Before making his World Cup debut, the very talented defender had Captained the Indian Men's Hockey Team in the Men's Champions Trophy in 1996 in Chennai. While that was one of the first major tournaments in which Tirkey led the team, he went on to Captain the Indian Men's Hockey Team on man
New Delhi [India], December 22 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Watergen, a global leader in the atmospheric drinking water devices (AWG) market today announced its partnership with Hockey India as a sustainability partner for providing 'drinking water from air' for FIH Odisha Hockey Men's World Cu
"He has threatened to suicide as his demands were not fulfilled, he has travelled from Rourkela with his demand over various projects related to the Rourkela and the region, and he was protesting in Bhubaneswar," said Additional DCP Bhubaneswar Prakash Chandra Pal.
In Day-2 of Khelo India Youth Games Hockey Madhya Pradesh beat Hockey Karnataka while Hockey Haryana and Hockey Association of Odisha drew their match and so did Hockey Mizoram and Hockey Maharashtra drew. Hockey Jharkhand beat Manipur Hockey whereas Uttar Pradesh Hockey beat Hockey Bihar.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 21 (ANI/NewsVoir): NEXT month, Wales men's field hockey team will compete in the 2023 FIH Hockey World Cup for the first time in their sporting history, with the backing of new sponsor Study in Wales.
The prestigious trophy received a grand welcome at the iconic Gateway of India, in the presence of Arjuna Awardee and Olympic Gold Medalist, M.M. Somaya along with Asia Cup Medalist, Yuvraj Walmiki and Olympic Umpire, Javed Sheikh, Arjuna Awardee and Olympian Viren Rasquinha and renowned Bol
Hockey player Manpreet Singh and badminton star PV Sindhu were the flag bearers of the Indian contingent at the Commonwealth Games 2022 opening ceremony.
In the round-robin league stage, each Pool will have six teams. Hockey Haryana, Hockey Madhya Pradesh, Hockey Mizoram, Hockey Maharashtra, Hockey Karnataka, and Hockey Association of Odisha comprise Pool A.
The Union Minister heaped praises on the initiatives of the BJP-led central government that has helped the athletes shine on the international stage through the constant upliftment of sports.