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…
The India A men’s hockey team suffered its second consecutive loss on its European tour, going down 2-3 to England in Amstelveen, the Netherlands. Despite young Indian forwards Maninder Singh and Uttam Singh scoring for India A at Wagener Stadion, the team lost the match to World No. 5 England. After the match, India ‘A’…
Perhaps for the first time in the MCC-Murugappa Gold Cup hockey tournament, Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu (HUTN) provided a ray of hope that it could enter the knock-outs. Starting with a draw against Maharashtra, TN then sealed a huge win over Indian Army in its second match, followed by a thrilling draw with SAI-NCOE…
The schedule for the next edition of the Olympic Games, set to be played in Los Angeles in the United States, was announced on Monday, exactly three years before the tournament. India’s hopes of medals will bank on the usual suspects like Neeraj Chopra – Paris 2020 gold medallist — Mirabai Chanu — a Paris…
