Valencia (Spain), June 30 (IANS) New Zealand defeated India 1-0 in the Six Nations Invitational Hockey Tournament 2016 here on Thursday. Stephen Jenness scored the only goal in the 18th minute to guide New Zealand…
Perth, June 29 (IANS) Reigning world hockey champions Australia on Wednesday named six players with no previous Olympic experience to their 16-man squad for the Rio Games starting on August 5. World Player of the…
Valencia (Spain), June 28 (IANS) A defiant India managed to hold back minnows Ireland 2-1 in the second match of the Six Nation Hockey Tournament here on Tuesday. After a below-par show in the opening…
Lausanne, June 28 (IANS) India’s men’s team climbed to the fifth spot of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) rankings on Tuesday. The rankings were released after the conclusion of the hugely entertaining 2016 Hockey Champions…
Valencia (Spain) June 27 (IANS) Reigning Olympic gold medallists Germany outclassed India 4-0 in their opening match of the Six Nations Hockey tournament here on Monday. Fresh from a silver-medal winning performance at the Champions…
By Veturi Srivatsa India will go to the Rio Olympic Games with over 100 competitors, crossing the three-figure mark for the first time; the hockey team played a Champions Trophy final after 36 years. Yet,…
Amsterdam, June 26 (IANS) Teenage midfielder Jorrit Croon was the surprise inclusion in the 16-member Netherlands hockey squad announced for the Rio Olympics in August on Sunday. The 17-year-old HGC player has played in just…
By Gurmukh Singh Toronto, June 26 (IANS) Olympio Fernandes, the goalkeeper of the World Cup winning team in 1975, has asserted that the Indian hockey is set to recapture its past glory and the national…
Valencia, June 25 (IANS) Despite bagging the Champions Trophy silver, Indian hockey team head coach Roelant Oltmans wants his wards to improve their game as the team prepares for the six nations tournament starting here…
Bengaluru, June 24 (IANS) Promising defender Dipsan Tirkey was on Friday named skipper of the junior Indian men’s team for the upcoming EurAsia Cup in Russia and a six match tour of England next month….
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) Hockey India (HI) on Wednesday distributed over 1,200 hockey sticks to its permanent member units across different regions in the country, as part of the Olympic Day celebrations. Assam Hockey,…
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) India skipper Sardar Singh and the experienced duo of Rupinder Pal Singh and Birender Lakra were named in the 18-man squad for the Six Nations Invitational Hockey tournament to be…
London, June 18 (IANS) Hockey India (HI) on Saturday announced cash awards for the Indian men’s team after the historic silver medal winning show in the Champions Trophy. Immediately after the medal presentation, Hockey India…
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) Social media was abuzz with congratulatory messages after the Indian hockey team settled for a historic silver in the Champions Trophy final against Australia in London on Saturday. India were…
London, June 18 (IANS) The Champions Trophy final saw controversy and high drama when the Indian hockey team lodged a protest during the penalty shootout before finally settling for a historic silver after the jury…
London, June 18 (IANS) India were pipped by reigning world champions Australia 1-3 via penalty shoot-out to settle for their maiden silver medal in the Hockey Champions Trophy here on Friday. After the 60 minutes…
London, June 17 (IANS) India reached the final of the Hockey Champions Trophy for the first time after Britain and Belgium played a dramatic 3-3 draw to finish below the Asian Games champions at the…
London, June 16 (IANS) India’s dream of entering their maiden Champions Trophy hockey final suffered a huge blow as they were defeated 2-4 by a dominant Australian side in their last league match here on…
London, June 15 (IANS) Buoyed by their creditable performances in the earlier matches, a confident India will take on heavyweights Australia in their last league game of the Champions Trophy hockey tournament here on Thursday….
London, June 14 (IANS) India edged past South Korea 2-1 in a Hockey Champions Trophy round-robin game at the Lee Valley Hockey Centre here on Tuesday to keep their chances of playing the gold medal…