Hockey India announced the Indian Women’s Hockey team for the Women’s Asian Championships Trophy 2024 on Monday, which will be held in Rajgir, Bihar from November 11-20. Salima Tete will lead the defending champion while Navneet Kaur will line up as vice-captain. India won the 2023 edition after beating Japan 4-0 in the final to…
ATHLETICS Benson, Reena win Kochi Spice Coast Marathon Local runners C.B. Benson and Reena Manohar won the men’s and women’s titles respectively in the Ageas Federal Life Insurance Kochi Spice Coast Marathon at the Marine Drive here on Sunday. Benson, who had finished second in the two previous editions, comfortably tackled the men’s 42.2km in…
India colts ended its campaign at the prestigious Sultan of Johor Cup with a bronze medal after it beat New Zealand 2-2 (3-2) in a thrilling shootout in Johor Bahru on Saturday. India’s goalkeeper Bikramjit Singh held his nerves to make three excellent saves while strikers Gurjot Singh, Manmeet Singh and Sourabh Anand Kushwaha scored in…
Australian defender Corey Weyer has been roped in by Delhi SG Pipers for the upcoming season of Hockey India League (HIL), the club said on Friday. The 28-year-old Weyer comes as a replacement for fellow Australian Flynn Ogilvie, who opted out of the league due to personal reasons. Weyer is known for his powerful drag-flicking…
India colts displayed remarkable composure to finish their round-robin stage with a thrilling 3-3 draw against New Zealand at the Sultan of Johor Cup here on Friday. Gurjot Singh (6’), Rohit (17’) and Talem Priyobarta (60’) put their names on the scoresheet, while drag-flicker Jonty Elmes (17’, 32’, 45’) scored a hat-trick of goals for…
Starting as the youngest member of the Indian team as a 14-year old at the Olympic Qualifiers in Kazan in April of 2008, Rani Rampal officially called it a day at a felicitation function here on Thursday, bringing down curtains on a 16-year-long career that saw her become the undisputed queen of Indian women’s hockey….
Being a two-time Olympic gold-medallist, former German hockey captain Moritz Furste knows a thing or two about consistency and he feels the ability to deliver even performances in a series of games is the “little missing piece” in India’s admirable resurgence in the last one decade. The Indian men’s hockey team was nowhere close to…
Hockey India League returns in a new avatar after seven years
Reigning world champion Germany defeated India 3-1 in the penalty shootout to win the two-match bilateral hockey series in New Delhi on Thursday. Germany won the first match 2-0 on Wednesday but India bounced back to level things after clinching a 5-3 victory in the second game. To decide the winner of the series, a…
India defeated world champions Germany 5-3 in the second and final hockey Test but lost the two-match series in shoot-out at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium here on Thursday. The series was levelled 1-1 as Germany had won the first Test 2-1 on Wednesday. The series winner was later decided via shootout and Germany…
