Punjab was on Tuesday crowned the champion of the 15th Hockey India Senior Men National Championship 2025 after defeating Madhya Pradesh 4-1 in Division ‘A’. Also, Uttar Pradesh secured the third position after winning the game 5-1 against Manipur. In the final, Jugraj Singh (30’, 49’) scored a couple of goals, displaying experience of playing … Read more
Madhya Pradesh and Punjab won their semifinal matches in the 15th Hockey India Senior Men National Championship 2025 in Jhansi and are one step away from lifting the coveted title. In the first match, MP defeated Manipur 5-3 to seal its spot in the grand finale. Captain Yousuf Affan (5’, 34’) and Ali Ahmad (7’, … Read more
If there was a player in the Indian team who gazed at the World Cup in the hotel foyer more intensely than his teammates, it was Ashok Kumar. He had a World Cup silver and bronze, an Olympic bronze and two Asian Games silver. But no gold medal from a World event. His father, the … Read more
Five decades ago, India lifted its only Hockey World Cup title. After a topsy-turvy tournament, the Ajit Pal Singh-led Indian team scripted history, notching up a thrilling 2-1 win over arch-rival Pakistan on March 15 at the Merdeka Football Stadium in Kuala Lumpur. Here are the members of the Indian men’s hockey team that won the … Read more
The recent FIH Pro League marked the beginning of Indian hockey’s international assignments in 2025. Coming just a fortnight after the revived Hockey India League, the Bhubaneswar leg of the competition was expected to be a testing ground for the year ahead and the results, while encouraging, also highlighted areas that still need work for … Read more
The Indian men’s hockey team has credited its impressive performance in the FIH Pro League to a week-long camp with legendary Australian forward Michael McCann, with players vouching for his cutting-edge techniques that helped them dominate the rivals in Bhubaneswar. The Paris Olympics bronze-medallist side, led by Harmanpreet Singh, won five of the eight Pro … Read more
As Pien Dicke lined up for Netherlands’ final shot on Tuesday, an impromptu chant of ‘Savita, Savita’ started from one end of the Kalinga Stadium, gradually moving through the crowds and getting faster, reaching a crescendo with the Indian goalkeeper, in her 301st international match, denying the Dutchwoman, bringing off her fourth save in the … Read more
“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
Goalkeeper Savita Punia on Monday became only the second Indian hockey player to feature in 300 international matches when the Salima Tete-led team took on the Netherlands in the FIH Pro League 2024-25 at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar. Savita, a three-time FIH Goalkeeper Of The Year, joined Vandana Katariya (317 matches) in the exclusive … Read more
A crucial win and three points against Germany in its previous game would hopefully provide the necessary momentum and burst of confidence when the Indian women’s hockey team takes on the all-winning, dominant Netherlands in its final set of FIH Pro League games at home on Monday and Tuesday. It definitely won’t be easy though. … Read more