The Indian hockey team’s second round robin match against Belgium on Monday in the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup was rescheduled to Tuesday due to inclement weather in Ipoh, Malaysia. The match between India and Belgium started on time, but after just three minutes, heavy showers forced the on-field umpires to stop the contest. Thereafter, the…
Princedeep Singh and Bikramjit Singh (both 21-year-olds) are two confident young goalkeepers, eager to win gold for India at the FIH Junior Men’s World Cup, which begins on November 28 in Chennai. India last won the tournament nine years ago, in Lucknow, and finished a disappointing fourth in 2021 and 2023. The competition, this time,…
Twenty-year-old centre forward Kanika Siwach is one of the mainstays of the Indian junior hockey team, just as her mother, Pritam Siwach, was for the Indian team of the 1990s and 2000s. But if Pritam has her way, there will be more generations of Siwaches playing hockey for India. When she joined the Indian junior…
Mohammed Raheel scored the only goal of the game in the 15th minute to get India off to a winning start. | Photo Credit: Hockey India Mohammed Raheel scored the only goal of the game in the 15th minute to get India off to a winning start. | Photo Credit: Hockey India
NEW DELHI Hockey India on Sunday said its internal inquiry into allegations of sexual misconduct against a coach of the junior women’s team found no evidence and they have cleared him to travel with the squad for the World Cup in Santiago, Chile. In an exclusive statement to PTI, Hockey India (HI) said it had…
Hockey India on Sunday announced free tickets for fans to watch the men’s junior World Cup, to be held here from November 28 to December 10. The tournament which will also be held in Chennai, will feature a total of 24 teams, making it the largest edition in the junior World Cup history. “By offering…
Vivek Sagar Prasad is one of the senior players in India’s squad for the tournament. | Photo Credit: AP Vivek Sagar Prasad is one of the senior players in India’s squad for the tournament. | Photo Credit: AP
India will begin its campaign at the 31st Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in Ipoh, Malaysia on Sunday when it takes on Korea. The side will be led by Paris 2024 bronze medallist defender Sanjay and boasts of many senior team names like Vivek Sagar Prasad, Jarmanpreet Singh, Abhishek and Sukhjeet Singh. Host Malaysia, New Zealand,…
SQUASH Anahat edges out Joshna to clinch Indian Open title Teenaged talent Anahat Singh rose to the occasion, edging out experienced Joshna Chinappa 3-2 in an exciting all-Indian women’s final of the Daly College SRFI Indian Open squash in Indore on Saturday. Top seed Anahat, ranked 33 in the world, won a close clash that…
Five-time champion and the second-most successful team in the tournament, India will have to be on its guard when it takes on Korea in their opening match of the 31st edition of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament in Ipoh on Sunday. The prestigious invitational tournament will be held here from November 23 to…
