Tag: Hockey India

Antwerp (Belgium): The Indian men’s hockey team on Thursday produced an attacking masterclass to defeat reigning world and European champions Belgium 5-1 in the fifth and last match to maintain their 100 per cent record in their tour of Belgium. The Indian team won all five matches during the tour, beating Belgium 2-0 in the […]

Marlow: The Indian women’s hockey team were held to a 2-2 draw by Great Britain in their last match of the Tour of England held here on Friday. The World No. 9 team ended the tour with another draw against a relatively stronger Great Britain side, performing exceptionally during the five matches as they won […]

New Delhi: The Hockey India named 22 players including two from Odisha–Amit Rohidas and Birendra Lakra for the national coaching camp ahead of the crucial FIH Olympic Qualifiers to be held on November 1 and 2 in Bhubaneswar. The players will report to chief coach Graham Reid for the camp that commences from Monday at […]

Johor Bahru (Malaysia): The Indian junior men’s hockey team trounced New Zealand 8-2 in their second match of the 9th Sultan of Johor Cup here on Sunday. Sanjay (17′, 22′), Dilpreet Singh (6′), Shilanand Lakra (14′), Mandeep Mor (22′), Suman Beck (45′), Pratap Lakra (50′) and Sudeep Chirmako (51′) scored for India, while Dylan Thomas […]

Johor Bahru (Malaysia): The Indian junior men’s hockey team today sealed their berth in the final of the 9th Sultan of Johor Cup after an emphatic 5-1 victory over Australia at the Taman Daya Hockey Stadium here on Wednesday. The clinical performance saw goals from Shilanand Lakra (26′, 29′), Dilpreet Singh (44′), Gursahibjit Singh (48′) […]

New Delhi: India men’s hockey captain Manpreet Singh has been nominated by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) for its Player of the Year award. Additionally, Vivek Prasad and Lalremsiami were nominated for the men’s and women’s FIH Rising star of the year awards respectively. Manpreet played a crucial role in leading the team to a […]

Bhubaneswar: India men’s hockey team will take on world No.3 the Netherlands in the FIH Pro League with an eye on the Tokyo Olympics here on Saturday. This will be India’s debut in the FIH Pro League after having missed the first edition. India will play Netherlands in two matches in their opening tie at […]

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court on Tuesday directed the Centre and Hockey India to allow Hockey Odisha to participate in the upcoming senior national championships for men and women. While the men’s championship will be held in Jhansi from January 25, the women’s event will be held in Kollam from January 30, Hockey Odisha general […]

New Delhi: The Indian women’s hockey team’s upcoming tour of China has been cancelled due to deadly coronavirus outbreak, leaving Hockey India scrambling to find a new opponent. The team was supposed to be in China from March 14 to 25 as part of their preparation for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. “Due to the outbreak […]

New Delhi: Two players from Odisha- Birendra Lakra and Amit Rohidas have found place in 24-member Indian Men’s Hockey Team for the FIH Pro League matches against Australia. Manpreet Singh will lead the Indian squad for the FIH Pro League matches scheduled to take place on February 21 and 22 at the Kalinga Stadium in […]

Bhubaneswar: After having faced two out of the top-3 ranked sides in their opening FIH Hockey Pro League 2020 encounters, World No 4 India will be facing World No 2 Australia in two intriguing ties here at the Kalinga Hockey Stadium on Friday and Saturday. With two wins against the Netherlands in January, and another […]

Bhubaneswar: India lost 3-4 to defending champions Australia but not before they put up a spirited display in their first match of the two-leg FIH Pro League encounter here on Friday. India were down 1-4 before the final quarter, but rallied to pull back as they sounded the board twice only to run out of […]

Bhubaneswar: India bounced back in style to beat title holders Australia 3-1 via a shoot-out in the second match of the two-leg FIH Pro League match here on Saturday. Both the teams were locked 2-2 at the end of regulation time at the Kalinga Stadium. India converted two penalty corners through Rupinder Pal Singh (25th […]

New Delhi: Hockey captains Manpreet Singh and Rani Rampal were on Tuesday nominated for Dhruv Batra Player of the Year award in male and female category respectively by Hockey India for its third Annual Awards scheduled on March 8. A total prize money of Rs 1.30 crore along with trophies will be awarded to hockey […]

New Delhi: Hockey India (HI) on Wednesday donated Rs 21 lakh to the Odisha Chief Minister’s Relief Fund to help the state fight the deadly COVID-19 pandemic. With the number of cases on the rise in Odisha, HI Executive Board took a unanimous decision to make the contribution in order to support the state government […]