Hockey

India hockey team's coach Roelant Oltmans was pleased with the fine performance of the young Indian players, who pulled off a 2-1 upset win over Great Britain in the Champions Trophy.

Playing deep inside their own territory in the first quarter against early British raids, India scored through Mandeep Singh on their first raid by Sunil in the 17th minute.

India women returned empty-handed from the four-nation invitational tournament here after losing 1-2 to Japan in the bronze medal play-off match.

The tournament, seen as preparation for the Rio Olympics, will also feature hosts and world No. 3 Australia, fourth-ranked New Zealand and world No. 10 Japan.

The sport has been in steady decline since that success 36 year ago and its popularity hit a nadir when India failed to qualify for the Beijing Games in 2008.

HI announced that it will donate Rs.10 lakhs to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadanavis to offer a helping hand to the drought affected areas in the western state.

With their eyes firmly focussed on 2016 Olympics, Indian men hockey team's chief coach Oltmans feels the upcoming Sultan Azlan Shah Cup will be an ideal preparation for his boys ahead of the Rio Games.

The Indian women's hockey team continued its winning streak on its tour to South Africa by routing Scotland national team 5-0.

India Under-21 women's hockey produced impressive performances and defeated South Africa in two consecutive matches in their tour to the African nation.

Dabang Mumbai will aim to extend their winning streak when they take on Jaypee Punjab Warriors in the Hockey India League.

Uttar Pradesh Wizards ended their home campaign with a 4-1 crucial win over Jaypee Punjab Warriors to jump to the third spot in the Coal India Hockey India League (HIL) on Wednesday.

The girl, who has filed a police complaint of 'attempt to rape' against Sardar, told ETV on Thursday that the India hockey captain is putting himself in deep trouble by denying her claims.

Uttar Pradesh Wizards produced a fine performance to stun Delhi Waveriders 6-4 in a high-scoring round-robin match of the fourth Hockey India League (HIL) at the Shivaji Stadium on Monday.

Hosts Uttar Pradesh Wizards would aim to avoid three consecutive losses when they take on Kalinga Lancers in a Coal India Hockey India League match on Sunday.

Around 45 players are presently training at the Hockey Club of Pakistan in Karachi under the supervision of coaches Muhammad Saqlain and Rehan Butt to prepare for the SAF Games to be held from February 5-16 in Guwahati and Shillong.

Australia got the better of defending champions The Netherlands 3-2 in a high-voltage first semi-final to progress to the title clash of the ongoing Hockey World League (HWL) Final at the Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel Stadium.