New Delhi: Amit Rohidas will lead an 18-member Indian junior men squad in the European tour from May 23-June 5 in preparation for the World Cup to be held here at the end of the year.
The team will play a total of six matches, including two matches against Belgium on 25 and 26 May, three matches against The Netherlands on May 28, 29 and June 1, and one match against Germany on June 4.
Hockey India selectors Col Balbir Singh, B P Govinda, High Performance Director Roelant Oltmans, Foreign Coach of U-21 Gregg Clark and coach Baljeet Singh Saini alongwith government observer Harbinder Singh selected the squad. Forward Malak Singh will be the vice-captain of the side.
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10:13 PM, May 20, 2013
New Delhi: The national men hockey team's core probables will start their training camp at the Netaji Subhas Southern Centre (NSSC), Bangalore on Thursday to prepare for the FIH World League Round 3 (semi-final) to be held at Rotterdam, Netherlands from June 13 to 23. The camp will be on till June 4. Indian men's team performed well at the recently-concluded preparatory tour to The Netherlands, where it had defeated...
04:59 PM, May 14, 2013
New Delhi: Indian hockey captain Sardar Singh says the recent tour of the Netherlands has helped the team identify its weaknesses ahead of the World League Round III to be held next month. "It was a good tour and Roelant Oltmans, Indian Hockeys director high performance, made it sure that we got to play against best clubs. We have learnt a lot on this tour . In fact we have...
05:30 PM, May 10, 2013
New Delhi: India notched up their second consecutive win over the Netherlands, beating the hosts 4-2 in Rotterdam on Wednesday. India opened their account with a field goal scored by Chinglensana in the 10th minute. Manpreet Singh netted another goal in the 20th minute. In the second half, India scored two goals through SV Sunil (52nd) and Nithin Thimmaiah (66th). India had beaten the Netherlands 2-0 in the first match...
08:18 PM, May 08, 2013
New Delhi: Indian team began their preparations for the FIH Men's Hockey World League semi-finals with a 2-0 win over Netherlands on Tuesday. After a goalless half, India scored their opening goal through vice captain VR Raghunath in the 55th minute. In the 67th minute SV Sunil doubled the lead, which the side maintained till the end. India play their next match against the hosts on Thursday. The third round...
10:01 PM, May 07, 2013
Bangalore: After a three-year interval, the much-diluted senior men's National Hockey Championship for the Rangaswamy Cup will commence here on Wednesday with defending champions Mumbai taking on hosts Karnataka in the opening fixture. The week-long tournament that concludes on May 16, will see zonal winners Punjab (North), Mumbai (West), Karnataka (South), Jharkhand (East), Uttar Pradesh (Central) and Manipur (North-East) playing one another on a single league basis followed by classification...
04:37 PM, May 07, 2013
New Delhi: Hockey India (HI) on Saturday recommended Sardar Singh for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna. Sardar has been the captain of the men's team since Nov 2012 and under him, India reached the semifinals of Champions Trophy at Melbourne last year after 30 years. India also won the silver at the second Asian Champions Trophy, Doha last year. In February this year, India also won the FIH World League...
03:41 PM, May 04, 2013
New Delhi: Unless he is injured or rested, which Hockey India (HI) hasn't clarified, the omission of star goalkeeper PR Sreejesh from India's 18-man squad that incidentally marks the return of drag-flicker Sandeep Singh for the tour of Netherlands will raise many eyebrows. HI announced the names of PT Rao and Nanak Singh as the two goalkeepers for the 13-day tour, during which India will play seven matches, including two...
05:05 PM, Apr 26, 2013
New Delhi: Ritu Rani scored twice as India defeated Hockey Club Rotterdam 4-3 in their first game played in Rottterdam, Tuesday. According to information received here, Poonam Rani scored first goal for India in the 8th minute. HC Rotterdam tried to reduce the margin in the 13th minute through field goal. In the 19th and 23rd minute, home team struck twice to build pressure on India. In the second half...
06:43 PM, Apr 23, 2013
New Delhi: An 18-member Indian women's hockey team Saturday left for Rotterdam to prepare itself for the FIH Hockey World League Round-3 (semi-finals) to be held from June 13-23 this year. The Indian women will play five matches at Rotterdam, including one against Dutch national side and four against club teams, from April 22-29. The Indian team has qualified for the FIH World League Round-3 (Semi-finals), to be held at...
05:00 PM, Apr 20, 2013
New Delhi: Returning to the ground after a well-deserved two months break, captain of the Indian hockey team Sardar Singh feels fitness will be key to their success in the FIH World League semi-finals to be held at Rotterdam, Netherlands from June 13 to 23. After a much-needed rest, the Indian hockey players have assembled at Bangalore to kick-start their preparations for the forthcoming FIH World League semifinals. "The break...
06:35 PM, Apr 09, 2013
New Delhi: With an aim to make the side physically and mentally fit, Hockey India on Tuesday appointed Matthew Tredrea as the scientific advisor of the senior women's team. Before being appointed with the Indian women's hockey team, the 26-year-old Matthew worked with the Australian professional Rugby League club, Newcastle Knights for almost two years as the assistant strength and conditioning Coach. Matthew has also worked on different assignments as...
04:06 PM, Apr 09, 2013
London: The Hockey India League (HIL) is a key fixture in International Hockey Federation's calender as the event would help in enhancing the possibility of playing the game throughout the year, FIH chief executive Kelly Fairweather said. The inaugural season of HIL finished in February this year, with five teams competing for top honours. "To come back to our (FIH's) philosophy of trying to have hockey throughout the year, this...
07:17 PM, Apr 08, 2013
New Delhi: With an eye to promote the sport at the grassroot level, Hockey India on Monday formed a High Performance and Development Committee for the year 2013-14 to be headed by its secretary general, Narinder Batra. The 15-member committee includes Olympians, international players and chief coaches while Sports Authority of India will be an invitee member. The Committee will prepare blueprints and ensure that same pattern of coaching is...
03:54 PM, Apr 08, 2013
New Delhi: Hockey India on Sunday appointed South Africa's Gregg Clark as the coach of junior men's national team, just over six months before the 2013 FIH Junior Hockey World Cup to be held in India. Clark brings with him international experience of 7 years as the coach of South African team, which included visits to the 2008 and 2012 Olympics and the 2010 World Cup and Commonwealth Games. The...
01:27 PM, Apr 07, 2013
New Delhi: In preparation for the FIH World League Round 3 to be held at Rotterdam, Netherlands from June 13 to 23, the training camp of the India's senior men's hockey core probables will commence at Netaji Subhas Southern Centre (NSSC), Bangalore from April 6 and continue till April 26. India qualified for the FIH World League in February this year by winning all the matches of Hero Hockey World...
05:56 PM, Apr 05, 2013
Jaswant Rajput was part of the hockey team which won independent India's first Olympic gold medal and dislikes watching the national team play. ...
03:14 PM, Mar 28, 2013
India is among six nations shortlisted by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) to host the 2018 World Cup as the game's apex body announced the names of the applicants after its Executive Board meeting in Lausanne last week. ...
07:00 PM, Mar 22, 2013
The International Hockey Federation (FIH) on Thursday made two major announcements after its executive board meeting in Lausanne, bringing in a time-limit rule on penalty corners and scrapping extra time for all tied classification games in an FIH event. ...
05:49 PM, Mar 22, 2013
Australia extended their domination in the Sultan Azlan Shah hockey tournament as they bagged their seventh title after a 3-2 win over hosts Malaysia. ...
08:51 PM, Mar 17, 2013
