The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has said it will seek the relocation of the upcoming Asia Cup from India if visas are not guaranteed for its national team.
Hockey India on Thursday strongly opposed the Indian Olympic Association's controversial decision to make scam-tainted Suresh Kalmadi and Abhay Singh Chautala its life presidents.
Three-time Olympian Mukesh Kumar feels "insulted and humiliated" after being sacked by Hockey India as junior national coach, and says the Narinder Batra-led organisation is no different from the Indian Hockey Federation.
Amir Ali has been named captain, with Rohit as his deputy, in the 18-member junior hockey squad for the Sultan of Johor Cup that will mark the first assignment for head coach PR Sreejesh in Malaysia from October 19.
The reconciliation efforts between Hockey India and Indian Hockey Federation suffered a setback on Friday, with the IHF rejecting the merger proposal in its current form.
Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya is also highlighting how the Indian sports scene is changing under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Pakistan will join Argentina, Australia, Belgium, England, Germany, India, Netherlands, and Spain in the upcoming men's season of the FIH Hockey Pro League -- the seventh edition of the competition.
Hockey India on Wednesday pledged to donate Rs 25 lakh towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi's PM Cares Fund to help in the country's fight against the coronavirus pandemic. The decision was taken by the HI Executive Board after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a special emergency fund for the nation to fight the coronavirus outbreak.
Olympic bronze-medallists India wasted chances galore to lose 0-2 to world champions Germany in the first hockey Test of the two-match series in New Delhi on Wednesday.
The Indians finished Pool A engagements with an all-win record, beating China 4-3, Japan 3-2 before demolishing minnows Kazakhstan 15-0 on Monday.
'I had a feeling from within that this tournament (Asia Cup) would be something special, but I did not think that I would become the player-of-the-tournament.'
India men's hockey team captain Harmanpreet Singh has two Olympic bronze medals in his cabinet, but rues missing out on World Cup glory.
Barely three months after defying the government's age limit guidelines and being elected Hockey India president, Vidya Stokes created a flutter on Wednesday by resigning with immediate effect. The 83-year-old's resignation was announced through a statement by Hockey India, which claimed that the decision was in accordance with her commitment made to the Sports Minister to step down after the Commonwealth Games.
India's silver medal winning performance in the 36th Hero Champions Trophy has earned the players and team officials a reward from Hockey India.
Hockey Kerala's Mariamma Koshy was on Monday appointed as the full-time president of Hockey India.
Hockey India has announced a 24-member Indian men's team for the European leg of the FIH Hockey Pro League, set to be played in Amstelveen, Netherlands and Antwerp, Belgium, from June 7.
Stunned by the national team's humiliating bottom-place finish at the London Olympics, Hockey India secretary-general Narender Batra, while taking full responsibility, ordered an internal inquiry into the debacle. The internal reports of coach Michael Nobbs, the team manager and physiotherapist will be submitted within ten day to Hockey India.
After missing the deadline several times in the past, Hockey India on Tuesday set July 29 as the new date for the much-awaited elections of the national body. Apart from announcing the fresh date, Hockey India also named retired Justice R C Chopra as returning officer for the elections and said the polls will be held as per the Sports Ministry's guidelines.
In a dramatic turn of events, the erstwhile Indian Hockey Federation and newly-formed Hockey India decided to bury the hatchet and joined hands to bring the state associations -- both men's and women's into Hockey India's fold.
Liam Henderson emerged as the costliest player at the Hero Hockey India League (HIL) men's mini auction on Thursday with Vedanta Kalinga Lancers securing the services of the Australian defender for Rs 42 lakh (Rs 4.2 million)
In Manpreet's 400th international game, India suffer sixth consecutive defeat
Delhi Waveriders stunned defending champions Ranchi Rays 7-4 in a hard-fought battle in the 4th Coal India Hockey India League.
It was a mere formality for the general assembly of 74 members to put a seal of approval on India's bid after Ahmedabad was recommended as the proposed host of the centenary edition by the Commonwealth Sport's Executive Board last month. India last hosted the CWG in 2010 in Delhi.
Indian women's team captain Salima Tete can't wait for the upcoming Hockey India League as she feels that the event will help shape the careers of young players and build a strong bench strength for the national team.
India defeated Chile 3-1 in their opening match of Pool B in the eight-nation tournament.
Hockey India ruled out the prospect of a foreigner being appointed full-time coach of the national team, insisting an 'Indian national' will be at the helm of affairs.
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
The Indian men's hockey team on Thursday continued their winning run at the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou 2022, defeating the 2018 Asian Games Gold medallist Japan 4-2 in their third Pool A match.
The country's best players, including all the 16 members of the London Olympics team, will be part of next month's players' auction for the inaugural Hockey India League, in January-February 2013.
Skipper Harmanpreet fired a hat-trick but India were far from impressive in their narrow 4-3 win over lower-ranked China in their Asia Cup opener, in Rajgir, Bihar, on Friday.
Uncertainty still remains over the proposed merger of Hockey India and the Indian Hockey Federation after a miffed IHF on Tuesday claimed that the government's power-sharing formula is 'tilted towards Hockey India'.
Skipper Harmanpreet Singh, who powered India to a second successive bronze medal in hockey at the Olympics in Paris, was on Saturday nominated for the FIH Player of the Year Award.
India, who have already sealed a semi-final berth, ended the round-robin stage of the five-nation tournament at the top of the standings with 10 points, ahead of Korea (6), Japan (5), Pakistan (2) and hosts Bangladesh (0).
Hockey India appointed the legendary Dutch coach Roelant Oltmans on Thursday as its high performance director. He will oversee the affairs of the senior and junior national teams.
After missing its November 20 deadline, Hockey India on Friday have been given one last chance to clear its mess before next year's World Cup with the FIH granting an extension upto first week of February to complete the national hockey body's election process.
Dr. Vece Paes laid to rest as Ganguly, Tirkey join mourners in funeral procession
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 produced a ruthless performance to thrash China 7-0 in the final Super 4 match to storm into the final, where a World Cup berth will be at stake against defending champions Korea.
Hockey India's selection committee has pruned down the list of the core group men's probables to 33 players after the three-day selection trials, which concluded at the SAI Centre in Patiala, on Sunday.
Australia scored the first goal of the game in the first quarter, having started the final on a dominating note.
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