Hockey

Indian men's hockey team leaves for Australia Tour

The team led by Harmanpreet Singh will play a five-match Series against Australia as part of their preparations for the FIH Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup 2023 Bhubaneswar-Rourkela.

2022-11-19T13:35:09.871737+00:00 IST

Our target is to finish on podium of World Cup 2023: Sumit

Sumit was part of the Indian Men's Hockey Team which won Bronze at Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Speaking candidly, Sumit gave a good account of the preparations of the Indian Men's Hockey Team for the upcoming FIH Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup 2023 Bhubaneswar and Rourkela.

2022-11-19T09:47:56.882548+00:00 IST

Hockey WC 2006 taught me to handle pressure: VR Raghunath

Speaking about playing in front of your own fans, Raghunath rates the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar as one of the best places he has ever played in.

2022-11-17T08:13:59.112626+00:00 IST

Our mindset has made difference: Punia on Indian Hockey's revival

The stand-in captain opened up about the turnaround of Indian hockey in the past few years and talked about the major shift that has taken place, helping Indian hockey regain some of its old glory.

2022-11-16T19:03:15+00:00 IST

23-member Indian men's hockey squad announced for tour of Austral

The Indian team will play five matches against Australia as they prepare for the upcoming FIH Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup Bhubaneswar-Rourkela 2023, set to begin from January 13, as per press release from Hockey India

2022-11-15T11:00:56.670752+00:00 IST

"Anything is possible, India also have a chance: Juan Escarre

The 16 teams competing in the FIH Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup 2023 Bhubaneswar-Rourkela from January 13-29 are Australia, Belgium, Netherlands, India, Argentina, Germany, New Zealand, England, France, Korea, Malaysia, Spain, South Africa, Japan, Chile, and Wales

2022-11-14T11:18:59.662318+00:00 IST

VK Pandian visits Kalinga Stadium to review upcoming facilities

He also visited the Badminton High-Performance centre being constructed under CSR by Dalmia Bharat, as per a press release from the Sports Department of the Government of Odisha

2022-11-12T19:48:01.736549+00:00 IST

We performed well in FIH Pro League: Sukhjeet

The Indian Men's Hockey Team began their campaign in the FIH Men's Hockey Pro League 2022-2023 with a 4-3 win over New Zealand before falling 2-3 to Spain. India then defeated New Zealand 7-4 before defeating Spain via shootout (3-1 SO) after the game was tied at 2-2 at the end of regulation time

2022-11-12T11:01:12.433584+00:00 IST

We aim to qualify for Hockey Women's Pro League: Savita

The FIH Women's Nations Cup is an important fixture in the international calendar as it brings in a system of promotion-relegation, where the champions will be promoted to the FIH Hockey Women's Pro League's 2023-2024 season.

2022-11-11T11:22:03.018496+00:00 IST

MM Somaya hopes Indian team challenge best at Hockey WC

The FIH Odisha Men's Hockey World Cup Bhubaneswar and Rourkela 2023 is set to begin on January 13, 2023, with Argentina facing South Africa in the tournament opener.

2022-11-10T08:11:29.657250+00:00 IST

HI announces Indian hockey team squad for FIH Women's Nations Cup

The FIH Women's Nations Cup is an important fixture in the international calendar as it brings in a system of promotion-relegation, where the champions will be promoted to the FIH Hockey Women's Pro League's 2023-2024 season.

2022-11-09T09:48:50.830688+00:00 IST

Hockey India honours Javed Shaikh for umpiring in 150th match

Shaikh has been officiating hockey for the past 20 years and was recently recognised for his remarkable work with the Hockey India Best Umpire Manager / Umpire 2019-2020 award at the 10th Hockey India Congress. In 2000, he began working as an umpire at a nearby competition. He received a call-up in 2002 to serve as a national umpire, then had the chance to officiate at the 2003 Under-21 Invitational Cup in Poland as an international umpire.

2022-11-09T08:46:09.535744+00:00 IST

Playing against Spain ahead of WC has helped team: Harmanpreet

But despite the results, Harmanpreet Singh, who led the Indian team in the tournament, insisted that there are still certain areas where the team can improve as they prepare for the upcoming FIH Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup Bhubaneswar-Rourkela 2023, beginning from January 13.

2022-11-08T09:05:46.612284+00:00 IST

"Would love to see India doing well": Glenn Turner

Turner played a vital role in Australia's 2010 World Cup win, having scored as many as six goals in seven matches.

2022-11-07T16:07:54.891890+00:00 IST

Former national level hockey player forced into labour, returns

Lugun was a former under-17 hockey player for India and belongs to Ladlada village in the Rairakhol block of Sambalpur district of Odisha. She had played championships at district, state and national level

2022-11-07T14:45:21.559764+00:00 IST

Hockey India announces cash incentives for men, women's teams

Only one week ago, Hockey India had announced Rs two lakh each to the players and one lakh each for support staff of the Indian junior men's team who won the prestigious 10th Sultan of Johor Cup.

2022-11-07T03:45:39.868195+00:00 IST

Indian hockey team beat Spain 2-2 (3-1 SO) in FIH Pro League

Spain Captain Marc Miralles (43') and Pere Amat (55') scored the two goals for Spain in the regulation time as they pushed the match to a Shoot-Out, where India sailed past their opponents with goalkeeper Krishan Pathak stealing the show.

2022-11-07T02:24:21.627388+00:00 IST

Need to play consistently against defensive Spain: Harmanpreet

After a sensational 7-4 win against New Zealand on Friday, Indian Men's Hockey Team look to finish the double-header against Spain in style when they take on Marc Miralles-Captained side on Sunday in the FIH Hockey Pro League 2022-2023 at the Kalinga Hockey Stadium, Bhubaneswar.

2022-11-05T17:08:14.337872+00:00 IST

FIH Pro League: Harmanpreet, Karthi help India beat New Zealand

India captain Harmanpreet Singh (6', 18'), Selvam Karthi (16', 37'), Rajkumar Pal (30'), Sukhjeet Singh (49') and Jugraj Singh (52') scripted India's comeback.

2022-11-04T16:59:46.473457+00:00 IST

Belgium, Netherlands to co-host FIH Hockey World Cups in 2026

The two FIH Hockey World Cups will be held simultaneously in July or August 2026 in Amsterdam/Amstelveen in the Netherlands and Wavre in Belgium. Both the women's and men's teams will play at both venues.

2022-11-04T13:20:50.147455+00:00 IST

Tokyo 2020 bronze changed a lot of things: Amit Rohidas

Amit, who hails from Odisha itself, says that playing the FIH Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup 2023, Bhubaneswar and Rourkela on home turf is an emotional affair, and added that the fanfare and love the Indian Men's Hockey Team receives is unparalleled

2022-11-04T07:55:44.803745+00:00 IST