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Hockey World Cup: Wales not here to just make up the numbers, says skipper

"We are here to cause an upset," asserted captain Rupert Shipperley after arriving in Odisha for Wales' first-ever FIH Men's Hockey World Cup.

Hockey World Cup 2023: Teams, schedule, venues and everything one must know

The Men's Hockey World Cup 2023 is only days away and thus it dawns upon us that one must know what exactly is the event going to be like. We find out

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

Sports minister, hockey legends confident of India's performance in WC

Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Friday said he is confident about India finishing on the podium in next month's FIH Men's Hockey World Cup, saying the new-found spirit and self belief will work wonders for the hosts in marque tournament. The World Cup will be jointly hosted by Bhubaneswar and Rourkela from January 13 to 29 next year. "India is fully prepared and ready to take up the challenge from all other 15 teams. I feel India is ready to become world champion once again. I am sure the way the Indian team is preparing, with the new spirit and self belief, we are going to do extremely well in the World Cup and in Paris Olympics," Thakur told reporters after unveiling the World Cup trophy here. India last won the World Cup 47 years ago in the 1975 edition in Kuala Lumpur. "I am happy and delighted to unveil the prestigious trophy and I am sure we are going to see a great tournament," Thakur said. "India will host the tournament in the best possible manner and I have full faith t

Tata Steel signs MoU with Hockey India to become official partner of WC

Tata Steel Limited has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Hockey India to become an Official Partner of the FIH Hockey Men's World Cup 2023 in Bhubaneswar-Rourkela. The 15th edition of the Hockey Men's World Cup will take place in Bhubaneswar-Rourkela from January 13 to January 29, 2023, a Tata Steel press release on Wednesday said. The MoU was signed on Tuesday. Chanakya Chaudhary, Vice President, Corporate Services, Tata Steel, said: "As a committed and long-term patron of sports in India, Tata Steel takes pride in being associated with the Hockey Men's World Cup once again. The state of Odisha has come to be recognised as a hub of the National sport, and Tata Steel is honoured to be part of the journey. We wish the tournament all the very best and hope it would encourage more youngsters to take up this sport in the future." "We are delighted to welcome Tata Steel into our family as an Official Partner for the FIH Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup 2023 Bhubaneswar - ...

Great chance for Indian team to finish on podium in hockey WC: Baskaran

With less than 100 days to go for the FIH Odisha Men's Hockey World Cup Bhubaneswar-Rourkela 2023, the anticipation to witness the world's best hockey players at one of the world's most preferred hockey destinations - Odisha, is only increasing by each passing day.Former captain and coach Vasudevan Baskaran said that the upcoming FIH Men's Hockey World Cup will be a great chance for the Indian team to perform well and finish their campaign on the podium. The Silver-medal winner from the 1973 World Cup believes India can finish on the podium in Odisha this January, urges Manpreet & Co. to cross the first hurdle against Spain to build momentum"I think many of them were surprised to see us do two warm-ups. The weather in Amstelveen was very cold and we really wanted to avoid injuries, so Jagmohan our fitness trainer would make us do two sessions of warm-up," Hockey India quoted Baskaran as saying.Although India lost the Final 2-4 in penalties to hosts Netherlands after a 2-2 draw ..

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

Odisha govt holds high-level meeting on FIH Men's Hockey World Cup 2023

Top officials of the Odisha government held a meeting to ensure that the upcoming Men's Hockey World Cup 2023 to be hosted by the state is a grand success

Hockey: India's World Cup dream ends after loss to Spain in crossover match

After a fiercely-contested three quarters, the Indian defence let in a goal just three minutes from the final hooter when Marta Segu scored from a rebound to exit from the knock-out rounds

CWG 2022: India sends full strength hockey squad, and it really makes sense

It was decided earlier by Hockey India that a second-string team would be sent for Commonwealth Games since the gap between Asian Games, the qualifying event for Paris Olympics 2024 and CWG was short

Naveen Patnaik unveils official logo of Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup 2023

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday unveiled the official logo of the FIH Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup 2023 at the Kalinga Hockey Stadium

Odisha to fast-track hockey stadium construction ahead of World Cup

The Odisha government directed officials on Friday to expedite the construction work of the Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium, which will host the Men's Hockey World Cup next year.

1975 World Cup hockey was best thing of my life: Captain Ajit Pal

Sixteen days before Ajit Pal Singh turned 28 in 1975, he captained India to their maiden - and so far the only -- World Cup hockey triumph

India's largest hockey stadium planned in Rourkela, to host 2023 World Cup

Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik on Thursday announced that India's biggest hockey stadium will come up at Rourkela and the 20,000-capacity facility will host matches of FIH men's World Cup in 2023

Odisha CM announces India's largest hockey stadium in Rourkela

The new world-class hockey stadium in Rourkela city is set to host the 2023 FIH Men's Hockey World Cup

Indian men to finish 2020 in 4th position, women in 9th in FIH rankings

The Indian men and women hockey teams will finish 2020 in fourth and ninth positions, respectively, after a major part of the year was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The International Hockey Federation (FIH) on Monday confirmed that the Belgium men's team and the Netherlands' women will finish the year at the top of the world rankings. In January, the world body introduced its new match-based model for calculation of world rankings, with the FIH Hockey Pro League matches that were played in early part of the year seeing regular fluctuations in standings before the outbreak of the global health crisis brought all sporting activities to a grinding halt in March. According to a statement issued by the FIH, the "brief but wonderful return" of the competition between September and November saw further exchanges of points between the men's and women's national teams of Belgium, Germany, Netherlands and Great Britain. In the men's FIH world rankings, reigning world and European ...

Year in Review: From missed opportunities to hope and optimism in hockey

In 2019, the Indian teams grabbed most of the opportunities that came their way -- the biggest among them was securing their Tokyo tickets

Bhubaneswar, Rourkela to host 2023 Men's Hockey WC: Odisha CM Patnaik

India will host the Men's Hockey World Cup for the second consecutive time after the country was picked to stage the game's showpiece event in 2023 by the International Hockey Federation

Hockey World Cup 2023: India to host next edition of the men's tournament

The FIH release also stated that the 2022 women's hockey World Cup will be hosted jointly by Spain and the Netherlands.