Given the predominance of cricket in the Indian sporting firmament, it is not surprising that most icons belong to it. There has been a God of cricket (Sachin Tendulkar) and a Wall (Rahul Dravid). On Wednesday, Indian hockey got its version of the two, rolled into one, as PR Sreejesh formally bid farewell to a…
A proud owner of two consecutive Olympic medals, Indian hockey star P R Sreejesh says the bronze claimed in Tokyo three years ago is closer to his heart than the one fetched in Paris as the former was like a mythical tale coming true after decades of merely hearing about it. The 36-year-old goalkeeper, who…
Hockey India announced on Wednesday that it was retiring the No. 16 jersey as a tribute to goalkeeper PR Sreejesh, who retired from the sport after India’s Paris Olympics campaign. “An era of excellence ends as Hockey India retires the iconic No. 16 jersey of PR Sreejesh. From impossible saves to inspiring generations, Sreejesh’s legacy…
Winning back-to-back Olympic medals is the stuff of dreams in Indian sports. So parched of success and excellence on the biggest stage are we as a nation that while China and the USA battle it out for the top spot in a race for gold medals, we celebrate bronze medals as an achievement. Some bronze…
HOCKEY Hockey India Academy C’ship: Odisha Naval Tata HPC to meet Round Glass Punjab in women’s final Odisha Naval Tata Hockey High-Performance Centre will meet Roundglass Punjab Hockey Club Academy in the women’s final of the Hockey India Junior Academy Championship. Odisha Naval Tata came up with a resounding 7-0 victory over Salute Hockey Academy…
The Indian men’s hockey team returned from the Paris 2024 Olympics campaign filled with new records and a bronze medal on Saturday. The 16-member squad, which boasted 11 members from the bronze-winning team in the Tokyo Olympics, created history by winning back-to-back medals for the first time since the 1972 Olympics in Munich. Captain Harmanpreet…
The Netherlands completed a remarkable double in Olympic hockey on Friday when its women’s team, the defending champions, beat China 3-1 in a shootout to take gold just 24 hours after the men’s side had triumphed over Germany. The Dutch women, who were appearing in their sixth successive final, were made to work hard for…
In the last half a century, the Indian hockey team had not secured two consecutive medals in the Olympics. When it retained its bronze medal here on Thursday, it was time for celebrations and overflow of emotions in the stands of the Yves du Manoir Stadium here. For its rich history and the folklore stuff…
Argentina beat Belgium 3-1 on penalties to win the bronze medal after a 2-2 draw in regulation time in women’s hockey at the Paris Olympics on Friday as forward Sofia Cairo scored on the pivotal final shot following goalkeeper Cristina Cosentino’s two blocks. It was Argentina’s third bronze and sixth Olympic medal in women’s hockey,…
Paddy Upton was India’s mental conditioning coach when the men’s cricket team won the historic ODI World Cup in 2011. And, 13 years later, as India’s men’s hockey team clinched a bronze medal at the Paris Olympics and made it to the record books, Upton had a key role to play as the mental coach…
