Indian Hockey Team

Savita to lead India in Hockey Pro League games vs Belgium, Argentina & US

Goalkeeping stalwart Savita will be the captain, while Deep Grace Ekka will be the vice-captain of the Indian women's team for the FIH Hockey Pro League games against Belgium, Argentina and the US

Newsmakers: Neeraj Chopra to Harnaaz Sandhu, who all made headlines in 2021

High achievers in the corporate world; a media potboiler we could do without; and heartfelt goodbyes. 2021 had it all, but a year of renewal and hope was summed up best by olympic glory for the ages

Colosseum in cradle: India's largest hockey stadium in Sundargarh

Cranes lifting heavy material, dusty roads leading up to the site, people in safety jackets and helmets doing their work amid heaps of sand and cement lying scattered all over the place

FIH Women's WC: Healthy competition within group, expresses India's Savita

With the clock ticking closer to the FIH Women's World Cup in Netherlands and Spain scheduled to begin on July 1, 2022, the Indian women's hockey core group is in a preparation camp at SAI Bengaluru

Schopman looking to build on good run ahead of Pro League and World Cup

The Indian women's hockey team will be focussing on increasing its level of fitness and speed, according to chief coach Janneke Schopman, who is hopeful the side can build upon its recent success

Women's Hockey World Cup: India coach Schopman says team in right direction

Aiming to "maximise" pace of her side's game in the coming months, Indian women's hockey team chief coach Janneke Schopman said the recent FIH Pro League matches were ideal preparation for the team

Asia Cup hockey: India to meet arch-rivals Pakistan in their opening match

Arch-rivals India and Pakistan will meet in their first match of the 11th edition of the Asia Cup hockey championship in Jakarta, Indonesia, on May 23, as per the schedule announced on Friday.

Team still lacks a bit of finishing, says India hockey skipper Rohidas

Indian hockey team captain Amit Rohidas, while happy with the successive wins against powerhouse Germany in the FIH Pro League double-header recently, said that the team lacked a bit of finishing.

Harmanpreet's brace helps India beat Germany 3-0 in FIH Hockey Pro League

Vice-captain Harmanpreet Singh's brace and a goal from Abhishek helped India beat Germany by a comprehensive margin of 3-0 in the first leg match of the FIH Hockey Pro League at Kalinga Hockey Stadium

Hockey India congratulates Navneet Kaur on completing 100 int'l caps

Hockey India congratulated Navneet Kaur on completing 100 International Caps.

FIH Pro League: Indian women stun Netherlands 2-1 in first match

The Indians scored through Neha (11th minute) and Sonika (28th), both from penalty corners, to hand the home team a 2-0 lead at half time.

My daughter equal to 100 sons: Mother of Hockey sensation Mumtaz Khan

India stunned Germany in the Junior World Cup Hockey pool match after doughty Mumtaz Khan's powerful drag-flick sent the ball crashing into the nets to send the girls in blue in frenzied celebrations.

Hockey India Men National C'ship 2022 kick-starts in Bhopal

The prestigious 12th Hockey India Senior Men National Championship 2022 began in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday.The 12-day tournament will witness 28 teams vie for top honours.In its previous edition, the tournament was won by Hockey Punjab after they beat Uttar Pradesh Hockey in a thrilling shootout while Hockey Karnataka finished third having beaten Hockey Maharashtra 5-2 in the third/fourth placing match.This year, the title defenders Hockey Punjab are grouped in Pool A along with Hockey Rajasthan and Delhi Hockey. In Pool B, Uttar Pradesh Hockey will battle it out against Telangana Hockey and Chhattisgarh Hockey to make the Quarterfinals while in Pool C Hockey Karnataka will take on Hockey Andhra Pradesh and Hockey Uttarakhand. In Pool D, Hockey Maharashtra will take on Hockey Bihar and Kerala Hockey.In Pool E, Hockey Chandigarh is grouped with Hockey Jharkhand, Hockey Jammu & Kashmir, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu Hockey.In Pool F, Hockey Bengal, Le .

CBI registers enquiry against Narinder Batra for Hockey India funds misuse

The CBI has registered a preliminary enquiry against Indian Olympic Association president Narinder Batra for alleged misuse of Rs 35 lakh of Hockey India funds, officials said on Wednesday

Fit-again Rani returns, Savita to lead India vs Netherlands in Pro League

Star striker Rani Rampal returned to the national side after a lengthy injury lay-off as India named a 22-member women's hockey squad for the upcoming FIH Pro League tie against world no 1 Netherlands

Hockey Women's Junior World Cup: Confident India eye winning start

The Indian Junior Women's Hockey team led by Salima Tete is all geared up for the FIH Hockey Women's Junior World Cup which gets underway here from April 1.

Odisha to fast-track hockey stadium construction ahead of World Cup

The Odisha government directed officials on Friday to expedite the construction work of the Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium, which will host the Men's Hockey World Cup next year.

Hockey Pro League: India bank on experience, home conditions vs Argentina

Olympic bronze medallist India take on Rio Olympics gold medallist Argentina in an FIH Hockey Pro League double-header over this weekend.

Need to finish games in regulation time: India women's hockey coach

Indian women's hockey team chief coach Janneke Schopman on Monday said the side should close down games in regulation time instead of allowing them to stretch till shoot-outs.

German men's hockey team hit by Covid, Pro League against India postponed

While the men's matches were deferred, the international governing body said that the women's matches between India and Germany will go on as planned this weekend at the Kalinga Stadium