Tete, who led the Indian women's junior hockey team to a fourth-place finish at the 2021 FIH Women's Junior World Cup in Potchefstroom, South Africa, is among four players from Asia to be appointed for the position.
Led by star drag-flicker Harmanpreet Singh, the Indian team had made a shock last-16 exit in the World Cup held in January.
The national selectors have chosen a young team that is making good progress on the international stage. They will be well-guided by the presence of senior players who have extensive international experience playing for...
While the Kalinga Hockey Stadium hosted the FIH World Cup in 2018, the newly-constructed Birsa Munda Stadium in Rourkela caught the imagination of the hockey fraternity for its huge seating capacity.
Craig Fulton, who has nearly 25 years of coaching experience, replaces Australian Graham Reid, who quit after India's dismal show in the World Cup.
In its bid to develop the game at the grassroots level, Hockey India is planning to introduce zonal system tournaments in the sub-junior (U-17) and junior (U-19) categories across the country, said sport body's president...
Hardik was the most impressive player for India in the FIH World Cup held in Odisha in January before he was ruled out of the tournament due to a hamstring injury. Savita had led India to the FIH Women's Nation's Cup title...
The four tournaments are the Junior Women National Championship (April 13-23), Junior Men National Championship (April 28-May 8), Sub-junior Women National Championship (May 13-23) and Sub-junior Men National Championship...
Odisha had won the title last year after defeating Karnataka 2-0 in the final.
Even when hockey great KD Singh Babu’s stardom was at its zenith, his humility remained the same. Even during the victory procession at hometown Barabanki,...
Graham Reid, who joined as India's coach in 2019, resigned after his team's poor showing at the Hockey World Cup.
Reid, on Monday, resigned from his position following India's early ouster from the showpiece, jointly hosted by Rourkela and Bhubaneswar.
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Indian men's hockey team chief coach Graham Reid has resigned from his post following the team's poor show at the FIH Men's Hockey World Cup in Odisha.
India lost the crossover match to New Zealand and failed to make the quarter-finals after going down 4-5 in sudden death.
According to FIH, there was just one "potential anti-doping rule violation (ADRV)" in 2021 but no sanction was imposed.
After a strong outing against home team South Africa in a four-match series, which India won 3-0, the team led by Savita Punia succumbed to its first defeat on...
India lost to New Zealand in their crossover match on Sunday in the penalty shootout after the two sides were locked 3-3 at the end of regulation time.
India have not won a World Cup medal since winning gold in the 1975 edition.
The 21,000-capacity stadium, named after an Indian tribal freedom fighter, is said to be the biggest hockey venue in the world.
A historic bronze medal in the Tokyo Olympics bringing them back among the international elite, India will seek their first podium finish in 48 years in the...
Patnaik, who visited Rourkela, also inaugurated the World Cup Village at the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium Complex in Rourkela.
Hockey India on Thursday named a 22-member squad for the South Africa tour where the side, led by goalkeeper Savita Punia, will play four games against the...
Mallick extended the invite to Khattar on behalf of Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, who is inviting all chief ministers for the mega event.
Legendary defender Dilip Tirkey believes the current Indian hockey team has quality players who can reclaim the world title after a gap of 47 years.
As Odisha gets ready for FIH 2023 Hockey World Cup, the Olympian and Hockey India President speaks about sports and his political stint.
