Hockey

“The Finals weekend as is tradition will be hosted at the defending Champions home ground, in this case the Jaypee Punjab Warriors stadium at Chandigarh,” a press relase stated.

National team captain P R Sreejesh has dedicated the Asian Championship Trophy triumph to the Indian soldiers martyred in the Uri attack and their families

In last night’s game, it was Belgium who broke the deadlock right in the opening minute, winning a penalty corner right off their first attack and Victor Wegnez converting the same to give them the early lead.

Jung Manjae scored two goals to lead South Korea past a resurgent Japan 4-3 and into the semifinals of the fourth Asian Champions Trophy at the Kuantan Hockey Stadium here on Wednesday.

India drew 1-1 with South Korea in their second match of the Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament here on Saturday.

Starting with a rousing win over Japan in their opening outing of the fourth Asian Champions Trophy, India are looking for variations beyond ace shooter Rupinder Pal Singhs penalty corner flicks when they take on South Korea.

Batra confirmed on Friday that he has written to the Sports Authority of India (SAI) for extending men's team chief coach Roelant Oltmans's contract till the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

India beat the Ireland, lost to Germany and then came back to beat Argentina in their first three matches of Pool B to virtually confirm a place in the quarterfinals.

Rupinder Pal Singh (27th and 49th) scored a brace while VR Raghunath (15th minute) opened the scoring for the eight-time gold medallists who won their first Olympic match since 2004 Athens.

Indian men's hockey team got a reality check just before the start of Rio Olympics after they were stunned 2-3 by lower-ranked Spain in the second practice game of the tour.

Sreejesh, who took over the captaincy mantle from long-standing Sardar Singh just ahead of the Olympics, said they are ready to face any side in the quarterfinals.

When Yuvraj missed the 2012 London Olympics due to injury, gloom descended upon the Walmiki household that always wanted its two sons – Devinder being the other – wear India colours on the field of hockey.

Aran Zalewski replaced Tristan White in the Australian men's Olympic hockey squad for the Rio Games after scans showed the latter has injured his posterior crucial element ligament.

"It's correct. Ritu is not in the Olympic team. Her exclusion is solely on two counts - her (poor) performance and second is her attitude," a member of the team management told PTI.

India's hockey star of the yesteryears is fighting a liver ailment following jaundice and has been admitted to the Medanta Hospital in Delhi.

DCW has issued a notice to the Deputy Commissioner of Police, New Delhi, asking why an FIR has not been lodged against India Hockey captain Sardar Singh in an alleged sexual assault case even eight days after a complaint was registered.