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India's legendary goalkeeper P.R. Sreejesh's career has been marked by many successes, but a regret remains: he has never won a junior or senior World Cup medal. Despite playing in a junior hockey World Cup (2005) and four senior World Cups (2010, 2014, 2018, and 2023) and clinching Olympic bronze in Tokyo and Paris, a World Cup medal eluded him. Now, at 37, Sreejesh is aiming to change it, not as a player, but as the head coach of the Indian team for the FIH junior men's hockey World Cup in C ...Read More >
Lalthantluangi (47th minute) and Sonam (54th) were the scorers for India, while Bianca Zurrer (36th), Evie Sransby (45th) and Sammy Love (59th) struck for Australia The Indian junior women's hockey team suffered a 2-3 loss to Australia's U21 side at the National Hockey Centre on Friday (September 26, 2025). Lalthantluangi (47th minute) and Sonam (54th) were the scorers for India, while Bianca Zurrer (36th), Evie Sransby (45th) and Sammy Love (59th) struck for Australia. The first half remaine ...Read More >
Canberra, Sep 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Indian junior women's hockey team suffered a narrow 2-3 loss in their first match of the Australia tour against their U21 side at the National Hockey Centre in Canberra on Friday. Lalthantluangi (47') and Sonam (54') were the goal scorers for India, while Bianca Zurrer (36'), Evie Sransby (45'), and Sammy Love (59') scored goals for Australia. The first half remained goalless as both sides couldn't manage to break the deadlock in the tight contest. In the 3 ...Read More >
Jalandhar (Punjab) [India], September 23 (ANI): The penultimate matchday of the league phase of the second edition of the Punjab Hockey League (U 21) saw Roundglass Hockey Academy and Naval Tata Hockey Academy confirm their places in the knockout stage, joining table toppers SAI Sonipat. While RGHA registered a convincing 5-1 win over SDAT Hockey Academy, Naval Tata sealed qualification despite losing to SGPC Hockey Academy in a dramatic shootout after a 10-goal thriller. PIS Surjit Hockey Acad ...Read More >
Lucknow: City girl and star forward Mumtaz Khan once again proved her mettle on the international stage.Mumtaz scored six goals, the highest for India alongside Navneet Kaur, including five field goals and one from a penalty corner, in the Asia Cup in Hangzhou, China. However, the Indian team faltered in the final, losing 1-4 to China on Sunday and missing out on direct qualification for next year's World Cup. Just three months before the Asia Cup, Mumtaz had sustained an injury during a senior ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 14 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the Indian women's hockey team for their runners-up ... New Delhi [India], September 14 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the Indian women's hockey team for their runners-up finish in the Women's Asia Cup Hockey tournament in Hangzhou, saying that their "determination and team spirit are simply outstanding". The Indian hockey team clinched the silver medal at the Women's Asia Cup 2025, in Hangzhou, after a 1-4 loss again ...Read More >
New Delhi, September 14: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated the Indian women's hockey team for winning a silver medal in the Women's Asia Cup 2025 in Hangzhou, China. "Our Indian Women's Hockey Team has made the nation proud by winning the Silver Medal in the Women's Asia Cup 2025. Congratulations to them. Their determination and team spirit are simply outstanding. Wishing them the very best for the times to come," the Prime Minister wrote in a post on X, formerly Twitter. Indi ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 14 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the Indian women hockey team for their runners-up finish in the Women Asia Cup Hockey tournament in Hangzhou, saying that their determination and team spirit are simply outstanding. The Indian hockey team clinched the silver medal at the Women Asia Cup 2025, in Hangzhou, after a 1-4 loss against hosts China in the final on Sunday. Navneet Kaur (1) scored for India while captain Ou Zixia (21), Li Hong (40), Zou Meirong (5 ...Read More >
Hangzhou, Sept 13 (UNI) The Indian Women's Hockey Team showcased resilience and attacking intent as they drew 1-1 against Japan in their Super4s match at the Women's Asia Cup 2025, keeping their hopes alive for a place in the final. India took the lead early in the contest through Beauty Dung Dung in the 7th minute. The goal came from a quick combination on the right flank as Neha's initial effort was deflected by Dung Dung past Japan's goalkeeper. The early strike gave India momentum, and the ...Read More >
Hangzhou, Sept 11 (UNI) India suffered a 1-4 defeat against hosts China in their second Super4s Pool match of the Women's Asia Cup Hockey here today, denting their chances of an early spot in the final. Mumtaz Khan (38') netted India's lone goal, while Zou Meirong (4', 56'), Chen Yang (31') and Tan Jinzhuang (47') scored for China. The contest began with both teams pressing high, but China drew first blood in the 4th minute when Zou Meirong pounced on a rebound to score. India responded with a ...Read More >
Harmanpreet Singh's hat-trick secured a narrow 4-3 victory for India against China in their Asia Cup opener, despite a less than impressive performance. India squandered numerous chances and penalty corners, allowing China to level the score before Harmanpreet's final goal sealed the win. Earlier, Japan dominated Kazakhstan with a 7-0 victory in the same pool. Skipper Harmanpreet fired a hat-trick but India were far from impressive in their narrow 4-3 win over lower-ranked China in their Asia C ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) BJP spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi launched a scathing attack on the Gandhi family on Saturday, accusing them of shielding each other in corruption cases and questioning the constitutional propriety of Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi's recent tweet defending his brother-in-law Robert Vadra. Speaking to the media in New Delhi, Trivedi took a sharp dig at LoP Gandhi, saying, "He stood in support of his 'hardworking farmer' brother- ...Read More >
Bengaluru, July 19 (UNI) Hockey India today announced a 40-member core probables group for the upcoming Senior Women's National Coaching Camp, scheduled to be held at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) Centre here from July 21 to August 29. The camp holds significant importance as the Indian Women's Hockey Team gears up for the Women's Asia Cup 2025, set to begin on September 5 in Hangzhou, China. The tournament will serve as a direct qualification pathway for the 2026 FIH Women's World Cup, w ...Read More >
BENGALURU: The Indian women's hockey team endured a difficult campaign in the FIH Pro League this season. The final leg -- a European sojourn -- was marked by eight consecutive losses, inconsistent performances and eventual relegation. Yet, under-fire chief coach Harendra Singh remains optimistic, backing his young squad to learn from the setbacks and emerge stronger ahead of the upcoming Asia Cup.With a string of edgy performances and missed opportunities, the team's struggles have been hard to ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 9 (PTI) India's under-fire chief coach Harendra Singh on Wednesday blamed absence of senior players for women's hockey team's horrendous performance at the FIH Pro League and said the young players need to get better at decision-making to develop into world beaters. The Indian team was relegated to the FIH Nation's Cup after losing seven of the eight games in the European leg of the Pro League as it finished at the bottom. "It's a new team. Several experienced players were missi ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The European leg of the FIH Pro League was expected to provide the Indian men's hockey team a ticket to the 2026 World Cup. However, it ended as one of their worst campaigns in recent history with seven losses on the trot and an eighth place in the nine-team league, just about escaping the ignominy of relegation. Indian forwards were on the mark. At 20.25%, the penalty corner (PC) battery had a fairly good conversion rate. In four of the seven losses, India took the lead. Against Aus ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jun 28 (PTI) The 'Bharat Mata ki Jai' slogan reverberated on the International Space Station as Prime Minister Narendra Modi told astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla that his space travel marked the beginning of a new era and was the first step towards Mission Gaganyaan, India's own human spaceflight project. "Shubhanshu, today you are the farthest from the land of India, but the closest to the hearts of every Indian," the prime minister told Shukla in an interaction through a video link fro ...Read More >
IMAGE: India currently sit last on the nine-team table with 10 points from 15 games. Photograph: Hockey India The Indian women's hockey team on Saturday lost 0-3 to China to slump to their seventh consecutive defeat in the European leg of the FIH Pro League in Berlin, and are staring at a possible relegation. After the defeat, India occupy the bottom place in the nine-team standings with 10 points from 15 games. England, who are playing Germany in back-to-back matches later on Saturday and on ...Read More >
Amtelveen (Netherlands), June 7 (UNI) The Indian Men's Hockey Team went down 1-2 against the Netherlands in the FIH Hockey Pro League 2024/25 (Men's) at the Wagener Hockey Stadium here on Saturday. India's Captain Harmanpreet Singh (19') gave them the lead in a fiercely contested battle before Thijs van Dam (29', 58') registered a brace for Netherlands. The encounter marked India's first fixture of the Netherlands leg of FIH Hockey Pro League 2024/25 (Men's). India began the encounter on a st ...Read More >
Rourkela (Odisha) [India], January 31 (ANI): The Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers booked their place in the final of the Hockey India League 2024-25 after beating the Tamil Nadu Dragons 2 (6) - (5) 2 on penalty shootouts at the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium in Rourkela on Friday. In a thrilling match, Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers came back from a goal down twice before forcing a penalty shootout. Pardeep Singh Sandhu (30') and Sam Lane (53') scored for the Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers while Nathan Ephraums ...Read More >
Rourkela (Odisha) [India], January 31 (ANI): The Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers booked their place in the final of the Hockey India League 2024-25 after beating the Tamil Nadu Dragons 2 (6) - (5) 2 on penalty shootouts at the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium in Rourkela on Friday. In a thrilling match, Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers came back from a goal down twice before forcing a penalty shootout. Pardeep Singh Sandhu (30') and Sam Lane (53') scored for the Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers while Nathan Ephraums ...Read More >
Ranchi, Jan 13 (VOICE) Olivia Shannon, Charlotte Englebert, Salima Tete, and Sonam scored a goal each as Soorma Hockey Club began their Women's Hockey India League (HIL) 2024-25 campaign on a high as they handed Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers a dominant 4-1 win here on Monday.Olivia scored in the 38th minute, Charlotte in the 42nd, captain Salima Tete in the 44th and Sonam struck in the 47th minute as Soorma came back strongly after Hannah Cotter (7') scored the only goal of the first quarter for th ...Read More >
Ranchi, Jan 13 (PTI) Soorma Hockey Club began their campaign in the Women's Hockey India League (HIL) on a high as they beat Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers 4-1 here on Monday. Olivia Shannon (38th minute), Charlotte Englebert (42nd), captain Salima Tete (44th) and Sonam (47th) scored for Soorma while Hannah Cotter (7th) got the lone goal for the Tigers. Also Read | India vs Nepal Kho Kho World Cup 2025 Live Score Updates: Get Live Commentary Online, Points of IND vs NEP Match in Inaugural KKWC. S ...Read More >
Defending champions India started their men's junior Asia Cup campaign on a rousing note, thrashing lowly Thailand 11-0 in a lop-sided Pool A match in Muscat on Wednesday. Besides India and Thailand, Chinese Taipei, Japan and South Korea are the other teams in Pool A. Pool B consists of arch-rivals Pakistan, Malaysia, Bangladesh, hosts Oman and China. Araijeet Singh Hundal (2nd minute, 24th), Arshdeep Singh (8th), Gurjot Singh (18th, 45th), Sourabh Anand Kushwaha (19th, 52nd), Dilraj Singh (21st ...Read More >
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