The Indian Men Hockey team lost to Spain 4-1 in the opening game of the two-match preparatory camp for the Rio Olympics 2016 in Spain. The hosts started quickly off the blocks and had the opening goal in the 10th minute via Xavi Lleonart. It took India until the second quarter and the 21st minute…
The Indian women’s hockey team has finished their final preparatory series for the 2016 Rio Olympics with an impressive tally of three wins and one defeat at Manheim in Pennsylvania. The tour of the USA, which was initially planned as a 5-match campaign, had to be cut short after heavy rain delayed and eventually washed…
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…
When the Indian junior men hockey team take to the field for the EurAsia Cup in Russia, their primary objective will be to gain perspective about their abilities and learn from the experience of playing on the big stage. With an eye on the Junior World Cup in Lucknow later this year, the think tank…
Indian men’s hockey team lost 0-1 to New Zealand to slump to its its second defeat in the six-nation Invitational tournament and will now face the formidable Argentina in its penultimate round-robin match, in Valencia on Saturday. New Zealand’s Stephen Jenness scored the lone goal of the match in the 18th minute on Friday. India…