January 27, 2022, India mourns the death of hockey legend, Charanjit Singh, who captained the national team at the gold-winning Tokyo Olympics in 1964. Singh was a native of Una, Himachal Pradesh, where he took his last breaths before losing battle to cardiac arrest that followed prolonged age-related illness. He was to turn a year…
Giving magnificent players like Ahmad Sher Khan, Inam-ur-Rahman, Syed Jalaluddin Rizvi and Sameer Dad, Bhopal has now been deserted of hockey players for the past two decades. The recently concluded Tokyo Olympics have brought back the glory to the sport with India winning the Bronze against Belgium 4-3. But with no players from the central…
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 Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, the highest sporting honour in India, will now be known as Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award, announced Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday. The decision is taken in “respecting the sentiments of citizens across the country”, he confirmed. PM Modi took to Twitter to made the announcement. “I…
India women hockey team wrote a new history when they beat Australia in a mettlesome match and enters the semis. Securing a position where no other team has ever been to, hopes were skyrocketed for eves team this time. They performed stupendously in the semifinals against Argentina, but luck wasn’t in favour of team blue….
After a wait of 41 years, India won a medal in Hockey at the Olympics. In today’s mettlesome match, India beat Germany 5-4 and made the country proud. Another medal at the Olympics. India’s total medal tally is now at four, 3 Bronze, and 1 silver. The country is still hoping to get its first…
It was a spectacular game. Argentina defeated India 2-1 at today’s high spirited match. They will now fight for gold against the Netherlands on Friday. While India is still in the race to get a medal and will compete for Bronze against Great Britain. Although today’s match was disappointing for team India as they were…
In an adventurous match, Belgium beat India 5-2, shattering all the hopes of team blue to reach the finals in the Olympics. Although hopes were high to win against the world no. 2 champions on the battlefield and fighting for gold being the next. The aim, however, couldn’t be achieved but appreciations were all over…
Day 10 in the Olympics, the heat was all over the podium in the Oi hockey stadium. After a wait of 41 years, the Indian women hockey team reached the quarterfinals and took against Australia on Monday. But the journey doesn’t end here as the national team scripted history by defeating world champion Australia. India…
After four decades Indian women hockey team reaches the quarterfinal in the Olympics. The national team defeated South Africa 4-3 on Saturday. India is now at fourth place with six points. With this, the national team finished their group A league and will face pool B winner Australia in the quarterfinals on Monday. The top…