Abhinav Bindra, Sachin Tendulkar and Vishwanathan Anand hail PV Sindhu's brilliant effort
Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan was also ecstatic with the shuttler's performance.
Aug 19, 2016, 23:07 PM ISTRio Olympics 2016: After tense win over Argentina, Men in Blue face tough test against Netherlands
India will look to get inspiration from their win against the Netherlands in the 'World League Final' at home in December last year.
Aug 10, 2016, 16:54 PM ISTIndian Hockey captain PR Sreejesh warns team against taking 'dangerous' Ireland lightly
India will begin their Olympic campaign on August 6 against Ireland, labelled as the minnows in the competition.
Aug 04, 2016, 18:01 PM ISTGender Bias: Tales of two former hockey captains tell all too revealing story of discrimination
It remains to be seen whether the Indian women's hockey team can put a good show at the prestigious Games in absence of their most experienced player.
Aug 01, 2016, 11:01 AM ISTEyeing Olympics glory, Indian hockey teams arrive in Rio
The Indian men's team will play Netherlands, Argentina, Germany, Ireland and Canada in their pool 'B' matches and will need to be in the top four in the pool to make it to the quarterfinals.
Jul 29, 2016, 22:20 PM ISTRio Olympics 2016: Stupid to talk about hockey team's medal hopes, says Viren Rasquinha
India's strong defensive performance in that match raised medal hopes of fans at the upcoming Olympics.
Jul 26, 2016, 19:06 PM ISTThere is no easy match in Olympics, says Indian hockey skipper PR Sreejesh
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.
Jul 25, 2016, 15:21 PM ISTI want to bring glory back to Indian hockey: New skipper PR Sreejesh
Meanwhile, Indian hockey team's chief coach and High Performance Director Roelant Oltmans said the move to relieve Sardar from captaincy was purely taken to free him from excess responsibilities.
Jul 13, 2016, 09:40 AM ISTPR Sreejesh replacing Sardar isn't a distraction, all 16 players are captains of team: Vice-captain SV Sunil
Sreejesh led the Roelant Oltmans-coached side to a silver medal at the Champions Trophy in London in June, where Sardar was rested.
Jul 12, 2016, 18:43 PM ISTRio Olympics: PR Sreejesh replaces Sardar Singh as Indian hockey skipper for upcoming mega event
Star performer in the last 12 months, Birendra Lakra will miss the event due to injury
Jul 12, 2016, 13:50 PM ISTAfter rest, Sardar Singh returns to lead India in 6 Nation tourney
The squad features a strong defensive line up, with experienced campaigners VR Raghunath and Kothajit Singh joined by the returning Lakra and Rupinder Pal. Vikas Dahiya remains a back up to custodian Sreejesh.
Jun 20, 2016, 12:28 PM ISTChampions Trophy: Nikkin Thimmaiah strikes as India clinch 2-1 victory over South Korea
At the Lee Valley Hockey Centre, India's domination earned them the lead through day's captain SV Sunil's 39th minute goal.
Jun 15, 2016, 00:21 AM ISTIndia lose 1-2 to Belgium in Hockey Champions Trophy
With this loss, India dropped to the third spot in the points table with four points from three games.
Jun 13, 2016, 22:37 PM ISTChampions Trophy: India hold ground to clinch 2-1 victory over Great Britain
After allowing Olympic champions Germany to come back to draw 3-3 yesterday, India now have four points from two matches.
Jun 11, 2016, 23:10 PM ISTIndia play 3-3 draw Germany in Champions Trophy opener
The Roelant Oltmans-coached side will now take on Britain in their second match of the tournament on Saturday.
Jun 10, 2016, 23:51 PM ISTIndian hockey seeks Champions Trophy boost ahead of 2016 Rio Olympics
Starting with the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, where India got the silver behind world champions Australia, Oltmans is eager to test his junior players in stiff contests.
Jun 09, 2016, 23:26 PM ISTSardar Singh rested, PR Sreejesh to lead India in Champions Trophy
SV Sunil will be Sreejesh's deputy in the squad which also has seasoned first team players like VR Ragunath, Kothajit Singh, SK Uthappa, Akashdeep Singh to name a few.
May 17, 2016, 12:37 PM ISTPR Sreejesh, Deepika win Hockey India Player of the Year awards
Both Sreejesh and Deepika bagged Rs. 25 lakh and a trophy each for their achievement.
Mar 26, 2016, 19:13 PM ISTHockey World League Final: Inspired India beat Great Britain 2-1, enter semis
The Indians looked far more organised and coordinated and attacked the rival citadel with purpose.
Dec 03, 2015, 21:25 PM ISTHockey World League: Lacklustre India lose 0-3 to Argentina in opener
The Argentines completely dominated the match as the Indians looked disoriented and lacked in co-ordination.
Nov 27, 2015, 21:55 PM IST