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India To Play Spain In FIH Women's Hockey World Cup Crossover Game To Advance To Quarterfinals
At the FIH Women's Hockey World Cup, the Indian Women's Hockey Team ranked third in Pool B. On July 10 at Terrassa, Spain, they will play Spain in the FIH Women's Hockey World Cup crossover game for a spot in the quarterfinal. Before losing narrowly, 3-4, to New Zealand in their pool round match, the Indian squad, captained by goalkeeper Savita, competed to two exhilarating draws against England and China.
Tags: Indian Women's Hockey Team, Spain, FIH Women's Hockey World Cup, Quarterfinals, Hockey India
Courtesy: ANI
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Jharkhand, Odisha, Haryana, Karnataka Advance To Championship Semi Finals
The quarter-finals of the 12th Hockey India Senior Women National Championship 2022 were contested at Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh on May 14. Jharkhand defeated Maharashtra in the opening game, to advance to the semi-finals. Haryana defeated Uttar Pradesh in the second quarter-final match of the day, following an exciting encounter. Karnataka defeated Punjab in the third quarter-final match. Odisha defeated Madhya Pradesh in the day's last quarter-… read-more
Tags: Jharkhand, Karnataka, Haryana, Odisha, Hockey India
Courtesy: ANI
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Hockey India Sub Junior Men National Championship Starts In Goa
Twelfth Hockey India Sub Junior Men National Championship starts on May 4 in Goa. A total of 29 will be fighting during Eight days of Pool Matches. Quarter-Finals on May 12, Semi-Finals on May 14, and Medel Matches are scheduled on May 15. Participating teams are divided into eight pools. Members and Coaches of each team are working hard and are excited about the Championship.
Tags: 12th Hockey India Sub Junior Men National Championship, Hockey India, Hockey, Goa, India
Courtesy: aninews
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Former Indian Hockey Captain Charanjit Singh Dies Of Cardiac Arrest
Legendary hockey player and former Indian captain Charanjit Singh, who represented India as captain in 1964 Tokyo Olympics gold medal-winning team, died on January 27 in Himachal Pradesh, after suffering a cardiac arrest, that followed prolonged illnesses. He was 90 years old, and was paralysed after suffering a stroke five years back. Singh is survived by two sons and one daughter. Reportedly, his last rites are yet to be performed.
Tags: sports, Hockey India, Indian Hockey Team, Death, Captain
Courtesy: Press Trust Of India
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Men's Hockey Junior World Cup To Be Held Without Spectators
Hockey India and FIH have jointly decided to hold the FIH Odisha men's Hockey Junior World Cup Bhubaneswar 2021 without the presence of spectators, starting from November 24. The decision was taken to avoid the crowd amid the menace of Covid-19 infection. Reportedly, 16 teams from different countries will fight for the title. The classification matches will start on November 30 and the final is scheduled for December 5.
Tags: Hockey India, World Cup, Bhubaneswar, Spectators
Courtesy: ANI
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India V/s Germany: Men's Hockey Tournament For Bronze Medal At Tokyo Olympics
India men’s hockey team will challenge Germany on August 5 for the Bronze medal match after Germany was defeated by Australia by 3-1. Australian player Tim Brand scored a goal within seven minutes of the match. Although Germany made use of the penalty corner when Lukas Windfeder scored a goal, however, it was not enough to defeat Australia. Australia will be playing against Belgium for the gold medal on August 5.
Tags: India, Germany, Hockey India, Hockey, Tokyo Olympics
Courtesy: India Today
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Tokyo Olympics: PV Sindhu, Indian Men's Hockey Team Enters Quarter-Finals
Reportedly, August 1 seems to be a crucial day for the Indians as two important matches featuring India are going to be held at Tokyo Olympics. Women’s single badminton match will be held between Indian player P.V. Sindhu and Chinese player He Bingjiao thus competing for bronze while the Indian men’s hockey team will be challenging Great Britain. However, in the men’s heavyweight game, Indian boxer Satish Kumar lost to Uzbekistan’s Bakhodir… read-more
Tags: Tokyo Olympics, India, PV Sindhu, Hockey India, Badminton
Courtesy: ESPN
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Ex-Hockey Player, Coach MK Kaushik Hospitalised After Contracting COVID
Former Indian Hockey player and coach MK Kaushik was hospitalised on April 24 after detecting chest infections in a CT scan. While Kaushik’s oxygen level is currently fluctuating his wife is also admitted and is recovering steadily. Training both senior men’s and women’s team, it was Kaushik only under whose coaching Men’s and women’s hockey team won the 1998 Asian Games and 2006 Doha Asian Games respectively.
Tags: Hockey India, Arjuna Award, Indian Hockey Team, Covid-19, MK Kaushik
Courtesy: News18
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Indian Hockey Legend 88-Year-Old Balbir Singh Junior Passes Away
Former ace Indian hockey player Balbir Singh Junior passed away at 88 on April 11. Popularly known as 'Nursery of Indian Hockey', Balbir was a member of the silver medal-winning 1958 Asian Games contingent. Playing alongside hockey legends like Balbir Singh Senior, Leslie Claudius, Prithipal Singh and Charles Stephen, Junior also represented Indian Railways. Hockey India also condoled for the Jalandhar-born Junior, now survived by wife, son… read-more
Tags: Hockey India, Indian Hockey, India, Balbir Singh Junior
Courtesy: NDTV
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Hockey: India Beats Germany 6-1 At Its Home Without Marquee Players
In a mesmerising 7-goal thriller, the Indian men's hockey team defeated Germany 6-1 in their backyard. Played behind closed doors, the visitors were without champion players captain Manpreet Singh, Rupinderpal Singh and SV Sunil. Surprisingly, the international meeting did not even get a live stream, which left several fans angry. Interestingly, Indian coach Graham Reid and Germany’s Kais Al Saadi decided to disallow the live-streaming since… read-more
Tags: Hockey, Hockey India, German Hockey, Indian Hockey
Courtesy: The Times of India
