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FIH-certified Rourkela hockey stadium is world's largest: Odisha Govt

Amid a row over the status of Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium in Rourkela among major stadia across the globe, the Odisha government claimed that it is world's largest facility in terms of seating capacity

Hockey World Cup: India forward Abhishek excited, nervous for the big show

A relatively new addition to the Indian team, young forward Abhishek is all set to make an impression at the FIH Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup 2023 Bhubaneswar-Rourkela, starting from January 13.

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

Will make all-out effort to restore glory of hockey, says Punjab CM

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday vowed to make all-out efforts for restoring the glory of hockey in the state.

Uttar Pradesh stuns Maharashtra, enters National Games men's hockey final

Gritty Uttar Pradesh got the better of Maharashtra in the tie-breaker to sneak into the men's hockey final of the 36th National Games at the Dhyan Chand Stadium here on Monday

Delhi HC restrains ex-hockey coach from giving statements on Manpreet Singh

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday restrained former Indian hockey team coach Sjoerd Marijne from issuing any statements related to allegations levelled against captain Manpreet Singh in his book, saying they are prima facie defamatory. The court also noted the submission of counsel for publishing house HarperCollins Publishers India Pvt Ltd that till pendency of the suit filed by Singh, they do not intend to publish the contentious portion of the manuscript. After going through the concerned portion of the manuscript, Justice Amit Bansal said, "In my prima facie view, the statements made are on the face of it defamatory and injurious to the reputation and goodwill of plaintiff (Manpreet Singh)." It said that a prima facie case is made out and the balance of convenience is in favour of Singh and against Marijne, whose book -- 'Will Power - The Inside Story of the Incredible Turnaround in Indian Women's Hockey' -- is scheduled to be released on Wednesday. The court said in the event

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

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

We desperately wanted a podium finish at CWG, says midfielder Salima Tete

Talented midfielder of the Indian women's hockey team Salima Tete revealed that a podium finish was the only target that the team had at the recently concluded Commonwealth Games in Birmingham after a disastrous World Cup campaign earlier this year. The Indian women's hockey claimed a bronze medal in Birmingham after beating New Zealand 2-1 in the penalty shootout. However, at the World Cup held in Spain and the Netherlands earlier this year which preceded the CWG, India finished a disappointing ninth. "After we had a bad campaign at the FIH Hockey Women's World Cup Spain and Netherlands 2022, the team's aim and our focus was very clear. We wanted to do well at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, there was no other option," she said in 'Hockey Te Charcha' programme. "We were sure we had to get a medal before returning back to India. Kuch na kuch karna hi hai (Needed to do something)," she added. At 20, Salima is one of the youngest members of the Indian women's hockey team.

Salute Hockey Academy beat Delhi Hockey 7-0 in Khelo India women's league

In the last match of the day, Salute Hockey Academy defeated Delhi Hockey 7-0 in their Pool B match

CWG 2022 Day 6 Highlights: Tejaswin, Ghosal shine with inspirational medals

Commonwealth Games 2022 Day 6 Highlights: It was a day of firsts once again as Tejaswin Shankar became the first High Jump medalist from India at CWG with his bronze. Ghosal won bronze in Squash

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 men's team faces Poland in the inaugural FIH Hockey 5s finals

India first outplayed Malaysia 7-3, pumping in four goals in the second half in a stunning show before beating Poland 6-2 in the second match of the day

From QUAD summit to Gyanvapi case hearing, here're top news on May 23

Top News Today: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Japan for two days for a summit of Quad leaders. A Varanasi court will resume hearing the Gyanvapi mosque case today.

Colosseum in cradle: India's largest hockey stadium in Sundargarh

Cranes lifting heavy material, dusty roads leading up to the site, people in safety jackets and helmets doing their work amid heaps of sand and cement lying scattered all over the place

Odisha beat Himachal 8-0 to enter Senior National Women's Hockey QF

Odisha eased past Himachal Pradesh 8-0 in their final Pool H match to qualify for the quarterfinals of the 12th Hockey India Senior Women National Championship 2022, here on Friday

Haryana crowned champions of Senior Hockey Nationals

Haryana were on Sunday crowned the champions of the 12th Senior Men's National Hockey Championship here, beating Tamil Nadu 3-1 in the shootout after the final ended 1-1 in the regulation time

National Hockey Championship 2022: Haryana, Odisha and TN register wins

Action from Day 8 of the pool stage of the 12th Hockey India Senior Men National Championship 2022 in Bhopal continued on Wednesday as Haryana, Odisha,Tamil Nadu registered comprehensive wins

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

Star women's hockey striker Vandana eyeing gold in Asian Games

Star Indian women's hockey team striker Vandana Katariya has set her eyes on wining the gold in this year's Asian Games in Hangzhou, China to help them directly qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics