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Former India women’s hockey team captain Asunta Lakra has challenged the maintainability of the ethics proceedings initiated against her by Hockey India, alleging procedural irregularities and questioning the jurisdiction of the Ethics Committee. In a nine-page preliminary reply sent to the chairman of Hockey India’s Ethics Committee, Justice (Retd) Raghvendra Kumar, Lakra denied all allegations…

Striker Abu Bakr Mahmood will lead Pakistan’s 20-member squad at the FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup, scheduled to be held in the Netherlands and Belgium from August 15 to 30. The national selectors have retained former captain Ammad Shakeel Butt in the squad, which largely comprises players who have represented Pakistan in recent international competitions….

The mess in Hockey India keeps getting worse. On Tuesday, Secretary General Bholanath Singh reiterated that the Executive Board was the only forum to resolve all governance issues and sought a meeting to resolve matters. “For the last many days, emails from your side have raised different–different issues. It is therefore requested that all issues…

The jersey controversy in Indian hockey has now developed into a full-blown internal battle with Hockey India (HI) president Dilip Tirkey taking strong exception to the less-than-satisfactory response on his notice seeking details on the uniform change. Tirkey had earlier sought an explanation on the process and basis for the change in the national team’s…

WRESTLING U17 World Championships: Sitender wins second world title; matches Sushil Kumar’s feat India’s freestyle wrestling contingent concluded their campaign on a highly positive note at the 2026 U17 World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan. India’s overall medal tally across women’s wrestling and men’s freestyle swelled to an impressive 13 medals. Sitender Malik defended his U17…

The legendary P. R. Sreejesh has advised the Indian men’s hockey team to leave behind the unnecessary jersey controversy and off-field noises and focus on ending the country’s 50-year World Cup medal drought in next month’s quadrennial event in the Netherlands and Belgium. The two-time Olympic bronze medallist said there was nothing unusual about changing…

HOCKEY India to host Malaysia U-21 men’s hockey team for 8-match series India will host the Malaysia U-21 men’s hockey team for an eight-match exposure series at the SAI Netaji Subhas Southern Centre in Bengaluru from August 7 to 13. The Malaysia U-21 men’s hockey team will take on the Indian junior men’s side in…

Amidst the controversy around the change of Indian hockey teams’ jersey, Hockey India president Dilip Tirkey has made it clear that the decision could well be reversed or changed after review. “Changes have been made earlier also and this is also not something permanent. We will review feedback from players and staff after the World…

The exchange of letters on Friday between Hockey India (HI) functionaries over the controversial change in the colour of the Indian team’s jersey ahead of the FIH World Cup has made it clear that the issue is one of propriety and procedure. A day after publicly defending the decision to change the jersey colour from…

SQUASH Indian men registered a second successive bronze medal finish at the World Squash Junior Team Championships in Ontario, Canada, on Thursday. Fifth-seed Indian men lost 0-2 to the United States in the semifinals, a day after the women’s team went down to their American counterparts in the quarterfinals. Gurveer Singh was edged by Brendan…