Hockey

India and Germany have produced enthralling contests in the recent past with their last face-off being the semifinal of the Paris Olympics where the world champions prevailed.

Sharda Nand Tiwari, Arshdeep Singh, Talem Priyobarta and Rohit scored to help India' register their third consecutive win.

The inaugural season of the women's edition of HIL 2024-25 will feature a total of four teams, with two additional teams to be introduced in the tournament's second season.

The players' auction for eight-team men's competition will be held on October 13 and 14, while the historic women's auction will take place on October 15.

With the aim of leaving with his head held high, India’s legendary hockey goalkeeper, PR Sreejesh talks about why he decided to call time on his career despite being on top of his game at the age of 36.

Double medallist Manu Bhaker and bronze-winning hockey team goalie PR Sreejesh did the honours for the Indian unit at the closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics.

Eight-time Olympic champions India clinched a second consecutive bronze medal at Paris Olympics 2024 on Thursday after beating Spain 2-1 in the play-off match.

PR Sreejesh, Harmanpreet Singh, Manpreet Singh, Hardik Singh, Gurjant Singh, Mandeep Singh, Amit Rohidas, Lalit Upadhyay, Sumit, Shamsher Singh and Vivek Sagar Prasad claimed their second Olympic medal with their 2-1win over Spain on Thursday.

Ahead of his final hurrah, Sreejesh described his international career as ‘nothing short of extraordinary’ and expressed his gratitude to the countrymen for believing in him.

The Harmanpreet Singh-led side showcased its fighting spirit so far in the tournament but the Germans managed to seek revenge for their loss in Tokyo 2021.

PR Sreejesh, who is playing his fourth and last Olympics, had already announced that he will retire after the Paris Games.

Sukhjeet Singh began playing hockey at the age of six, inspired by his father Ajit Singh, a former hockey player for Punjab Police. Despite the early start, his path to the senior Indian team was not an easy one.

The camp commenced on Sunday and will last till May 13 at the SAI Centre in Bengaluru. The team returns to camp after suffering a 0-5 loss in a five-match Test series in Australia.

Tom Wickham scored a brace, while Tim Brand, Joel Rintala and Flynn Ogilvie were the other goal-getters for the winners. India's lone goal was scored by Gurjant Singh in the 47th minute.

It is essential for the Indian team to enhance their performance, build and check-through the improvement areas for the coming Paris Olympics, Hockey India stated in a press release.

The Indian men's team occupies the second spot jointly with Oman and Malaysia following a three-way tie, all behind leaders The Netherlands. India's women's unit, who won the silver medal at the World Cup after winning the Asian Championship, are ranked s...