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India beat Argentina 4-2 in final practice game
PTI |
PUBLISHED ON APR 14, 2021 09:52 PM IST
India's goals were scored by Rupinder Pal Singh (3rd), Jaskaran Singh (12th) Shilanand Lakra (50th) and Surender Kumar (58th).

Tours of Argentina and Germany helped us fine-tune our game: Savita
PTI |
PUBLISHED ON MAR 25, 2021 06:40 PM IST
India played seven matches during the Argentina tour in January-February. They drew two matches against the host country's junior team, lost the next two against Argentina B side and then suffered defeats in the two games against world number two Argentina senior team.

India beat Great Britain 3-2 to end Europe tour on unbeaten note
PTI |
PUBLISHED ON MAR 08, 2021 09:49 PM IST
India beat Great Britain 3-2 to end Europe tour on unbeaten note.

Hat-trick of defeats: Indian women lose 0-2 to Germany in 3rd game
PTI |
PUBLISHED ON MAR 02, 2021 07:35 PM IST
Sonja Zimmermann (26’) and Franzisca Hauke (42’) scored the goals for Germany, who won their third consecutive match on Monday.

Matches against quality teams great opportunity to test ourselves: Sreejesh
PTI |
UPDATED ON FEB 27, 2021 01:28 PM IST
After a year-long hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Indian men's team, ranked No. 4 in the world, will play against world No. 6 Germany in the first of their 4-match tour of Europe starting on Sunday.

Pandemic-hit hockey nationals to begin in March after a year's break
PTI |
PUBLISHED ON FEB 25, 2021 05:52 PM IST
The domestic competitions will resume in a new, restructured format this year, as HI looks to maximise athlete participation and develop the game in the states, union territories, institutional units and academies.

Indian women's junior hockey team pips Chile senior side 2-1
PTI |
PUBLISHED ON JAN 25, 2021 01:15 PM IST
With their narrow victory in the sixth and final match, the young Indian team returns to the country with an undefeated streak, winning five and drawing one game.

Indian women's hockey team loses 2-3 to Argentina 'B'
PTI |
PUBLISHED ON JAN 25, 2021 01:01 PM IST
Without letting this missed opportunity slow their rhythm, the tourists struck in the 6th minute through the in-form Tete to take the lead.

Indian junior women's hockey team beats Chile senior side 2-0
PTI |
PUBLISHED ON JAN 24, 2021 02:01 PM IST
Playing their fifth match of the tour of Chile, goals from Sangita Kumari (48th minute) and Sushma Kumari (56th minute) in the last quarter gave India the win.

Indian junior women's hockey team stuns Chile's senior side 3-2
PTI |
PUBLISHED ON JAN 21, 2021 02:09 PM IST
It was India's third consecutive victory on the tour. They had defeated Chile's junior side twice earlier this week.

Gregg Clark appointed analytical coach of Indian men’s hockey team
New Delhi | By Press Trust of India
PUBLISHED ON JAN 05, 2021 01:32 PM IST
Clark, who will join the national camp this month, had coached the Indian junior men’s team in 2013-2014 when it won the Sultan of Johor Cup and also participated at the 2013 FIH Junior World Cup in New Delhi.

Rani Rampal-led Indian women’s hockey team leaves for Argentina tour
New Delhi | By Press Trust of India
UPDATED ON JAN 03, 2021 12:52 PM IST
The Indian team is scheduled to play four matches against the world number two Argentina side (January 26, 28, 30, 31). Before that, it will play two matches each against Argentina’s junior and B sides.

Good show against Argentina will boost our confidence: Rani Rampal
New Delhi | By Press Trust of India
UPDATED ON JAN 01, 2021 01:57 PM IST
Rani Rampal feels that a good show in the series against Argentina will boost her side’s confidence heading into this year’s Tokyo Olympics.

Olympic bronze and World Cup winner hockey player Michael Kindo dies
Rourkela | By Press Trust of India
UPDATED ON DEC 31, 2020 10:54 PM IST
Kindo, a full back in his playing days, was a member of the team that won the lone World Cup for India in 1975 in Kuala Lumpur, beating arch rivals Pakistan in the final.

Indian women’s hockey team to resume international competition with tour of Argentina in January
New Delhi | By Press Trust of India
UPDATED ON DEC 30, 2020 02:39 PM IST
A core group of 25 players and seven support staff will leave from New Delhi on January 3. The Indian women’s team will compete in eight matches against hosts Argentina, starting from January 17.

Hockey star Namita Toppo honoured with Ekalavya Puraskar
Bhubaneswar | By Press Trust of India
UPDATED ON DEC 27, 2020 08:37 PM IST
Toppo was honoured for her performance from April 1, 2018 to March 31, 2020 at both national and international levels.

India hockey coach Reid hopes to resume international action from early next year
New Delhi | By Press Trust of India
UPDATED ON DEC 14, 2020 06:46 PM IST
The Australian said the sooner India gets to play international matches, the better willbe their preparations for the Tokyo Games, which has been shifted to next year due to the global pandemic.

Hockey India plans foreign camps for men and women teams
Mumbai | By B Shrikant
UPDATED ON DEC 14, 2020 08:12 AM IST
On the recommendation of the team management, Hockey India has sent proposals to the Sports Authority of India (SAI) for a camp in Argentina for the women’s team and in South Africa/Argentina for the men.

Fitness-wise we’re on target, no substitute for matches: Graham Reid
MUMBAI | By B Shrikant
UPDATED ON DEC 06, 2020 10:18 AM IST
The Indian team’s camp has been on at the Sport Authority of India’s Centre of Excellence at Bangalore since October 24.

Hockey India state member units form Masters Committees; Pargat, Gurbux included
New Delhi | By Press Trust of India
UPDATED ON NOV 17, 2020 01:53 PM IST
To further carry out responsibilities at the state Level, HI urged all the state member units to form working committees comprising of former national and international hockey players to lead the state level activity.

Manipur’s Gyanendro becomes 1st president of Hockey India from Northeast
Imphal | By Sobhapati Samom
UPDATED ON NOV 06, 2020 08:17 PM IST
According to sources from Hockey India, the Governing Body for Hockey held its 10th Hockey India Congress & Elections on Friday in New Delhi where the newly elected President and Senior Vice President officially took charge of their duties.

Gyanendro Ningombam replaces Mushtaque Ahmad as Hockey India president
New Delhi | By Press Trust of India
PUBLISHED ON NOV 06, 2020 02:33 PM IST
Manipur’s Gyanendro Ningombam was on Friday elected unopposed as the Hockey India (HI) president, taking over from Mohd Mushtaque Ahmad.

Hockey India ensuring Covid-19 is not a setback for India’s Tokyo Olympic dream
By VR Raghunath
UPDATED ON OCT 09, 2020 01:46 AM IST
The national men’s and women’s hockey teams have resumed preparations in SAI, Bengaluru after a brief break.

Hockey camps extended, exposure trip shelved due to Covid travel restrictions
Mumbai | By B Shrikant
UPDATED ON SEP 28, 2020 05:34 PM IST
The men’s camp, which started in early August, will continue till November 28 and the women’s team will train until December 12 after the request to tour Europe was turned down, SAI said in a statement to HT.

Analytical coach Chris Ciriello latest Indian hockey team staff to exit
New Delhi | By Sandip Sikdar
UPDATED ON SEP 23, 2020 07:51 AM IST
Chris Ciriello had only recently signed a one-year contract extension after the Tokyo Olympics was postponed.

Indian men’s hockey team analytical coach Chris Ciriello resigns
New Delhi | By Press Trust of India
UPDATED ON SEP 22, 2020 07:12 PM IST
The decorated drag-flicker from Australia, who has an Olympic bronze besides World Cup gold and multiple other medals to his credit, has put in his papers over the weekend from his home in Victoria.

I’ve never felt so stressed, says hockey striker Mandeep on COVID recovery period
Bengaluru | By Press Trust of India
UPDATED ON SEP 21, 2020 02:45 PM IST
Mandeep is one of the six men hockey players, including skipper Manpreet Singh, who had tested positive for COVID-19 at the team’s training base here last month after they arrived for the national camp.

Post Covid-19 complications may halt Surender Kumar return to Indian hockey
New Delhi | By Navneet Singh
UPDATED ON SEP 18, 2020 11:16 AM IST
The chances of India defender Surender Kumar taking the field when the hockey competition resumes in 2021 has become slim because of post Covid-19 complication.

COVID-19 episode made me mentally stronger, says hockey skipper Manpreet
Bengaluru | By Press Trust of India
UPDATED ON SEP 15, 2020 06:16 PM IST
Having started their individual sessions after recovering, Manpreet said they still miss being part of the rest of the squad, even though Hockey India, Sports Authority of India and support staffs are doing their best to keep them upbeat.

Systematic approach and two-way communication key to rise of Indian hockey in world rankings: SV Sunil
Bengaluru | By Press Trust of India
PUBLISHED ON SEP 12, 2020 03:08 PM IST
Sunil said scientific approach coupled with a two-way communication between the players and support staff has played a key role in the former Olympic champions’ resurgence in world hockey.