India may be just a step away from final confirmation of their berth in the 2014 Hockey World Cup, but the young team’s heartening show at the Asia Cup, where they finished runners-up, has instilled b

If the build-up to the national sports awards was marred with controversy, the Arjuna Awards ceremony at the Durbar Hall of Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Saturday was no different.

India hockey skipper Sardar Singh has signed up to play for Bloemendaal, one of the biggest clubs in Holland.

World Series Hockey stars Prabhjot Singh and Deepak Thakur have made a switch, signing on the dotted line for the Hockey India League. Besides the duo, senior players Rajpal Singh and Arjun Halappa, also a national selector now, have also been roped in along with several junior players.

India will field as many as three debutants in the upcoming Asia Cup men’s hockey tournament in Ipoh, Malaysia — a qualifying event for the 2014 World Cup.

India’s interim coach Roelant Oltmans knows that the upcoming Asia Cup men’s hockey tournament in Ipoh, Malaysia — a qualification event for the World Cup next year — could be make or break for his young squad.
So far, no Asian team has qualified for the mega-event, and the competition will be intense with just the winners going through.

India’s interim coach Roelant Oltmans knows that the upcoming Asia Cup men’s hockey tournament in Ipoh, Malaysia — a qualification event for the World Cup next year — could be make or break for his yo

Indian women’s hockey coach Neil Hawgood has always been straightforward in assessing his wards. “Pathetic”, “just not there”, “learning, but lacking in mental strength...” are some of the terms he had used to describe their performances in the recent past.

India’s campaign at the crucial Asia Cup men’s hockey tournament in Malaysia this month is under threat from a spate of injuries.

Hockey India’s decision to “remove” Australian Michael Nobbs as coach of the Indian men’s hockey team has come at a crucial time.