At the eighth annual Hockey India awards here on Friday, Manpreet Singh was feted for reaching 400 international caps. The recognition comes at a time when an impending milestone has appeared to be a heavy millstone around his neck. The midfielder is currently on 411 caps, one shy of equalling Hockey India (HI) president Dilip…
India’s two-time Olympic medallist Gurjant Singh on Friday retired from international hockey, saying it was the right time to step away after losing his place in the national team due to a back injury last year. Gurjant represented India in 130 senior-level matches and was part of the side that won gold at the 2023…
The 8th Hockey India Annual Awards on Friday, celebrated the finest performers and contributors to Indian hockey over the past year. The ceremony was graced by Dr Mansukh Mandaviya, Minister of Labour and Employment, Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India and Raksha Khadse, Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India….
ARCHERY Indian archers confirm another medal at Asia Cup Stage-1 Chikitha Taniparthi and Rajat Chauhan reached the compound mixed team final to secure another medal for India at the Asia Cup Stage-1 archery tournament in Bangkok on Thursday. The top-seeded pair of Chikitha and Rajat got a first-round bye before knocking out Chinese Taipei 159-155…
ARCHERY Indian archers advance in first round of Asia Cup Stage-1 in Bangkok Sukhchain Singh and Devaang Gupta in recurve men and Chikitha Taniparthi, Raj Kaur, Tejal Salve and Swati Dudhwal in compound women advanced to the pre-quarterfinals of individual competitions on the opening day of the Asia Cup Stage-1 archery tournament in Bangkok on…
ARCHERY Indian archers claim two bronze, reach two finals in Asia Cup Stage-1 Indian archers bagged two bronze medals and also stormed into the finals of the men’s recurve and women’s compound team events on the second day of the Asia Cup World Ranking Tournament Stage 1 in Bangkok on Wednesday. The women’s compound team…
Star Indian midfielder Hardik Singh, forwards Sukhjeet Singh and Sanjay, and defender Abhishek are in contention for the Hockey India Balbir Singh Senior Player of the Year Award for 2025. In the women’s category, Salima Tete, Navneet Kaur, Lalremsiami and Savita Punia have been nominated for the top honour. The Hockey India Awards ceremony, scheduled…
The Kazakhstan senior men’s hockey team is currently in India for a high-performance training camp at the Sports Authority of India’s Northern Regional Centre, Sonipat, Haryana, from March 10 to 21 as part of its preparations for the upcoming Asian Games Qualifiers. The camp, held at one of India’s premier hockey training centres, offers world-class…
FIH announced the schedule for the upcoming World Cup on Wednesday. The men’s and women’s editions will feature 16 teams each. In the first round, the teams will be divided into four groups of four each (pools A, B, C, and D). The top two from each group advance to the second round while the…
FIH on Wednesday announced the schedule for the upcoming World Cup, set to be played in Belgium and the Netherlands from August 15 to 30. The Indian men’s team will begin its campaign on August 15 against Wales in Amstelveen. It will then face England on August 17 before concluding its group-stage journey against Pakistan…
