India colts displayed remarkable composure to finish their round-robin stage with a thrilling 3-3 draw against New Zealand at the Sultan of Johor Cup here on Friday. Gurjot Singh (6’), Rohit (17’) and Talem Priyobarta (60’) put their names on the scoresheet, while drag-flicker Jonty Elmes (17’, 32’, 45’) scored a hat-trick of goals for…
Starting as the youngest member of the Indian team as a 14-year old at the Olympic Qualifiers in Kazan in April of 2008, Rani Rampal officially called it a day at a felicitation function here on Thursday, bringing down curtains on a 16-year-long career that saw her become the undisputed queen of Indian women’s hockey….
Being a two-time Olympic gold-medallist, former German hockey captain Moritz Furste knows a thing or two about consistency and he feels the ability to deliver even performances in a series of games is the “little missing piece” in India’s admirable resurgence in the last one decade. The Indian men’s hockey team was nowhere close to…
Hockey India League returns in a new avatar after seven years
Reigning world champion Germany defeated India 3-1 in the penalty shootout to win the two-match bilateral hockey series in New Delhi on Thursday. Germany won the first match 2-0 on Wednesday but India bounced back to level things after clinching a 5-3 victory in the second game. To decide the winner of the series, a…
India defeated world champions Germany 5-3 in the second and final hockey Test but lost the two-match series in shoot-out at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium here on Thursday. The series was levelled 1-1 as Germany had won the first Test 2-1 on Wednesday. The series winner was later decided via shootout and Germany…
Former Indian women’s hockey team captain Rani Rampal announced her retirement on Thursday, ending a glittering 16-year career. Rani, who captained India to a historic fourth-place finish at the Tokyo Olympics, will be the mentor and coach of Soorma Hockey Club of Punjab and Haryana in the upcoming women’s Hockey India League (HIL) which will…
India vs Germany LIVE Score: Follow the live updates, score, and highlights from the IND vs GER bilateral hockey series 2024 taking place on October 24 at the Major Dhyan Chand Stadium in New Delhi.
Australia ended India colts unbeaten streak at the Sultan of Johor Cup with a resounding 4-0 win in Johor Bahru on Wednesday. While India’s forward line struggled to break the Australian defence, Daykin Stanger (33’, 39’, 53’) stood tall in Australian attack as he scored a hat-trick of goals while Patrik Andrew (29’) scored the…
The contrast could not have been more obvious. While India coach Craig Fulton was clearly unhappy more with how his boys performed than the result, his German counterpart Andre Henning could not have asked for more. With vastly different domestic structures and training programmes, India and Germany came into Wednesday’s match with different sets of…
