The Indian women’s hockey team will open its Asia Cup campaign against Thailand on September 5 before taking on defending champion Japan and Singapore, Hockey India announced on Wednesday. The Indian team, which claimed the bronze medal in the previous edition, is placed in Pool B along with Japan, Thailand and Singapore while Pool A … Read more
The Indian women’s hockey team will be tested during the course of a five-match series from April 26 to May 4 in Australia. India will first face the Australian ‘A’ team on April 26 and 27, before taking on the senior side from May 1 at the Perth Hockey Stadium. The Indian team is coming … Read more
It was a disappointing day for Indian hockey with both the men and women dropping points in their respective FIH Pro League games at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday. Resuming after a day’s break, the Indian women went down 4-3 to Spain for its second loss in as many games while the men, … Read more
In a reversal of fortunes as well as results, the Indian men earned their first FIH Pro League points with a 2-0 win against Spain while the women suffered a heartbreaking shootout defeat against England at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on Sunday. India made as many as five changes from the side that played … Read more
The Indian men and women made contrasting starts to their FIH Pro Pro League campaigns with the women winning a tough opener 3-2 against England and the men going down 3-1 to Spain in their first game of the competition at the Kalinga Stadium here on Saturday. While the women made a tentative start, … Read more
A fortnight after the glamour and glory of the Hockey India League that saw old rivals get together and new equations formed, world hockey will return to international competition as the India leg of the FIH Pro League kicks off at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on Saturday. The Indian men and women are the … Read more
India’s women’s hockey captain Salima Tete is confident that her team will give an improved performance when the Bhubaneswar leg of FIH Pro League commences on Saturday and will not be pulled back by its disastrous showing in the previous season. India will open its campaign against England at the Kalinga Hockey Stadium, hoping to … 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
This is a story of resilience and perseverance. When a knee injury in 1995 cut short Pratima Barwa’s journey towards becoming an India hockey player, she took up coaching. In Simdega, a rural district around 135km south of Ranchi, the 45-year-old trained Salima Tete, Sangita Kumari and Beauty Dungdung. All of them went on to … Read more
JSW Soorma Hockey Club coach Jude Menezes on Thursday revealed there were two reasons why goalkeeper Savita Punia was neither wearing the captain’s armband nor listed with a ‘C’ beside her name on the official teamsheet, despite being named co-captain alongside Salima Tete ahead of the inaugural Women’s Hockey India League season. According to Rule … Read more