Hockey

New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) Hockey India (HI) President Narinder Batra confirmed on Friday that he has written to the Sports Authority of India (SAI) for extending men’s team chief coach Roelant Oltmans’s contract till…

New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) The Indian junior men’s hockey team will participate in the four-nation International Junior Hockey Tournament in Valencia, Spain, from October 24 to 30. The team will be led by Harjeet…

Pune, Oct 10 (IANS) Jharkhand, Odisha and Punjab are expected to be the top contenders when the 1st Hockey India 5-a-side Senior Hockey National Championship 2016 (Men and Women) will be held at the Shiv…

Perth, Oct 9 (IANS) Indias men’s junior team went down 1-5 to the New South Wales Waratahs in the Australian Hockey League (AHL) Bronze medal match on Sunday. The game started off at a fast…

Perth, Oct 7 (IANS) The Indian junior team went down 4-3 via penalty shoot out to the Victoria Vikings in the semi-finals of the Australian Hockey League (AHL) here on Friday. The Indian juniors had…

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….