Hockey

Inaugural Hockey India junior zonal championships to start today

The Championships are part of Hockey India's Grassroots Development Programme, which aims to unearth young talent and improve the bench strength of the national teams

2023-03-18T19:07:47.443165+00:00 IST

Hardik, Savita win men's and women's Player of The Year award

The Hockey India 5th Annual Awards 2022 took place on Friday which saw the National Federation celebrate India's best hockey stars, officials and former greats of the sport

2023-03-17T18:14:35.974564+00:00 IST

"Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium is lucky for us," says Harmanpreet

India's outstanding feat in Rourkela, Odisha has put them on top of the pool standing in the FIH Hockey Pro League. The team now leads the chart with 19 points from eight matches and is ahead of Spain, which has 17 points from eight games, followed by Argentina in the third position with 13 points from 12 games. Reigning World Champions Germany have been pushed to no.4 in the pool standing with 11 points after 8 matches

2023-03-16T09:08:04.003236+00:00 IST

FIH Pro League: India beat Australia in shootout

While Vivek Sagar Prasad (2') and Sukhjeet Singh (47') scored in regulation time, Harmanpreet Singh, Sukhjeet Singh and Dilpreet Singh scored in the shootout to ensure a 2-2 (4-3 SO) win ensuring the home team ended their campaign at home in style.

2023-03-15T16:34:41.913930+00:00 IST

HI congratulates Vivek Sagar Prasad on completing 100 Caps

He achieved this milestone during India's match against Australia in the FIH Hockey Pro League 2022/23 being played here in the spectacular Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium.

2023-03-15T16:16:10.583994+00:00 IST

FIH Hockey Pro League: India down Germany 6-3

Going into the match as World No. 4 after their previous two wins against reigning World Champions Germany (3-2) and World No.4 Australia (5-4) elevated them from World No.6 in the FIH World Ranking that was updated on March 12th, India rode on their attacking skills to hand Germany their second loss on the trot

2023-03-13T17:18:21.184506+00:00 IST

FIH Pro Hockey League: India down Australia 5-4 in thriller

Riding on their impressive 3-2 win against reigning World Champions Germany, Indian attack powered through each quarter setting up some mouth-watering goals against Australia. It was a hat-trick by Captain Harmanpreet Singh (14', 15', 56'), and a goal each by Jugraj Singh (18') and Selvam Karthi (26') that helped in India's victory while Joshua Beltz (3'), Ky Willott (43'), Ben Staines (53') and Aran Zalewski (57') scored for Australia

2023-03-12T16:30:31.251150+00:00 IST

Odisha CM Patnaik receives certificate for Birsa Munda stadium

FIH Men's Hockey World Cup was held in Odisha from January 13-29. Matches were played in two stadiums, Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium in Rourkela and Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar. Germany emerged as the champion, beating Belgium by 5-4 on penalties in the final. India finished at ninth place in the tournament

2023-03-10T17:10:33.225522+00:00 IST

FIH Hockey Pro League:India down reigning world champions Germany

India had begun this season of the prestigious league with a 4-3 and 7-4 win against New Zealand followed by a 2-3 loss and 2-2 (3-1 SO) win against Spain in the home games played in October-November last year.

2023-03-10T16:46:59.798863+00:00 IST

India gear up to take on Germany in FIH Men's Hockey Pro League

Led by star drag-flicker Harmanpreet Singh, the Indian team exited the FIH Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup 2023 in the pre-quarterfinal stage. The team will aim to regain their confidence by putting up an excellent show in the FIH Hockey Pro League 2022/23.

2023-03-09T16:53:23.290404+00:00 IST

Hockey India announces nominations for 5th Annual Awards

The most coveted awards in Indian hockey will be held on 17th March in the Capital and it carries a total prize money of INR 1.35 crore along with a trophy in each category.

2023-03-09T10:23:17.580077+00:00 IST

Services Sports Board wins 3rd Inter-Department National C'ship

Petroleum Sports Promotion Board defeated Railway Sports Promotion Board in a tense shootout to win the 3rd Hockey India Senior Men Inter-Department National Championship 2023 after the game was tied at 2-2 at the end of regulation time

2023-03-09T05:12:51.378759+00:00 IST

Hockey Stars urge youngsters to dream big on International Women'

Savita further added that the recent announcement by Hockey India to introduce Inter Zonal Tournaments will be a 'game changer' for the sport.

2023-03-08T09:16:12.957459+00:00 IST

India, Australia teams arrive in Rourkela for Hockey Pro League

Speaking ahead of the FIH Hockey Pro League 2022/23, the Indian men's hockey team captain Harmanpreet Singh said that the team is delighted to come back to Rourkela.

2023-03-07T14:41:29.384823+00:00 IST

HI launches Grassroots Development Program to train young talent

Under this initiative, the governing body for hockey in the country will conduct zonal championships at the Sub-Junior (U-16) and Junior (U-19) levels. The program aims to find the most talented players in each of the zones - north, south, east and west.

2023-03-07T13:07:54.017901+00:00 IST

World Champions Germany reach Odisha for FIH Hockey Pro League

Germany, who have won the Men's Hockey World Cup thrice in 2002, 2006, and 2023, will be looking to continue their rich vein of form. They are currently fifth in the FIH Hockey Pro League 2022/23 rankings with eight points from four games.

2023-03-07T05:57:17.858715+00:00 IST

National C'ship: Sports Authority of Gujarat suffer defeat

Samarth Prajapati (8'), Advaith Nachappa K.M. (21'), Rinku Antil (40') scored one goal each to help their side secure a comfortable win over Sports Authority of Gujarat - Hockey Academy.

2023-03-04T07:32:02.976268+00:00 IST

Craig Fulton named as chief coach of Indian hockey team

Craig Fulton will join the team at the earliest upon completing formalities. He was named Belgium Coach of the Year 2023 after coaching the Belgium club which won the Belgium League. He has also been a part of the Belgium national team's rise in world hockey, taking the team to World No 3 in 2023 from World No.5 in 2018.

2023-03-03T08:21:49.488592+00:00 IST

Hockey India congratulates players on winning Sportstar awards

PR Sreejesh was named Sportsman of the Year (Team Sports) for his outstanding performance in 2022, which saw the Indian team finish third in the FIH Hockey Pro League 2021-2022, followed by a silver medal at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022.

2023-03-01T06:59:54.270760+00:00 IST

Hockey India names David John, BJ Kariappa as interim coaches

Physiologist David John served as the high-performance director for Hockey India. He is acknowledged as having a big impact on Indian teams' ability to acquire the required levels of fitness prior to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

2023-03-01T03:34:53.349119+00:00 IST

Hockey India names 20-member squad for FIH Hockey Pro League

The Indian Team will be captained by experienced campaigner Harmanpreet Singh, who led the Indian team to crucial victories as skipper during the FIH Men's Hockey Pro League 2022/2023 matches against Spain and New Zealand in October and November last year.

2023-02-27T13:43:50.869062+00:00 IST