In a shocking turn of events reported, most members of the U-19 Bengal hockey squad shaved their heads, days after their coach Anand Kumar reportedly scolded them for a bad performance. The team that was representing the state in the recent Hockey India Junior National Championship, suffered a 1-5 defeat[Read More…]
Manchester City remains in the hunt for four titles as they prepare for their Carabao Cup semi-final first-leg encounter with League One side Burton. These two sides have never faced each other in a competitive match prior to Wednesday’s encounter, meaning history will be written at the Etihad. City lifted the trophy last[Read More…]
By Ajeyo Basu New Delhi: Familiar failures in major tournaments after promising build-ups and musical chair-like rotation of coaches. These were the major highlights of Indian hockey in 2018. The Indian team had started the year in rousing fashion, winning a four-nation tournament in New Zealand which also included Japan[Read More…]
Bhubaneshwar: Belgium thrashed a disjointed England 6-0 to enter the final of the men’s hockey World Cup for the first time here on Saturday. The Belgians scored in all four periods with Alexander Hendrickx (19th, 44th, 50th minutes) converting three penalty corners to complete a hat-trick. Tom Boon (7th), Cédric[Read More…]
New Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday greeted the Indian Hockey Team for a 5-0 victory over South Africa in their opening match at the 2018 Hockey World Cup campaign in Bhubaneswar. “A fantastic start for the Indian Hockey team! Congratulations to our team for an impressive win against[Read More…]
The 2018 Men’s Hockey World Cup will be the 14th edition of the competition. It is scheduled to begin on 28 November and will run its course till 16 December 2018. The Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar has been chosen the venue for the 2018 Hockey World Cup. The 2014 World Cup was[Read More…]
India will be eying for the second title in the tournament under the captainship of Manpreet Singh. Recently, the men in blue came second in the Champions Trophy tournament. Where will the matches of Hockey World Cup 2018? The whole tournament will be hosted by the Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar. Which[Read More…]
If the news of India hosting Men’s Hockey World Cup 2018 wasn’t enough, the fans now have another reason to look forward to the quadrennial tournament. A food festival is set to be organized to serve some of the top dishes from across the globe. The International Food Festival will be[Read More…]
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday released Men’s Hockey World Cup anthem composed by renowned music director and composer A.R. Rahman and penned by veteran lyricist Gulzar. The Chief Minister released the hockey sports anthem ‘Jai Hind’ in the presence of Rahman in the state capital. The music[Read More…]
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…]
