Tag: Hockey World Cup

Wales are making their World Cup debut in India and their journey was full of hardships.

The encounter in Rourkela last night showcased the newfound aggressive game of coach Paul Revington’s team which they are calling a version of English cricket’s ‘Bazball’ style.

India showed remarkable improvement against Spain last night as they ticked all boxes.

Jeremy is not the only player to make Ellie proud in the marquee event. Her elder son Leon Hayward is also playing as the goalkeeper for the New Zealand team.

The huge stadium witnessed the crowd on their feet and at their loudest when local lad Rohidas scored the opener for India

the Odisha government spent Rs 1100 crore for hosting the grand event this year, 16 times more than Rs 67 crore, which was spent in 2018, when Odisha hosted its first ever Hockey World Cup.

India blanked Spain 2-0 in their opening encounter of Hockey World Cup 2023.

Tokyo Olympic bronze medalist Rohidas is also deputy skipper to Indian team captain Harmanpreet Singh.

Australians started the match aggressively by exerting huge pressure on France. They earned their first penalty corner in the eighth minute but...

Though Argentina were dominant throughout the match, they could score only one goal against lucklustre South Africa.

The hosts will bank on their settled squad.

Though the strategy worked earlier, youth are increasingly slanting towards the BJP, claimed the saffron party. For this reason, apart from promoting Hockey at the panchayat level, the Odisha government is constructing mini stadiums in all blocks.

Miniature artist Swasat Ranjan Sahu who hails from Puri made a model of Men’s Hockey World Cup trophy using 2,726 matchsticks.

Sharing details, the Police Commissioner informed that around 81 platoons of police force will be deployed in Bhubaneswar alone.

As per initial reports, the photo journalist, who is now in Bhubaneswar, to cover the Hockey World Cup fell into the open drain while having a cup of tea at a roadside stall at Dumduma area.