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…
Bengaluru, July 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) Indian hockey team forward Gurjant Singh wants to make the Tokyo Olympic Games opportunity count after missing the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta due to a slump in form and the…
Bhubaneswar, July 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Odisha government has recommended the name of para-badminton player Pramod Bhagat for the country’s highest sporting honour, “Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award”, for the year 2021. The state also recommended…
Bengaluru, July 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Former Indian men’s hockey team forward and the current assistant coach, Shivendra Singh, said on Monday that the focus of the Olympics-bound squad during the national camp here has been on…
Mumbai, July 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) Even as there is confusion and uncertainty over the hosting of the 2021 hockey men’s Junior World Cup allotted to India, the International Hockey Federation (FIH) on Friday announced Malaysia as…
Bengaluru, July 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) India women’s hockey team midfielder Nisha said on Friday that the players and coaching staff had put in place a system to ensure the side peaks in time for the Olympic…
Bengaluru, June 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) Men’s hockey team midfielder Hardik Singh said on Wednesday that the “fighting spirit” built over the last few months was one of the key reasons for India’s resurgence in the sport,…
Bengaluru, June 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) Indian women’s hockey team forward Udita said on Monday that training with experienced players such as captain Rani Rampal and Vandana Katariya have taught her the finer nuances of the game…
New Delhi, June 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) Indian men’s hockey team goalkeeper PR Sreejesh and former women’s player Deepika were on Saturday nominated by Hockey India (HI) for the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award. Men’s team…
New Delhi, June 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) Indian hockey umpires, Javed Shaikh and Raghuprasad RV, said on Friday that preparing for the Olympic Games in Tokyo had quite a few challenges, given that things were different this…