As Pien Dicke lined up for Netherlands’ final shot on Tuesday, an impromptu chant of ‘Savita, Savita’ started from one end of the Kalinga Stadium, gradually moving through the crowds and getting faster, reaching a crescendo with the Indian goalkeeper, in her 301st international match, denying the Dutchwoman, bringing off her fourth save in the…
Indian men’s hockey team was at the third spot while the women’s side was placed sixth in the FIH Pro League 2024-25 points table at the end of the Bhubaneswar leg on Tuesday. Led by Harmanpreet Singh, the men’s team played a total of eight matches against Spain, Germany, Ireland and England. The side, coached…
“The girls were determined to give their best to make it a special day for Savita, and they gave their everything. I can’t ask for more than that,” coach Harendra Singh admitted after India’s 4-2 loss to World No. 1 Netherlands in the FIH Hockey Pro League here on Monday. The Indian women, coming off…
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Goalkeeper Savita Punia on Monday became only the second Indian hockey player to feature in 300 international matches when the Salima Tete-led team took on the Netherlands in the FIH Pro League 2024-25 at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar. Savita, a three-time FIH Goalkeeper Of The Year, joined Vandana Katariya (317 matches) in the exclusive…
A crucial win and three points against Germany in its previous game would hopefully provide the necessary momentum and burst of confidence when the Indian women’s hockey team takes on the all-winning, dominant Netherlands in its final set of FIH Pro League games at home on Monday and Tuesday. It definitely won’t be easy though….
Indian women’s team ended its four-match losing streak in the FIH Pro League with a gritty 1-0 win over Germany at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on Saturday. Deepika scored from a Penalty Corner to give India the lead with three minutes left in the first quarter. That strike eventually turned to be the difference…
It was billed as the battle of the Indian women’s hockey team’s past and the future, and the first round, at the FIH Pro League, went to former coach Janneke Schopman, winning 4-0 with Germany against Harendra Singh’s girls. While Schopman was diplomatic in her assessment of the game, Harendra blamed the girls for “giving…
Indian women’s team went down 4-0 to Germany in the FIH Pro League 2024-25 match at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on Friday. Amelie Wortmann gave Germany the lead in the third minute. Fifteen minutes later, Sophia Schwabe made it 2-0. Schwabe (47th minute) and Johanna Hachenberg (59th minute) added two more for the visitor…
When Rohan Singh Bhuhi stepped on the field against Argentina on December 9, 2023, he became the first Sikh player to play hockey in English colours in 23 years. For a community that is the undisputed leader of hockey in India, it’s surprising it took so long there. Playing in India for the first time…
