Drag-flicker Rupinder Pal Singh and midfielder Birendra Lakra announced their retirements from international hockey on Thursday. Singh and Lakra were both members of the national hockey team led by Manpreet Singh that clinched at the Olympics after 41 years. Rupinder said it was time to pave the way for youngsters to play their chance at…
The Indian men’s hockey team midfielder Vivek Sagar Prasad is being nominated for the FIH Rising Star of the Year Award. He is among the six players suggested for the accolade, as per the release issued by Hockey India. Vivek was part of the national team that claimed Bronze at the recently concluded Tokyo Olympics….
The Naveen Patnaik led administration has recently announced that the state government will sponsor Indian Hockey teams for ten more years. The current sponsorship will end in 2023. The recent performance of the national teams in the Tokyo Olympics was remarkable and every countryman was praising the Manpreet and Rani led teams for their outstanding…
It was 2019 when the daughter of Haryana represented team India against Uruguay in FIH in Women’s Series Finals, conducted in Hiroshima, Japan. Nervous at her debut match, defender Nisha was determined to prove herself at this mighty sport. Time has passed and she reserved her spot in the 16-membered Olympic bound women’s team. Hailing…
The most awaited FIH Men’s Series Finals is around the corner and finally, the names of the players are out. The series is scheduled to be held on 6th June’19 at Iconic Kalinga Hockey Stadium in Bhubaneswar. Manpreet Singh will lead the team as a captain and Birendra Lakra as a vice-captain. As it is…
It is an honor for India to have players like Akashdeep Singh. Indian Hockey player Akashdeep Singh is nominated among the top five names for the Rising Star of the Year 2015 Award. Now it’s our turn to make him the Rising Star of the Year, just visit http://www.fih.ch/global-stars/hockey-stars/2015/rising-star-of-the-year-award/ and vote for Akashdeep. Akashdeep Singh…