Hockey

Tokyo, July 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) Eight-time champions India will take on Great Britain in the quarterfinals of the Tokyo Olympics men’s hockey tournament on Sunday while 2004 champions Australia will meet the Netherlands in the biggest…

Mumbai, July 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Netherlands’ 2-2 draw with Great Britain at the Tokyo Olympics has caused upheaval in the FIH Rankings with India moving up to the third spot ahead of the Dutch. India…

Tokyo, July 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Indian women’s hockey team wasted a bagful of chances, including a penalty stroke, to go down 2-0 in a women’s hockey Group A match at the Tokyo Olympics on Monday….

Mumbai, July 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) What defines a good team is how well it rises after a big defeat. The Indian men’s hockey team’s mettle will be tested truly on Tuesday when it takes on Spain…

Mumbai, July 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) An inexperienced forward line, open and aggressive play against an opponent on the rampage and leaden-footed defenders were the cause for India’s humiliating 7-1 thrashing by World No 1 Australia in…

Tokyo, July 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) India, ranked 9th in the world, matched world No 1 Netherlands in the first half but their challenge fizzled out as the Dutch cantered to a 5-1 win in a Group…

Tokyo, July 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) India, ranked 9th in the world, matched world No 1 Netherlands in the first half but their challenge fizzled out as the Dutch cantered to a 5-1 win in a Group…

By B Shrikant Tokyo, July 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) The first match at the Olympics has always been a matter of concern for the Indian men’s hockey team in the last eight editions since the Moscow Olympics…

New Delhi, July 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) Several former hockey players, including forward Sabu Varkey and women’s team goalkeeper Helen Mary, have praised ‘Heroes Connect’, a new web-based responsive platform designed to encourage former and current Indian…

By Arun Lakshman M.M. Somaya or Maneyapanda Muthanna Somaya, the 62-year-old Arjuna Award-winning hockey player was the former captain of the Indian Hockey team in the Seoul Olympics of 1988. He has represented the country…

Mumbai, July 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has allowed hockey teams to expand their squads to 18 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the same consideration is not given to goalkeepers. The IOC…

By Arun Lakshman Chennai, July 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Padmashri V. Baskaran was the captain when India last won a gold medal in hockey at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow. A highly skilled left-half in his…

New Delhi, July 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) Indian men’s hockey team goalkeeper PR Sreejesh gave an insight into the team’s preparations ahead of the Tokyo Olympics, saying its been almost two years since the groundwork began in…

Bengaluru, 10 July (SocialNews.XYZ) Woman hockey forward Navneet Kaur says she would lead from the front at the upcoming Tokyo Olympic Games, her first appearance at the world’s biggest sports extravaganza. The 25-year-old player said…

Bengaluru, July 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) Indian women’s hockey team forward Lalremsiami has said the team will go all out at the Tokyo Olympics and won’t allow the “hard work and sacrifices” made during the year-long national…

Lausanne, July 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) The international hockey federation will start promotion and relegation for the FIH Women’s Pro League for the next season and has invited India to compete in the upcoming eight-team competition called…

New Delhi, July 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) Two-time hockey Olympian Jagbir Singh is optimistic about India’s chances to succeed at the forthcoming Olympic Games due to variety in talent and high level of fitness. The centre-forward, who…

Mumbai, July 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) Keshav Chandra Datt, the double Olympian who passed away in Kolkata in the night of Tuesday and Wednesday, was a “great player but more than that a great human being,” remembers…

New Delhi, July 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) Indian hockey great Keshav Chandra Datt, who was part of the country’s golden era of the sport post-Independence, died on Wednesday morning. He was 95. Datt was a formidable halfback…