Indian Hockey Team
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Indian hockey team keen to end 16-year wait for Asian Games gold
Hockey | Aug 22, 2014, 10:47 AM ISTNew Delhi: India hockey captain Sardar Singh and chief coach Terry Walsh Thursday expressed the hope that the team would end its 16-year-long wait for the Asian Games gold at the South Korean city of
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CWG 2014: Meet the athletes who are medal hopes for India
Other Sports | Jul 24, 2014, 09:23 AM ISTNew Delhi: The 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games (CWG) with its 20th edition is set to begin in Glasgow, Scotland from 23rd July to 3rd August 2014. India on its part has fielded their second largest
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Indian hockey team aims for Commonwealth Games gold
Hockey | Jul 11, 2014, 10:59 PM ISTNew Delhi: After a disappointing ninth finish in the Hockey World Cup, the men's team is now eyeing the gold medal in the 2014 Commonwealth Games that would be held in Glasgow July 23 -
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Sachin Tendulkar pays a surprise visit to World Cup-bound hockey team
Hockey | May 20, 2014, 06:42 PM ISTNew Delhi: `Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar on Tuesday paid a surprise visit to the World Cup-bound Indian hockey team and gave the players a pep talk ahead of the side's departure for the quadrennial event
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Hockey World League: Lacklustre India face uphill task against Germany
Hockey | Jan 12, 2014, 04:17 PM ISTNew Delhi: Spanked in their opening two games by their opponents, a lacklustre India face an uphill task to get their campaign back on track at the Hero Hockey World League Finals as they take
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Aiming for top-4 finish: Sardar Singh
Hockey | Jan 08, 2014, 06:07 PM ISTNew Delhi: India captain Sardar Singh Wednesday said they are looking for a top-4 finish at the Hockey World League Final to be played at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium here Jan 10-18.The tournament
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Sardar Singh to lead India at Hockey World League Final
Hockey | Jan 08, 2014, 04:49 PM ISTNew Delhi: Hockey India (HI) on Wednesday named the men's team for the World League Final to be played at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium here Jan 10-18.The team will be led by captain
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Eventful 2013 for Indian hockey as women outperform men
Hockey | Dec 25, 2013, 08:29 PM ISTNew Delhi: The launch of a much-hyped professional league on the lines of IPL, the rise and fall of colts, an overhaul of the coaching set-up and women overshadowing their male counterparts -- 2013 was
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Read the mind of your opponent: Staniforth's advice to goalies
Hockey | Dec 04, 2013, 11:33 PM ISTNew Delhi: A goalkeeper should be able to read into the opponent's game to understand his next move, feels Indian coach Dave Staniforth.Staniforth, goalkeeping coach and strategic analyst of the Indian senior and junior men's
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India ready for Dutch challenge, says Manpreet Singh
Hockey | Nov 27, 2013, 06:47 PM ISTNew Delhi: Rising hockey star Manpreet Singh, who will be leading the 18-member Indian team in the 18-nation Junior World Cup, said Wednesday that the first match against the Netherlands will be crucial.Manpreet, who was
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Hockey: Indian Oil storm into semis
Hockey | Sep 18, 2013, 11:21 PM ISTChennai: Joint holders Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL) held off a battling Army XI 6-3 to qualify for the semifinals of the of the 88th All-India MCC-Murugappa Gold Cup hockey tournament here Wednesday.Unbeaten IOCL finished
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Make me coach, I promise to deliver results in one year: Dhanraj Pillay
Hockey | Jul 22, 2013, 07:18 PM ISTNew Delhi, July 22: Former captain Dhanraj Pillay has expressed his desire to be the coach of the Indian hockey team and claims that if given a free hand he can deliver results in within
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Azlan Shah Cup is a platform for developing junior players: Nobbs
Hockey | Mar 02, 2013, 07:22 PM ISTNew Delhi, Mar 2: India's chief hockey coach Michael Nobbs does not have high expectations from his squad in the upcoming Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in Malaysia but said that the tournament would serve as
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India, Spain share six goals in vibrant First Test
Hockey | Jul 06, 2012, 07:14 PM ISTSantander (Spain), Jul 6 : An agile India put up a decent performance to held hosts Spain to an exciting 3-3 draw in the first hockey Test at the new facility in La Albericia in
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Bronze winning Indian hockey team gets warm welcome
Hockey | Jun 05, 2012, 01:53 PM ISTMumbai, June 5: The Indian hockey team that won the bronze at the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup tournament returned home to a warm welcome on Monday night.The hockey players were welcomed with drums and danching
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Hockey Star Birendra Lakra Felicitated
Hockey | Feb 29, 2012, 05:32 PM ISTRourkela, Feb 29: Indian hockey team member Birendra Lakra, an alumnus of Rourkela Steel Plant's SAIL Hockey Academy, was felicitated by the RSP here today.Dipankar Basu, Executive Director (P & A), RSP felicitated Birendra for
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Fans Celebrate Hockey Captain Sandeep's Birthday
Hockey | Feb 28, 2012, 09:33 AM ISTKurukshetra, Feb 27 : Indian Hockey Team's captain Sandeep Singh's 26th birthday was on Monday celebrated by jubilant fans here at his residence after victory of the team over France, qualifying for the 2012 London
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India One Win Away From Realising London Dream
Hockey | Feb 25, 2012, 04:16 PM ISTNew Delhi, Feb 25: The failure to qualify for 2008 Beijing Olympics still fresh in mind, the Indian hockey team would be desperate to avoid a repeat of the debacle and give the dying national
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Indian Hockey Team Was Selected On Basis Of Form, Fitness, Says Coach
Hockey | Jan 31, 2012, 06:54 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jan 31: India hockey coach Michael Nobbs today defended the decision to drop a few senior players from the squad for next month's Olympic qualifiers, insisting that form and fitness were the only
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Rajpal Axed, Halappa On Standby In 18-Men Indian Hockey Team
Hockey | Jan 30, 2012, 10:29 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jan 30: Former captain Rajpal Singh got the axe as Hockey India today announced a 18-member Indian team that will play in the London Olympic Qualifiers to be held at the Major Dhyan