When the Railway Sports Promotion Board (RSPB) takes on the Indian Navy Hockey team in the final of the MCC-Murugappa Gold Cup in Chennai on Sunday, there will be a mini-battle ensuing in the Rahim household. Cousins Sayyad Niyaz Rahim and Aakib Rahim Arif will captain their respective sides, RSPB and the Navy, in the…
An exuberant Indian Navy proved its performance in the pool matches was no aberration by putting it across an experienced Indian Army 2-0 to reach its maiden final at the 96th MCC-Murugappa Gold Cup hockey tournament at the SDAT-Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium in Chennai on Saturday. Earlier, in a surprisingly one-sided semifinal, defending champion Indian Railways…
Hockey India on Saturday announced a 40-member core probable group for the upcoming senior women’s national coaching camp, which will be held at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) Centre in Bengaluru from July 21 to August 29. The camp holds importance as the Indian women’s hockey team gears up for the women’s Asia Cup,…
The 2025 edition of the MCC-Murugappa Gold Cup has been a redemption arc for the Indian Navy hockey team. The side was not invited for last year’s event after losing all four of its encounters in 2023. However, this season, it has been among the teams to beat, comfortably qualifying for the semifinals with a…
The India A men’s hockey team suffered an unfortunate 1-3 loss in its European tour against Belgium at the Sportcentrum WilrijksePlein in Antwerpen, Belgium on Thursday. Captain Sanjay led his side from the front and scored the solitary goal for the Indian team. Belgium scored three goals in the first quarter itself, taking an early…
Defending champion Indian Railways and Indian Navy scripted an all-win record in their respective pools with impressive victories as the league matches of the MCC-Murugappa Gold Cup invitation hockey tournament came to an end at the SDAT-Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium on Thursday. Railways scored a comfortable 5-2 victory over SAI-NCOE (Bhopal) in a Pool A match,…
Former India captain and goalkeeping stalwart PR Sreejesh believes the just-concluded FIH Pro League was a good wake-up call for the men’s national hockey team ahead of next year’s Asian Games and the World Cup. India struggled in the European leg of the Pro League and finished eighth out of nine teams to avoid relegation…
Certainly, this is not the best Indian Army team that one has witnessed in the MCC-Murugappa Gold Cup invitation hockey tournament. Its forwards haven’t stepped up to a great extent. The defence has been its saving grace. To be fair, it has played well within its limitations. Requiring a victory to stay alive in the…
The Malaysian junior team, taking part in the ongoing MCC-Murugappa Gold Cup 2025 at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium in Chennai, had some unexpected home support ahead of its Pool B encounter on Tuesday. K. Balasingam, a member of Malaysia’s golden hockey generation, here in Chennai on the organiser’s invite, was casting a keen eye on…
Indian Women’s Hockey Team forward Deepika became the first-ever Indian player to win the prestigious Poligras Magic Skill Award for her sensational solo field goal in the FIH Hockey Pro League last season. The 21-year-old attacker earned global recognition for her breathtaking run and finish in the 35th minute during India’s match against World No.1…
