The ignominy of missing out on a World Cup berth looming large, under-pressure India will look to open their campaign in the 9th Asia Cup men’s hockey tournament with a morale-boosting win over minnows Oman in Pool B here on Saturday.

The Indian men’s hockey team are geared up for a crucial test. Come Saturday, the team will begin their quest for a World Cup berth, at the Asia Cup tournament in Ipoh, Malaysia. The winners will earn a direct entry into next year’s showpiece event.

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.

The Hockey India League might be just a season old but world body FIH president Leandro Negre was full of praise for the franchise-based tournament, saying it would help revive the sport in the countr

Riding high on her performance in the Junior Women’s Hockey World Cup bronze medal play-off, India goalkeeper Bigan Soy said she “had never dreamt of getting such recognition” when she began playing with bamboo sticks.

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.

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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 hockey’s high performance director Roelant Oltmans on Wednesday said the junior women’s team bronze medal finish at the junior women’s hockey World Cup would become a inspiring story to others.