Indian hockey wrote a historic chapter exactly 46 years ago on this day in Kuala Lumpur when the country lifted its only World Cup title, but the architects of that golden achievement rued the fact that countrymen has gradually forgotten their feat.
VR Raghunath thinks that the current team is better prepared for the Olympics than the side which finished eighth in the previous edition in Rio
Sachin Tendulkar met President Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhavan Vimarsh Shrinkhala event in New Delhi on Thursday.
Raveena pouts... Daisy is obsessed...Gauahar plays host...
Indian men beat Argentina 5-4 in shootout of FIH Pro League
Her days of scorching the astro-turf might be over but legendary former India captain Rani Rampal has absolutely "no regrets" as she believes in making most of whatever opportunities that come her way.
The training camps for both the men and women teams will begin in Bengaluru from Wednesday.
Penalty corners have been the Indian women's hockey team's Achilles heel for a while but it could well turn a corner in the upcoming FIH Olympic Qualifiers
India, who lost 2-5 against Japan in the pool stage, scored two eye-catching field goals
Indian hockey chief coach Craig Fulton believes the services of Paddy Upton would give his wards the "mental edge" in the upcoming Asian Champions Trophy and Hangzhou Asian Games.
Charanjit Singh, who captained the Indian team which won gold in the Olympics of 1964, died on Thursday
HI Secretary General Bhola Nath Singh suggested that if the Pakistan hockey team can come to India, then the Men in Blue should also tour their neighbouring country.
Forward Araijeet Singh Hundal netted a hat-trick as the Indian Junior Men's Hockey Team beat Asian rivals Korea in their opening match of the FIH Hockey Men's Junior World Cup Malaysia 2023 at the National Hockey Stadium in Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday.
An official confirmation on his status is awaited, though. A source, close to the team said no decision has been taken on a replacement and it is unlikely the team would ask for one going forward.
Manu Bhaker on Tuesday admitted that "there has been a lapse may be on my part" while filing nominations
Indian men's hockey team finish third...
After a dismal eighth place finish in Rio Games, much is expected from the Manpreet-led side.
The Indian women's hockey team will begin their quest to win the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou on Wednesday, September 27th with their opening match against Singapore.
The 44-year-old Tirkey, a player-turned-politician and administrator, is the country's most capped player with 412 international caps.
On the occasion of International Olympic Day, Sushil Kumar and Saina Nehwal shared their medal-winning memories at the showpiece event.
The match remained scoreless until the fourth quarter when Jugraj Singh found the back of the net, securing a dramatic 1-0 win for India.
India beat Malaysia 4-3 to win the Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament
The Indian captain led from the front and pulled off as many as six saves in the shootout
The camp getting underway in Bengaluru on Sunday will conclude on September 18.
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 India men's hockey team post their victorious return from Commonwealth Games 2022 visited the National War Memorial in New Delhi on Thursday, to express their gratitude to the brave martyred soldiers of the nation.
Amandeep Lakra, the spirited defender of the Indian Junior Men's Hockey Team, is elated about making the cut to represent the nation at the upcoming FIH Hockey Men's Junior World Cup in Malaysia next month.
When winter months arrive in the Union Territory of Ladakh, ice hockey is the only game played in town.
Rupinder Pal Singh (8th minute), Surender Kumar (15th), Mandeep Singh (44th) and Akashdeep Singh (60th) scored the goals for India.
The International Hockey Federation (FIH) on Friday said it has decided to "abandon" the trial of the new penalty corner rule as it doesn't want to tinker much with the existing set piece regulation, a glamour aspect of the sport.
Harmanpreet scores twice as India thrash Belgium 5-1 in Pro League hockey match
Tokyo Olympic bronze medalist Lovlina Borgohain clinched the women's 75kg gold at the National Games in Dehradun.
Check out Indian athletes' schedule for Thursday, August 1, Day 6 of competition
Koltsov's death sent a shockwave through the Miami Open where Sabalenka is scheduled to play her opening match
Indian women's hockey captain Rani Rampal, her six team-mates and two support staff members have recovered from COVID-19 infection after spending two weeks in quarantine at the Sports Authority of India's Centre in Bengaluru.
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
'The feeling that we were Olympic champions only dawned on us when we reached India.'
India would look to work on their penalty corner conversion rate when they take on Malaysia in their next Asian Champions Trophy match in Chennai on Sunday.
'Huge disappointment that we did not qualify for our third consecutive Olympics'
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