The Indian junior men’s hockey team began its 4-Nation tournament campaign with a loss, going down 1-7 to hosts Germany here on Saturday. Germany took early control of the match with Nico Kistein (4th minute) opening the scoring with a penalty corner conversion, followed by a swift field goal from Alec Von Schwerin (5th) to…
Indian men’s hockey team’s dismal run in the FIH Hockey Pro League 2024–5 continued as it fell to a 3-6 defeat against Belgium in Antwerp on Saturday. A brace from Arthur Van Doren and goals from Alexander Hendrickx, Roman Duvekot, Thibeau Stockbroekx and Tom Boon scripted the triumph for Belgium. India conceded within the first…
WRESTLING With medals in all categories, India women wrestlers win team title at U-23 Asian Championship Putting up a dominating show, Indian women wrestlers won the team title at the Under-23 Asian Championship by winning a medal in each of the 10 categories, including four gold and five silver at Vung Tau in Vietnam. Priyanshi…
The Indian women’s hockey team went down 1–5 against host Belgium at the FIH Hockey Pro League 2024-25 in Antwerp on Saturday. It was the team’s fifth consecutive defeat at the European leg of the tournament, having lost two matches each to Australia and Argentina in London. In a thrilling contest that saw 17 penalty…
Former India international hockey player Anup Antony has a simple motto. “If you have mastered hockey, any other sport is easy,” Antony said. Antony lives by these words. He is now the player-secretary of Konkan FC, a team in the BDFA ‘C’ division football league here. Antony took the step to start this football team…
The Sports Ministry, on Thursday, approved an out of pocket allowance of Rs 25,000 per month for those picked in the national camp of both men and women after repeated requests from Hockey India. Eighty players (40 men and 40 women) will benefit from the allowance which is given to athletes in the developmental group…
Their dream of booking a direct ticket to next year’s World Cup crushed after six consecutive losses in the European leg of Pro league, India is now hoping to conclude its campaign on a positive note with wins in its last two matches against Belgium. The Indian men’s hockey team will take on world No….
TENNIS Bengaluru to host BJK Cup Playoffs in November India has been clubbed with the Netherlands and Slovenia for the Billie Jean King Cup World Group play-off women’s tennis tournament to be staged from November 14 to 16. India has also got the hosting rights for the event, on the outdoor hard courts of the…
Hockey India and the Government of Tamil Nadu on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and unveiled the official logo for the FIH Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup 2025 to be held in the State. The 14th edition of the international hockey tournament will be held in Chennai and Madurai from November 28 to…
After a gruelling 2–2 draw, the Indian Women’s Hockey team missed out on the bonus point, going down 0–2 to Argentina in the shootout at the FIH Hockey Pro League 2024/25 match at the Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre in London on Wednesday. Navneet Kaur and Deepika scored in the third and fourth quarters,…
