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FIH Pro League: Indian men's hockey team loses 3-5 against Spain

Despite registering their second defeat in the league, India are currently placed second in the standings with 12 points from six matches, including four wins

Sreejesh becomes second Indian to win World Games Athlete of the Year Award

Veteran India hockey goalkeeper PR Sreejesh won the prestigious World Games Athlete of the Year for his 2021 performances, becoming only the second Indian to receive the accolade.

PM Narendra Modi condoles hockey player Charanjit Singh's death

PM Modi expressed anguish over the death of noted hockey player Charanjit Singh and said that he played a key role in the successes of the Indian hockey team.

Sreejesh in race for World Games Athlete of the Year award

The winner will be selected following an online voting process which begins on January 10 and ends of January 31

Chopra's golden rise in Olympics and fall of Sushil Kumar, 2021 had it all

The manner in which Chopra bossed the field with his 87.58m throw fulfilled the aspirations of a nation that had not seen a track and field Olympic champion in its 74-year old sporting history

2021 brought dawn for Indian hockey, it was a dream year: Manpreet Singh

Defying the odds and overcoming various challenges thrown by the deadly COVID-19 virus, the Manpreet Singh-led side clinched the historic bronze medal at the prestigious Tokyo Olympics in August 2021

After high of 2021, Indian hockey teams gear up for make-or-break year

Their fans' appetite whetted by a historic bronze medal they won in the Tokyo Olympic Games, the Indian hockey teams step into 2022 with a lot of stuff on their plate

Hockey ACT: Always high-intensity match, says Tendulkar as India beat Pak

Former Indian cricketers Sachin Tendulkar and VVS Laxman congratulated the Indian men's hockey team for securing third place in the Asian Champions Trophy after defeating Pakistan on Wednesday

ACT will be great platform for fringe players, says Manpreet Singh

The upcoming Asian Champions Trophy in Dhaka will be a perfect platform for the fringe players to showcase their talent and stake a claim in the first team, said men's hockey captain Manpreet Singh

Indian women's hockey team's ACT campaign ends due to COVID case in squad

The Indian women's hockey team was on Thursday forced out of the ongoing Asian Champions Trophy after one of its player tested positive for COVID-19

Six-time champions Germany, Argentina enter Junior Hockey WC semifinals

Six-time champions Germany and Argentina earned hard-fought wins over Spain and Netherlands respectively to enter the semifinals of the FIH Junior Men's Hockey World Cup here on Wednesday. In the first quarterfinal of the day, Germany eked out a narrow 3-1 win over Spain in the shoot-out after both the teams were locked at 2-2 in regulation time, before Argentina beat Netherlands 2-1. Germany took the lead from a penalty stroke through Christopher Kutter in the fifth minute but the lead was shortlived as Ignacio Abajo equalised for Spain from a penalty corner six minutes later. After two barren quarters, it was Spain who shocked the Germans in the 59th minute when Eduard de Ignacio-Simo scored a fine field goal to give his side the lead. There was more drama in store as just at the stroke of the hooter, Germany secured a penalty corner and Masi Pfandt stepped up to take the match into shoot-out. In the shoot-out, Paul Smith, Michel Struthoff and Hannes Muller found the back of the

India need to exploit Belgium's vulnerability, just like Malaysia: Reid

India's chief coach Graham Reid on Tuesday said the defending champions would like to take cue from Malaysia and exploit the vulnerability of European giants Belgium in the quarterfinal

Jr Hockey WC: India bank on attacking prowess to beat Belgium in quarters

Their mojo back after two resounding wins, defending champions India would bank on their attacking instinct and drag-flicking prowess to outwit European giants Belgium in the quarterfinal

Jr Hockey World Cup: Reid confident India can beat Belgium in quarters

India coach Graham Reid on Saturday expressed confidence that they will be able to beat top contenders Belgium in their quarter-final encounter in the FIH Odisha Hockey Men's Junior World Cup

High-flying India thrash Poland 8-2 to set up quarterfinal against Belgium

Sanjay Kumar, Araijeet Singh Hundal and Sudeep Chirmako scored a brace each as defending champions India trounced Poland 8-2 to qualify for the quarterfinals of the FIH Men's Junior Hockey World Cup

Jr Hockey WC: India face Poland in must-win match to keep title hopes alive

The Indians, one of the pre-tournament favourites, were given a rude shock in their opener when France stunned them 5-4.

Jr Hockey World Cup: France stun defending champions India 5-4 on Day 1

Defending champions India started their campaign in the FIH Odisha Hockey Men's Junior World Cup on a disastrous note, going down 4-5 to lowly-ranked France on the opening day

Jr Hockey World Cup: India coach Reid blames poor basics for defeat

The chief coach of the Indian men's hockey team, Graham Reid, blamed the poor basic skills of his players and missed opportunities for the team's shocking 4-5 defeat to France

Jr Hockey World Cup: No live streaming of India match as FIH app crashes

The International Hockey Federation's (FIH) preparation for the live streaming of the FIH Odisha Hockey Men's Junior World Cup proved insufficient

Fans shift focus to hockey, wait for a possible India-Pakistan clash

Following India's 10-wicket defeat to Pakistan in the ICC T20 World Cup recently, fans here are looking forward to another clash -- albeit on a different turf