India beat Australia 4-2 on penalties, after the two teams were locked 2-2 at the end of the 70 minutes, to enter Junior Hockey World Cup final. The hosts will now meet Belgium in the title clash on Sunday. India played their best game of the tournament against Australia and came back from behind to take the lead in the […]
» Read moreMidfielder Udita will be leading an 18-member squad for the fourth Women U-18 Asia Cup, to be held in Bangkok, Thailand from December 16 to 22. Salima Tete will be Udita’s deputy during the upcoming tournament, Hockey India (HI) announced on Tuesday. Udita said the girls were upbeat and confident about doing well in the tournament. “This is a very good […]
» Read moreIndian men’s hockey team came close to securing a historic series win against Australia on Wednesday, but the home team dug deep to win the second Test by 4-3 to level the series. India fought bravely but two second-half goals from Jez Hayward set up a thrilling victory for the Kookaburras.
» Read moreIndia put up a dominating performance to beat Malaysia 4-1 in the bronze medal play off match on Sunday and finish at the third spot in the Four Nations Invitational Tournament.
» Read moreThe Indian men’s hockey team got their first win of the Four Nations Invitational Tournament by beating 14th-ranked Malaysia 4-2 in Melbourne on Thursday. A day after losing to world No 1 Australia 2-3, VR Raghunath’s team bounced back through goals to Nikkin Thimmaiah (21′, 55′), Rupinder Pal Singh(40′) and Akashdeep Singh (56′) plus an improved display from goalkeeper Akash […]
» Read moreThe Indian women’s hockey team, ranked 12th in the world, began their tour of Australia by beating the fourth-ranked Hockeyroos 1-0 in the first of three Test matches in Melbourne on Wednesday. The win was their first over Australia and set up by a second-quarter goal by captain Rani Rampal and consistent aggression in attack and defense ensured that the […]
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