.
‘There Will Be a Big Difference This Time’: Angad Bir Singh Promises a Transformed Version of Himself as he Returns to Indian Team After a Year for FIH Pro League 2025-26
With renewed confidence and improved skillset, the young forward aims to contribute to India’s Pro League campaign in Hobart
New Delhi: Indian men’s hockey forward Angad Bir Singh has been named in the 24-member Indian squad for the Hobart leg of the FIH Pro League 2025-26, marking his return to international action after nearly a year as he didn’t play for the senior team since making his international debut against Ireland during the FIH Pro League 2024–25 season in Bhubaneswar.
FIH Pro League losses indicate Indian hockey’s problems go beyond scoreline
India’s Pro League results were bad. The performances were worse. A breakdown in basics, fitness and attitude has put Fulton’s team under the microscope.
Uthra Ganesan
Litmus test: India now heads to Australia for a Hobart double-header, two games each against Australia and Spain. If Rourkela was a warning, Hobart will be the examination, and India will need to look nothing like the team that unravelled at home. | Photo Credit: BISWARANJAN ROUT
Four games, four losses, each worse than the previous one, at a venue that had been hitherto impenetrable, a fortress unconquered. Even by Indian hockey’s traditionally slow-starting standards, this was a beginning to a crucial year that Craig Fulton and his boys would not have anticipated.
Pakistan hockey tour controversy deepens as captain levels serious allegations
Butt demands strict action against PHF over player mistreatment in Australia, refuses to play under current officials
Pakistan national hockey team captain Ammad Shakeel Butt talking to the media at the Lahore airport on February 17, 2026. — Geo News/Screengrab
Pakistan national hockey team captain Ammad Shakeel Butt has broken his silence regarding the Australia tour, levelling serious allegations of mismanagement and mental torture against the team management and the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF).
'We washed dishes before matches’: Pakistan Hockey captain blasts PHF over humiliating Australia tour
Captain Shakeel Ahmad Butt questioned how the team could be expected to deliver results under such circumstances
Pakistan hockey captain Shakeel Ahmad Butt has strongly criticised the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) after the national team endured what he described as a humiliating and chaotic tour of Australia.
PHF, PSB trade blame after Pro League mismanagement
Mohammad Yaqoob
PAKISTAN hockey team players stranded in Australia. —Dawn
LAHORE: The Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) and the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) have traded blame over alleged mismanagement during the national hockey team’s participation in the second leg of the FIH Pro League in Hobart, Australia, prompting Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to take notice and order an immediate inquiry.
PM Shehbaz takes notice of national hockey team's accommodation crisis in Australia
IPC Minister Sanaullah says administrative lapses affected Pakistan's sporting reputation
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif addresses United Nations meeting. — Reuters/File
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister of Pakistan Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has taken notice of mismanagement during the national men's hockey team's tour to Australia for the FIH Pro League, Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) announced on Tuesday.
Sreejesh re-applies for India junior men’s chief coach position
A two-time Olympic bronze medallist, Sreejesh was appointed junior men’s chief coach in August 2024 and guided India to a bronze-medal finish at the FIH Men’s Junior World Cup in Chennai last December.
Sreejesh, who has his eyes set on becoming the senior team’s coach in future, has applied again for the junior head coach position. | Photo Credit: R. RAGU
Legendary goalkeeper P.R. Sreejesh, whose contract as India’s junior men’s hockey team chief coach ended in December last year, has re-applied for the post, with a decision expected in a fortnight.
Minka Woolley Retires After 30 Years of International Hockey
by Kirsten Stuckey
After more than 30 years contributing to hockey at the highest level, Minka Woolley has retired from her role as an Umpire Manager with the International Hockey Federation (FIH). While this marks the end of her international Umpire Manager appointments, her influence across officiating — particularly within Oceania — will continue for many years to come.
Meet the Pool A teams at the women’s EuroHockey Indoor Club Cup
The 34th women’s EuroHockey Indoor Club Cup arrives in Swarzędz on Friday with Poland hosting the event for the first time with eight teams going for glory.
UKS Swarek Swarzędz bring remarkable rise from fighting for pink sticks to facing Europe’s elite
When UKS Swarek Swarzędz step onto the court this weekend for the women’s EuroHockey Indoor Club Cup, it will mark a unique moment in an incredible journey for both the club and Polish hockey in general.
First Weekend of 2026 NIT Concludes, U-14 Girls & Co-Ed Pool Winners Crowned
LANCASTER, Pa. – This past weekend, the 2026 National Indoor Tournament (NIT), presented by YOLO Sportswear, kicked off at Spooky Nook Sports in Lancaster, Pa. The annual three-weekend event started with the U-14 Girls & Co-Ed division, where over 300 teams competed over four days for the title of Pool Champion. The 2026 NIT continues next weekend with the U-16 Girls division.
