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.
Tuesday 17 February 2026
FIH Hockey World Cup Belgium and Netherlands 2026 Pools to be revealed on 17 March!
Are you planning to be in Belgium and the Netherlands this August to attend the FIH Hockey World Cup in person and eager to find out where your favourite team will be playing? Or perhaps you are following the World Cup closely, awaiting the Qualifiers to determine the final teams to secure their place at the most prestigious FIH event, and wondering which teams will face each other in the group stage?
Kookaburras announce squad for Block 2 of Hobart Pro League
The Kookaburras have named a strong 24-man squad for Block 2 of the FIH Pro League in Hobart, following an impressive unbeaten opening campaign on home soil.
Consistency a concern after disappointing home games as India makes squad changes for FIH Pro League Hobart leg
The upcoming leg of the tournament will feature India alongside Spain and host Australia.
Uthra Ganesan
File photo: Hardik Singh has been appointed as the captain of the side, replacing Harmanpreet Singh, who is out due to personal reasons. | Photo Credit: Getty Images
India’s disappointing opening home leg of the FIH Pro League has caused concern in the top management of the federation. In a year when the World Cup and the Asian Games are scheduled less than a month apart, with the Pro League as the only competitive outing for the side, losing a quarter of their matches hasn’t gone down well with Hockey India's top brass.
Harmanpreet Singh opts out; Hardik Singh to lead the team in Hobart
India to face hosts Australia and Spain twice each in the Hobart leg of the 2025-26 Pro League season. 
Hardik Singh will lead the Indian side at the FIH Men’s Pro League 2025–26 in Hobart. (Photo credit: Hockey India)
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 February 20-25 at the Tasmania Hockey Centre in Hobart.
Harmanpreet out due to personal reasons; Hardik to lead India in Hobart
The side lost all its four matches in the just-concluded Rourkela leg, which included a shocking 0-8 drubbing at the hands of Argentina
The upcoming leg of the tournament will feature India alongside Spain and hosts Australia at the Tasmania Hockey Centre in Hobart. X@TheHockeyIndia
Mid-fielder Hardik Singh was on Tuesday named captain of the embattled Indian men's hockey team for its FIH Pro League matches in Hobart from February 20 to 25 after regular skipper Harmanpreet Singh was left out "due to personal reasons."
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
India now head 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.
A disappointing end to Pakistan hockey team’s Australia tour
LAHORE: The Pakistan national hockey team’s tour of Australia concluded on a sour note, with off-field challenges compounding their winless run in the FIH Pro League.
Pakistan Hockey team hit by accommodation crisis during Australia tour
PHF had initially paid for seven days of lodging in Hobart
By Sohail Imran
An undated picture of the Pakistan hockey team participating in the FIH Pro Hockey League. — FIH
HOBART: The Pakistan national hockey team’s stay in Australia ended on a disappointing note, with players reportedly struggling with significant accommodation issues, sources told Geo News on Monday.
Canberra hotel fiasco: Pakistan Hockey Federation under scrutiny after PSB gives payment proof
The PHF and PSB have been under fire after it came to light that the Pakistan hockey team had to wait for 13-14 hours at Sydney airport, as the federation had not arranged for any accommodation or food for the players and officials.
File - The Pakistan team had to endure a chaotic start to its FIH Pro League campaign after being left without hotel accommodation upon arrival in Canberra, reportedly due to unpaid bills by the PHF. | Photo Credit: M VEDHAN
Under-fire Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has found itself in hot water after the state-run Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) confirmed that it had given the sports body more than 10 million rupees to arrange for hotel accommodation of the national team in Australia.
Hockeyroos announce squad for 2026 FIH Women's World Cup Qualifiers in Chile
Hockey Australia has today announced the 18-athlete Hockeyroos squad set to travel to Chile for the FIH Hockey Women’s World Cup 2026 Qualifiers.
Speedy Tigresses face uphill battle to break World Cup hoodoo
By Aftar Singh
National coach Nasihin Nubli during the press conference at the National Hockey Stadium in Bukit Jalil on Monday. - BERNAMA PIC
KUALA LUMPUR: Expect no miracles.
The national women's hockey team are likely to extend their unwanted streak of never qualifying for the World Cup.
Post deliver Club Trophy gold as Vinnitsa’s epic comeback earns Ukraine promotion
Post SV secured the EuroHockey Indoor Trophy title for men with a 5-3 victory against Iris Hockey Lambersart, earning promotion along with Ukraine following OKS SHVSM Vinnitsa’s second place finish overall.
Bra take gold as Inverleith join Challenge I promotion party
HC Bra completed a perfect weekend as their 5-3 win over Lithuania’s Širvintos saw them take gold in Sofia with a five from five record.
Promotion secured in style by Inverleith in Sofia
INVERLEITH 10 RACA (SLOVAKIA) 1
Prior to the tournament Inverleith coach Stuart Neave stated: “I firmly believe Scottish clubs are capable of playing in a higher division and see it as our responsibility to make that possible for Grove Menzieshill next season.”
Valhalla reach golden promised land with Vantaa Challenge II victory
Valhalla went the distance in an epic final shoot-out to win the men’s EuroHockey Indoor Club Challenge II in Vantaa, eventually getting gold in the third round of sudden death.
Cardiff & Met hail unforgettable experience at Challenge II in Vantaa
Cardiff & Met celebrated a “historic moment” for the club as they won their first ever European indoor participation with gold as they won the final 2-1 over Hungary’s AHC.