Indian hockey
FIH Pro League: India slip to second spot after loss to Great Britain
The victory in an entertaining encounter took Great Britain to the top of the Pro League table. They now have 22 points from nine matches, five outright wins and four draws and three shoot-out bonus points, while India slipped to second position with 19 points from 10 matches with five wins, two wins in shoot-outs and three defeats.
Men's Jr Asia Cup: Indian hockey team gear up for Pakistan challenge
India registered a stellar 18-0 victory over Chinese Taipei in their first Pool A match and picked up a comeback 3-1 win over Japan on Thursday with Araijeet Singh Hundal (36'), Sharda Nand Tiwari (39') and Uttam Singh (56') scoring a goal each.
Indian women's hockey team loses 2-3 to Australia 'A' in a closely-fought match
India dominated Australia 'A' with high pressing in the first quarter, earning a penalty corner in the 10th minute but were unable to capitalise. The hosts then won a couple of penalty corners, but India's defence held strong to prevent them from taking the lead, and the first quarter ended goalless.
Hockey: Indian women put up a solid show, hold Australia 1-1 in third test match
With this result, Australia sealed the three-match bilateral series 2-0, after winning the first two games 4-2 and 3-2, respectively. The Indian women will next take on Australia A in two practice matches, the first of which will be played on May 25 at Adelaide.
Hockey: Indian women put up a solid show, hold Australia 1-1 in third test match
With this result, Australia sealed the three-match bilateral series 2-0, after winning the first two games 4-2 and 3-2, respectively. The Indian women will next take on Australia A in two practice matches, the first of which will be played on May 25 at Adelaide.
Indian women's hockey team go down fighting as Australia win second game of the tour 3-2
With this win, the hosts took a 2-0 lead in the series, which is a key build-up tournament for the Indian women's team for the Asian Games in September.
Hockey India names 24-member squad for FIH Hockey Pro League
This will be the team's first outing under newly-appointed Chief Coach Craig Fulton while the team will continue to be led by ace dragflicker and defender Harmanpreet Singh and Vice Captained by the prolific midfielder Hardik Singh. The team features goalkeepers Krishan Bahadur Pathak. He returns to the squad after missing the home matches due to his wedding.
Olympian Pargat Singh supports agitating wrestlers, slams P.T. Usha
"No one will come out in streets unless one was seriously piqued and harassed to the brim," said Pargat Singh, assailing all those sportsmen and women who went through similar situations but were now sitting mute spectators. "It is such a serious matter. A sportsperson knows how hard it is to come to a national and international level. And if such exploitation of athletes takes place at the highest level, it is even beyond holding one's head of shame and remain part of the sports administration."
Hockey: India, Pakistan in the same pool for men's Jr Asia Cup
India and Pakistan are in Pool A along with Japan, Thailand and Chinese Taipei in the 10-team competition and will meet on May 27 in a group clash. Group B comprises South Korea, Malaysia, hosts Oman, Bangladesh and Uzbekistan, the Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) has announced. Teams in the preliminary round will play on a round-robin basis in their respective pools with the top two finishers in each group qualifying for the semifinals, which will be played on May 31. The final will be played on June 1.
I want to play in the Olympics and win Gold medal for my country, says 16-yr-old Sunelita Toppo
16-year-old Sunelita hails from Kukuda village in Sundargarh, which is the second largest and mineral-rich district of Odisha and also the home to several tribes with one thing common across villages - hockey. Notably, 90 percent of Odisha's hockey players come from Sundargarh, so, it was pretty natural for Sunelita to pick up the hockey stick and she did the same at the age of eight.
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