New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) Cricketers Harmanpreet Kaur and Cheteshwar Pujara along with Paralympian Mariyappan Thangavelu were among 17 sportspersons selected for the prestigious Arjuna Awards this year. Former India hockey team captain Sardar Singh…
Kolkata, Aug 1 (IANS) Former India hockey captain Dhanraj Pillay was on Tuesday honoured by East Bengal football club on its foundation day here with its highest award, Bharat Gaurav. Former India international Subhash Bhowmick,…
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) As many as six youngsters have been included in the 18-member Indian mens team for the tour of Belgium and Netherlands that is slated to begin from August 9. Apart…
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) Hockey India on Tuesday decided to postpone the sixth edition of the lucrative Hockey India League (HIL) to 2019, citing that the dates in 2018 clashed with the Indoor World…
Johannesburg, July 22 (IANS) India conceded two goals in as many minutes in the final quarter as they lost 1-2 to Ireland in the 7th/8th placement match of the Womens Hockey World League (HWL) Semi…
Johannesburg, July 20 (IANS) Japan beat India 2-0 in a Women’s Hockey World League (HWL) Semi Final match here on Thursday to secure a chance to qualify for next year’s Women’s World Cup. India made…
Johannesburg, July 18 (IANS) India were outclassed by England 1-4 in a quarter-final of the Womens Hockey World League (HWL) Semi-Final here on Tuesday. The tournament offers five qualification places for the 2018 FIH World…
Johannesburg, July 17 (IANS) India lost 0-3 to title contenders Argentina in their last group stage encounter at the Women’s Hockey World League (HWL) Semi Final here on Sunday. India will next take on England…
Johannesburg, July 12 (IANS) Ace forward Preeti Dubey’s brilliant goal in the 38th minute helped the Indian women’s hockey team register a 1-0 win against Chile to advance to the quarter-finals of the Hockey World…
Johannesburg, July 11 (IANS) The US women’s hockey team made a powerful comeback to score three goals in the final 20 minutes as they beat India 4-1 in their second Pool B match in the…
Kolkata, July 10 (IANS) Fifteen-year-old Bengal sub-junior hockey player Siddharth Kharwar died at his residence in Gorakhpur after a bout of sickness, according to information received by Bengal Hockey Association here on Monday. “We were…
Johannesburg, July 8 (IANS) Brilliant goal-keeping by Savita saw India hold hosts South Africa 0-0 in their first match at the Women’s Hockey World League Semi Final here on Saturday. India made a strong start…
Johannesburg, July 7 (IANS) India will take on South Africa in their first pool B match here on the opening day of the Womens Hockey World League (HWL) Semi Final on Saturday. The team led…
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) Hockey India (HI) has lodged an official complaint to International Hockey Federation (FIH) about the ill-timing of former captain Sardar Singh’s interrogation by Yorkshire police during the Hockey World League…
By Ajeyo Basu New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) Despite thrashing arch rivals Pakistan twice by big margins, the Indian team’s campaign at the recently concluded Hockey World League (HWL) Semi-Finals in London was largely a…
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) India women’s team chief coach Sjoerd Marijne and skipper Rani sounded an optimistic note ahead of the Hockey World League (HWL) Semi-Final to be held in Johannesburg from July 8….
Kolkata, June 27 (IANS) Former India hockey skipper Dhanraj Pillay will be conferred East Bengal football club’s highest honour — Bharat Gaurav — on its foundation day ceremony on August 1, the club’s assistant general…
London, June 25 (IANS) India had to settle for the sixth place after going down to Canada 2-3 in a fifth-sixth place match of the Hockey World League (HWL) Semi-Final here on Sunday. For India,…
London, June 24 (IANS) India put up a quality display to thrash arch-rivals Pakistan 6-1 in a fifth-eighth classification match of the Hockey World League Semi-Final here on Saturday. Ramandeep Singh (eighth and 28th minutes),…
London, June 24 (IANS) India put up a quality display to thrash arch-rivals Pakistan 6-1 in a fifth-eighth classification match of the Hockey World League Semi-Final here on Saturday. Ramandeep Singh (eighth, 28th minute), Talwinder…