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Uttar Pradesh stuns Maharashtra, enters National Games men's hockey final

Gritty Uttar Pradesh got the better of Maharashtra in the tie-breaker to sneak into the men's hockey final of the 36th National Games at the Dhyan Chand Stadium here on Monday

Excited for our campaign in Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium, says Manpreet Singh

With the schedule being announced by FIH for the much-awaited FIH Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup Bhubaneswar-Rourkela 2023, Indian men's hockey team captain Manpreet Singh expressed his excitement

FIH Pro League games will test preparedness for World Cup: Mandeep Singh

Men's hockey team forward Mandeep Singh looks forward to competing against strong teams in the FIH Pro League, which will give his team the opportunity to test preparedness ahead of the FIH World Cup

Focussing on Nations Cup to enter FIH Hockey Pro League: Deep Ekka

Indian women's hockey vice-captain Deep Grace Ekka on Tuesday said the Birmingham Commonwealth Games bronze medal is a thing of the past now and the team is focussing on winning this year's FIH Nations Cup, a qualifier for next season's Pro League. India, Canada, Ireland, Italy, Japan, South Korea, South Africa and hosts Spain are the eight participating teams in the Nations Cup to be held in Valencia from December 10 to 17. The winner of the tournament will directly qualify for next season's FIH Pro League. "We did well in Birmingham, but now that is a closed chapter. We have had a good break and now we have to get back to work. I am sure chief coach Janneke Schopman will assess our previous performance and plan the upcoming days in camp accordingly," Ekka said in a Hockey India release. "We have to do well in Spain in the FIH Women's Hockey Nations Cup, and for that the preparation begins from today. It won't be easy but training hard and doing the right things repeatedly during

Odisha govt holds high-level meeting on FIH Men's Hockey World Cup 2023

Top officials of the Odisha government held a meeting to ensure that the upcoming Men's Hockey World Cup 2023 to be hosted by the state is a grand success

CWG 2022 Day 11 Highlights: India finish fourth courtesy 22 gold medals

Commonwealth Games 2022 Day 11 Highlights: Indian contingent picked four out of the five gold medals up for grab on the last day and finished fourth on medals table with 22 gold, 16 silver, 23 bronze

CWG 2022: Indian men beat South Africa 3-2 to enter hockey finals

Olympic bronze medallist India eked out a hard-fought 3-2 win over South Africa to qualify for the men's hockey final of the Commonwealth Games

CWG 2022: Day 6 to witness exciting cricket, hockey, boxing matches

After action-packed Day 5 of Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham, India's contingent will be looking forward to medal contention in sports like Cricket, Boxing, Hockey, Judo and Weightlifting

Vandana's brace hands India second consecutive win in CWG women's hockey

Vandana Katariya scored a brace as the Indian women's hockey team defeated Wales 3-1 to record its second successive win in Pool A at the Commonwealth Games

Commonwealth Games Day 1 Highlights: Sharath Kamal and Anahat Singh shine

Apart from cricket team, Indian shuttlers will be facing Pakistan in the Mixed Team event. Indian peddlers will be in action too. Women will face South Africa and Fiji. Men face Barbados and Singapore

CWG 2022: After Tokyo high, India now 'target' historic gold at Birmingham

Indian men's hockey team defender Surender Kumar said that they are eyeing an unprecedented gold at Commonwealth Games 2022, which will end Australia's dominance in the sport at the multi-sport event.

Narinder Batra: Once the boss of Indian hockey, now under the CBI lens

CBI, in April, had initiated a preliminary investigation against Batra for misappropriation of Rs 35 lakh, originally belonging to Hockey India

Asia Cup 'likely' to be shifted from Lanka to UAE: SLC's Mohan de Silva

The Asia Cup is "likely" to be moved out of Sri Lanka in the wake of political unrest in the nation, SLC secretary Mohan de Silva said, adding that the tournament could be played in the UAE

Will try our level best to win hockey gold in CWG 2022: Harmanpreet Singh

India men's hockey team vice-captain Harmanpreet Singh believes the team's performance in the tough FIH Pro League matches will hold the side in good stead in the Commonwealth Games 2022, Birmingham.

Women's hockey world cup: India finish campaign with 3-1 win over Japan

Indian women's hockey team picked up a 3-1 win over Japan in the FIH Hockey Women's World Cup Spain & Netherlands 2022 at Estadi Olimpic de Terrassa, Spain on Wednesday.

We will work on bettering our performance at CWG 2022: Navneet Kaur

The FIH World Cup did not go as expected for the Indian women's hockey team but striker Navneet Kaur said the side will look to better its performance at the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham.

Women's Hockey WC: India lose to NZ but stay in contention for QFs

The Indian women's hockey team put up a spirited performance against New Zealand in their Pool B match, but went down 3-4 in the game

India register second draw in Women's Hockey WC, held 1-1 by China

India were held to a 1-1 draw by China, their second consecutive identical result in Pool B, at the FIH Women's Hockey World Cup here on Tuesday. Jiali Zheng gave China the lead in the 26th minute before Vandana Katariya equalised for India in the 45th minute. India drew 1-1 against Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist England in their tournament opener. The Indians had the better share of possession in the first two quarters and had more chances but their efforts didn't result into goals. The Chinese, on the other hand, waited for counter-attacks to breach the Indian defence. In the ninth minute, Navneet Kaur had the first shot at goal after combining well with Vandana Katariya but her effort was saved by Chinese goalkeeper Liu Ping. In the 23rd minute, India came close to scoring but the goalpost came to China's rescue. From the resultant rebound, Jyotika seemed to have found the net but the goal was disallowed after a referral. India secured their first penalty corner soon after t

U23 5 Nations hockey tournament: Indian women's open campaign vs Ireland

The Indian junior women's hockey team will look to put up a good show as it begins its campaign at the Uniphar U23 5 Nations Tournament with a clash against Ireland here on Sunday

India in Asian Cup Finals with one match left as Palestine oust Philippines

Indian men's football team on Tuesday qualified for the Asian Cup Finals after Palestine defeated Philippines in a group B match