Indian Junior men's hockey team suffer first defeat in Sultan of Johor Cup

October 12, 2018 7:04 PM

Indian Junior men's hockey team suffer first defeat in Sultan of Johor Cup

Indian junior men's hockey team today suffered its first defeat at the 8th Sultan of Johor Cup, losing 2-3 against Great Britain in its last round robin match in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. With four consecutive wins earlier in the tournament, India had already entered the summit clash ahead of today's clash with 12 points. Great Britain are placed second in the points table with 10 points from five games out of which they won three. The final of the tournament will be held tomorrow...

Hockey India announces U18 men's & women's teams for Youth Olympic Games

August 23, 2018 6:13 PM

Hockey India announces U18 men's & women's teams for Youth Olympic Games

Hockey India today announced the Indian Under-18 men's and women's teams for the Hockey 5's competition to be held at the Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games from 6th to 18th October. Both the teams will have a total of nine members in the squad, which consists of two goalkeepers, two defenders, two midfielders and three forwards.  The men's team will be led by midfielder Vivek Sagar Prasad, while goalkeeper Prashant Kumar Chauhan will act as his deputy. The...

Hockey: Indian Men's team beat New Zealand by 4-2 in series opener

July 20, 2018 8:06 AM

Hockey: Indian Men's team beat New Zealand by 4-2 in series opener

The Indian men's hockey team pulled off a sensational 4-2 win over New Zealand in the first Test of the three-match series in Bengaluru yesterday. Rupinder Pal Singh scored two goals, Mandeep Singh, and Harmanpreet Singh one each. Stephen Jenness scored a brace for the visitors. The forwards won India their first Penalty Corner of the match in the opening minute. Making a comeback into the squad after the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, Rupinder Palwas splendid as he fired the ball low t...

Indian Junior women's hockey team play out a draw against Canada

July 19, 2018 8:13 AM

Indian Junior women's hockey team play out a draw against Canada

The Indian Junior Women's Hockey team continued its unbeaten run in the Under-23 six-nation tournament at Antwerp, Belgium last night, when they played out a goalless draw against Canada in their fourth round-robin match.  The team, led by Preeti Dubey, had a strong showing in the tournament, so far. Before last night's draw, they won three successive matches. They defeated Ireland 4-1, Great Britain, 1-0 and hosts Belgium, 2-nil. India will take on the Netherlands tomorrow in ...

Indian men's hockey 'A' team beat Bangladesh 5-1

July 6, 2018 8:14 PM

Indian men's hockey 'A' team beat Bangladesh 5-1

Indian men's hockey 'A' team beat Bangladesh 5-1 in last practice match in Bengaluru today.  Defender Rupinder Pal Singh starred with a hat-trick.  The experienced dragflicker scored in the 24th, 47th and 60th minutes. Rupinder's goal was followed by Gurjinder Singh's strike through a penalty conversion in the 27th minute. The other goal scorer for India 'A' was Vikas Dahiya.

India to open title defence against Oman in ACT hockey

July 5, 2018 5:36 PM

India to open title defence against Oman in ACT hockey

The Asian Hockey Federation today announced the schedule of the fifth men's Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament to be held in Muscat, Oman from October 18 to 28.  Defending champions  India will begin its campaign against hosts Oman on the opening day.  India will take on arch-rivals Pakistan on October 20 followed by game against Japan, Malaysia and South Korea. India will look to win its third men's Asian Champions Trophy title after having defeated Pakistan in 2011 and ...

India and Belgium play out 1-1 draw in Champions Trophy Hockey

June 29, 2018 8:15 AM

India and Belgium play out 1-1 draw in Champions Trophy Hockey

In the Champions Trophy hockey tournament, India conceded a late goal to settle for a 1-1 draw with Belgium at Breda in Netherlands last night. India scored an early goal through a penalty corner conversion by Harmanpreet Singh and managed to hold to the lead till the 59th minute before Loick Luypaert dashed their hopes. India will take on hosts Netherlands in their last round robin match on Saturday. The Indians had earlier defeated arch-rivals Pakistan 4-0 and stunned Olympic champions Argenti...

Champions Trophy hockey: India go down fighting 2-3 to Australia

June 27, 2018 9:05 PM

Champions Trophy hockey: India go down fighting 2-3 to Australia

In Champions Trophy hockey tournament, India fought valiantly before going down 2-3 to world champions Australia to slump to their first defeat in the  tournament.  The loss meant India slumped to third spot in the standings with six points from two wins behind hosts Netherlands. Australia climbed to the top with seven points from three games.  The top two sides after the round robin stage of the six-team event will play in the final of the tournament on Sunday. India will next play Belgium on T...

Women's hockey: India to begin 5-match series against Spain

June 12, 2018 11:16 AM

Women's hockey: India to begin 5-match series against Spain

The Indian Women's Hockey team will begin its five-match bilateral series against Spain in Madrid today. The opening game will be played at 11 tonight (Indian Standard Time). The tournament is part of the Rani Rampal-led team's preparations for the upcoming World Cup. In the recently-concluded Asian Champions Trophy, the Indian eves had finished with a Silver medal. They lost in the Final to hosts South Korea. The World Cup will be played in London from the 21st of next month t...

PR?Sreejesh returns, Sardar Singh dropped from Commonwealth Games hockey squad

March 13, 2018 5:32 PM

PR?Sreejesh returns, Sardar Singh dropped from Commonwealth Games hockey squad

Hockey India has announced an 18-member Men's squad for the upcoming 21st Commonwealth Games to be held at Gold Coast, Australia.  Midfielder Manpreet Singh will lead the side and K Chinglensana Singh will be his deputy.  Seasoned goalkeeper PR Sreejesh makes a comeback after having suffered a medial collateral ligament injury during the Azlan Shah tournament last year.  Veteran Sardar Singh, who led India to a fifth-place finish in the recently concluded Sultan Azlan Shah Trophy, has b...