The India men’s team is fancied to win the title in the Hockey World League. It still is the hot favourite. In fact, it started its quest for the top slot on a positive note, thrashing Fiji by a huge margin.
Germany won their second successive men's hockey gold on Saturday by beating the Netherlands 2-1 with Jan Philipp Rabente scoring twice in a fast-paced encounter.
Amidst an Indian hockey team that played more and more insipid as our Olympic campaign unfolded, one light shone bright. Sardar Singh has emerged as the pivot of the squad and the one player that India can be proud of.
Sukhwant Basra speaks to Sardar Singh.
Stunned by the national team's humiliating bottom-place finish in the London Olympics, Hockey India secretary general Narender Batra, while taking full responsibility, has ordered an internal inquiry into the debacle.
Indian hockey team's assistant coach Mohammed Riaz has warned that heads will roll after country's disastrous campaign in the London Games ended today with a humiliating bottom spot finish out of 12 competing nations.
India's disastrous hockey campaign in the London Games ended with a humiliating bottom spot finish out of 12 competing nations, and it prompted a dejected skipper Bharat Chetri to say that the former champions were not good enough to play at a big stage like the Olympics.
India's disastrous hockey campaign in the London Games ended with a humiliating bottom spot finish out of 12 competing nations, and it prompted a dejected skipper Bharat Chetri to say that the former champions were not good enough to play at a big stage like the Olympics.
Indian Hockey team today touched a new low by finishing at the bottom of the competition after being beaten 3-2 by South Africa in the 11-12 place classification match at the Olympic Games in London today.
The Netherlands retained its women's Olympic field hockey title by controlling the second half and beating world champion Argentina 2-0 at Riverbank Arena.
"The worst ever performance" is how former Olympic gold medallists described the Indian hockey team’s disastrous campaign at the London Games.
Pakistan hockey coach Khawaja Junaid today rubbed salt into the already beleaguered Indian team's wounds by saying that his players have performed "much better" than their arch rivals in the Olympic Games.
Their reputation in tatters, Indian hockey team would look to salvage at least one victory from their disastrous Olympic Games campaign that has pushed them into a playoff to avert the bottom place finish in the 12-team competition.
Titleholders Germany beat world champions Australia 4-2 on Thursday to reach the men's Olympic hockey final with both teams giving their all in a high quality semi.
Upset over India's disastrous show at the London Games, Olympian Michael Kindo today demanded removal of coach Michael Nobbs immediately for openly slamming players when they were midway through the Games.
Defending champions the Netherlands beat New Zealand 3-1 in a penalty shootout on Wednesday to reach the women's Olympic hockey final.