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  Rani Rampal quashes retirement rumours; accepts proposal of coaching U17 teams

  Hockey | August 11, 2023 8:57 IST

  Former India women's hockey team captain Rani Rampal has quashed her retirement rumours and mentioned that she still has a lot to offer to the country as a player.

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  Virender Sehwag, Sardar Singh in 12-member selection panel for National Sports Awards

  Other Sports | July 31, 2020 16:32 IST

  Just like last year, the ministry opted for a single selection committee to pick the awardees among both athletes and coaches and it will be headed by Retired Supreme Court Justice, Mukundakam Sharma.

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  Sardar Singh regrets not being an Olympic medallist but says India have realistic chance in Tokyo

  Other Sports | July 20, 2020 13:25 IST

  India's last success at the quadrennial sporting extravaganza, though, came 40 years ago in the 1980 Moscow Olympics, where they won the last of their eight gold medals.

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  Hockey World Cup 2018: Start is good, need to carry momentum, says Sardar Singh

  Other Sports | December 06, 2018 16:26 IST

  India began their campaign by thrashing South Africa 5-0 and then drew 2-2 with against a strong Belgium side in Group C.

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  Hockey World Cup 2018: It has been a dream start for India, says former captain Sardar Singh

  Other Sports | November 30, 2018 19:48 IST

  India registered a comprehensive 5-0 win against South Africa to make a sizzling start in the World Cup.

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  Sachin Tendulkar inspired me to make comeback after Commonwealth Games snub: Sardar Singh

  Hockey | September 15, 2018 18:49 IST

  Left out of India's squad for this year's Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, Sardar sought advice from Tendulkar.

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  Loss to Malaysia in Asian Games triggered me to force retirement: Sardar Singh

  Other Sports | September 15, 2018 14:25 IST

  Sardar was eager to continue till the 2020 Tokyo Olympics but destiny had other plans as he called time at 32, after a disappointing Asian Games campaign where India failed to defend its title.

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  Hockey India congratulates just-retired former captain Sardar Singh

  Other Sports | September 14, 2018 14:37 IST

  Sardar called time on his 12-year career on Wednesday after he was dropped from the national camp probables for the Asian Champions Trophy and the World Cup.

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  Former India captain Sardar Singh retires from international hockey, says time for youngsters to take over

  Hockey | September 12, 2018 18:17 IST

  Sardar Singh said he made the decision after a disappointing Asian Games where India failed to defend their title and returned with a bronze medal.

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  Sardar Singh, the new fitness hero, beats Virat Kohli's Yo-Yo test score

  Other Sports | August 16, 2018 13:37 IST

  The Indian hockey midfielder, who is about 4 years elder to Kohli, has set a score of 21.4 in Yo-Yo test surpassing the Indian cricket team skipper's 19.1 score.

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  India thrash New Zealand 4-0 in third hockey Test, complete series whitewash

  Other Sports | July 22, 2018 20:23 IST

  India's chief coach Harendra Singh expressed satisfaction with his team's performance in the series ahead of the 18th Asian Games.

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  Hockey Champions Trophy: Sardar Singh's presence will motivate other players, says Manpreet

  Other Sports | June 20, 2018 16:52 IST

  After the CWG failure, Manpreet was replaced by PR Sreejesh as the skipper for the last edition of the Champions Trophy.

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  Hockey: Sardar Singh, Birendra Lakra back in Indian side for Champions Trophy

  Hockey | May 31, 2018 12:51 IST

  Sardar Singh was expected to reclaim his place in the side after being included in the national training camp in Bengaluru.

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  Commonwealth Games 2018: India men's hockey team eye semifinal spot against Malaysia

  Hockey | April 09, 2018 14:30 IST

  Malaysia is ranked way below in the FIH charts but Manpreet Singh's side has been known to slip up when least expected, the opening game against Pakistan being a testimony to that.

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  Sreejesh makes comeback, Sardar dropped from CWG bound squad

  Other Sports | March 13, 2018 13:40 IST

  Sardar's exclusion was on expected lines as he performed below-par at this year's Azlan Shah tournament.

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  Sultan Azlan Shah Cup: In-form Australia await winless India

  Hockey | March 05, 2018 13:47 IST

  After one loss and a draw, India are currently placed fourth in the six-team tournament with just one point, whereas, Australia are positioned atop the table with two wins from as many games.

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  Sardar Singh confident of good show at Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

  Hockey | February 27, 2018 23:16 IST

  The experienced mid-fielder exuded confidence that India can come up with a solid show in the season-opening event which also features England, Ireland and hosts Malaysia.

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  Aiming for return, Sardar Singh wants to continue till 2020 Olympics

  Hockey | February 15, 2018 18:26 IST

  Sardar, who was part of India's Asia Cup-winning squad last year, has been dropped from last two tournaments - the Hockey World League Final in Bhubaneswar and last month's tour to New Zealand.

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  Sardar Singh dropped; Rupinder Singh, Birendra Lakra return for HWL Final

  Hockey | November 17, 2017 14:06 IST

  In the Asia Cup, Sardar Singh shunned his playmaker role in the midfield for young skipper Manpreet Singh and played as the 'free defender'

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  Confident India aim to retain No.1 status in Asian hockey

  Hockey | October 10, 2017 14:07 IST

  The Asia Cup will be the beginning of new phase in Indian hockey as it would be newly-appointed coach Sjoerd Marijne's first test post the sacking of Roelant Oltmans.