Thursday, November 30, 2023

India

India women lift Asian Champions Trophy ahead of Olympic hockey qualifiers

India women's captain Savita says her side "set the record straight" as they lifted the Women's Asian Champions Trophy in Ranchi on Sunday night after a 4-0 victory over Japan. India claimed the title for the second time and will...

Sukhjeet Singh: My father has played most important role in my hockey career

Sukhjeet Singh attributes his hockey success to his father, a former hockey player who gave him a hockey stick when he was four years old. Since then, Sukhjeet has overcome numerous obstacles on his way to the Indian Men's team...

Paris Olympics hockey: India men, China women qualify for 2024 Games

India men and China women booked tickets to the Paris 2024 Olympics after gold medals at the Asian Games. India beat Japan 5-1 to secure their fourth gold medal in the competition's history and all-important Olympic qualification.  In the women’s competition...

Indian teen aims high with Olympic hockey gold aspirations

Sunelita Toppo has made steady progress in India's junior women’s team in recent years. The 16-year-old took a significant step in her development when she made it to the Hockey India Senior Women National Coaching Camp in April.  Young forward...

Hockey at its best? Belgium pip India with under-23 talent at heart

Lee Valley -- From being the oldest team at the World Cup, Belgium travelled to London with 11 of their squad as under-23s. Welcome to the next gen in the Red Lions production line. An early signal made possible...

Hockey Pro League: India aim to keep table-topping form for Europe trip

India head to Europe and their top-of-the-table clash with Great Britain in the FIH Pro League with Harmanpreet Singh as captain, Manpreet Singh in a new positional role and new coach Craig Fulton set for his first assignment. Fulton announced...

Chennai, India to host Asian Champions Trophy

Chennai is set to host its first international hockey event since 2007 following the announcement that the 2023 Asian Champions Trophy will be held in August. The competition, in its seventh edition, is a precursor to the Asian Games which...

South African Craig Fulton named India men’s hockey coach

South African Craig Fulton has been named as India’s new men’s coach, replacing Graham Reid. Fulton, 48, has nearly 25 years of coaching experience under his belt as he takes on one of the toughest international jobs in world hockey....
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Hockey World Cup: Odisha leads way in multi-sport, grassroots pursuit

Bhubaneswar -- When India hosted Spain on the opening day of the World Cup in Rourkela, it proved a “very emotional” moment for those involved in the construction of a sporting venue just 15 months in the making. Covid,...

Hockey World Cup: India and England play out ‘thrilling’ 0-0 draw

Rourkela -- England coach Paul Revington called it a 'thrilling point'. Goalkeeper and player of the match Ollie Payne said he had a smile on his face throughout the 60 minutes. And captain David Ames admitted to a 'career...
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The clubs pushing Walking Hockey forwards

Lockdown lift was the launchpad for Inverleith Walking Hockey for the over-50s which is now going from strength to strength with players...
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