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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

Don't hold ball for too long: Manpreet Singh reveals Sjoerd Marijne's plans ahead of Commonwealth Games

Swift dribbles have been the Indian hockey team's calling card since time immemorial but new national coach Sjoerd Marijne wants his men not to keep the ball for too long in a bid to attack with more gusto.

Mar 24, 2018, 17:36 PM IST

Punishments are Sjoerd Marijne's way to improve discipline ahead of Commonwealth Games

India hockey coach Sjoerd Marijne is handing out punishments to erring players training for the Commonwealth Games.

Mar 24, 2018, 16:56 PM IST

India to face arch-rivals Pakistan in Champions Trophy opener in June

Arch-rivals India and Pakistan will lock horns in a high-profile opening match of the men's Champions Trophy hockey tournament in Breda, Netherlands on June 23. As per the schedule announced by the International Hockey Federation (FIH), besides the India-Pakistan tie, there will be two more games on the first day of the event to be held from June 23 to July 1.

Mar 15, 2018, 18:50 PM IST

Rani Rampal to lead Indian women's hockey team at Commonwealth Games

The Indian Women's Hockey team had won the gold medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in England after defeating the hosts 3-2 after extra-time in the final match and bagged the silver medal in the subsequent 2006 Commonwealth Games in Australia.

Mar 14, 2018, 12:56 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

India Women play out 1-1 draw with South Korea; win series 3-1

Indian women's hockey team played out a 1-1 draw against hosts South Korea in the last game to win the five-match series 3-1 on Sunday.

Mar 11, 2018, 15:51 PM IST

Australia overcome England to win Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey

Australia took the lead in the 38th minute when Blake Govers fired home from a penalty corner. Youngster Sharp doubled Australia`s lead in the 53rd minute, scrambling the ball home from close range after skipper Mark Knowles` initial drag-flick effort was saved.

Mar 10, 2018, 21:44 PM IST

India thump Ireland to finish fifth in Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey

India finished fifth at the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament with a 4-1 thrashing of Ireland on Saturday. Varun Kumar scored twice from penalty corners while Shilanand Lakra and Gurjant Singh got the other goals for India.

Mar 10, 2018, 15:25 PM IST

Ireland stun India 3-2 in Azlan Shah Cup hockey

India's hopes of a podium finish were dashed as they squandered lead on two occasions and went down 2-3 to Ireland in the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament on Friday.

Mar 09, 2018, 21:08 PM IST

Indian women suffer first defeat on their hockey tour of South Korea

Indian women's hockey team suffered its first defeat in the tour of South Korea after they lost 1-2 against the hosts in a hard-fought third game of the five-match series on Thursday.

Mar 08, 2018, 16:11 PM IST

India thrash hosts Malaysia 5-1 in Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey, stay in the hunt for final

India rode on splendid goals by Shilanand Lakra (10th minute), Gurjant Singh (42nd, 57th), Sumit Kumar (48th) and Ramandeep Singh (51st) to beat hosts Malaysia and kept their chances to play in the final after a series of underwhelming performances.

Mar 07, 2018, 21:05 PM IST

Former India hockey coach Roelant Oltmans to be Pakistan chief coach for two-and-half years

Oltmans, who was in charge of Indian hockey for four years -- first as High Performance Director and later as chief coach since 2015 before his unceremonious sacking last September -- took to his official twitter handle to confirm the appointment.

Mar 07, 2018, 18:01 PM IST

India lose 2-4 to Australia in Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

India were trailing 0-4 after the third quarter but scored two quick goals through Ramandeep Singh in the fourth quarter to avoid a whitewash.

Mar 06, 2018, 18:10 PM IST

Indian women go 2-0 up in five-match series against South Korea

The second quarter saw South Korea start off from where they left in the first quarter as they won back-to-back penalty corners to put India under pressure.

Mar 06, 2018, 16:55 PM IST

Hockey India announces 20 campers each for junior men's, women's camps

The Qualifiers will be held in Bangkok between April 25-29.

Mar 06, 2018, 15:58 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

Resilient Indian eves beat South Korea in opening match

India started the match on a positive note as they focused on stringing together some passes, which saw them keep possession in the opposition's half in the opening few minutes of the first quarter.

Mar 05, 2018, 15:06 PM IST