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Practice games against senior team were quite valuable: Graham Reid

Playing practice matches against the senior hockey team, in the absence of overseas competition, was "valuable preparation" for the Indian side ahead of the Junior World Cup, chief coach Graham Reid

Hockey Men's Junior WC: Odisha Sports Minister reviews preparedness

With just two days left for the FIH Odisha Hockey Men's Junior World Cup, Odisha Sports Minister Tusharkanti Behera on Sunday visited the Kalinga Stadium here and reviewed the progress of work

Women's hockey team captain Rani Rampal conferred with Padma Shri award

Padma Shri Award is the country's fourth-highest civilian award.

No team will be easy at Junior Hockey World Cup: India's chief coach Reid

The national team's preparations to defend the title are in full swing at the SAI centre

Govt must be consulted: Thakur on Hockey India's CWG withdrawal

Sports Minister Anurag Thakur came hard on Hockey India for unilaterally deciding to pull out of next year's Commonwealth Games

Indians dominate FIH annual awards; Harmanpreet, Gurjit fetch top honours

India swept the International Hockey Federation's annual awards with five players and head coaches of both the men's and women's teams claiming the top honours

India withdraw hockey teams from Commonwealth Games in Birmingham

The Commonwealth Games are scheduled for July 28 to Aug. 8, with the Asian Games in Hangzhou starting on Sept. 10.

Hockey India withdraws from 2022 Birmingham CWG due to Covid concerns

Hockey India reasoned that there is only a 32-day window available between Birmingham Games (July 28-August 8) and the Hangzhou Asian Games (September 10-25)

Hockey India names 30 members for senior men's national camp

Hockey India on Saturday named a 30-member core probable group for the senior men's national coaching camp, to begin in SAI, Bengaluru from October 4.

After Rupinder, Birendra Lakra also retires from international hockey

Olympic bronze medal-winning Indian hockey star Birendra Lakra announced that he is quitting the game with immediate effect, hours after his teammate Rupinder Pal Singh announced retirement

Olympic bronze medalist Rupinder Pal Singh quits international hockey

Olympic bronze medal-winning Indian hockey player Rupinder Pal Singh on Thursday announced his retirement from international hockey with immediate effect to make way for youngsters.

Odisha to host Men's Hockey Junior World Cup in Nov-Dec: CM Patnaik

Odisha will host the Men's Hockey Junior World Cup at the Kalinga Stadium here from November 24 to December 5, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced on Thursday.

Hope more youngsters from Manipur take up hockey, Nilakanta Sharma

In nearly four decades since Pangambam Nilakomol Singh became Manipur's first hockey Olympian, the state has seen four more male players representing Team India in the quadrennial showpiece

Madhya Pradesh govt appoints Olympic hockey player Vivek Sagar as DSP

The MP govt has issued a letter appointing hockey player Vivek Sagar, who was part of the Indian squad that won the bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics, as DSP in the state police

Need to start planning for Asian Games now: Hockey captain Manpreet Singh

Indian men's hockey team Manpreet Singh believes now it's time to stop basking in the glory of the achievement at the Tokyo Olympics, and better start planning for a busy 2022 calendar.

Indian hockey teams unlikely to compete in Birmingham CWG: IOA chief

The Indian hockey teams are unlikely to participate in next year's Commonwealth Games in Birmingham to ensure they hit peak form during Asian Games, which is a qualifier for the 2024 Paris Olympics

Domestic hockey season to begin in October after Covid break of 7 months

The much-awaited domestic hockey season is set to resume in October this year with the first sub-junior men's national academy championship in Bhopal after a hiatus of seven months due to the pandemic

World No.1 is a target we can achieve this Olympic cycle: Harmanpreet Singh

The past few weeks have been nothing short of a dream for Harmanpreet Singh who played an instrumental role in India's historic Bronze medal feat at the Tokyo Olympic Games 2020.

Mizoram Govt appoints Olympic-returned Lalremsiami as hockey chief coach

Indian hockey player Lalremsiami, who was part of the women's team which finished fourth at the Tokyo Olympics, has been appointed as the chief coach, a group A post

Odisha to sponsor Indian Hockey teams for 10 more years: CM Patnaik

The Odisha government will sponsor the Indian Hockey teams for 10 more years, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced on Tuesday