Hockey News

Dutchman Sjoerd Marijne was on Friday reappointed as the chief coach of India's women's hockey team, five years after guiding the side to a historic fourth-place finish at the Tokyo Olympics following which it has been battling a difficult transition phase.

Marijne's first big challenge as chief coach will be the Women's World Cup Qualifiers in Hyderabad, Telangana from March 8 to 14.

Following a year of significant achievements, the Indian Hockey team will enter 2026 with an action-packed schedule featuring several marquee international tournaments.

A resounding victory at the Asia Cup in Rajgir, Bihar reinstated Indian Men's Hockey Team's status as the No.1 side in Asia.

India's leading men's hockey players Harmanpreet Singh and Hardik Singh are eyeing good performances in the Hockey India League (HIL), beginning early next year, to fine-tune their skills and build confidence ahead of a busy international season.

Former India captain Ashok Kumar on Wednesday described modern hockey as a power-driven game dominated by physicality and expensive equipment.

Belgium defender Arthur Van Doren believes India are strong title contenders in next year's men's hockey World Cup, saying it is "impossible to ignore" the Men in Blue for their consistency over the last few years.

Well-known hockey olympian Anjum Saeed, who accompanied the senior Pakistan team to the FIH Pro League in Argentina as manager, landed himself in trouble after being offloaded in Brazil for smoking on the airplane while it was refuelling at the Rio de Janeiro airport.

12 teams per gender will compete at the Games, including host nation USA.

India produced a brave-heart performance, nullifying a two-goal deficit to beat Argentina 4-2 and clinch the bronze medal in the FIH Men's Junior World Cup.

India's dream of reclaiming the FIH Men's Junior World Cup after a hiatus of nine years went up in smoke as they lost 1-5 to seven-time champions and title holders Germany in the semifinal in Chennai on Sunday.

Two-time champions India last won the men's Junior World Cup title way back in 2016 in Lucknow.

Goalkeeper Prince Deep Singh channelized his inner 'PR Sreejesh' to pull off a couple of spectacular saves in a pulsating shoot-out as India edged out a spirited Belgium 4-3 to enter the semi-final of the FIH Junior Men's Hockey World Cup

The sudden resignation of Indian women's hockey team head coach Harendra Singh was prompted by a series of players' complaints against his "outdated and dictatorial" style of working.

Indian junior men's hockey team eased their way into the quarterfinals of the prestigious FIH Hockey Men's Junior World Cup Tamil Nadu 2025

Indian women's hockey team chief coach Harendra Singh on Monday resigned from the post with immediate effect citing "personal reasons"

In an entertaining final, Belgium beat India 1-0 in a closely-fought encounter to lift the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in Malaysia on Sunday.

Arshdeep Singh, Manmeet Singh and Dilraj Singh struck a hat-trick each as India mauled Oman 17-0 to register their second consecutive win in the FIH Men's Junior World Cup in Chennai on Saturday.