Breda (Holland), June 24 (IANS) India defeated Argentina 2-1 to register their second consecutive victory in the Champions Trophy hockey tournament here on Sunday. Harmanpreet Singh gave India the lead off a penalty corner in…
Kolkata, June 24 (IANS) Olympic gold medallist and former India captain Gurbux Singh feels hockey should be ‘immediately’ given National Game status and the legendary Dhyan Chand conferred a much-delayed Bharat Ratna. Odisha Chief Minister…
Kolkata, June 23 (IANS) Veteran Bollywood actor Prem Chopra was on Saturday honoured with the living legend prize at the 25th annual Bharat Nirman awards function here. Chopra, who played villainous roles on-screen during the…
Breda (Holland), June 23 (IANS) India thrashed arch-rivals Pakistan 4-0 in the inaugural match of the Champions Trophy hockey tournament here on Saturday. Ramandeep Singh, Dilpreet Singh, Mandeep Singh and Lalit Upadhyay scored for the…
Dubai, June 22 (IANS) Indian Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore on Friday took dig at Odisha Chief Minster Naveen Patnaik who has requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to officially recognise hockey as the country’s national…
Bhubaneswar, June 20 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to officially recognise hockey as the national game of India. “I am sure you will agree with the crores…
Madrid, June 19 (IANS) The Indian womens team ended their Spain tour on a bright note as they defeated the hosts 4-1 in the fifth and final match at the Consejo Superior de Deportes Hockey…
Bengaluru, June 18 (IANS) India’s hockey squad will leave in the wee hours of Tuesday for the Rabobank Mens Hockey Champions Trophy, to be held in Breda, the Netherlands from Saturday. Led by India’s veteran…
Madrid, June 16 (IANS) Registering their maiden win in the ongoing Spain tour, the Indian womens hockey team beat the hosts 3-2 in the third match at the Consejo Superior de Deportes hockey stadium here….
Madrid, June 14 (IANS) India women’s team played a 1-1 draw against hosts spain in their second game of the five match series at the Consejo Superior de Deportes Hockey Stadium here. It was a…
Madrid, June 11 (IANS) The Indian women’s hockey team will start its five-match bilateral series against Spain on Tuesday at the Consejo Superior de Deportes Hockey Stadium. The World No. 10 team will be led…
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and Hockey India (HI) on Monday wrote to the Sports Authority of India (SAI) after the national men’s hockey team chief coach Harendra Singh complained…
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) The Indian womens hockey squad left for Madrid on Friday to play five matches against hosts Spain starting June 12 as part of their preparations for next month’s World Cup…
Bengaluru, June 8 (IANS) India’s hockey team’s vice-captain Chinglensana Singh Kangujam on Friday revealed that the players are undergoing psychology sessions in order to regain their self belief ahead of a crucial year after the…
Bhubaneswar, June 5 (IANS) Preparations are in full swing ahead of the much anticipated Hockey Men’s World Cup, to be played from November 28 to 16 December at the iconic Kalinga Stadium here. The Odisha…
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) Seasoned goalkeeper P.R. Sreejesh will lead an 18-member Indian hockey team in the final edition of the Champions Trophy at Breda in the Netherlands from June 23. Under Sreejesh’s leadership,…
Bhubaneswar, May 28 (IANS) The online sale of general tickets for the Men’s Hockey World Cup, scheduled to be held from November 28-December 16 here, was launched by Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday….
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) Hockey India on Saturday named 48 players for the senior women national camp to be held from May 28 to June 9 at the Sports Authority of India, Bengaluru ahead…
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) Ahead of FIH Men’s Champions Trophy, 48 players have been shortlisted for a 21-day national camp commencing May 28 at the Sports Authority of India in Bengaluru, Hockey India (HI)…
Donghae City (South Korea), May 20 (IANS) South Korea pipped India 1-0 to lift the 5th Women’s Asian Champions Trophy at the Sunrise Stadium here on Sunday. The match saw South Korea keep a resolute…