Hockey

After holding the position for 13 years, Elena Norman resigned and even though HI did not reveal the specific reasons for her decision in its official statement, the Australian spoke out on what pushed her to exit.

Australia will take on Spain in their first match of the season on 11th February, followed by a clash with Ireland on 13th February.

The Indian men's hockey team opened their FIH Hockey5s Men’s World Cup 2024 campaign with a 9-1 win over Switzerland but lost 6-8 to Egypt in Pool B encounters.

After losing 0-4 to Germany in the tournament's semi-final, Pakistan went down 2-3 to New Zealand in the third-place match last night, ending their chances of making it to this year's Paris Olympics as only the top-three made the cut.

Janneke Schopman's contract as the Indian women's hockey team coach was till Paris Olympics and it remains to be seen whether Hockey India extends her stint.

The Indians bounced back from a 0-1 loss to USA in their tournament-opener to outclass New Zealand and Italy to seal their semifinal spot as the second-placed team from Pool B.

Udita netted a brace, while Deepika, Salima Tete and Navneet Kaur all found the back of the net once each to complete the scoreline for India. Camila Machin scored a last-second consolation for Italy by converting a penalty corner.

The FIH recently partnered with Spring Media to offer fans a betting package that includes all its events, representing more than 1,300 matches across four years.

India are placed in Pool B alongside New Zealand, Italy, and the United States, while Germany, former Asian Games champions Japan, Chile and Czech Republic are in Pool A.

Aditya Arjun Lalage, Rohit, Amandeep Lakra all netted twice, while Vishnukant, Rajinder, Kushwaha Sourabh Anand and Uttam Singh added one goal each as the Indian colts decimated Canada.

Harmanpreet Singh will lead the Indian men's hockey team, with Sumit and Amit Rohidas as his deputies, at the 5 Nations Tournament Valencia 2023.

Sunelita Toppo is part of the squad that will take part in the FIH Hockey Women’s Junior World Cup 2023 later this month.

The Indian junior hockey team edged arch-rival Pakistan 6-5 on penalties thanks to goalie HS Mohith's decisive save, after the game had ended 3-3 in regulation time.

Going by their world status and current form, the Indian men's hockey team are sure-shot gold-medal contenders and anything less than that would be a big letdown.

The midfielder from Hisar, Haryana made her senior team debut at the Hawke's Bay Cup in New Zealand back in 2016, and was a part of the team that won the Gold medal at the Women's Asia Cup in 2017.

Rani Rampal led India to its best-ever finish at the Olympics - a fourth place at Tokyo Games in 2021.