Hockey

New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) Star goalkeeper P.R. Sreejesh was on Thursday retained as captain of the Indian men’s hockey team for the fourth edition of the Asian Champions Trophy, to be held at Kuantan…

Perth, Oct 5 (IANS) India’s junior team outplayed Western Australia Thundersticks 3-1 in their final league encounter of the Australian Hockey League (AHL) here on Wednesday. The win helped India stay atop the Pool B…

Lausanne, Oct 4 (IANS) The International Hockey Federation (FIH) on Tuesday confirmed that London, Brussels and Johannesburg will host the Hockey World League (HWL) Semi-Finals between June and July in 2017. Two men’s and two…

New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) Forward Vandana Katariya was named captain of the 18-member Indian women’s hockey squad announced on Tuesday for the fourth edition of the Asian Champions Trophy to be played in Singapore…

Perth, Oct 2 (IANS) Indias junior team and Canberra Lakers played a tough 1-1 draw in their Pool B game of the Australian Hockey League (AHL) here on Sunday. In a fairly slow start, the…

Dhaka, Sep 30 (IANS) Abhishek Yadav’s last minute goal gave India a 5-4 victory in their final game against hosts Bangladesh at the under-18 Asia Cup hockey tournament here on Friday. India scored in the…

Dhaka, Sep 30 (IANS) A goal in the dying minutes helped India beat hosts Bangladesh 5-4 and clinch the fourth men’s under-18 Asia Cup hockey tournament here on Friday. India scored in the last 20…

Dhaka, Sep 29 (IANS) India outplayed Pakistan 3-1 to enter the final of the Under-18 Asia Cup hockey tournament here on Thursday. Forward Shivam Anand (7th minute), striker Dilpreet Singh (32nd) and captain Nilam Sanjeep…

Dhaka, Sep 28 (IANS) With a berth in the final at stake, the traditional rivalry between India and Pakistan will take centre-stage as the two teams take on each other in the semi-finals of the…

Dhaka, Sep 25 (IANS) India on Sunday registered a thumping 11-0 victory over Oman in the Under-18 Asia Cup hockey tournament, boosting their chances to make the knockout round as they shrugged off the 3-4…

Bengaluru, Sep 22 (IANS) Back in the national camp after a four-week break since the 2016 Rio Olympics, Head Coach Roelant Oltmans said the focus during the camp is to bring variations in the midfield…

New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) Star defender Harjeet Singh will lead the Indian junior mens hockey team at the star-studded Australian Hockey League (AHL) which starts in Perth on September 29. Dipsan Tirkey will be…

Nairobi, Sep 20 (IANS) Former Kenya player Resham Bains will receive hockey’s Order of Merit in November for his exemplary service to the game, Federation of International Hockey (FIH) President Leandro Negre said on Tuesday….

New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) Defender Nilam Sanjeep Xess was on Monday named captain of the India team that will compete in the Boys Under-18 Asia Cup hockey tournament to be held at Dhaka, from…

Bhopal, Sep 17 (IANS) The core probables of the Indian women’s hockey team will return to the national camp starting here on Sunday. The camp will set the momentum for the fourth Asian Champions Trophy…

Bengaluru, Sep 16 (IANS) The core probables of the Indian mens hockey team will return to the national camp starting from September 18 at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) campus here. The four-week camp…

Bhopal, Sep 9 (IANS) Rio hockey Olympians V.R. Raghunath, S.V. Sunil, Manpreet Singh and Kothajit Singh will compete for different teams in the Obedullah Khan Heritage Cup from September 14, with the Madhya Pradesh government…

New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) Hockey India (HI) president Narinder Batra has been nominated as the presidential candidate for the International Hockey Federation (FIH) in November, it was announced on Wednesday. Batra, one of the…