New Delhi: Hockey India on Thursday named the 18-member Indian squad for the Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup 2018 which is scheduled to begin on November 28 at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhuvaneshwar. The team will be led by Manpreet Singh while the vice-captain is Chinglensana Singh Kangujam. The Indian[Read More…]
LIVE UPDATES: India and Pakistan have been declared as joint winners of the Hero Asian Champions Trophy 2018 due to the Final being forfeited. India and Pakistan have been declared as joint winners of the Hero Asian Champions Trophy 2018 due to the Final being forfeited.#IndiaKaGame #HeroACT2018 #INDvPAK — Hockey[Read More…]
New Delhi: Bihar’s Mohd Mushtaque Ahmad was elected the President of Hockey India following the eighth Hockey India Congress on Monday. Ahmad, who formerly held the Secretary General’s post, will succeed Rajinder Singh after being elected unopposed, according to a Hockey India statement. While Gyanendro Ningombam of Manipur will take[Read More…]
New Delhi: Rising midfielder Manpreet Singh on Wednesday replaced veteran goalkeeper P.R.Sreejesh as the skipper of the Indian hockey team for the Asian Champions Trophy in Muscat, starting October 18. Hockey India on Wednesday named the 18-member team for the tournament, the first since the retirement of former skipper Sardar[Read More…]
The Indian hockey team has shot for an episode for the quiz show “Kaun Banega Crorepati” hosted by Amitabh Bachchan. The megastar called the sportsmen as the country’s “brand ambassadors”. Amitabh on Monday night shared a photograph of himself along with the players of the Indian hockey team from the[Read More…]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi applauded sportspersons on National Sports Day on Wednesday. He also paid tribute to the Indian hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand on his birth anniversary. India celebrates National Sports Day on 29 August to mark the birthday of legend Dhyan Chand Singh, the hockey player who bagged[Read More…]
The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) seems to have found a common ground to bring the security forces and tribal community together in order to combat the Leftist radical elements of Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and other areas with a sizeable tribal presence. The ITBP in Kondagaon village of Chhattisgarh have started a unique initiative[Read More…]
India and Australia clash in the final of the Hockey Champions Trophy in a repeat of the 2016 final where India finished second. India will try to avenge their loss and win a gold medal for the first time in the tournament. Australia are unbeaten in this tournament and have[Read More…]