Indian women's team suffers eighth defeat in FIH Pro League, relegated to Nations Cup
India resurrected their campaign at the Asian Games women's hockey tournament with a fluent 4-2 victory over Malaysia in a round-robin league match.
Eight-time champions India finished at the bottom of the 12-team Olympic hockey competition, completing an unprecedented wash-out after being beaten 2-3 by South Africa in a classification match at the London Games on Saturday.
Captain Rohit led by example with two goals as Indian junior men's hockey side opened their Sultan of Johor Cup campaign with a 3-2 win over Great Britain in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, on Saturday.
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India's other gold medals came in 1966 and 1998, both times in Bangkok.
Waiting for ministry confirmation, but good decision to give Pak the nod: Tirkey
India take on New Zealand in their opening match of the six-nation FIH Champions Challenge tournament on Saturday.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday.
India coach Rajinder Singh believes the Asian style of attacking hockey will be the key to success.
Rajinder made his senior debut in October last year during a two-match series against Germany, where he shone bright and eight months later, he became a key member of the Indian senior team.
Eight-time Olympic champions India did not qualify for the semi-finals, the first time that they have failed to win a medal in Asian Games history.
Indian men's hockey team beat Great Britain 4-2 in shoot-out to enter the semi-finals and remain on course to win its second consecutive Olympic medal.
Deputy Chef de Mission Balbir Singh Kushwaha said that facilities at the Games Village were good.
Though the second quarter was goalless with Dragons trying their best to equalise with Uttam Singh leading the charge, there was not much they could gain from the attempts.
Olympians Mandeep Singh and Udita Duhan tied the knot in an elegant ceremony on Friday in Jalandhar.
'We are retiring the No. 16 jersey for the senior team'
High Performance Director Roelant Oltmans was on Saturday appointed coach of the Indian hockey team, replacing Paul van Ass, who was unceremoniously sacked after a bitter spat with Hockey India president Narinder Batra.
The 2026 men's hockey World Cup will be held from August 14 to 30 in Wavre, Belgium and Amstelveen, Netherlands.
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Striker Abhishek struck a brace as a dominant Indian men's hockey team outplayed China 7-0 in their last Super 4s match to reach the final of the Asia Cup
National men's hockey team goalkeeper Suraj Karkera has started a new innings - this time off the field - as he tied the knot with Shifali Dubey
Belgian defender Arthur De Sloover feels the way Indian hockey is progressing over the years, the country is a "big contender" for more glory at the word stage in future.
Tamil Nadu Dragons go top of men's HIL with 3-2 win over JSW Soorma
Sloppy defending cost the Indian men's hockey team dearly as it went down 3-4 to Argentina
Eight-time Olympic gold medallists India, who failed to qualify for the Beijing Games, will play lower-ranked teams Canada, France, Poland, Egypt and the United States in the first qualifying event in Delhi from February 15-26.
A veterans' cricket match involving India and Pakistan in the World Championship of Legends in London on Sunday has been cancelled after Indian players, including Shikhar Dhawan, refused to be a part of it citing the Pahalgam terror attack in April.
Hockey India League's (HIL) next edition will be held at three venues instead of two in January 2026, Federation president Dilip Tirkey said on Sunday.
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Lots to look forward to in Indian sports as packed 2026 calender awaits
It has been 18 years since arch-rivals India and Pakistan have locked horns in a bilateral hockey Test series.
Italy are gearing up for their Twenty20 World Cup debut, hoping a strong showing next month will help the sport break into popular culture in a soccer-obsessed nation that does not have a natural cricket pitch.
Pakistan opted out of the ongoing Asia Cup in Bihar following the military conflict between the two countries, citing security concerns.
The Indian men's hockey team failed to live up to its expectations after a bright start to draw 2-2 against France in its second game of the Four-Nation Tournament in Cape Town on Wednesday.
As soon as soon as the Indian women's hockey team stunned Australia in the quarter-finals of the Tokyo Olympics and coach Sjoerd Marijne posted a picture with him and the team on Twitter, fans started comparing him to Kabir Khan and how the reel story of Chak de India transformed into a real story.
The Indian women team's superb performance at the Asia Cup, particularly their attacking style, has come in for praise from the continent's hockey fraternity who on Saturday said the country deserves to be in next year's World Cup.
India women lose 0-2 to Belgium, suffer sixth straight defeat in European leg
A summary of sports events that made news on Wednesday.
The top-scorer at the 10th Sultan of Johor Cup was India's Sharda Nand Tiwari with 7 goals to his name, and the Player of the Match in the Final against Australia was Sudeep Chirmako.
Hockey: India seek World Cup berth through Asia Cup triumph; up against China in opener
