Drag-flicker Sandeep Singh and forward Shivendra Singh paid the prize for their poor show in the recent Hockey World League Round 3 in Rotterdam. The seasoned duo were excluded from the list of 48 probables announced by Hockey India on Tuesday, ahead of the crucial Asia Cup next month — a qualification event for next year’s World Cup.

Oil & Natural Gas Corporation defeated Indian Oil 3-1 (2-2) via tie-breaker in the final of the seven-a-side ONGC UP hockey championship in Lucknow on Monday evening.

Hockey India’s decision to rope in former men’s and women’s coach Maharaj Krishan Kaushik to assist chief coach Michael Nobbs has evoked surprise. The move depicts all is not well within the set-up.

Former India captain Viren Rasquinha has said that India may still qualify for the 2014 Hockey World Cup by winning the Asia Cup, but they will need to play much better than they did at the FIH World League Round 3 in Rotterdam recently.

The Central Reserve Police Force has been inducted into the Hockey India fold as an associate member on Wednesday paving the way for the paramilitary force team to participate in all the national championships in future.

Hockey India today inducted Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) as an associate member and it can take part in all the national championships in future.

The Indian men’s hockey team might not have been able to earn a direct qualification berth for the 2014 World Cup, but High Performance Director Roelant Oltmans believes “plans will eventually translate into success.”

The Indian hockey team finished sixth in the FIH World League Round 3 after losing a tense play-off match on penalties to the higher-ranked Spain here on Sunday.

The Indian men’s hockey team will square it off with Spain in their 5th place playoff match in the Hockey World League Round 3 — a qualification event for next year’s World Cup — here on Sunday.

The Indian men’s hockey team finally tasted success in the FIH World League Round 3 — a qualifying event for the 2014 World Cup — when they defeated lower-ranked France 6-2 to qualify for the fifth-sixth position play-off match, here on Friday.