Indian women's hockey tour of China cancelled due to Coronavirus outbreak

February 7, 2020 2:37 PM

Indian women's hockey tour of China cancelled due to Coronavirus outbreak

The outbreak of the Novel Corona virus has forced the Indian women's hockey team to cancel its tour of China. It has left Hockey India federation with the difficult task of finding an opponent to compete with as part of its preparation for the Olympics. The Indian women's team was scheduled to travel to China from March 14 to 25. However, it has now been cancelled due to the fast-spreading Novel Corona Virus. Speaking to PTI, Indian Skipper Rani said, the Hockey India and the c...

Rani Rampal to captain Indian women's hockey team on England tour

September 13, 2019 5:05 PM

Rani Rampal to captain Indian women's hockey team on England tour

In Hockey, star forward Rani Rampal was today named the captain of the 18-member Indian Women's team which will take on England in a five-match series. The series is scheduled to take place in Marlow, England from 27th of this month to 4th of next month. Rani will have goalkeeper Savita as her deputy. Savita and Rajani Etimarpu retained their places in the side following the team's triumph in the Olympic Test Event in Japan recently. Defenders Deep Grace Ekka, Gurjit Kaur, Reen...