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Hockey: Germany rise to the top in FIH Rankings; Netherlands in 2nd spot

Following the conclusion of the FIH Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup 2023, there were major movements at the top of the World Rankings in the Men's Outdoor category

India's shocking exit from FIH Men's World Cup after losing to New Zealand

Hosts India made a shock exit from the FIH Men's World Cup after losing to New Zealand in sudden death in their must-win crossover match in front of a relentlessly cheering 15000 home crowd here on Sunday. The loss ended India's hopes of a Wold Cup medal after 48 years. Despite vociferous support from the jampacked Kalinga Stadium crowd, India allowed New Zealand to come back from two-goal deficit in the regulation time as the match ended at 3-3 in the regulation time. In the penalty shootout, the scores were also tied after the first five set of strikes, and the match was finally decided via sudden death. Captain Harmanpreet Singh had the golden chance to take India to victory in sudden death but he failed to do that as he missed the target. Veteran goalkeeper PR Sreejesh made two saves in the shootout to rescue India after they were 2-3 down. He saved another one during the sudden death and got himself injured and Krishan Pathak replaced him in the next three rounds of ...

Hockey Yearender: Women, juniors outshine men; administration sees overhaul

For Indian hockey, it was a year where the Women's team dominated the headlines as they won bronze in Commonwealth Games, gold at the Nations Cup, and bronze in Asia Cup

FIH Nations Cup: India beats Spain in final to reach Pro League 2023-24

The Indian hockey team won the Women's FIH Nations Cup 2022 final on Saturday with a 1-0 victory over Spain, securing their spot in the 2023-24 FIH Pro League

Tata Steel officially partners FIH Men's World Cup 2023 in Odisha

The FIH Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup will be the fourth time that India will be hosting the prestigious tournament

FIH Pro League games will test preparedness for World Cup: Mandeep Singh

Men's hockey team forward Mandeep Singh looks forward to competing against strong teams in the FIH Pro League, which will give his team the opportunity to test preparedness ahead of the FIH World Cup

Hockey Pro League against Spain will be mock test ahead of WC: PR Sreejesh

Veteran India hockey goalkeeper PR Sreejesh feels their opening two FIH Pro League matches against ever-improving Spain will be a "mock test" ahead of the World Cup to be held early next year in Bhubaneswar and Rourkela. India are set to host the men's World Cup from January 13 to 29 next year. But before the marquee event, India will host world No.8 Spain on October 30 and November 6 in their first tie of the upcoming FIH Pro League 2022-23 at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar. "FIH Hockey Pro League is the best platform for us because we get to play against some of the top teams. The upcoming matches at home will be like a mock test for us, it will help us for the real challenge which we will face in January 2023," Sreejesh said in a Hockey India release. "It will also help us in providing young players the experience of playing high-level hockey. So, it's a great opportunity for us as it will sort of help us set the tempo for the World Cup." India are placed in a tricky Pool D

Women's team determined to qualify for FIH Hockey Pro League: Gurjit Kaur

The Indian women's hockey team players are currently fine-tuning a few aspects about their game at the National Camp in the Sports Authority of India campus

Focussing on Nations Cup to enter FIH Hockey Pro League: Deep Ekka

Indian women's hockey vice-captain Deep Grace Ekka on Tuesday said the Birmingham Commonwealth Games bronze medal is a thing of the past now and the team is focussing on winning this year's FIH Nations Cup, a qualifier for next season's Pro League. India, Canada, Ireland, Italy, Japan, South Korea, South Africa and hosts Spain are the eight participating teams in the Nations Cup to be held in Valencia from December 10 to 17. The winner of the tournament will directly qualify for next season's FIH Pro League. "We did well in Birmingham, but now that is a closed chapter. We have had a good break and now we have to get back to work. I am sure chief coach Janneke Schopman will assess our previous performance and plan the upcoming days in camp accordingly," Ekka said in a Hockey India release. "We have to do well in Spain in the FIH Women's Hockey Nations Cup, and for that the preparation begins from today. It won't be easy but training hard and doing the right things repeatedly during

Narinder Batra: Once the boss of Indian hockey, now under the CBI lens

CBI, in April, had initiated a preliminary investigation against Batra for misappropriation of Rs 35 lakh, originally belonging to Hockey India

FIH Hockey Pro League: India hold Netherlands 2-2; lose 4-1 in shoot-out

Harmanpreet Singh converted a penalty corner in the final minute to help the India fight back and hold hosts the Netherlands to a 2-2 draw but went down 4-1 in a shoot-out

Indian hockey team to face Belgium in crucial FIH Hockey Pro League match

Indian men's hockey team will return to FIH Hockey Pro League action when they take on the Olympic Champions Belgium in a crucial two-legged contest at Sportcentrum Wilrijkse Plein in Antwerp

FIH Hockey 5s: India emerges champions, beats Poland 6-4 in final

A magnificent India made a stunning comeback from being three-goal down to beat Poland 6-4 in a pulsating final to clinch the inaugural FIH Hockey 5s championship

Facing strong teams in Pro League will help us at World Cup: D Grace Ekka

Indian women's hockey team defender Deep Grace Ekka says competing against strong teams in The Netherlands during the upcoming FIH Pro League will help the side prepare for the World Cup in July.

Savita to lead India in Hockey Pro League games vs Belgium, Argentina & US

Goalkeeping stalwart Savita will be the captain, while Deep Grace Ekka will be the vice-captain of the Indian women's team for the FIH Hockey Pro League games against Belgium, Argentina and the US

Schopman looking to build on good run ahead of Pro League and World Cup

The Indian women's hockey team will be focussing on increasing its level of fitness and speed, according to chief coach Janneke Schopman, who is hopeful the side can build upon its recent success

Team still lacks a bit of finishing, says India hockey skipper Rohidas

Indian hockey team captain Amit Rohidas, while happy with the successive wins against powerhouse Germany in the FIH Pro League double-header recently, said that the team lacked a bit of finishing.

Harmanpreet's brace helps India beat Germany 3-0 in FIH Hockey Pro League

Vice-captain Harmanpreet Singh's brace and a goal from Abhishek helped India beat Germany by a comprehensive margin of 3-0 in the first leg match of the FIH Hockey Pro League at Kalinga Hockey Stadium

FIH Pro League: Indian women stun Netherlands 2-1 in first match

The Indians scored through Neha (11th minute) and Sonika (28th), both from penalty corners, to hand the home team a 2-0 lead at half time.

Fit-again Rani returns, Savita to lead India vs Netherlands in Pro League

Star striker Rani Rampal returned to the national side after a lengthy injury lay-off as India named a 22-member women's hockey squad for the upcoming FIH Pro League tie against world no 1 Netherlands