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Hockey India names 48 players for Senior Women's National Camp

Hockey India on Saturday named 48 players for the senior women national camp to be held from May 28 to June 9 at the Sports Authority of India, Bengaluru ahead of the Spain Tour and FIH Women's World Cup.

May 26, 2018, 16:18 PM IST

Hockey India names 48 players for camp ahead of FIH Champions Trophy

Hockey India on Friday named 48 players for a 21-day national camp ahead of the FIH men's Champions Trophy in Breda, the Netherlands.

May 25, 2018, 22:15 PM IST

Rajinder Singh named Hockey India president

Rajinder Singh was on Saturday named president of Hockey India (HI), following Mariamma Koshy's resignation from the post.

May 19, 2018, 17:58 PM IST

Hockey India recommends Manpreet Singh for Arjuna Award

Hockey India also recommended Coach BS Chauhan for the Dronacharya Award. Speaking on the recommendations, Mohd Mushtaque Ahmad, Secretary General, Hockey India said, "They have proven their worth with significant performances that has elevated the Indian team to new heights.

May 03, 2018, 14:23 PM IST

Harender lacks enough time to change team's fortunes: Joaquim Carvalho

Yesterday, women's coach Harender Singh was made in- charge of the men's side, while men's coach Sjoerd Marijne was re-designated the women's coach in a rejigging of roles by the Hockey India following the medalless show of the teams at last month's Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.

May 02, 2018, 16:58 PM IST

Hockey: I was confident of winning Asian Games and World Cup with men's team, says Sjoerd Marijne

Sjoerd Marijne has accepted Hockey India's decision to send him back to the women's camp, but the Dutchman said he was confident of delivering results with men's side in the Asian Games and World Cup despite a poor Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast.

May 01, 2018, 16:32 PM IST

Hockey: Harendra Singh appointed coach of India men, Sjoerd Marijne returns to coach women

Seven months on, Hockey India (HI) on Tuesday swapped the coaches of its men's and women's national teams - appointing Harendra Singh in charge of the men and sending Marijne back to coaching the women. 

May 01, 2018, 14:37 PM IST

PR Sreejesh replaces Manpreet Singh as captain of India's hockey team

Hockey India on Friday announced PR Sreejesh and Rani Rampal as captains of the senior men’s and women’s national teams, respectively, until the end of 2018.

Apr 27, 2018, 16:10 PM IST

Sardar Singh among 55 players named for men's national hockey camp

The list features all the 18 players who were part of the Indian men's team that returned from the Commonwealth Games without a medal after finishing fourth, following a 1-2 loss to England in the bronze medal playoff. 

Apr 26, 2018, 13:18 PM IST

International Hockey Federation issues warning to Narinder Batra for his outburst in Sardar Singh questioning issue

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) on Tuesday issued a warning to its president Narinder Batra and fined him for his outburst against English law enforcement authorities during the Hockey World League Semi-Final in London last year.

Apr 24, 2018, 20:00 PM IST

Sjoerd Marijne under Hockey India scanner after medal-less CWG campaign

The Indian men's hockey team's medal-less and rudder-less Commonwealth Games performance has brought chief coach Sjoerd Marijne under the scanner with Hockey India scheduling a performance review meeting later this week.

Apr 24, 2018, 19:23 PM IST

Indian hockey team unhappy with coach Sjoerd Marijne's 'selection policy': Sources

After a disappointing end to the CWG, some of the players got together and met the coach telling him that "overly focusing on blooding in youngsters" won't help the team win consistently - sources told Zee Media.

Apr 21, 2018, 15:46 PM IST

HIL confidence can help India break the Australia code in CWG: Zafar Iqbal

India were hammered 0-8 by Australia in the 2010 CWG finals, and lost 0-4 to them in the 2014 Glasgow Games summit clash. India are a strong medal contender at Gold Coast where the Games will begin on April 4.

Mar 27, 2018, 19:23 PM IST

Next stop CWG: India's women hockey ready to showcase its transformation

The team is gung-ho about ending its 12-year medal wait at the Commonwealth Games, and there's a lot that went into fueling the searing desire to be at the podium in Gold Coast.  

Mar 27, 2018, 17:42 PM IST

PR Sreejesh returns but Sardar Singh dropped from India's CWG hockey squad

The Indian team are in Pool B along with Pakistan, Malaysia, Wales, England and will begin their campaign on April 7 against Pakistan.

Mar 13, 2018, 12:27 PM IST

Chris Ciriello roped in as analytical coach by Hockey India

While HI and Sports Authority of India (SAI) are yet to make an official announcement on Ciriello's appointment, sources told Zee Media that the Australian is already in Bengaluru working with the senior players rested for the ongoing Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in Malaysia. 

Mar 06, 2018, 13:11 PM IST

Savita rested as Hockey India names women's squad for South Korea

Ace striker Rani will lead a 20-member squad for the coming tour of South Korea - between March 3 and 12 - where they will play five matches against the hosts at the Jinchun National Athletic Centre in Seoul, Hockey India (HI) announced on Friday.

Feb 23, 2018, 14:35 PM IST

Odisha government to sponsor national hockey teams for 5 years

The Odisha government will sponsor the national men's and women's hockey teams for the next five years, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced on Thursday.

Feb 15, 2018, 14:26 PM IST

Hockey India names 33-man core group ahead of Azlan Shah, Commonwealth Games

Hockey India on Friday named a 33-man core probables' list for national camp ahead of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup and Commonwealth Games (CWG) — the first two major events of what is going to be a gruelling season.

Feb 09, 2018, 21:02 PM IST

Hockey players aghast at living conditions in senior Nationals

Players have complained of inadequate facilities provided to them by the sports authorities in Imphal, lamenting that they have not been provided with blankets, adequate food or proper toilet facilities.

Jan 07, 2018, 19:43 PM IST