“The girls were determined to give their best to make it a special day for Savita, and they gave their everything. I can’t ask for more than that,” coach Harendra Singh admitted after India’s 4-2 loss to World No. 1 Netherlands in the FIH Hockey Pro League here on Monday. The Indian women, coming off … Read more
Indian women’s team ended its four-match losing streak in the FIH Pro League with a gritty 1-0 win over Germany at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on Saturday. Deepika scored from a Penalty Corner to give India the lead with three minutes left in the first quarter. That strike eventually turned to be the difference … Read more
It was billed as the battle of the Indian women’s hockey team’s past and the future, and the first round, at the FIH Pro League, went to former coach Janneke Schopman, winning 4-0 with Germany against Harendra Singh’s girls. While Schopman was diplomatic in her assessment of the game, Harendra blamed the girls for “giving … Read more
The last time Janneke Schopman was in India with a national team, she had to oversee the Indian women missing the bus for the Paris Olympics, going down in the qualifiers which Germany eventually won. On Friday, she would be in the same German dugout, planning victory against her former wards who have not had … Read more
When she played, Pritam Siwach was fiery on the field — aggressive, attacking, unstoppable. At the ongoing Pro League matches in Bhubaneswar, Yashdeep Siwach is the exact opposite — calm, defensive, and entrusted with stopping the opposition. The 23-year-old, who debuted for India at the 2022 Asia Cup, has waited for another chance while striving … Read more
Six months back, Felice Albers was riding the high of her second Olympic gold in Paris as the Dutch women went about extending their absolute dominance of world hockey in style. Soon after that, she was faced with the prospect of never playing again, troubled by a persistently dodgy knee that, along with a broken … Read more
With a win and a loss under their belt, the Indian men would be hoping for a better outing when they take on World Champion Germany in back-to-back games at the Kalinga Stadium here over the next two days. The Indian women, meanwhile, would be hoping to bounce back from a disappointing loss to England … Read more
Harendra Singh’s official designation may read ‘Head Coach, India women’s hockey team’, but even the most astute observers could easily mistake his demeanour for that of a senior professor at a prestigious institute. He carries himself with an air of solemn erudition, each of his measured movements steeped in an unspoken authority. His gaze, penetrating … Read more