Hockey

Indian Junior Women's Hockey team remain undefeated; beat Chile Senior team 2-1 in last match

Santiago [Chile], January 25 (ANI): A fruitful and exciting Tour of Chile came to a very positive end for the Indian Junior Women's Hockey Team as they defeated the Chile Senior Women's Team 2-1 in their sixth and last match held here on Sunday evening.

2021-01-25T05:58:29.999666+00:00 IST

Dominant Indian junior women's hockey team beat Chile's senior side

Santiago [Chile], January 24 (ANI): Maintaining their unbeaten streak during the tour of Chile, an impressive and dominating performance from the Indian junior women's hockey team saw them defeat Chile's senior side 2-0 in their fifth match of the overseas tour held here at the Prince of Wales Country Club.

2021-01-24T10:43:27.993703+00:00 IST

Argentina 'B' secure 2-1 win against Indian women's hockey team

Buenos Aires [Argentina], January 23 (ANI): The Indian women's hockey team conceded a late goal which led to the Argentina B team's 2-1 victory. In the previous games, the visiting side had drawn 2-2 and 1-1 respectively against the Argentina junior women.

2021-01-23T08:27:37.470510+00:00 IST

With 31 cadets, Odisha Naval Tata Hockey HPC begins boys' resident programme

Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], January 22 (ANI): The Odisha Naval Tata Hockey high-performance centre (HPC), set-up in Bhubaneswar with a vision to groom the upcoming sporting talent in hockey and produce world-class sportspersons, has commenced its boys' resident programme at the Kalinga Hockey Complex.

2021-01-22T15:56:38.210499+00:00 IST

Indian junior women's hockey team hold Chile senior women's team to 2-2 draw

Santiago [Chile], January 22 (ANI): A resilient performance from the Indian junior women's hockey team against the Chile senior women's team in their fourth match of Tour of Chile saw the two sides play out a well-fought 2-2 draw here on Thursday evening.

2021-01-22T07:54:58.369490+00:00 IST

Indian junior women's hockey team defeat Chile senior women's team 3-2

Santiago [Chile], January 21 (ANI): An impressive outing by the Indian junior women's hockey team saw them make a comeback from a goal down to defeat the Chile senior women's team 3-2 here on Wednesday evening.

2021-01-21T08:05:34.826608+00:00 IST

Hockey India inducts five academies as new members

New Delhi [India], January 20 (ANI): Continuing in its effort to get new members on its board and the process of reaching out to new talent at the grassroots level, Hockey India announced Khalsa Hockey Academy (Amritsar), RoundGlass Punjab Hockey Club, Adyar Hockey Academy, Surjit Hockey Academy Jalandhar and SGPC Hockey Academy, as new Academy Members on Wednesday.

2021-01-20T16:01:04.852058+00:00 IST

Indian women's hockey team hold Argentina junior women to 1-1 draw

Buenos Aires [Argentina], January 20 (ANI): In their second match against the Argentina junior women's team here at Cenard in Buenos Aires, the Indian women led by striker Rani Rampal drew 1-1 in a closely-fought match. It was skipper Rani's goal that helped hold the home team to a draw. In their previous game too, both teams played out a 2-2 draw.

2021-01-20T07:40:32.885173+00:00 IST

Odisha to develop India's largest hockey stadium in Rourkela within a year

Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], January 20 (ANI): A proposed world-class hockey stadium in Odisha's Rourkela will be developed within one year, State Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mohapatra said.

2021-01-20T06:24:34.862524+00:00 IST

Indian junior women's hockey team come from behind to beat Chile 4-2

Santiago [Chile], January 19 (ANI): An inspiring performance in the last quarter of the match saw the Indian junior women's hockey team score thrice inside the last nine minutes to register a 4-2 win over the Chile junior women's hockey team here at the Prince of Wales Country Club.

2021-01-19T10:02:07.437072+00:00 IST

FIH Hockey Pro League will be perfect test ahead of Olympics, says PR Sreejesh

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], January 18 (ANI): On this day last year, the Indian men's hockey side had made a sensational debut at the FIH Hockey Pro League with a 5-2 win against the Netherlands. Though in the next game, the Dutch bounced back to hold India 3-3 in regulation time, Sreejesh's heroics in the shootout ensured India began the coveted League with back-to-back wins. The final score was 3-1 in India's favour.

2021-01-18T15:43:03.750562+00:00 IST

Beauty Dungdung's hat-trick sees Indian junior women's hockey team defeat Chile

Santiago [Chile], January 18 (ANI): The Indian junior women's hockey team produced a fantastic performance to defeat Chile 5-3 to complete a highly successful return here at the Prince of Wales Country Club.

2021-01-18T10:31:19.624077+00:00 IST

Hockey India to organise level '1' coaching course in New Delhi, Bhubaneswar

New Delhi [India], January 17 (ANI): Hockey India (HI) on Sunday announced that they will conduct the HI coaching education pathway level '1' coaching course 2021 in New Delhi from January 29 to February 1 and Bhubaneswar from February 3 to 6 and interested applicants can enroll online.

2021-01-17T06:30:07.904874+00:00 IST

Looking forward to test our preparations before Olympics, says women's hockey team skipper Rani

Buenos Aires [Argentina], January 16 (ANI): Ahead of their first game of the Argentina tour, Indian women's hockey team skipper Rani Rampal said that it is a crucial tour for the side to test themselves before the Tokyo Olympics.

2021-01-16T06:52:08.774760+00:00 IST

We've begun training with aim to increase our momentum week-on-week: Harmanpreet

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], January 15 (ANI): The Indian men's hockey core probable group has resumed training following a week-long mandatory quarantine in SAI, Bengaluru. While in quarantine, the players were tasked with high-intensity body-weight training to maintain their fitness levels.

2021-01-15T11:53:29.621825+00:00 IST

Need to be alert in our defence against Argentina, says women's hockey defender Gurjit

Buenos Aires [Argentina], January 14 (ANI): India's ace drag-flicker Gurjit Kaur feels playing hosts Argentina in their home ground will test visitors' mental and physical prowess and the side will need to be alert in their defence.

2021-01-14T09:28:58.933747+00:00 IST

Hockey India, Odisha govt look to host memorable 2023 World Cup

New Delhi [India], January 13 (ANI): With exactly two years to go, Hockey India and the Odisha government are gearing up to host the all-important 2023 FIH Men's Hockey World Cup.

2021-01-13T06:58:24.431114+00:00 IST

Fortunate that competitive hockey is resuming, says forward Beauty Dungdung

Santiago [Chile], January 12 (ANI): The Indian junior women's hockey team is currently in Chile's capital city of Santiago, and is already looking forward to taking to the field here against Chile's junior side in their first match of the tour.

2021-01-12T08:42:54.652105+00:00 IST

Colts striker Karthi realises importance of playing hockey, wants to represent India

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], January 9 (ANI): India colts striker S Karthi, who has had financial difficulties growing up, believes that a successful career in hockey will surely uplift his economic condition and he would be able to give a better life to his family.

2021-01-09T08:40:10.658300+00:00 IST

Indian junior women's hockey team set to tour Chile for six games

New Delhi [India], January 8 (ANI): The Indian junior women's hockey team will be back on the field after more than a year when they tour Chile for six matches in January.

2021-01-08T09:28:18.085483+00:00 IST

Hockey India introduces open application, registration system for players

New Delhi [India], January 7 (ANI): Hockey India on Thursday introduced an open application and registration process for players under various categories, similar to the open application and registration process for coaches and technical officials.

2021-01-07T13:25:01.872502+00:00 IST