Hockey has made members of the Indian national womne's team financially independent at a young age and they are in a better position to take care of their families' needs, national captain Rani said on Friday."I think 10 or 15 years ago if someone had said...

With two silver medals at the Sultan of Johor Cup in 2018 and 2019 respectively, Indian junior men's hockey team player Yashdeep Siwach has tasted a considerable amount of success in his short junior career so far. Siwach, who is yet to make his senior Indian...

GI Rendezvous, a group of healthcare professionals who got together to bring about academic and health awareness activities amongst medicos and general population, organised an event titled ‘Run for Awareness' highlighting World Hepatitis Day commemorated...

An impressive Indian women's hockey team on Sunday won the FIH Women's Series Finals Hiroshima 2019 after defeating hosts Japan 3-1 in the Final held here at the Hiroshima Hockey Stadium.The Indian team was helped by an early goal from Captain Rani in the...

The Indian women's hockey team on Saturday secured their place in the FIH Olympic Qualifiers 2019 as they advanced to the final of the FIH Women's Series Finals after defeating Chile 4-2 in the semi-final match held at the Hiroshima Hockey Stadium.The Indian...

The Sports Minister, Punjab, Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi has extended his best wishes to the Indian squad announced today for the Hockey World Cup to commence this month. The 18 member squad announced today has Manpreet Singh as it's Captain. The World Cup (14th...

Harmanpreet Singh scored a hat-trick of penalty corner conversions to give India a 4-1 victory over South Korea in the Hero Asian Champions Trophy Muscat 2018 hockey tournament, knocking their opponents out of semi-final contention.Harmanpreet opened the Indian...

India continued to swell its overall medal tally, with the women's hockey team taking a silver, while sailors gave a silver and bronze, even as the squash teams had opposite results in the semi-finals and boxer Amit Panghal entered the finals on 13th day of...

The Indian men's hockey team scripted history by thrashing minnows Hong Kong 26-0 in a Pool A encounter at the 18th Asian Games here on Wednesday.This is the highest ever victory margin by India, breaking a 86-year-old record. The previous highest victory...

The India women's hockey team will rely on its vastly-improved defence, while the attackers will have to improve their finishing skills as the reigning Asian champions go for gold at the Asian Games in Indonesia, experienced defender Deep Grace Ekka has...

The Indian hockey teams failed to etch their names in the medals column as both the men's and women's team lost to England in their respective bronze medal matches at the 21st Commonwealth Games here on Saturday.While men's team lost 1-2 to England, the...

The Indian hockey teams failed to etch their names in the medals column as both the men's and women's team lost to England in their respective bronze medal matches at the 21st Commonwealth Games here on Saturday.While men's team lost 1-2 to England, the...

It was a field day for Indian men's and women's hockey teams as they defeated Malaysia 2-1 and South Africa 1-0 respectively to enter the semi-finals at the 21st Commonwealth Games (CWG) here on Tuesday.While the men's team rode on a couple of penalty corner...

India's men's and women's hockey teams enjoyed a successful Sunday as they beat their opponents in the pool stages of the 21st Commonwealth Games here on Sunday.S.V. Sunil's late goal helped India's men's hockey team overcome a lower-ranked Wales with a 4-3...

Seasoned goalkeeper P.R. Sreejesh is determined to reach peak fitness and form in time when the key events start this year and promises to be a better player in order to boost the Indian hockey team in a busy year.Sreejesh, who sustained a knee injury at the...

Recalling the struggles he faced during his comeback after being shot during a train journey in 2006, former India hockey team captain Sandeep Singh urged the sports ministry to work on building a world-class physiotheraphy and rehabiliatiion centre for athletes...

Former Indian hockey captain Sandeep Singh feels in comparison to cricket, hockey has less commercial moments.Singh says due to the introduction of new rules every year, the general public sometimes doesn't understand hockey."Hockey has less commercial moments....

Drag-flicker Blake Govers struck two minutes from time as defending champions Australia edged past Argentina 2-1 to win the title in the Hockey World League (HWL) Final at the Kalinga Stadium here on Sunday.Govers struck to the left of Argentine goalkeeper Juan Vivaldi...

India toiled hard for a 2-1 win over a depleted but resilient German side in the bronze-medal playoff of the Hockey World League (HWL) Final at the Kalinga Stadium here on Sunday.S.V. Sunil (20th minute) and Harmanpreet Singh (54th, penalty corner) scored...

Goalkeeper Akash Chikte put up a superlative show as India edged past Olympic silver medallists Belgium 3-2 via penalty shootout to enter the semi-finals of the FIH Hockey World League (HWL) Final here on Wednesday.After a six-goal regulation play thriller, Chikte...

Argentina staged a dramatic late fight back to hold Netherlands to a 3-3 draw in a Pool A match of the Hockey World League Final here on Sunday evening.Thierry Brinkman (12th minute), Valentin Verga (37th) and Mirco Pruijser (55th) scored for the Dutch while Matias...

India opened their Hockey World League (HWL) Final campaign with a resolute 1-1 draw against defending champions Australia at the Kalinga Stadium here on Friday.Mandeep Singh gave India the lead in the 20th minute but Jeremy Hayward successfully converted...

Experienced Indian centre-back and drag-flicker Rupinder Pal Singh feels that the six-month injury lay-off has helped him mature as a hockey player and perceive match situations differently as he gets ready for "a fresh start" at the Hockey World League (HWL) Final...

President Hockey JK, KantaAndotra today inaugurated 5-day 3rd Shaheed Baba Banda Singh Bahadur Memorial Hockey Tournament-2017 at K KHakku Astro Turf Stadium.The 5-day tournament being organised by Kashmir Sikh Sangat in which Khalsa Club (GoleGujra), Vijaypur...

After winning the Women's Hockey Asia Cup in Japan, India captain Rani Rampal has asserted that her side needs to work on their fitness levels and improve their penalty corner conversion rate along with the defence."See, I want my side to improve on the fitness,...

After winning the Asian Cup hockey title and qualifying for next year's World Cup, India skipper Rani on Sunday praised the young players and said they have shown great spirit on such a big stage.India created history as they edged past China via shootouts....

India stormed into the women's Asia Cup semi-final here on Thursday, thrashing Kazakhstan 7-1 in the quarters at the Kakamigahara Kawasaki Stadium.Dragflicker Gurjit Kaur was in sublime form as she pumped three goals while Navneet Kaur scored twice and Deep...

The Hockey World League (HWL) Final began at the Kalinga Stadium here on Friday with Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurating the tournament, where the best eight teams in the world will battle for supremacy.A laser light show with the 'Chak De India'...

India underlined their continental supremacy as they overcame a fighting Malaysia 2-1 in the final here on Sunday to win the Asia Cup hockey championship for the third time.Ramandeep Singh (3rd minute) and Lalit Upadhyay (29th) scored for the 2014 Asian Games...

India defeated Pakistan 3-1 to top Pool A of the Asia Cup at the Maulana Bhashani National Hockey Stadium here on Sunday.Chinglensana Singh (17th minute), Ramandeep Singh (43rd minute) and Harmanpreet Singh (45th) scored for India. For Pakistan, Ali Shan scored...

Putting his weight behind newly appointed India chief coach Sjoerd Marijne, veteran goalkeeper P.R. Sreejesh has asserted that the Dutchman will enjoy a successful stint with the national hockey team."With a new coach in place now, this team will take a new...

Penalty corner specialist Harmanpreet Singh and forwards Talwinder Singh and Akashdeep Singh scored a brace apiece as a relentless India flayed Pakistan 7-1 in a Pool B clash to storm into the quarter-finals of the Hockey World League (HWL) Semi Final here on...

Actor Amit Sadh met former hockey star Sandeep Singh and says the latter is a star in the real sense.Amit tweeted on Wednesday a photograph of himself along with Singh."Indian jersey hockey champ and former India captain Sandeep Singh at the hockey training...

India's men's hockey team captain P.R. Sreejesh believes that they have grown mentally to handle tough situations as they begin a crucial season ahead with the 26th Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in Malaysia, scheduled to begin from April 29.The tournament in Ipoh, Malaysia...

Captain Moritz Furste's penalty corner brace powered Kalinga Lancers past Dabang Mumbai 4-1 in the final to clinch their maiden title in the Coal India Hockey India League (HIL) at the Chandigarh Hockey Stadium here on Sunday.Furste also had a big hand in Glenn...

Britain's hockey star Ashley Jackson reckons that the new crop of Indian players can be lethal in the international stage and the recent success has only added to their confidence."I think it's safe to say with the senior team's performances over the past four...

Critising the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) for appointing scam-tainted Suresh Kalmadi and Abhay Singh Chautala as honorary Life Presidents, IOA Associate Vice-President Narinder Batra on Wednesday said he might quit the Olympic body soon.Expressing his reservations...

Home favourites India produced a clinical performance here on Sunday to outclass maiden finalists Belgium 2-1 and clinch their second Hockey Junior World Cup title after a 15-year-gap.Gurjant Singh (eighth minute) and Simranjeet Singh (22nd) scored the two...

The ongoing 65th All India Police Hockey Championship 2016, being played at K.K. Hakku Astro Turf Stadium and Jammu University Ground from December 10, 2016, witnessed 15 matches during the first two days of the event.In Pool “A”  ITBP won the match...

Additional Director General of Police, (Headquarters) briefed the media persons at a Press Conference held at Police Headquarters (PHQ) here today, about the conduct of 65th All India Police Hockey Tournament-2016, being hosted by Jammu and Kashmir Police in Jammu...

Narinder Dhruv Batra planned it all, to the last detail, to become the President of the International Hockey Federation (FIH). Once he has announced his candidature anyone who knew him from close quarters wagered on his victory.Yet, not many thought he would...

Narinder Batra, newly-elected President of the International Hockey Federation (FIH), on Tuesday noted that his priority is to expand the number of hockey-playing nations across the globe and to increase revenue and fan base of the Olympic sport.Batra said the...

Hockey India (HI) President Narinder Batra was elected President of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) here on Saturday.Batra, who was an Executive Board Member of FIH as well as the Vice-President of the Asian Hockey Federation (AHF), will replace outgoing...

65th All India Police Hockey Championship-2016 is being held at Jammu from December 10. The championship is being organized by Jammu and Kashmir Police and would last for seven days. It would conclude on December 16, 2016.Arrangements for the national championship...

India beat China 2-1 with a last-gasp goal in the final to emerge winners for the first time in the Women's Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament here on Saturday.Deepika scored the winner in the 60th minute as she slammed home a penalty corner rebound...

Lauding India's victory over arch-rivals Pakistan in the Asian Champions Trophy final, former national hockey team stars Gurbux Singh and Dhanraj Pillay said now the aim should be beating more accomplished teams at the world level."We need to fight against teams...

The Secretary, Department of Sports, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS), Government of India Rajiv Yadav today convened a meeting to review the latest status of work on various projects being undertaken as part of the special 200 crore package allocated...

With a final berth 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 Under-18 Asia Cup hockey tournament here on Thursday.The two teams have already tasted success...

Belgium stymied favourites the Netherlands 3-1 to set up the men's hockey final clash with Argentina at the Olympics between the two first-time finalists.World No.6 Belgium on Tuesday clearly did not feel the pressure of the occasion as they turned the rankings...

After beating Argentina 2-1 in a Pool B match of the Rio Olympics, Indian hockey captain P.R. Sreejesh on Tuesday said the team has learnt to handle big games from its previous mistakes.Riding on Chinglensana (8th minute) and Kothajit Khadangbam's (35th) goals,...

Indian archer Atanu Das raised hopes of a medal, entering the men's individual 1/8 eliminators while the men's hockey team also edged closer to quarter-final qualification with its second win in three pool matches at the Rio Olympics here on Tuesday.Das won...

A gritty India beat Argentina 2-1 in a men's hockey pool match at Rio Olympics here on Tuesday.Chinglensana (8th minute) and Kothajit Khadangbam (35th) were the scorers for India. Gonzalo Peillat (49th) reduced the margin for Argentina at the Olympic Hockey...

Penalty corner specialist Rupinder Pal Singh scored a brace as India began their men's hockey campaign in the Rio Olympics with a morale boosting 3-2 win against Ireland in their opening pool encounter here on Saturday.Drag-flicker V.R. Raghunath scored India's...

India's hockey captain P.R. Sreejesh has warned his team not to take their opening match opponent Ireland lightly, as the debutant can be unpredictable and has shocked big teams recently to qualify for the Rio Olympics.India will begin their Olympic campaign...

India's women’s hockey team thrashed Canada 5-2 to record their second victory in their United States tour here.Vandana Katariya (ninth and 51st minutes) and Deepika (38th and 49th) scored a brace each and Poonam Rani netted the fifth in the 58th minute of the...

The Indian women's hockey team beat the US girls 2-1 in their second game of the ongoing pre-Olympic tour in here on Thursday.Jill Witmer gave the hosts the lead in the 19th minute before Preeti Dubey (45th) and Lilima Minz (55th) struck for the Indians...

Hockey legend Mohammed Shahid died on Wednesday in a Gurgaon hospital after battling kidney and liver problems. He was 56.Shahid, one of the greatest names in world hockey, was part of the Indian team that clinched the gold medal in the 1980 Moscow Olympics.He...

Hockey legend Mohammed Shahid passed away after battling kidney and liver problems at a Gurgaon hospital on Wednesday. He was 56.Shahid was part of the Indian team that clinched the gold medal in the 1980 Moscow Olympics.The legend was battling for life after...

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 to a much-needed win over India.Jenness made it look easy fooling the Indian...

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 Trophy in London. In the men's tournament final, India...