The Indian women's hockey team pulled a thriller with a 3-2 win over South Korea to enter the final of the Asia Cup and eventually it also qualified for the 2010 World Cup to be held in Rosario,Argentina.
 
India did a fine start with three goals coming from Jasjeet Kaur and Rani Ramphal. ...

India defeated Canada to take a 5-0 lead in the seven-match hockey Test series. Shivendra Singh scored twice to give India a 3-1 victory against Canada at the match played at Tamanawis Park on Friday.
 
Shivendra scored in the 20th and 65th minutes, while the other goal was contributed by ...

Olympian and former Indian hockey captain Pargat Singh has been nominated general secretary of 'Hockey Punjab'.
 
Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal, president of Hockey Punjab named Pargat Singh, a Padma Shri awardee, as general secretary on Tuesday.
 
Four hockey ...

India took a 4-0 lead in the seven-match hockey Test series at Tamanawis Park defeating Canada by 3-1. Sandeep Singh continued his rampaging form scoring twice in the 35th and 67th minute.
 
The opening goal for India was scored by Gurwinder Chandi in the 29th minute. David Jameson pulled ...

Canada has lost to India for a 2-0 at the fourth hockey test played at the Tamanawis Park in Surrey, Canada.
 
India’s victory came from the goal struck by Vikram Pillay and Rajpal Singh at the 22nd and 38th second respectively. India now lead 3-0 in the seven match series. The third ...

India overcame Canada by 4-3  in their second hockey test. The match was played before a packed stadium at University of Victoria on Sunday.
 
India now leads the seven match series by 2-0.Dhananjay Mahadik scored his second goal for India just four minutes before match ended leading ...

Army XI defeated Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd by 2-1 in the final of the 85th All-India MCC-Murugappa Gold Cup hockey tournament on Sunday. Veteran Ignace Tirkey scored the winning goal for ArmyXI in the 59th minute.
 
The other goal for Army XI came from Mansid Bhengra in the 28th ...

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) clinched the top position in pool A in the 85th All-India MCC-Murugappa Gold Cup hockey tournament. They made an unbeaten record with a dramatic 4-3 win over Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL).
 
ONGC, having won all their four league matches, ...

Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) has confirmed their progress to the semi-finals from Pool A in the 85th All-India MCC-Murugappa Gold Cup hockey tournament. They defeated Indian Overseas Bank by 2-0 on Wednesday.
 
BPCl has gained in total 9 points after their third win. Oil and ...

The Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) defeated Indian Overseas Bank by 3-1 on Monday to enter the semis of Murugappa Gold Cup hockey. The win made them the first team to reserve a berth in the semi-finals of the 85th All-India MCC-Murugappa Gold Cup hockey tournament. This was also their third ...

Indian Oil Corporation Ltd defeated Army XI in the Murugappa Gold Cup Hockey. They recorded their second win in Pool B matches with a 1-0 victory over Army XI in a match played on Sunday.
 
IOCL had beaten Mumbai XI in their opening fixture. They had a close game with ArmyXI.The team missed ...

Indian hockey team is preparing for the World Cup next year at Pune as Spanish mentor Jose Brasa Teaches Hockey Basics to the Indian hockey players.
 
The renowned Spaniard is teaching all those things from the scratch to revive the hockey glory in India. He is stressing on the basic ...

The prestigious Obaidullah Khan Gold Cup Hockey Tournament will begin on October 2.It will be played at Aishbag stadium in Bhopal after a long gap.
 
The tournament will see participation of several local as well as national teams. The official sources said that the league round for local ...

Hockey India (HI) has formed a new selection committee on Wednesday comprising of representatives from both men and women's fraternity of the game. The five member full-fledged unified panel includes three men and two women.
 
The panel comprises of Olympians Balbir Singh, former India ...

The FIH men's hockey World Cup, which is to be played from February 28 to March 13, 2010, will have 12 participating teams. Nine of the teams have already booked their place for the tournament.
 
The nine teams that have qualified for the championship include host India, Canada, Korea, South ...

India defeated New Zealand 2-0 to reach the ninth in the Women's Junior World Cup at Harvard University's Jordan Field in Boston on Sunday.
 
Rani Devi smacked in during 25th and 69th minutes. She is the leading Indian scorer with 7 goals.
 
The first half saw India holding the ball ...

The last hockey test match between India and Spain ended in Spain’s favour. A last minute strike from Albert Sala led Spain to victory on Wednesday night.
 
India tried to overcome from a 0-4 deficit with strikes from Vikram Pillay in the 54th and 57th minute, Sardar Singh in 28th ...

India defeated Chile by 3-1 in their second round match in the Women's Junior Hockey World Cup .The match was played at Harvard University's Jordan Field.
 
For India, Poonam Rani scored goals at the 28th and 62nd minute. Roselin Dung Dung added one more goal to the tally in the 68th minute. ...

Santi Freixa and Xavi Llenart of Spain contributed to their victory over India in the first hockey Test match at Terrassa.
 
The world No.3 Spain took a lead by 5-0 at the half of the game on Friday night.
 
Freixa scored for Spain in the 3rd and 15th minute .Xavi Ribas added one more ...

The dates of Hero Honda hockey World Cup to be held in Delhi next year have been rescheduled. The championship will now take place from February 28 to March 13, according to a press release from the Federation Internationale de Hockey (FIH) on Friday.
 
The reason assigned is to ensure a ...

Indian women won their opening match against Australia in the Women's Junior World Cup Hockey in Boston. The last minute goal by Monorama Devi gave Indians a 3-2 win over their opponents.
 
Ritu Rani and Monika Badran of India scored the other two goals in the 45th and 53rd ...

According to Union Sports Minister, M S Gill, World Anti-Doping Agency should be adopted by all the sporting bodies.
 
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Sunday had rejected WADA's anti-doping code due to the controversial "whereabouts" clause that mandates players ...

England clinched the hockey series against India by 3-2 in the third and final hockey test.
 
England won the opener on Wednesday while India levelled the series with a victory on Friday.
 
Vikram Pillay and S.V Sunil in the 3rd and 18th minutes scored two goals, giving India 2-1 lead ...

India levelled the three match series by 1-1 against England by winning the second hockey test.
 
India fought back from a two-goal deficit to win the match that was played at the University of Birmingham .The first goal for India came in the 35th minute by Arjun Halappa,while the other ...

Indian team on the European tour will play with Sahara logo again.
 
The team has been delivered kits with the logo of Sahara following the Calcutta High Court order.
 
The high court passed an injunction, ordering Hockey India (HI) to use Sahara logo.
 
Sahara officials ...

Two-wheeler major Hero Honda will be the title sponsors of the hockey World Cup to be hosted by Delhi in March next year.
 
The deal was signed by International Hockey Federation (FIH) president, Lendro Negre, and managing director and CEO of Hero Honda Motors Ltd, Pawan Munjal, at an ...

Hockey India on Thursday launched its own logo which resembles the Ashoka Chakra in the form of 24 hockey sticks forming a wheel.
 
The 24 spokes of Ashoka Chakra are the inspiration for the logo.
 
The logo was unveiled by Hockey India president A.K. Mattoo, secretary general ...

The 23-member Indian hockey team led by Sandeep Singh will go aboard on a 12-Test European tour starting July 27.
The team will play four Tests against England, and three each against Belgium and Spain at Birmingham, Antwerp and Terassa. 
Their last stop in the 25-day tour will be Amstelveen ...

Jose Brasa has been appointed as the new coach of the Indian hockey team. The Spaniard will start mentoring the men's hockey team from this month's Asia Cup. According to reports, Brasa will come down to India on Sunday (May 3) to sign the contract with the Indian hockey team. He will remain the ...

Showing elegance and efficacy in Sunday's (12th April) summit clash of Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament, India regained the glittering cup after a gap of 13 years by defeating Malaysia 3-1. This was India’s fourth cup win. Earlier, India had won the cup in 1985, 1991 and ...