The Birmingham Commonwealth Games is scheduled from July 28 to August 8, while the Asian Games will be held from September 10 to 25 this year.
India coach Jose Brasa on Thursday admitted that team's semi-finals hopes are over in the hockey World Cup and blamed lack of exposure for his side's dismal show in the prestigious event.
The men's team last participated in an international competition in February last year when they played the FIH Hockey Pro League matches against Australia in Bhubaneswar.
India's star drag-flicker V Raghunath netted two goals to help the hosts settle for a 2-2 draw against world champions Australia in the first hockey Test of the three-match series, in Rajnandgaon, on Thursday.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday.
The newly-formed national hockey selection committee named a 22-strong squad, sans a fixed captain, for an away seven-match Test series against Canada next month. Interestingly, the committee did not name a captain for the exposure trip, saying captaincy will rotate during the October 2-25 tour.
India's newly-appointed men's hockey chief coach Graham Reid took charge of the national camp in Bengaluru and asked his players to put the team first in his maiden address to them.
The Indian men's hockey team's biggest gain this year was the emergence of some talented fresh faces.
The Indian hockey team will kick-start its campaign in the Four Nation London Olympics Test event with a match against Australia at the Riverbank Arena on Wednesday.
Four-time champions Pakistan produced a lion-hearted performance before going down 0-1 to Olympic bronze medallist Germany in their opening Pool D match of the 2018 Hockey World Cup.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Wednesday
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'We are exchanging in quarters. He is getting exposure while I have got enough experience. It is a good thing for the future.'
'The level we played in Champions Trophy will not be enough for the Olympics if we are vying for a medal'
Soundly thrashed by Australia in their last match, India will look to sort out their defensive woes when they take on Malaysia in their quarter-final match of the Hockey World League Semifinals in Antwerp, Belgium, on Wednesday.
'A credit line on UPI is going to make banks think about credit fundamentally as they digitise the credit process entirely.'
An inexperienced Indian men's hockey team fought hard before going down to arch-rivals Pakistan 4-5 and slumping to their third defeat in the Asian Champions Trophy at Kakamigahara, Japan on Thursday.
An important factor in India's stupendous success in 2021 was the way the government opened its coffers to support athletes.
The 30-year-old blamed coach Rajinder Singh for his omission four-nation tournament in Japan and the fitness camp in Barog.
Veteran midfielder Sardar Singh on Saturday returned to the national team as Hockey India named a strong 18-member squad under the captaincy of Manpreet Singh for the Asia Cup to be held in Dhaka from October 11-22.
Will the fans rush back to the stadium once sport resumes? Will training abroad be as hassle-free as it used to be? What about contact sports where social distancing can't really be practised? Some of India's biggest sportspersons -- current and former -- gave their views on future of sports once the action resumes.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday.
Looking back, the Indians had rubbed their hands in delight at the variety of marquee events at home the sporting calendar of 2017 offered, and they now look forward, with optimism and anticipation, to a challenging 2018.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Frida
'I was ready to do anything and go to any extent.' 'Vishal Bhardwaj told us to gain 8 kilos, but we gained 10-12 kilos.' 'I had to blacken my teeth, bleach my hair, get freckles on my face...'
'Even if we ate our chappatis with pickle, we ensured proper food for Sumit.'
India's first women's frisbee team is up for the challenge as the World Ultimate and Guts Championship beckons.
'Shooting is number one.' 'Archery, wrestling, badminton and boxing.' 'These are the five where we stand the best chance of winning a medal.'
