Hockey

Hockey India congratulates Manpreet Singh for AHF Player of The Year award

New Delhi [India], February 23 (ANI): Hockey India on Saturday congratulated India skipper Manpreet Singh for being awarded the prestigious Player of the Year 2018 award by the Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) and Indian women's team striker Lalremsiami for being awarded the Rising Player of The Year 2018.

2019-02-23T14:33:48.815699+00:00 IST

Hockey India names core probables for women’s national camp

New Delhi [India], Feb 23 (ANI): Hockey India on Saturday named the 33-member core probables list for the upcoming senior women national camp, beginning February 25 at Sports Authority of India, Bengaluru campus.

2019-02-23T11:27:45.452078+00:00 IST

Games against Pak should be banned: Sardar Singh 

New Delhi [India], Feb 20 (ANI): In protest against the Pulwama CRPF convoy attack, Hockey stalwart midfielder Sardar Singh on Wednesday said in sports, games against Pakistan should be banned.

2019-02-20T17:23:08.433752+00:00 IST

Hockey India names 34 players for senior men's national camp

New Delhi [India], Feb 16 (ANI): Hockey India on Saturday named 34 players for the Senior Men's National Camp to begin at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) in Bengaluru on February 18 ahead of the 28th Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in Malaysia, starting March 23.

2019-02-16T06:52:13.859378+00:00 IST

Women’s Hockey: India ‘A’ beat France ‘A’ 2-0

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Feb 13 (ANI): The India ‘A’ women’s hockey team defeated France ‘A’ women’s team 2-0 in the third Match here at the Padma Shri Mohammad Shahid Synthetic Hockey Stadium on Tuesday.

2019-02-13T06:04:33.423110+00:00 IST

Hockey midfielder Navjot Kaur completes 150 international matches

Murcia [Spain], Feb 4 (ANI): Indian women’s hockey team midfielder Navjot Kaur, who climbed the ranks in the national team with significant performances, completed the milestone of playing 150 international matches.

2019-02-04T02:57:15.942090+00:00 IST

Spain hold Indian women’s hockey team to 2-2 draw

Murcia [Spain], Jan 31 (ANI): Spain pulled up a remarkable comeback to hold India, which fumbled on a good opportunity to take control, to a 2-2 draw in the deciding encounter here at Murcia on Thursday.

2019-01-31T17:22:56.189903+00:00 IST

Hockey India names 20-member junior women’s team for matches against France

New Delhi [India], Jan 30 (ANI): Hockey India on Wednesday named the Indian Junior Women’s Hockey Team for the upcoming matches against France to be held in Lucknow and Gorakhpur, beginning on February 8.

2019-01-30T16:49:42.532008+00:00 IST

Spirited Indian women’s hockey team beat World Cup bronze medalist Spain 5-2

Murcia [Spain], Jan 29 (ANI): An improved attack and tactical defending saw the Indian women’s hockey team convincingly beat World Cup bronze medalists Spain by 5-2 in their third match of the tour on Tuesday.

2019-01-29T16:33:33.025979+00:00 IST

Indian women’s hockey team hold Spain to 1-1 draw

Murcia (Spain), 28 Jan, (ANI): Indian women’s hockey team played a 1-1 draw against Spain in a gruelling second match of their tour on Sunday. After going down against the hosts in their opening encounter 2-3, India put up a spirited performance in a high-voltage second match.

2019-01-28T07:38:52.619377+00:00 IST

Ladakh: ITBP wins National Ice hockey tournament

Ladakh (Jammu and Kashmir) Jan 27 (ANI): Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) on Sunday won the National Ice hockey tournament in Ladakh.

2019-01-27T10:54:27.348806+00:00 IST

Harendra Singh ousted as Indian men's hockey team coach

New Delhi [India], Jan 9 (ANI): Hockey India on Wednesday removed Harendra Singh as the coach of the Indian men's hockey team following their disappointing run in the recently-concluded Hockey World Cup.

2019-01-09T14:09:35.623461+00:00 IST

Hockey India names 33 core probables for Women's National Camp

New Delhi [India], Jan 3 (ANI): Ahead of the season opener for the Indian Women's Hockey Team, Hockey India on Thursday named the 33-member core probable list for the National Camp to begin at the Sports Authority of India, Bengaluru Campus on January 4, 2019. The players will report to Chief Coach Sjoerd Marijne for the camp that concludes on January 23, 2019.

2019-01-03T09:14:15.662059+00:00 IST

FIH to remove goalkeeping privileges for substitute field player

Lausanne [Switzerland], Dec 19 (ANI): The Rules Committee of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) on Wednesday removed the goalkeeping privileges for a substitute field player in order to regulate the game.

2018-12-19T10:21:35.218640+00:00 IST

Outgoing Pak hockey team manager advises PHF to appoint foreign coach

Lahore [Pakistan], Dec 18 (ANI): Pakistan hockey team manager Hassan Sardar, who resigned from the post after his team's forgettable campaign at the recently concluded Hockey World Cup, has advised the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) to appoint a foreign coach in order to build a strong side for the future.

2018-12-18T08:51:59.517275+00:00 IST

PM Modi lauds 'resounding success' of Hockey World Cup

New Delhi [India], Dec 17 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday lauded the hard work to make the 2018 men's Hockey World Cup a "resounding success."

2018-12-17T10:15:37.524534+00:00 IST

Belgium wins Men's Hockey World Cup 2018

Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Dec 16 (ANI): Belgium pipped the Netherlands via a penalty shootout to lift their maiden title of the Men's Hockey World Cup 2018 at the Kalinga Stadium here on Sunday.

2018-12-16T16:13:16.382149+00:00 IST

Australia thrash England 8-1 to bag Hockey WC bronze

Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Dec 16 (ANI): Australia registered a thumping 8-1 win over England to bag a bronze medal in the ongoing men's Hockey World Cup here at the Kalinga Stadium on Sunday.

2018-12-16T13:09:37.685275+00:00 IST

Hockey WC: Harendra Singh gets official reprimand for criticising umpire's decisions

Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Dec 16 (ANI): Indian men's hockey team coach Harendra Singh on Sunday received an official reprimand from the International Hockey Federation (FIH) for publicly criticising decisions made the umpire during their quarterfinal match against the Netherlands in the ongoing Hockey World Cup.

2018-12-16T11:25:55.522403+00:00 IST

Hockey WC: Akashdeep Singh may face match suspension

New Delhi [India], Dec 16 (ANI): Striker Akashdeep Singh might face two-match suspension for allegedly breaching the code of conduct at the conclusion of the quaterfinals between India and Netherlands at Hockey World Cup on December 13.

2018-12-16T02:00:37.910327+00:00 IST

Hockey WC: Harendra Singh laments poor umpiring during quarters defeat

Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Dec 13 (ANI): Indian men's hockey team coach Harendra Singh lashed out at the on-field umpires for their poor decisions during their quarter-final match against the Netherlands in the ongoing Hockey World Cup here at the Kalinga Stadium on Thursday.

2018-12-13T17:54:32.847863+00:00 IST