India's senior hockey team coach says it has broadened the pool of players.
In hockey, the women's team continued its inspiring run with a silver medal at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games.
The hosts equalled the record for maximum number of goals in the history of Asia Cup in their pool B league match.
Drag flicker Diwakar Ram's brace helped India beat Japan 2-0 and start their Junior Asia Cup title defence on a winning note at the Gachibowli hockey stadium in Hyderabad on Friday.
Asian Champions Trophy in Dhaka is the men's hockey team's first assignment post Tokyo Olympics.
India have decided to send an "experimental" side that consists of mostly junior players for the four-nation hockey tournament.
Savita, who was part of the Rio squad, believes the team is much improved now, evident from its recent performances against top sides.
China thumped minnows Thailand 13-0 while Bangladesh overcame Sri Lanka 3-2 at the Asia Cup.
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Down by a goal, the visitors fought back to score their first victory in the six-match hockey series.
Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Shaharyar Khan has refused to follow in the footsteps of Pakistan Hockey Federation which announced this week that it would boycott future international events in India.
Indian junior hockey captain Sandeep Michael, in an exclusive interview.
Pakistan take on Nigeria in another match in the Afro Asian Games hockey tournament.
India made light of a three-hour rain interruption and a yellow card suspension to win 3-0, in the Azlan Shah hockey tournament.
On the eve of the Asia Cup, India's hockey coach said his players are 'discontented and lacking concentration'.
The Indian team are in Pool B along with Pakistan, Malaysia, Wales, England, and will begin their campaign on April 7 against Pakistan.
Former India hockey players raised Rs 100,000 for cancer afflicted Vivek Singh from an exhibition match.
Indian men's hockey team captain Sardar Singh and former skipper of the national women's side Saba Anjum were conferred with the prestigious Padma Shri Award by President Pranab Mukherjee at a glittering ceremony in Rashtrapati Bhavan.
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Dashing forward Dhanraj Pillay trained with the junior India team in Mumbai on Wednesday.
Baljit Dhillon, Baljit Singh Saini, Dinesh Nayak, Didar Singh, Tejbir Singh and goalkeeper Kamaldeep Singh have also been left out.
'To the youth, I will say work hard. One minute of work will not get you anything. I have worked hard for the past 20 years, 2002 was the first time I won a gold medal.'
Bjoern Michel scored twice for Germany in a 3-1 victory in the Azlan Shah hockey tournament.
During the camp prior to the Asia Cup in Malaysia, gag orders were slapped on all the players, a move which evoked a lot of debate.
The chief coach said, "Whatever I did was in the best interests of the team." Pillay said the matter was best forgotten.
The two exchanged words after Pillay was reprimanded by the coach for talking to the media.
Indian women's team captain Ritu Rani and senior's men's team drag-flicker V R Raghunath were on Wednesday recommended by Hockey India for the Arjuna Award.
More matches between arch-rivals India and Pakistan will only benefit both sides as well as continent's hockey
Pakistan coach Tahir Zaman is confident of a good show from his team in the Asian Cup.
Former India captain Dhanraj Pillay has expressed a desire to be the coach of the national hockey team. He claims that if given a free hand he can deliver results within a year.
After a year's delay due to COVID-19, the 19th Asian Games officially opens in Hangzhou on Saturday with hosts China eager to lift a country mired in economic gloom.
India badminton team have been accorded the top seed this time and are clubbed with Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Scotland in Group A.
Sachin Tendulkar inspired me to make comeback after CWG snub, says Sardar
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Wednesday
he also talked about India's tradition of respecting the nature through festivals like 'Chhat' and referred to the ongoing cleanliness campaign.
Rising Indian midfielder Manpreet Singh was named the 'Junior Player of the Year' by the Asian Hockey Federation in its Congress held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The 17th Asian Games came to a close on Saturday, bringing an end to two weeks of intense competition, drama and controversy that shone a light on the best and worst of a region that will host the world's biggest events for the next decade.
India's limited-overs vice-captain Rohit Sharma, star wrestler Vinesh Phogat, TT player Manika Batra and Paralympic gold-winning high jumper Mariyappan Thangavelu were on Tuesday picked for this year's Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award by the sports ministry's selection committee.
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