Indian hockey squad for Women Under-18 Asia Cup announced
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) Hockey India (HI) on Tuesday announced an 18-member squad for the 4th Women Under-18 Asia Cup to be held in Bangkok from December 16-22. The team will be led by…
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England enter quarters in Hockey Junior World Cup
Lucknow, Dec 13 (IANS) England became the eighth and final team to qualify for the quarter-finals of the Hockey Junior World Cup following a comfortable 6-0 victory over Canada here on Tuesday. Edward Horler scored…
India colts storm into quarters of men’s junior hockey World Cup
Lucknow, Dec 12 (IANS) India zoomed into the quarter-finals of the men’s Junior Hockey World Cup in style, getting the better of South Africa 2-1, to remain unbeaten in Pool D here on Monday. Skipper…
India conquer England 5-3 in Junior Hockey World Cup
Lucknow, Dec 10 (IANS) India got the better of England 5-3 in Pool D to virtually assure themselves a quarter-final spot in the men’s Junior Hockey World Cup here on Saturday. Jack Clee’s field goal…
Junior Hockey World Cup: India defeat England in thriller
Lucknow, Dec 10 (IANS) India defeated England 5-3 in their second Pool D match to virtually assure themselves a quarter-final spot in the men’s Junior Hockey World Cup here on Saturday. Parvinder Singh (24th minute),…
Ansari inaugurates Biju Patnaik rural hockey meet
Rourkela (Odisha), Dec 10 (IANS) Vice-President Hamid Ansari on Saturday inaugurated the Biju Patnaik Rural Hockey Tournament which will see over 1400 teams from Odisha, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh competing for the title from December 16…
Ansari inaugurates Biju Patnaik rural hockey meet
Rourkela (Odisha), Dec 10 (IANS) Vice President Hamid Ansari on Saturday inaugurated the Biju Patnaik Rural Hockey Tournament which will see over 1400 teams from Odisha, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh competing for the title from December…
Junior Hockey World Cup: India thrash minnows Canada
Lucknow, Dec 8 (IANS) India thrashed minnows Canada 4-0 to give their campaign at the 11th FIH Junior Hockey World Cup a rousing start here on Thursday. India led the Pool D match through a…
Junior Hockey World Cup: India thrash minnows Canada
Lucknow, Dec 8 (IANS) India thrashed minnows Canada 4-0 to give their campaign at the 11th FIH Junior Hockey World Cup a rousing start here on Thursday. India led through a Mandeep Singh (35th minute…
Indo-Canadian hockey players feeling ‘at home’ in Junior World Cup
Lucknow, Dec 8 (IANS) The Canadian men’s team that faces India in a Hockey Junior World Cup pool match here on Thursday has a strong desi flavour with as many as 13 Indian-origin players in…
Junior Hockey World Cup: India face Canada in campaign opener
Lucknow, Dec 7 (IANS) India will be aiming to give their campaign a winning start when they take on minnows Canada in their first match of the 11th FIH Junior Hockey World Cup which starts…
India, Pakistan placed in same pool in HWL Semi-Final
London, Dec 3 (IANS) Arch-rivals India and Pakistan have been placed in the same pool in the 2016-17 Men’s FIH Hockey World League (HWL) Semi-Final to be held here next June. According to the tournament…
Australia beat India 4-3 in hockey
Victoria (Australia), Nov 30 (IANS) Australia defeated India 4-3 in the final game of the two-match hockey series here on Wednesday. Playing with 10 men for large periods of the third quarter, India defended stoutly…
Pakistan blames India after ouster from junior hockey World Cup
New Delhi/Lahore, Nov 29 (IANS) The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has omitted Pakistan from the Junior World Cup to be held in Lucknow next month, prompting the country’s federation to blame India for the debacle….
India edge past Australia in first of two-match hockey rubber
Victoria, Nov 29 (IANS) A brace from striker Affan Yousuf and a goal from captain V.R. Raghunath helped India edge past Australia 3-2 to open their two-match hockey series here on Tuesday. The two teams…
Indian hockey colts undergo rigorous training ahead of Junior World Cup
Lucknow, Nov 28 (IANS) As part of the preparations for the junior men’s hockey World Cup, starting here on December 8, the Indian squad on Monday focussed on goal scoring techniques during a rigorous training…
India beat Malaysia 4-1 in hockey
Melbourne, Nov 27 (IANS) India defeated Malaysia 4-1 in the bronze medal play-off match at the Four Nations Invitational hockey tournament here on Sunday. For India, Akashdeep Singh (2nd minute), V.R. Raghunath (45th), Talwinder Singh…
New Zealand beat India 3-2 at Four Nations Invitational hockey meet
Melbourne, Nov 26 (IANS) India went down to New Zealand 2-3 in a hard fought encounter at the Four Nations Invitational hockey tournament here on Saturday. For New Zealand, Nick Ross (47th minute), Jacob Smith…
Koshy takes over as HI chief
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) Mariamma Koshy on Friday took over as the new president of Hockey India (HI), replacing previous incumbent Narinder Batra who has been appointed as the chief of the game’s world…
Hockey: Rupinder’s double in vain as India lose to Australia 2-3
Melbourne, Nov 23 (IANS) Despite drag-flick specialist Rupinder Pal Singh scoring twice, India went down fighting 2-3 against Australia in a tense finish at the Four Nations Invitational Hockey Tournament here on Wednesday. Rupinder Pal…