The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has informed the sport’s global governing body FIH that it will be “difficult” for them to send a team to India for the Asia Cup next month because of “security concerns”. Tariq Bugti, who heads the PHF, said they had written to the FIH and Asian Hockey Federation (AHF), expressing…
It was a nervous last few minutes in the fourth quarter for the Railways Sports Promotion Board (RSPB) against the Indian Navy hockey team. The team was a man short on the field after Darshan Gawkar’s yellow card for a counter-attack-stopping trip on Rajat Sharma. With just three minutes to go before the final whistle,…
Proving the adage that form is temporary and class is permanent, defending champion Railways Sports Promotion Board (RSPB) took a firm hold of the match from the beginning to subdue a youthful Indian Navy team 3-1 in the final of the 96th MCC-Murugappa Gold Cup hockey tournament at the SDAT-Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium in Chennai on…
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…
