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  Indian team fly out to Belgium for FIH Pro League

  Hockey | June 08, 2022 14:24 IST

  The Indian women's team is comfortably placed at the third spot in the FIH Pro League table with 22 points in eight games. As of now, they are just behind table toppers Argentina (38 points) and the Netherlands in second place (26 points). 

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  Savita named captain of Indian women hockey team for Asia Cup in Muscat

  Hockey | January 12, 2022 13:30 IST

  The experienced goalkeeper was asked to step in as captain in place of the team's captain Rani Rampal, who is recovering from an injury in Bengaluru.

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  Hockey Men's Junior World Cup: Vivek Sagar Prasad to lead India, 18-member squad announced

  Hockey | November 11, 2021 14:45 IST

  Olympic Bronze Medalist Vivek Sagar Prasad to captain the squad and defender Sanjay will shoulder the duties of vice-captain; India will begin the campaign on 24 November with their opening match against France.

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  Indians dominate FIH annual honours; Harmanpreet Singh, Gurjit Kaur fetch top players' honours

  Other Sports | October 06, 2021 14:44 IST

  Gurjit Kaur (Women) and Harmanpreet Singh (Men) fetched 'Player of the Year' honour in their respective categories.

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  Odisha govt to sponsor Indian hockey teams for another 10 years: CM Naveen Patnaik

  Hockey | August 17, 2021 21:20 IST

  The Odisha government is the official sponsor of the Indian Hockey Teams since 2018.

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  1980 Olympics team members, Ravinder Pal Singh and MK Kaushik succumb to COVID-19 the same day

  Hockey | May 08, 2021 20:58 IST

  Kaushik, who guided the Indian men's team to 1998 Asiad gold medal in Bangkok, was 66 and is survived by his son and wife.

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  Former India hockey coach MK Kaushik hospitalised after testing positive for COVID-19

  Other Sports | May 05, 2021 13:06 IST

  The oxygen saturation level of the 66-year-old, a member of the 1980 Moscow Olympics gold-medal-winning Indian team, keeps fluctuating, according to his family.

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  India women's hockey core group probables back in national camp

  Other Sports | April 17, 2021 15:04 IST

  In January, the Indian women's team had toured Argentina where they played seven matches against their junior, 'B' and the senior team, ranked No. 2 in the world. 

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  Indian women's junior hockey team holds Chile senior side to 2-2 draw

  Other Sports | January 22, 2021 12:33 IST

  Deepika (40th minute) and Gagandeep Kaur (55th) led India's fight back after Chile had taken the lead twice.

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  Legendary Indian hockey player Michael Kindo passes away at 73

  Hockey | December 31, 2020 18:49 IST

  Kindo, a full back in his playing days, was a member of the team that won the lone World Cup for India in 1975 in Kuala Lumpur.

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  Indian hockey team doesn't 'choke under tension' anymore, says Lalit

  Other Sports | December 07, 2020 14:19 IST

  Having been in the national camp for over four months now amid the Covid-19 pandemic, Lalit feels the core group has improved in fitness levels especially in comparison to when they began the camp in August.

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  Imperative for me to be on top of my game & keep learning, says Rashmita Minz

  Other Sports | November 25, 2020 14:21 IST

  In the four years since making her debut as an 18-year-old against Australia, Rashmita has only been able to play two more tournaments for the country.

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  We are back on track in terms of fitness & speed, says Gurinder Singh

  Other Sports | November 20, 2020 14:51 IST

  Since returning to the national coaching camp in August after a six-week break, the core group has been working towards achieving their previous form and match-fitness.

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  2020 has taught me importance of being mentally strong, says hockey GK Suraj Karkera

  Other Sports | November 19, 2020 12:28 IST

  Karkera was part of the Indian team that won bronze in the 2017 Hockey World League Final and was part of the team that witnessed Asia Cup success in Dhaka in 2017.

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  Eager to improve all facets of my game, says Gursahibjit Singh

  Other Sports | November 13, 2020 14:41 IST

  Having had time to address a variety of key areas, Gursahibjit believes that physical strength plays an important role for an international striker.

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  Determined to perform consistently for Indian eves, says Salima Tete

  Other Sports | November 12, 2020 12:21 IST

  Salima, who was part of India's triumphant campaign at the FIH Women's Series Finals and Olympic Qualifiers, added that 2019 was certainly the most important year of her career.

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  Committed to bring my A-game to find regular spot in team, says hockey defender Nisha

  Other Sports | October 21, 2020 14:42 IST

  With no tournaments this year, Nisha feels this is a great opportunity to improve her skills as a defender.

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  We're working on rebuilding our game, fitness: India women's hockey GK Savita

  Other Sports | October 19, 2020 14:24 IST

  The team will begin their Olympic campaign against World Champions Netherlands next year in Tokyo.

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  Fine-tuning few aspects will help us improve ahead of Oly, says Nilakanta Sharma

  Other Sports | October 18, 2020 13:21 IST

  The Indian team came out with good performances against top teams in the FIH Pro League, however, Nilakanta feels that there is still more room for improvement.

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  Mix of youth and experience in defence will help women's hockey team in Olympics: Ekka

  Other Sports | October 15, 2020 12:05 IST

  Ekka said that it has been her responsibility to ensure that the youngsters in the team remained motivated during this tough period.