Back as chief coach of the Indian women’s hockey team after a four-year hiatus, Sjoerd Marijne is focussed on bringing back unity, discipline and culture in the side, with eyes firmly set on creating a group to qualify for 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. The 71-year-old Dutchman, who guided the Indian women’s team to a historic…
The ongoing troubles in Hockey India (HI) reached up to the sports ministry, with HI president Dilip Tirkey and other office bearers meeting Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya in New Delhi on Tuesday. Sources close to the development confirmed that Mandaviya sought all details of the happenings in the sport over the last few months, both…
Veteran goalkeeper Savita Punia has blamed “poor fitness” as the reason behind the Indian women’s hockey team’s below-par showing last year, but with Sjoerd Marijne back as chief coach, she exuded confidence of qualifying for this year’s World Cup through next month’s qualifiers in Hyderabad. Indian women failed to directly qualify for the World Cup…
WINTER OLYMPICS – Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy February 6-22 CRICKET Women’s Premier League – Navi Mumbai and Vadodara January 9 – February 5 England Tour Of Sri Lanka February 1: 2nd T20I – Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy – 7 p.m. February 3: 3rd T20I – Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy – 7 p.m….
Midfielder Manpreet Singh, who was reportedly dropped from the Indian team for February’s FIH Men’s Pro League leg in Rourkela, thanked Hockey India and coach Craig Fulton for granting him a much-needed break. However, it was learnt that in light of an off-field misdemeanour involving Manpreet, forward Dilpreet Singh and goalkeeper Krishan Bahadur Pathak, during the tour of South…
A day after ‘resting’ certain senior players for the FIH Pro League, Hockey India is categorical that it is not the end of the road for Manpreet Singh and others. Sportstar had already reported that the decision to exclude Manpreet and Krishan Bahadur Pathak from the 33-member core probables for the Pro League next month…
Hockey India’s decision to drop star midfielder Manpreet Singh from the 33-member core probables for February’s FIH Men’s Pro League leg in Rourkela on Thursday may have raised a few eyebrows, especially because the star midfielder was one cap away from equalling president Dilip Tirkey’s all-time record for the most international appearances. However, it has…
Former Australian hockey player Michael Nobbs, who coached the Indian men’s team at the 2012 London Olympics, has died after a prolonged illness. He was 72 years old and is survived by his wife Lee Capes, a former Australian women’s international and daughter Kaitlin, who is a current Hockeyroos star. “Hockey Australia extends its deepest…
Hockey India on Thursday announced a 33-member core probable group for the senior men’s national coaching camp, scheduled to be held in Rourkela, Odisha, from February 1 to 7. The camp will form part of the team’s preparations for the upcoming phase of the FIH Men’s Pro League, which is scheduled to be staged at…
Hockey India (HI) will reduce franchise fees next season in order to ease the financial burden on team owners of the Hockey India League (HIL). Following the conclusion of the second edition of the revived HIL in Bhubaneswar on Monday, HI president Dilip Tirkey acknowledged that making the league, from which some teams pulled out…
