India men’s hockey team defeated Argentina 2-1 in their third Pool B encounter at the Olympic Hockey Centre on Tuesday to climb third in the standings with two wins to their name. Manipur’s Chinglensana Kangujam scored the opening goal for India in the eighth minute and the lead was doubled in the third quarter by…
Hockey coach Roelant Oltmans’ assertion that there were no grey areas in his team fell flat on Monday as Indian hockey team once again lost nerves in the closing moments of the game and conceded a goal just three seconds from the hooter to lose 1-2 to Germany in their second Pool B game. Christopher…
After a come-from-behind draw against Japan, India will face last edition’s bronze medallists Great Britain in their second Pool B women’s hockey match at the Rio Olympics on Monday. The India women’s team staged a brilliant comeback to draw 2-2 with Japan on Sunday. Trailing 0-2 after the end of the second quarter, India hit…
The Indian hockey team representing India at the Rio Olympics will not participate in the march-past because their jerseys are not ready. India’s hockey team which has garnered a total of 8 gold medals for the country was left hapless when they saw that more than 8 of their jerseys were misfit and were not…
Akashdeep Singh and Rupinder Pal Singh scored as the Indian men’s hockey team defeated Spain 2-1 in a practice match ahead of the Olympic Games here. Incidentally, the Indians had lost two practice games to Spain in Madrid before coming here, but on Sunday evening they played at a good pace and the goals came…
Sushila Chanu Pukhrambam will be leading the Indian women’s hockey team when they make their comeback appearance at the Olympic stage after a hiatus of 36 years, next month at Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. Having just been handed the reins over from regular skipper Ritu Rani following a controversial exclusion of the latter from…
A week after furore over the appointment of Bollywood actor Salman Khan as the Goodwill Ambassador for India at the Rio Olympics, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Friday also approached cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar to join Salman – the ANI has tweeted. It has also been learnt that musician AR Rahman and Olympic gold…
Salman Khan was named goodwill ambassador of the Indian contingent for the upcoming Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, but this decision has come with subsequent negative and positive reactions. Speaking on this new association with IOA Salman said, “I am honoured that Indian Olympic Association has chosen me as the goodwill ambassador for the…
Hockey India have announced that the entire women’s hockey team will be given a cash prize of Rs 1 lakh for sealing qualification to the Olympics after 36 years. The Indian eves acheived the feat after a decent display at the EuroHockey Championship in London last August. The India women’s hockey team had previously qualified…