Rourkela, Feb 15 (IANS) India endured a 2-4 defeat against Argentina in the last match of Rourkela leg of the FIH Men’s Pro League 2025–26 on Sunday at the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium. Tadeo Marcucci (28’, 49’) led the Argentinian attack with a brace, while Tomas Domene (18’) and Lucio Mendez (43’) made vital contributions as well. For India, Aditya Lalage (50’) and Sanjay (59’) were the goal scorers in a hard-fought encounter.Argentina controlled possession and generated most openi…
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Rourkela, Feb 14 (IANS) Alexander Hendrickx scored a brace of goals as India suffered a 4-2 defeat against Belgium in the Rourkela leg of the FIH Men’s Pro League 2025–26 on Saturday at the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium. This is India’s third successive defeat in this leg of the FIH Pro League, which included a 0-8 drubbing at the hands of Argentina in their previous encounter.This was the second meeting between the two teams in this leg, with Belgium having won the earlier fixture 3-1. Alexander…
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) The Indian men’s hockey team will open its FIH Men’s Pro League 2025–26 campaign at home during the Rourkela leg, scheduled from February 10 to 15 at the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium, where the hosts will take on Belgium and Argentina in what promises to be a high-intensity start to the season. After finishing eighth in the previous edition, India will aim to begin the new campaign on a strong note and build early winning momentum in front of the home crowd. The squa…
Rourkela, Feb 9 (IANS) After making a strong return from injury through an impressive campaign in the Men’s Hockey India League (HIL), one of India’s rising and most promising forwards, Araijeet Singh Hundal, is set to feature in the upcoming FIH Men’s Pro League 2025–26 matches from February 10 to 15 at the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium. India will play their first match against Belgium on February 11. Araijeet entered the HIL season after recovering from an injury during training that for…