News for 12 October 2026
All the news for Monday 12 October 2026
Women Indoor Senior Test Series (NAM vs RSA)
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9 Oct 2026 19:00 NAM v RSA 3 - 0
10 Oct 2026 12:00 RSA v NAM 3 - 4
10 Oct 2026 19:30 NAM v RSA 1 - 2
11 Oct 2026 11:00 NAM v RSA 1 - 2
11 Oct 2026 17:00 RSA v NAM 4 - 4
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SPAR South Africa Draw Level to Set Up Namibia Series Decider
The SPAR South African Women’s Indoor Hockey team completed their fightback from two matches down with a 2–1 victory over Namibia in the fourth Test in Windhoek on Sunday morning, levelling the five-match series at 2–2.
Tegan Fourie Hat-Trick Secures Dramatic Draw as Namibia Series Ends Level
A Tegan Fourie hat-trick, completed with a 39th-minute equaliser, earned the SPAR South African Women’s Indoor Hockey team a dramatic 4–4 draw against Namibia in the fifth and final Test in Windhoek on Sunday afternoon.
Guatemala Claims Double Gold at Central American Hockey5s Championship
Guatemala emerged as the undisputed champion of the 2026 Central American Hockey5s Development Tournament, claiming gold medals in both the men's and women's competitions after four exciting days of hockey in Managua.
India’s Five Titles: The most successful team in men’s Asian Champions Trophy history
India will look to add a sixth title when Punjab hosts the 2026 edition of the Hero Asian Champions Trophy from October 27 to November 5 in Jalandhar and Mohali
New Delhi: The Indian men’s team’s journey in the Asian Champions Trophy (ACT) has been a story of consistency, resilience and an enduring ability to deliver. Since the tournament’s inception in 2011, the Indian team has established itself as the most succes
World Cup setback fuelled the gold run in Asian Games: Shilanand Lakra
Arnab Lall Seal
Shilanand Lakra
KOLKATA: The disappointment of a poor World Cup campaign could have derailed India’s Olympic ambitions. Instead, the setback became the Indian men’s hockey team’s rallying point as they fought their way to a second successive Asian Games gold and a place at the Los Angeles Olympics.
Hope and reality
Ijaz Chaudhry
The Green Shirts during the third position match at the Asian Games in which they beat South Korea 5-3 to take the bronze medal | X
Pakistan’s hockey team won the bronze medal at the 2026 Asian Games. Is this satisfactory or unsatisfactory? The answer to this is not straightforward.
Arminen qualify for EHL Easter festival for first time since 2022
SV Arminen got the result they needed to advance to the EHL FINALS next Easter for the first time since 2022 as they defeated Lille MHC 2-1, eliminating Edinburgh University in the process.
Lisnagarvey soar past CAM 92 into EHL FINALS
Lisnagarvey eased past the challenge of CAM 92 6-0 to advance from Pool D, going through to the knock-out stages of the competition for a third time.
Lisnagarvey equal best ever win by Irish club
Lisnagarvey soared past CAM 92 into EHL FINALS PIC: EHL/Worldsportpics
Lisnagarvey matched the biggest winning margin by an Irish club in Euro Hockey League history as they secured a place in next Easter’s FINAL12 alongside HC Oranje-Rood, Royal Orée and SV Arminen.
Grandstand Grandchamp’s double sees Orée eliminate Rot-Weiss Köln
A penalty corner double from Loris Grandchamp saw Royal Orée grab a 2-2 draw against Rot-Weiss Köln, sending them through to the EHL FINALS weekend with the German giants bowing out.
Walker double delights Oranje-Rood home crowd
Two goals from Struan Walker underpinned an eight-goal thriller for Oranje-Rood over Wimbledon, a result which send the Dutch side through to next Easter’s FINAL12.
Edinburgh University narrowly miss out on reaching the EHL knock-out stage
So close and then again so far for Edinburgh University at the EHL in Eindhoven, they went down 3-2 Austrian champions SV Arminen and their progression to the knock-out stages now hung in the balance.
Rotterdam suffers third straight loss as Amsterdam wins again
Peter Klank
Reigning national champions Rotterdam have suffered their third defeat in a row. At the Oosterplas on Sunday, coach Jeroen Hertzberger’s side lost 4-3 to Den Bosch. League leaders Amsterdam, by contrast, secured their third league win in a row by beating Pinoké 2-1 in the Bosderby. Bloemendaal showed no mercy to Schaerweijde, who lost 9-1 and are now bottom of the table. Tilburg are still without a goal after three rounds.
Rewatch: Bloemendaal’s resounding victory, Verzuu keeps scoring
Ramon Min
During the third match round of the Staatsloterij Hoofdklasse Men, Bloemendaal showed no mercy against Schaerweijde, Den Bosch won the top match against national champions Rotterdam, and Fabian Verzuu scored again for HDM. Watch the highlights here.
SCHC beats Kampong as league leaders Den Bosch claim victory
Peter Klanke
Jip Dicke
On the fourth round of the Staatsloterij Hoofdklasse, SCHC defeated Kampong in a high-scoring top match. The final score at the Klapperboom in Utrecht was 4–5. With this victory, SCHC remain unbeaten, just like league leaders Den Bosch, who beat Bloemendaal 3-0 at home. Reigning national champions Amsterdam won the local derby against Pinoké by a comfortable margin: 0-4. HGC and Victoria remain without any points after four rounds.
Rewatch: nine goals in Utrecht, Beljaars’ milestone
Ramon Min
The fourth match round in the Staatsloterij Hoofdklasse Women provided plenty of excitement once again on Sunday. Kampong and SCHC turned the match into a veritable goal fest, and Trijntje Beljaars (Amsterdam) scored her fiftieth league goal. Watch the highlights here.
Round One Wrap: Cobras strike on debut, Chill claim the double and Govers draws level with Hockey One all time goals scored
A new club won on debut, Canberra scored 16 goals in a single night and both reigning champions left town with wins. Round One of the 2026 ONE Active Hockey One League had plenty to talk about, and Blake Govers gave it one more thing: a goal that drew him level with Joel Rintala as the league’s all-time leading men’s scorer.
Day 2 Results | 16th Hockey India Senior Men National Championship 2026: Division ‘B’ and ‘C’
Jhansi: Hockey Association of Odisha made it two wins from two at the 16th Hockey India Senior Men National Championship 2026 with a 9-0 win over Kerala. Uttarakhand and Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu (DNH&DD) won tight contests, and Jharkhand and Himachal also claimed wins.
NCAA Division 1 results - 11 October 2026
NCAA Division 1 fixture - 12 October 2026
No. 10 field hockey defeats No. 1 Northwestern in a rematch of last year’s championship game
Kaden Hammond and Emilia Reay
Princeton beat No. 1 Northwestern in overtime on Sunday, capping off an undefeated weekend. Photo courtesy of Princeton Athletics.
No. 10 field hockey (8–4 overall, 3–1 Ivy League) went undefeated for a second straight week, earning wins against Dartmouth (3–8, 1–3) and Northwestern (13–1, 4–0), avenging their loss from the national championship the year prior.
First Half Surge Lifts No. 7 Field Hockey Past No. 11 Syracuse
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – A fast start for No. 7 Harvard field hockey made the difference in a road trip to Upstate New York, as the Crimson take down No. 11 Syracuse, 3-1, to end the weekend.
No. 9 UNC field hockey falls to No. 17 Liberty, 2-1, on the road
Katie Reeves
The No. 9 North Carolina field hockey team (7-5, 3-1 ACC) fell to No. 17 Liberty (9-4, 2-1 Big East), 2-1, on Sunday afternoon in Lynchburg, Virginia.