Hockey

[ad_1] Hockey India president Dilip Tirkey flanked by World Cup-winning Indian players H. J. S Chimni and Ashok Kumar during the release of the book ‘March of Glory’. | Photo Credit: PTI India won its maiden Hockey World Cup in 1975 and a book about the historic triumph was released on Tuesday to commemorate the Golden…

[ad_1] Members of the Indian team which won the World Cup in 1975 received Hockey India’s Major Dhyan Chand Lifetime Achievement Award in New Delhi on Saturday. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR The loudest cheers were reserved for those who, on this day 50 years back, lifted India’s maiden hockey World Cup in Kuala…

[ad_1] Indian players rush to congratulate Savita Punia. | Photo Credit: BISWARANJAN ROUT As Pien Dicke lined up for the Netherlands’ final shot on Tuesday, an impromptu chant of ‘Savita, Savita’ started from one end of the Kalinga Stadium, gradually moving through the crowds and getting faster, reaching a crescendo with the Indian goalkeeper, in…

[ad_1] Gurjant Singh’s early strike proves to be the difference against Germany. | Photo Credit: X@FIH_Hockey For the second time through the FIH Pro League, the Indian men bounced back from defeat to register a hard-fought 1-0 win against Germany at the Kalinga Stadium here on Wednesday. The women, however, slid further, losing by the…

[ad_1] Deepika is overjoyed after scoring the second goal for India against England in a FIH Hockey Pro League match in Bhubaneswar on Saturday. | Photo Credit: BISWARANJAN ROUT The Indian men and women made contrasting starts to their FIH Pro League campaigns with the women winning a tough opener 3-2 against England and the…

[ad_1] Jyoti Chhatri’s house, a tiny two-room set topped with an asbestos roof, on the edge of river Brahmani is separated from the State-government-run Panposh Sports Hostel (PSH) by a 10-foot wide road. But it took Jyoti, who was inspired by her elder brother Suraj (once a junior player), four years and a few 100km…

[ad_1] Vandana Katariya of India during the Women’s Hockey Pool . | Photo Credit: GETTY IMAGES Veteran striker Vandana Katariya was on Wednesday named in the 24-member Indian women’s hockey team for the Bhubaneswar leg of the FIH Pro League, beginning next month, while teenage forward Sonam was included as a standby. India will face…

[ad_1] Vedanta Kalinga Lancers’ goalkeeper Krishan Bahadur Pathak in action against Delhi SG Pipers during the Hockey India League at the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium in Rourkela on January 16, 2025.. | Photo Credit: R.V. MOORTHY Krishan Pathak, India’s number one goalkeeper after P.R. Sreejesh’s retirement, says he is not under pressure for being the…