Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers, the city-based franchise making its debut in the Hockey India League (HIL) on its resumption this year, will have Australians Colin Batch and Glenn Turner as coaches of its men and women’s teams respectively. The franchise shared the information at a press conference here on Wednesday. The Bengal Tigers teams will…
The Indian women’s hockey team will face Malaysia in its opening match in the Women’s Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament in Rajgir, Bihar on November 11. A total of six teams will take part in the event, namely China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Thailand. India won the 2016 edition before reclaiming the title last year. After…
Indian women’s hockey team captain, Salima Tete dreams of playing the Hockey India League (HIL) Women’s final on “home turf” early next year. The explosive midfielder from Jharkhand was appointed India skipper after Harendra Singh took over the women’s team earlier this year. Salima expressed her excitement for the HIL, saying “I am very excited…
HOCKEY Manish Mourya struck five goals to help Government Senior Secondary School in Nehru Sub-junior tournament Manish Mourya struck five goals to help Government Senior Secondary School, Pnadra Pani, Chhattisgarh to a 6-3 victory over Government Sarvodaya Bal Vidyalaya, Bankner, in a group-F league match of the Steelbird 41st Nehru sub-junior hockey tournament at the…
Hockey India named India’s squad for the 2024 edition of the Sultan Johor Cup set to begin on October 19 in Malaysia. The PR Sreejesh-coached side will begin its assignment on Oct. 19 against Japan before facing Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand and Malaysia in a round robin stage. The top teams will go on…
As the head coach of the Indian junior men’s hockey team, PR Sreejesh’s main focus is on building a base for the young talent with the home Junior World Cup next year being the first target followed by the next two Olympics in Los Angeles and Brisbane, respectively. Hockey India had confirmed Sreejesh’s new role…
In this episode of the Sportstar Podcast, Jonathan Selvaraj joins host Nihit Sachdeva as they discuss the return of the much-awaited Hockey India League after seven years.
The Women’s Asian Champions Trophy 2024 is set to take place from November 11 to 20, 2024 in Rajgir, Bihar. The Indian women’s hockey team will be led by Salima Tete with Navneet Kaur being the deputy. In the last edition of the tournament, the Women in Blue won their second title after defeating Japan…
When Dave Smolenaars took charge as the analytical coach of the Indian women’s hockey team in June this year, it was a bittersweet period for the squad. It had only just failed to qualify for the 2024 Olympics in Paris, missing out on a chance to improve on its fourth-place finish at Tokyo. And yet,…
The national men’s hockey team captain and ace drag-flicker Harmanpreet Singh, who has scored 205 goals in 234 international appearances, on Saturday credited the Hockey India League (HIL) for playing a pivotal role in his career development. From being named the Upcoming Player of the Tournament in the 2017 HIL to becoming one of the…
