New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) Hockey India (HI) on Friday named an experienced 18-member squad for the Junior Hockey World Cup, being held in Lucknow from December 8 to 18. Apart from striker Mandeep Singh,…
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports Vijay Goel on Friday congratulated the newly-appointed International Hockey Federation (FIH) President Narinder Batra. Batra, who was an Executive Board Member…
Amsterdam, Nov 16 (IANS) Penalty corner queen Maartje Paumen, the inspirational leader of the Netherlands women’s hockey team that won the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games as well as the 2006 and 2014 World Cups,…
New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) Seasoned midfielder Gurbaj Singh and German forward Christopher Ruhr on Wednesday emerged as the most expensive players in the closed bid process for the Coal India Hockey India League (HIL),…
New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) Narinder Batra, newly-elected President of the International Hockey Federation (FIH), on Tuesday noted that his priority is to expand the number of hockey-playing nations across the globe and to increase…
New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) Hockey India League (HIL) will have its seventh franchise in Bengaluru with the JSW Steel Group-owned outfit set to enter the fray in 2018, league chairman Narinder Batra announced on…
Berlin, Nov 14 (IANS) Defending champions Germany on Monday named their 18-member squad for the Junior Hockey World Cup, being held in the Indian city of Lucknow from December 8 to 18. Germany chief coach…
Dubai, Nov 12 (IANS) Hockey India (HI) President Narinder Batra was elected President of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) here on Saturday. Batra, who was an Executive Board Member of FIH as well as the…
Dubai, Nov 12 (IANS) Hockey India (HI) president Narinder Batra was elected the new president of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) here on Saturday. This was announced at the FIH Congress which began here on…
New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) National team captain P.R. Sreejesh and Harmanpreet Singh were the only two Indians in the 30-strong list of nominees for the 2016 Hockey Stars Awards, the annual prizes recognising the…
New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has announced the nominees for the 2016 Hockey Stars Awards, the annual prizes recognising the best players, goalkeepers, rising stars, coaches and umpires in a…
New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) Ace forward Vandana Katariya was on Saturday retained as skipper of the Indian women’s hockey team for the Test series against Australia, to be played in Melbourne from November 23…
Dubai, Nov 11 (IANS) China will host the women’s 2018 Champions Trophy, the International Hockey Federation (FIH) confirmed on Friday. The announcement was made during the Hockey Revolution-Part 2 conference, which took place here. The…
Bengaluru, Nov 11 (IANS) Seasoned drag flicker V.R. Raghunath will lead the men’s team in the Four-Nation tournament in Australia, starting November 23 as Hockey India (HI) on Friday left out injured seniors P.R. Sreejesh,…
Perth, Nov 8 (IANS) Australian Fergus Kavanagh on Tuesday announced his retirement from international hockey after a 231-game career that saw him become one of the generation’s finest defenders. The 31-year-old was part of the…
New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the nation in congratulating the Indian women’s hockey team for winning the Asian Champions Trophy on Saturday. India beat China 2-1 in the thrilling summit…
Singapore, Nov 5 (IANS) India beat China 2-1 with a last-gasp goal in the final to emerge winners for the first time in the Women’s Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament here on Saturday. Deepika Thakur…
Singapore, Nov 5 (IANS) India beat China 2-1 with a last-gasp goal in the final to emerge winners for the first time in the Women’s Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament here on Saturday. Deepika scored…
Singapore, Nov 5 (IANS) India beat China 2-1 with a last-gasp goal in the final to emerge winners for the first time in the Women’s Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament here on Saturday.
Singapore,, Nov 4 (IANS) India put a valiant fight before going down 2-3 to China in their last group match, but still qualified for the women’s Asian Champions Trophy (ACT) hockey final here on Friday….