Harmanpreet, Sreejesh shortlisted for FIH Hockey Stars Awards
Brimming with confidence after three consecutive victories, India will have to guard against complacency when they take on hosts Malaysia, a side capable of springing surprises, in the semi-final of the ninth Asia Cup hockey tournament in Ipoh, Malaysia, on Friday.
India have won three medals in the World Cup so far -- a third place finish in the inaugural edition in 1971, followed by a silver in 1973 and gold in 1975 at Kuala Lumpur.
South Central Railway (SCR), Chennai, combined well to derail Rail Coach Factory (RCF), Kapurthala, with a 4-1 defeat in a quarter-final match of the DCB Presents Aga Khan hockey tournament - 2011, at the Bombay Gymkhana ground, in Mumbai, on Thursday.
India entered the semi-finals of the seventh women's Asia Cup hockey tournament after holding Malaysia to a 1-1 draw in their last Group A match at the Queen Sirikit Sports Centre in Bangkok on Wednesday. Defender Binita Toppo scored the equaliser in the 27th minute after Juliani Mohamad Din surprised India as early as the fourth minute of the match.
They blanked hosts Malaysia 3-0 in the final. Probodh Tirkey was voted player of the tournament.
India went on a scoring spree in the second half to thrash arch-rivals Pakistan 5-1 in the Sultan of Johor Cup hockey tournament in Malaysia on Tuesday. Locked 1-1 at the breather, the Indians came out a transformed side after the change of ends and scored four more goals.
Indian trounced New Zealand 3-2 in their opening match of the 22nd Lal Bahadur Shastri Under-21 Four-Nation women's hockey tournament, in Delhi, on Tuesday. Earlier, Germany rode on an early strike by Rebecca Grote to score a convincing 3-1 victory over Australia.
Harmanpreet was left speechless with the reception given to the players, saying the team gets the same affection every time it comes to Odisha.
India almost clinched the title round berth before Razie Rahim turned out to be Malaysia's saviour with a hat-trick in an enthralling 3-3 draw
PHF secretary Khalid Mehmood said the decision to skip the tournament in Chennai was because the players need more time to rectify their flaws.
India's new hockey coach says given more time and exposure, he is confident of building a strong team.
India were handed a 1-0 defeat by Japan in the quarter-finals of the women's Champions Challenge 1 hockey tournament, in Dublin, Ireland, on Thursday.
Already through to the final, defending champions India suffered a shock 3-5 defeat at the hands of Malaysia in their last and inconsequential league match of the Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament in Doha.
Des Abbot scored in the 60th minute as Australia beat England 2-1 to maintain their unbeaten run and a three-point lead at the top in the men's Champions Trophy hockey tournament in Melbourne on Tuesday. In another close match of the day, striker Matthias Witthaus struck a last-minute winner to help Germany squeeze past Spain 5-4. Later, South Korea beat the Netherlands 2-1 in another close contest.
'A dream moment', said the country's sports fraternity in unison as it celebrated the resurgence of Indian hockey at the Tokyo Olympics after the women's team advanced to its first ever semi-final, in Tokyo, on Monday.
India women claim hockey CWG medal after 16 years
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday unveiled logo of 2023 FIH Men's Hockey World Cup
India paid the price for unnecessarily losing their cool, as they suffered a humiliating 1-5 drubbing at hands of Malaysia, after playing with ten players for most of the match, in the Sultan of Johor Cup hockey tournament, in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, on Friday. The defeat ended their hopes of a berth in the final.
The general impression that the Indian hockey team concedes late goals has changed with its second successive Olympic bronze medal and the Harmanpreet Singh-led side is one of the best in the world in all aspects, feels the legendary Zafar Iqbal.
A defensive lapse towards the end cost India dear as they went down 1-2 against South Korea to suffer their second consecutive defeat in the Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey tournament, in Ipoh on Sunday.
Rani Devi shone with a hat-trick as India blanked Belarus 6-0 to top their pool and qualify for the medal league second round in the Junior Women's World Cup hockey tournament in Boston.
Hockey India president Dilip Tirkey said India can win a World Cup medal this time after a hiatus of 48 years but for that the home side needs to make use of penalty corners.
Hosts India drawn with England, Spain and Wales in Pool D of FIH World Cup
Sreejesh broke into a wide grin that like his idol, his own skills earned him the sobriquet "The Great Wall of Indian Hockey".
The dismal show by the Indian women'team continued at the FIH Women's Champions Challenge 1 hockey tournament in Dublin, Ireland as they lost 0-2 to South Africa in a 5-8 position match, on Saturday.
D Mahadik's 65th minute goal from a penalty-corner gave the army side from Bangalore a 1-0 victory over Mumbai's Air India in the final of the 47th Bombay Gold Cup hockey tournament.
Five-time champions India defeated hosts Malaysia 3-2 to put their campaign back on track in the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament in Ipoh, Malaysia, on Monday.
Five-time champions India squandered chances galore and slumped to a 2-3 defeat against Great Britain in the Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament in Ipoh, Malaysia, on Sunday.
New Zealand posted their third successive victory by prevailing 3-1 over an erratic Pakistan in the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament in Ipoh, Malaysia, on Sunday.
The duo, who missed the Afro-Asian Games due to injury, were included in the 18-member team.
World champions Australia warded off a spirited challenge from South Korea to carve a 4-2 victory and move to the top of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament standings, on Wednesday.
India held New Zealand 3-3 in their last preliminary match of the second-leg Women Four Nation Hockey Tournament in Pakuranga, Auckland on Saturday.
The Indian women thus avenged their 0-1 defeat against Japan in the last edition of the Games in Jakarta in 2018.
Hockey team in search of a new path under coach Fulton
Lilima Minz's goal went in vain as the Indian women's hockey team were edged 1-2 by hosts Australia in their final round-robin game at the Four Nations hockey tournament in Darwin, Australia on Friday.
The Chinese managed to enter their opponent's circle on frequent basis but failed to find the back of the net as the Indians defended stoutly.
Pakistan are drawn in Pool 'A' with Chinese Taipei, Japan and Singapore while holders India are in Pool 'B' with Bangladesh, China, Malaysia and Sri Lanka, for the April 20-29 tournament.
India staved off a late fight back to beat South Korea 2-1 and register their first first victory in the Sultan Azlan Shah hockey tournament in Ipoh, Malaysia, on Friday.
Images from India's match against Pakistan in the ongoing Asian Champions Trophy in Chennai on Wednesday.
