Tag: Hockey India

New Delhi: The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and Hockey India (HI) on Monday wrote to the Sports Authority of India (SAI) after the national men’s hockey team chief coach Harendra Singh complained about the quality of food and the hygiene level at the SAI centre in Bengaluru. Harendra, on Saturday wrote to HI, saying that […]

New Delhi: Hockey India on Saturday named Rajinder Singh as its president after Mariamma Koshy submitted her resignation from the post. Koshy, a former state-level striker, was appointed Hockey India chief in November 2016 after Narinder Dhruv Batra had stepped down after being elected as the president of the International Hockey Federation (FIH). Koshy had […]

Gold Coast (Australia): India qualified for the semi-finals of the men’s hockey tournament after defeating Malaysia 2-1 in a Pool B match at the 21st Commonwealth Games (CWG) here on Tuesday. Harmanpreet Singh (3rd, 44th minutes) converted a couple of penalty corner while the experienced Faizal Saari (16th) reduced the deficit for Malaysia immediately after […]

Gold Coast (Australia): Pakistan scored a last minute goal to hold India 2-2 in their opening match in Pool B of the men’s hockey competition at the 21st Commonwealth Games here on Saturday. India had taken a comfortable 2-0 lead with goals from Dilpreet Singh (13th minute) and Harmanpreet Singh (20) in the first half. […]

New Delhi: After ending the year with a bronze medal at the Hockey World League (HWL) Final in Bhubaneswar, the Indian mens team will report for a 10-day national camp, starting at the Sports Authority of India, Bengaluru, from Thursday. Four defenders from Odisha Birendra lakra, Amit Rohidas, Dipsan Tirkey and Nilam Sanjeep Xess have […]

Bengaluru: After a successful 2017 season, the Indian women’s hockey team will regroup under chief coach Harendra Singh for the 21-day national camp starting at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) campus here from Wednesday. The camp will lay the foundation for a crucial year for the women who will take part in the Commonwealth […]

Bengaluru: Aiming for a strong performance in the upcoming women’s Asia Cup, Hockey India (HI) on Tuesday named 33 probables to participate in the four-week-long national camp here under new coach Harendra Singh. The eves are recently back from a successful tour of Europe where they played against the Belgium junior men as well as the […]

New Delhi: Hockey India (HI) on Tuesday announced the appointment of former India captain Jude Felix Sebastian as coach for the junior men’s team. The 33-member junior men’s core group will train under Felix as they prepare for defending their title of Junior Men World Champions, HI said. “Jude Felix brings with him vast experience as […]

Melbourne: In another whiz of pride to the State, Odia defender Birendra Lakra was today named the “Player of Year” in the male category at the inaugural Hockey India (HI) annual awards here. Striker Vandana Kataria was named the “Player of Year” in female category while three-time Olympic gold medallist Balbir Singh Sr got the […]

Odia hockey player Deep Grace Ekka has been named as the Vice-Captain of Indian women's hockey team set to play at Tokyo Olympics 2020.

The accolades have been pouring in from all over the place. Hockey stars like Viren Rasquinha, PR Sreejesh and Dillip Tirkey have hailed the move as the dawn of a new era in India’s national game with Tirkey dubbing it as a sign of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s commitment to Indian hockey. Most Odias have […]

Bhubaneswar: Fifteen days into the Men’s Hockey World Cup, controversies continue to surround the Hockey India (HI), the governing body of Hockey in India with allegations of its CEO Elena Norman misbehaving with the Indian players in full public view here on Tuesday doing rounds in digital news space and social media. Earlier, reports of […]

Former hockey centre-half Ravinder Pal Singh, a member of India's gold medal-winning team of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games, passed away early on Saturday morning here. He was 62.

New Delhi: Hockey India has named Graham Reid as the new chief coach of the Indian men’s hockey team. The 54-year-old will join the team in Bengaluru shortly for the ongoing national camp at the Sports Authority of India. Reid has a decorated playing career as the defender/midfielder for the Australian national team and was […]

New Delhi: Hockey India on Sunday named 33 players for the Junior Women’s National Coaching Camp, slated to begin on May 6 at Sports Authority of India (SAI), Bengaluru. The players will report to coach Baljeet Singh Saini for the three-week camp that will conclude on May 24. On completion of the camp, 18-member squad will […]