Hockey

Dream to play for senior side, says India Colts' Mareeswaran Saktivel

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], February 18 (ANI): Tamil Nadu's Mareeswaran Saktivel, who earned a spot in the junior men's 37-member core probable group, aspires to play Hockey in the senior team in the future but his main focus is on the upcoming FIH Junior Men's World Cup slated to be held later this year.

2021-02-18T07:58:02.285653+00:00 IST

Want to give my absolute best for the country: India Junior Women's Hockey team's striker Deepika

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], February 17 (ANI): Ahead of an all-important year for Indian hockey, forward Deepika Kumari has emerged as one of the Junior Women's team's potent weapons in the attack which helped the Suman Devi Thoudam-led side register some stunning results.

2021-02-17T08:29:47.054401+00:00 IST

Naveen Patnaik lays foundation stone for country's largest hockey stadium in Rourkela

Rourkela (Odisha) [India], February 16 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday laid the foundation stone for the country's largest hockey stadium in Rourkela ahead of Men's Hockey World Cup 2023, which will be hosted in Bhubaneswar and Rourkela.

2021-02-16T09:37:46.091012+00:00 IST

Indian junior women's Hockey core probable group resume training at SAI

New Delhi [India], February 16 (ANI): After a successful tour of Chile, the Indian junior women's Core Group has returned to SAI Centre, Bengaluru to resume their preparations for the all-important junior women's Asia Cup and FIH Junior World Cup (Women) scheduled for December this year.

2021-02-16T07:27:08.949834+00:00 IST

Taking each training session as opportunity to make strong case for spot in Olympic squad: Dilpreet Singh

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], February 15 (ANI): Indian hockey forward Dilpreet Singh, who has been training at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) Centre in Bangalore as part of the Men's Senior Core Probable Group, is eyeing to make the cut in the final 16 who will represent India at the prestigious Tokyo Olympics, slated to begin in July.

2021-02-15T06:47:20.854565+00:00 IST

Hockey India names core probable group for senior women's national coaching camp

New Delhi [India], February 14 (ANI): Hockey India on Sunday announced the 25-member core probable group for the senior women's national coaching camp as part of the team's preparations for the Tokyo Olympic Games.

2021-02-14T08:41:01.952385+00:00 IST

Proud to see talented players emerging from Jharkhand, says Hockey player Salima Tete

Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], February 12 (ANI): Hockey Jharkhand defeated 4-time champions Hockey Haryana in 2018 to lift the Hockey India Junior Women's National Championship (A Div) title, a marquee domestic fixture held in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.

2021-02-12T08:11:02.910489+00:00 IST

Strong defence line will be key to success in big tournaments, says defender Surender Kumar

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], February 11 (ANI): Indian men's hockey team defender Surender Kumar said that a strong defence line will be the key for team's chances of winning matches consistently in the upcoming months.

2021-02-11T08:09:54.741870+00:00 IST

We trained hard for the Chile tour and it paid off, says India colts hockey striker Sangita Kumari

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], February 10 (ANI): Nineteen-year-old striker Sangita Kumari was one of the top performers for the Indian junior women's hockey team in the recently concluded Chile tour, where the team remained unbeaten.

2021-02-10T08:26:45.146571+00:00 IST

Facing Argentina has helped us in preparations for Olympics, says Gurjit Kaur

Amritsar (Punjab) [India], February 9 (ANI): Indian women's hockey team defender Gurjit Kaur reflected on her team's recent tour of Argentina, their first assignment in a year, which concluded earlier this month.

2021-02-09T08:13:27.840556+00:00 IST

Happy with opportunities in senior team, want to make each one count: Indian women's forward Sharmila

New Delhi [India], February 6 (ANI): Indian Women's Team forward Sharmila Devi, who has proved her mettle in the recent outings, wants to make the most of every opportunity she is getting with the senior side.

2021-02-06T10:20:57.611929+00:00 IST

Scoring five goals in Chile tour was special, says India colts striker Beauty Dung

Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], February 5 (ANI): Young striker Beauty Dung Dung had a sensational outing in Santiago, Chile where the Indian junior women's team remained unbeaten. The Jharkhand-born was the cynosure of India's attack as she scored a total of five goals in the six matches India played.

2021-02-05T07:56:04.411720+00:00 IST

AHF to organise another set of online workshops for Hockey India officials

New Delhi [India], February 4 (ANI): After the successful completion of the Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) online education workshops exclusively for the Hockey India coaches, umpires and technical officials in each of the last seven months, the AHF will conduct another set of online education workshops during the course of February.

2021-02-04T08:30:09.611386+00:00 IST

Team is shaping up very well for Olympics, says hockey team forward Mandeep

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], February 3 (ANI): The Indian men's hockey core probable group, which has been training at the Sports Authority of India in Bengaluru for the last three weeks, is currently carrying out high-intensity practice sessions with the Olympics as their sole target.

2021-02-03T08:41:31.905030+00:00 IST

Argentina Tour has helped in building confidence, says women's hockey coach Marijne

Buenos Aires [Argentina], February 2 (ANI): The Indian women's hockey team will return to New Delhi on February 3 after playing their first competitive tour since February 2020. The exposure tour of Argentina, as part of their preparations for the Olympic Games, saw the Indian core group register 2-2, 1-1 against Argentina's junior team.

2021-02-02T08:41:27.955329+00:00 IST

Indian women's hockey team holds Argentina to 1-1 draw

Buenos Aires [Argentina], February 1 (ANI): Indian women's hockey team put up a determined performance to end their campaign in Argentina with a 1-1 draw. It was skipper Rani who struck for India in the 35th minute while Emilia Forcherio scored for the home team through a penalty stroke.

2021-02-01T02:51:56.917207+00:00 IST

Former players undertake Hockey India's education pathway level '1' course

New Delhi [India], January 30 (ANI): A host of former Indian international players, which include AB Subbaiah (Arjuna Awardee), Sabu Varkey (Olympian), Davinder Kumar (1998 Senior World Cup), Virender Singh (1997 Junior World Cup silver medalist), Dipika Murty (2006 World Cup) and Deepika (Arjuna Awardee, Olympian), have enrolled for the Hockey India coaching education pathway-level '1' coaching course 2021.

2021-01-30T08:25:02.840666+00:00 IST

Dominant Argentina edge out Indian Women's Hockey team 2-0

Buenos Aires [Argentina], January 29 (ANI): Riding on a brilliant start, taking a 1-0 lead in the 2nd minute of the game, home team Argentina defeated the Indian Women's Hockey team 2-0 here on Friday.

2021-01-29T06:53:34.271921+00:00 IST

Indian junior women's hockey team returns after successful tour of Chile

New Delhi [India], January 27 (ANI): Indian junior women's hockey team returned to the country's national capital in the early hours of Wednesday after remaining unbeaten in their tour of Chile.

2021-01-27T10:46:19.840035+00:00 IST

Argentina beat Indian women's hockey team 3-2

Buenos Aires [Argentina], January 27 (ANI): World No.2 Argentina came up with back-to-back goals in the final quarter to overcome a 1-2 setback and beat the visiting Indian women's hockey team 3-2 on Wednesday in a match that went down to the wire.

2021-01-27T10:00:30.809321+00:00 IST

Experienced Argentina 'B' beat Indian women's hockey team 3-2

Buenos Aires [Argentina], January 25 (ANI): Indian women's hockey team went down fighting against a dominant Argentina 'B' outfit in a thrilling encounter. Despite a late surge by India, the home team secured a 3-2 win.

2021-01-25T07:37:57.952298+00:00 IST