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Our focus is to improve, do better in every game: Indian Women's Hockey team Coach Janneke Schopman

Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], March 14 (ANI): A delightful weekend with ups and downs saw India and Germany women's team share the honours in their FIH Pro League 2021/22 two-legged tie in Bhubaneswar. While Germany won the first match 2-1 in the shootout, the home side bounced back with a remarkable 3-0 shootout win in the second leg as both the games ended in a 1-1 draw in regulation time.

2022-03-14T09:04:29.030521+00:00 IST

India Women's team stun Germany 3-0 in shootout of FIH Pro League match

Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], March 13 (ANI): The Indian women's hockey team stunned World No.5 Germany 3-0 in the shootout as Indian goal-keeper and captain Savita stood like a rock to make three saves after the match ended in a 1-1 draw in regulation time here at the Kalinga Hockey Stadium.

2022-03-13T14:38:48.207966+00:00 IST

FIH Pro League: Argentina men's team arrives in Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], March 13 (ANI): Members of the Argentina men's hockey team arrived on Sunday in Bhubaneswar ahead of the double-header against the hosts India in the FIH Hockey Pro League 2021/22, scheduled to take place on March 19, 20 at the Kalinga Hockey Stadium.

2022-03-13T12:33:53.434834+00:00 IST

FIH Pro League: India women's hockey team go down fighting to Germany in shootout

Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], March 12 (ANI): Indian women's hockey team went down fighting 1-2 in the shootout against Germany at the Kalinga Hockey Stadium in the FIH Pro League Hockey match after the two teams were locked 1-1 in regulation time.

2022-03-12T18:10:46.592523+00:00 IST

Hockey India congratulates Sushila Chanu on completing 200 International Caps

Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], March 12 (ANI): Hockey India congratulated Sushila Chanu Pukhrambam on completing 200 International Caps for India. She achieved this milestone during India's first match against Germany in the FIH Hockey Pro League match being held here at the iconic Kalinga Hockey Stadium on Saturday.

2022-03-12T15:09:02.575082+00:00 IST

FIH Pro League: India women's team gear up for double-header against Germany

Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], March 11 (ANI): After the two-legged contest against Spain, the India Women's Hockey Team will square off against Germany in the FIH Hockey Pro League 2021/22 matches scheduled to take place on March 12, 13 at the Kalinga Hockey Stadium in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.

2022-03-11T10:51:00.620954+00:00 IST

Janneke gets into smallest details which could make big difference, says defender Nikki Pradhan

Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], March 10 (ANI): With the Indian Women's Hockey Team playing their maiden FIH Hockey Pro League this year, double Olympian and experienced defender Nikki Pradhan highlighted that the team is pleased with the opportunity of playing top teams of the world, almost every weekend.

2022-03-10T08:54:26.622145+00:00 IST

Commonwealth Games: Indian men's and women's hockey team to face Ghana in their openers

Birmingham [UK], March 9 (ANI): India men's and women's hockey team will be facing Ghana in their opening match of the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham.

2022-03-09T14:08:59.638283+00:00 IST

FIH Women's Junior WC: Austria replaces Russia

Lausanne [Switzerland], March 9 (ANI): Following last week's decision by the Executive Board (EB) of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) to exclude Russia from the upcoming FIH Hockey Women's Junior World Cup, the national team of Austria will now join this top-flight event scheduled from April 1 to 12 in Potchefstroom, South Africa.

2022-03-09T10:45:59.907208+00:00 IST

Hockey India name 22-member women's team for FIH Pro League matches against Germany

New Delhi [India], March 9 (ANI): Hockey India on Wednesday named a 22-member women's team that will take on World No.5 Germany in the upcoming FIH Women's Hockey Pro League matches at home in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.

2022-03-09T08:17:30.604296+00:00 IST

International Women's Day: Indian Women Hockey Team shares their thoughts on growth of women in sports

New Delhi [India], March 8 (ANI): Indian Women's Hockey Team players Vandana Katariya, Navjot Kaur and Gurjit Kaur, who played a vital role in the national team's fourth-place finish at the Tokyo Olympics last year, spoke about the growth in the number of youngsters taking up the game of hockey post their fantastic performance.

2022-03-08T11:53:09.123586+00:00 IST

FIH Pro League: Matches between India, Germany postponed due to COVID-19 cases

Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], March 8 (ANI): The FIH Hockey Pro League matches between India and Germany (Men), have been postponed due to a high number of COVID-19 cases affecting the German team.

2022-03-08T10:30:01.399326+00:00 IST

Germany Women's Team arrive in Bhubaneswar for FIH Hockey Pro League matches against India

Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], March 8 (ANI): Germany Women's Hockey team arrived on Tuesday in Bhubaneswar ahead of the double-header against the hosts India in the FIH Hockey Pro League 2021/22, scheduled to take place on March 12 and 13 here at the Kalinga Hockey Stadium.

2022-03-08T10:17:11.392144+00:00 IST

Exposure with junior hockey team helped me in my debut for India, says striker Sangita Kumari

Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], March 7 (ANI): Young striker Sangita Kumari has been making the right impression every time she has been called up for India duty. While she has been an integral part of the Junior India Women's side, she was tried in the Senior Women's side which played Spain recently in a double-header at the FIH Hockey Pro League in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.

2022-03-07T06:47:16.141150+00:00 IST

Former skipper Sardar Singh set to take charge of India 'A' Men's Hockey Team

New Delhi [India], March 5 (ANI): Hockey India on Saturday announced a list of 33 players each for India 'A' Men's and Women's core probable group.

2022-03-05T14:23:52.065384+00:00 IST

FIH Hockey Pro League: After Spain, India gears up for German challenge

Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], March 5 (ANI): With four wins and two losses in their FIH Hockey Pro League 2021/22 campaign so far, Team India will look to improve on their execution skills when they take on Germany in the two-legged tie at the iconic Kalinga Hockey Stadium on March 12 and 13.

2022-03-05T06:36:37.111393+00:00 IST

My father has put in lot of effort for me: Indian Women's hockey team forward Navneet Kaur

New Delhi [India], March 4 (ANI): The Indian women's hockey team forward Navneet Kaur said that her father always supported her and helped her in reaching the national team.

2022-03-04T07:11:06.136585+00:00 IST

Determined Sukhjeet Singh overcame a serious back injury in 2018 to make his India debut four years later

Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], March 3 (ANI): In 2018, when Sukhjeet Singh had received his first-ever call-up for the Senior National camp, he was ecstatic and was keen on making the opportunity count. But as fate would have it, he severely injured his back during a routine recovery process and eventually found himself out of the 33-member core group for the national camp.

2022-03-03T12:29:39.340997+00:00 IST

Hockey India to organize Umpires Online Workshops 2022

New Delhi [India], March 2 (ANI): Hockey India is all set to organize the Umpires Online Workshops 2022 in March.

2022-03-02T09:18:25.800468+00:00 IST

FIH excludes Russia from upcoming Hockey Women's Junior World Cup

Lausanne [Switzerland], March 1 (ANI): The Executive Board (EB) of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) on Tuesday announced their decision to exclude Russia from the upcoming FIH Hockey Women's Junior World Cup scheduled from April 1 to 12 in Potchefstroom, South Africa.

2022-03-01T13:19:07.479235+00:00 IST

India women's hockey team will open their World Cup 2022 campaign against England

Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], March 1 (ANI): The schedule for the upcoming FIH Hockey Women's World Cup 2022 in Spain and Netherlands to begin from 1 July was announced by the International Hockey Federation.

2022-03-01T11:48:03.128869+00:00 IST