Incumbent International Hockey Federation (FIH) president Tayyab Ikram is set to be elected unopposed as the head of the world body at its 49th Congress in Muscat, Oman on November 9. The nominations for the FIH elections were received by the August 31 deadline for the positions to be elected by the National Associations that…
India’s new-found ability to score field goals will be crucial as the defending champion will look to extend its winning streak when it faces Malaysia in the Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament here on Wednesday. Field goal conversion was a key concern during India’s bronze medal-winning campaign at the Paris Olympics last month, where it…
Sukhjeet Singh struck a brace as defending champion India thrashed Japan 5-1 in a league match to notch up its second consecutive win in the men’s Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament here on Monday. Sukhjeet scored in the second and 60th minutes while Abhishek (3rd), Sanjay (17th) and Uttam Singh (54th) were the other Indian…
Sukhjeet SIngh, Uttam Singh and Abhishek all scored in each of the first three quarters to secure the victory and three points.
A familiar face was missing from the Indian men’s hockey team’s training session as coach Craig Fulton put his squad through their paces at the Sports Authority of India’s (SAI) National Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru. After serving as India’s goalkeeper for over two decades, P.R. Sreejesh retired following his second consecutive Olympic bronze medal…
The Indian men’s hockey team will look to press the restart button after a successful Olympic campaign and defend its Asian Champions Trophy title when it open its campaign against host China here on Sunday. After bagging back-to-back Olympic bronze medals, India will start as favourites to defend their ACT title against top hockey playing…
SHOOTING Pranjali Dhumal wins bronze in 25m pistol at World Deaf Shooting Championship Pranjali Dhumal on Tuesday secured a bronze medal in the Women’s 25m pistol event at the World Deaf Shooting Championship in Hanover, Germany. Pranjali qualified for the finals with a deaf world record and championship record score of 571. In the finals,…
Head coach Roelant Oltmans ended his association with the Pakistan hockey team after he refused to join the side in China for the upcoming Asian Champions Trophy, citing the lack of a long-term contract. Oltmans, who has been working with the senior team from earlier this year, was scheduled to join the team directly in…
The Indian men’s hockey team captain Harmanpreet Singh said it’s time to move on from the euphoria of a second successive Olympic bronze medal if the side desires to retain its Asian Champions Trophy title in Hulunbuir, China this month. Under Harmanpreet’s leadership, India won a second successive bronze medal for the first time in…
SHOOTING Dhanush breaks world records as India sweeps men’s air rifle event at Deaf Shooting Worlds Dhanush Srikanth shattered the world record in both qualification and final to win the men’s air rifle gold in style at the second World Deaf shooting championship in Hannover, Germany, on Sunday. It was a clean sweep of medals…
