It was a forgettable Diwali for the Indian hockey team at the Tri-Nation hockey tournament in Busselton, Australia.
You will see a different Indian team, said the newly-appointed Indian hockey coach.
Indian women's hockey team lost 0-3 to Germany to slump to their first defeat in their tour to South Africa, in Stellenbosch, South Africa.
Hockey India sought ten weeks' time to respond to the Delhi Commission for Women's notice on the allegations of sexual harassment against hockey captain Sardar Singh but firmly threw its weight behind the Indian captain by questioning the complainant's 'belated' charges.
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India captain Bharat Chetri promises to play free flowing hockey when the eight-time champions step on to the blue turf at the Riverbank arena, in London, against The Netherlands in their opening match of the London Olympics on July 30.
Former Indian hockey team captain Dhanraj Pillay feels that resuming of India-Pakistan hockey test series should help both countries in regaining their foothold at the international level.
Indian women's hockey team's new captain Salima Tete hopes to utilise the "valuable lessons" learnt from the recent home series against South Africa to make a fresh start in the European leg of the FIH Pro League, beginning in Antwerp, Belgium on Wednesday.
Abhishek asserted that he is someone who doesn't buckle under pressure.
'The level we played in Champions Trophy will not be enough for the Olympics if we are vying for a medal'
Singh was part of the gold-medal winning Indian team at the 1975 men's Hockey World Cup in Kuala Lumpur.
India have been clubbed with Olympic champions Belgium, mighty Australia, Rio Games gold medallist Argentina, New Zealand and Ireland.
The Indian women's team played out a sluggish 1-1 draw against Malaysia in Perth but it was enough to fetch the side a place in the Lanco International Super Series Hockey 9s final.
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The Indian women's hockey team lost 0-3 to third ranked Australia, completing a hat-trick of defeats in the FIH Hockey Pro League 2023-24 in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday.
With the Indian men's hockey team delivering some fine results under his tutelage, Roelant Oltmans' contract as chief coach is set to be extended till the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
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Seasoned defender Ignace Tirkey's sprained ankle and star midfielder Sardara Singh's injured shin has left the Indian hockey team management worried ahead of the Olympic Games starting July 27.
Indian men's hockey team finished a disappointing fourth at the Commonwealth Games as it struggled to breach a stout England defence to lose the bronze medal match 1-2, in Gold Coast, on Saturday.
The Supreme Court on Friday permitted the Indian Olympic Association and Hockey India to field the men's and women's teams in the October Commonwealth Games. The order was passed after Hockey India's rival Indian Hockey Federation admitted that it is not affiliated to the International Hockey Federation.
India hockey captain Harmanpreet Singh wants his team to stop conceding silly penalty corners during their crucial match against arch-rivals Pakistan on Wednesday.
A traditional rivalry will take centre stage when India take on Pakistan in the semi-finals of the Under-18 Asia Cup hockey tournament in Dhaka, on Thursday.
Ten former captains of India's Olympic hockey teams were felicitated with a citation and a purse of Rs 100,000 each.
Rajpal Singh on Friday replaced Sandeep Singh as the captain of a 21-member Indian hockey team for the FIH Men's Champions Challenge I tournament in Salta, Argentina from December 6 to 13. Forward Rajpal will lead the Indian side in the eight-nation tournament, the winner of which will qualify for next year's elite Champions Trophy.
Several athletes, including the hockey men's and women's teams of India, took part in the flag-hoisting ceremony at the CWG Village on Thursday.
Coached by Ric Charlesworth, former technical consultant of the Indian hockey team, the Aussies are aiming to end a 24-year wait for a World Cup title. The tournament will be held in Delhi from February 28 to March 13.
With a bilateral test series planned for March-April, the Pakistan Hockey Federation wants to enter into an agreement with Hockey India under which the party found to be defaulting will be liable to pay the other federation a compensation of $200,000 dollars.
Defending champions India beat Korea 3-1 to register their fourth consecutive win at the Hero Asian Champions Trophy.
Acknowledging the supreme sacrifice made by Indian soldiers at the borders, national hockey captain P R Sreejesh, on Wednesday, vowed that his team will give its all to beat Pakistan in the Asian Champions Trophy in Malaysia next month.
Legal experts feel that the five-member committee constituted to probe charges of sexual harassment against M K Kaushik, former chief coach of the Indian women's hockey team, has no legal sanctity and does not carry the same weight as one constituted in accordance with the Supreme Court's directive in the Vishaka vs Government of Rajasthan case.
Pakistan hockey coach Farhat Khan on Thursday termed India as the 'toughest team on paper' for next month's Asia Cup in Bangladesh.
India's women's hockey team failed to replicate the inspiring show they produced against Ireland in their opening match and were trounced 3-0 by Great Britain in their second Pool B outing at the Rio Olympics on Monday night.
'Jugraj wanted us to win all the matches and he was talking to us regularly,' said captain Dhanraj Pillay.
The Indian women thus avenged their 0-1 defeat against Japan in the last edition of the Games in Jakarta in 2018.
Indian hockey team suffered their first defeat on their Australia-New Zealand tour when they went down 3-5 against Australian Development squad at the State Hockey Centre in Brisbane, on Tuesday night.
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Poonam Rani will lead an 18-member Indian squad for the third Girls' Under-18 Asia Cup hockey, in Bangkok, Thailand, from September 16-25. India is placed in Pool B, with China, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Kazakhstan. Pool A comprises Korea, Japan, Thailand, Singapore and Chinese Taipei.
Entrusted the task of reviving Indian hockey, Jose Brasa, the newly-appointed coach of the men's hockey team, on Tuesday said his immediate target is the gold medal at next year's Guangzhou Asian Games. 'My realistic goal is the gold in Asiad, because it will ensure India's place in 2012 London Olympics. Moreover, I love the colour yellow very much,' the Spanish coach said.
The Mission Olympic Cell is also considering higher incentives for retired Olympians and world-class players who want to take up coaching, in an effort to retain top talent within India.
The training camps for both the men and women teams will begin in Bengaluru from Wednesday.
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