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How Balbir Singh Sr inspired demoralised Indian team for its only WC title

If Dada Dhyan Chand was a pillar of Indian hockey before independence, Balbir Singh Sr was the other pillar in the post-independence era, says Ajit Pal Singh, captain of Indian hockey team in 1975

Indian sports fraternity mourns the death of Hockey legend Balbir Singh Sr

The veteran hockey player had suffered a cardiac arrest on May 12 and after that, he suffered two more cardiac arrests during the course of his stay in the hospital.

Hockey post-coronavirus: HI asks players to carry their own towels, bottles

Foreseeing the new social norms that could last up to 12-18 months, Hockey India proposed to update the Constitution with a provision to allow video conference meetings as official meetings

FIH Pro Hockey League Season 2 extended until June 2021 over coronavirus

The 2nd season of Pro Hockey League was set to run from Jan to June 2020 and around one-third of the matches were completed by early March before coronavirus crisis brought competition to a standstill

Covid-19 lockdown: Hockey India defers national championships indefinitely

The tournaments were rescheduled to start on April 29 and continue till July 3 but have been suspended for now

Indian hockey ready to hit the reset button after new Tokyo Olympics dates

It's great to get some clarity about new starting date for Tokyo Olympic Games and this allows us to begin the planning process to be ready for July next year, says India men's hockey team head coach

Tokyo Olympics: Amid Covid-19 scare, women's hockey team to resume training

The team is grouped in Pool A for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games where they will play against top ranked teams such as the Netherlands, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland apart from South Africa

Working hard to earn a spot in Tokyo-bound hockey team: Raj Kumar Pal

Born in Karampur village in Ghazipur district of Uttar Pradesh, Raj Kumar burst on to the domestic scene during an U-14 tournament in Lucknow in 2010

Covid-19: Hockey India delays all junior, sub-junior national championships

The decision was taken by the Hockey India Executive Board following growing concerns around Covid-19 situation in India, where more than 100 people have so far tested positive and two have died

Coronavirus: Indian women's hockey team coach cancels visit to Netherlands

Marijne was supposed to travel to The Netherlands on Friday night for a week during a brief break of the national camp of the women's hockey team

FIH Pro Hockey League on hold till April 15 due to Coronavirus pandemic

FIH said its decision was based on 'information and recommendations from World Health Organization (WHO) and the decisions taken by a number of governments and local authorities around the world'

Coach Graham insists good defence can win matches, says Birendra Lakra

India displayed some spectacular attacking hockey in the FIH Hockey Pro League matches last month, beating the likes of Australia and Belgium

Charlesworth wants India-Australia men's hockey final in Tokyo Olympics

Charlesworth, who was associated with the Indian set-up in the past, feels that the eight-time Olympic champions have improved a lot in the last decade, which makes them a medal contender in Tokyo

FIH World Rankings: India men's hockey team achieve all-time high 4th rank

India dismantled Olympic champions Argentina, who dropped to fifth place

We need to put a consistent show across all quarters: Indian hockey coach

Reid was happy with his team's performance in the recently-concluded FIH Pro League matches against the Netherlands, world champions Belgium and Australia.

Pro League: Excited to play against India ahead of Olympics, says Briels

India is looking really sharp as well, and they have been playing well which is something we saw in their initial two matches against the Dutch, says Belgium Captain Thomas Briels

Pro league: Olympics on mind, India improving with each match, says Gurjant

India had a great start to their FIH Pro League campaign as they defeated the Netherlands in both their matches last month.

FIH Hockey Pro League 2020: India vs Belgium live streaming details here

India vs Belgium hockey match will be telecast live on Star Sports 2 HD and Star Sports 2 with English Commentary from 5 pm IST on Saturday and Sunday

FIH Pro Hockey League highlights: India beats Australia in shootout

Indian goalkeeper PR Sreejesh gave consecutive penalties strokes away in the first two Australian attempts during shootout

Hockey League: Need to be consistent ahead of Olympics, says Harmanpreet

With less than 150 days to go for the start of Tokyo Olympics, Harmanpreet said the team needs to work upon in some areas.