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Need to finish games in regulation time: India women's hockey coach

Indian women's hockey team chief coach Janneke Schopman on Monday said the side should close down games in regulation time instead of allowing them to stretch till shoot-outs.

On debut, India drub China 7-1 in the Women's FIH Pro League

Sushila Chanu scored a brace as the Indian women's hockey team made a grand debut at the FIH Pro League, hammering China 7-1 in the first game of the two-leg tie

2021 brought dawn for Indian hockey, it was a dream year: Manpreet Singh

Defying the odds and overcoming various challenges thrown by the deadly COVID-19 virus, the Manpreet Singh-led side clinched the historic bronze medal at the prestigious Tokyo Olympics in August 2021

Hockey rankings: Indian men to finish 2021 in 3rd spot, women drop to ninth

Olympic bronze-winning Indian men's hockey team will end the year in third spot, its highest-ever, as per the International Hockey Federation (FIH) rankings released on Thursday.

Harmanpreet's double strike hands India 3-1 win over Pakistan in ACT hockey

Harmanpreet scored a brace as Olympic bronze-medallists India defeated arch-rivals Pakistan 3-1 to register their second consecutive win

ACT will be great platform for fringe players, says Manpreet Singh

The upcoming Asian Champions Trophy in Dhaka will be a perfect platform for the fringe players to showcase their talent and stake a claim in the first team, said men's hockey captain Manpreet Singh

Indian women's hockey team's ACT campaign ends due to COVID case in squad

The Indian women's hockey team was on Thursday forced out of the ongoing Asian Champions Trophy after one of its player tested positive for COVID-19

Odisha govt felicitates Sunita Lakra for her contribution to Indian hockey

Sunita Lakra thanked the Odisha government for backing sportspersons and recognising their hard work

Sanjay, Araijeet Singh Hundal score hat-tricks as India crush Canada 13-1

India will meet Poland in their last pool fixture on Saturday

Jr Hockey World Cup: No live streaming of India match as FIH app crashes

The International Hockey Federation's (FIH) preparation for the live streaming of the FIH Odisha Hockey Men's Junior World Cup proved insufficient

Practice games against senior team were quite valuable: Graham Reid

Playing practice matches against the senior hockey team, in the absence of overseas competition, was "valuable preparation" for the Indian side ahead of the Junior World Cup, chief coach Graham Reid

No team will be easy at Junior Hockey World Cup: India's chief coach Reid

The national team's preparations to defend the title are in full swing at the SAI centre

India withdraw hockey teams from Commonwealth Games in Birmingham

The Commonwealth Games are scheduled for July 28 to Aug. 8, with the Asian Games in Hangzhou starting on Sept. 10.

Hockey India withdraws from 2022 Birmingham CWG due to Covid concerns

India on Tuesday pulled out of next year's Birmingham Commonwealth Games' hockey competition, citing COVID-19 concerns and UK's discriminatory quarantine rules for travellers from the country. Hockey India President Gyanandro Ningombam communicated the federation's decision to Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President Narinder Batra. Hockey India reasoned that there is only a 32-day window available between Birmingham Games (July 28-August 8) and the Hangzhou Asian Games (September 10-25) and it can't risk sending its players to the UK which has been one of the worst affected countries by the coronavirus pandemic. "You will appreciate that the Asian games is the Continental qualification event for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games and keeping the priority of the Asian Games in mind, Hockey India can not risk any members of the Indian teams contracting COVID-19 during the Commonwealth Games," Ningombam wrote. The UK recently refused to recognise India's COVID-19 vaccination certificate

Hockey India names 30 members for senior men's national camp

Hockey India on Saturday named a 30-member core probable group for the senior men's national coaching camp, to begin in SAI, Bengaluru from October 4.

Neeraj Chopra and PR Sreejesh to appear next on 'KBC 13' hotseat

The players will be welcomed by a reverberating cheer from the audience and the host of the show Amitabh Bachchan.

Need to start planning for Asian Games now: Hockey captain Manpreet Singh

Indian men's hockey team Manpreet Singh believes now it's time to stop basking in the glory of the achievement at the Tokyo Olympics, and better start planning for a busy 2022 calendar.

Domestic hockey season to begin in October after Covid break of 7 months

The much-awaited domestic hockey season is set to resume in October this year with the first sub-junior men's national academy championship in Bhopal after a hiatus of seven months due to the pandemic

World No.1 is a target we can achieve this Olympic cycle: Harmanpreet Singh

The past few weeks have been nothing short of a dream for Harmanpreet Singh who played an instrumental role in India's historic Bronze medal feat at the Tokyo Olympic Games 2020.The ace drag-flicker scored a total of six goals to not only become India's leading goal scorer in Tokyo, but he was also the joint third-highest goal scorer of the tournament.His exploits at the quadrennial extravaganza have earned him a nomination for the prestigious FIH Player of the Year award and he is nominated alongside some of the most elite hockey stars in the world such as Belgium's Arthur Van Doren and Alexander Hendrickx, Australia's Jake Whetton, Aran Zalewski and Tim Brand.Expressing that this nomination is a big honour for Harmanpreet, he said, "The kind of reception we have received after returning home with the Bronze medal has been simply incredible and I fall short of words to express how happy this feels. I am someone who doesn't express my emotions so much, but the love people have ...

Odisha to sponsor Indian Hockey teams for 10 more years: CM Patnaik

The Odisha government will sponsor the Indian Hockey teams for 10 more years, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced on Tuesday