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of Indian women's hockey team head coach Harendra Singh was prompted by a series of players' complaints against his "outdated and dictatorial" style of working.
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.
Jugraj Singh scored four goals as the Indian men's hockey team thrashed Canada 14-3 in a high-scoring encounter to top the pool standings and make the final of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup here on Saturday.
India's chief coach PR Sreejesh minced no words while acknowledging the shortcomings in his side ahead of their opening match of the FIH Junior Men's World Cup.
India captain Rohit on Saturday said his team is excited to play in the FIH Men's Junior Hockey World Cup in front of home crowd and determined to reclaim the crown.
Drag-flicker Rohit was named captain of India's 20-member junior men's hockey squad announced on Friday for the FIH World Cup to be held in Tamil Nadu from November 28 to December 10.
Pakistan men's hockey head coach Tahir Zaman has refused to travel to Dhaka for a three-match series claiming interference by the PHF in selection matters.
Olympian Philippe Goldberg of Belgium has been appointed as head coach of Soorma Hockey Club ahead of the second season of Hockey India League, the club said on Friday.
Hockey India has made it clear that it will not restrict its players from shaking hands with the Pakistan team during international matches in the future.
Manuel Frederick, the first person from Kerala to win an Olympic hockey medal, died in a Bengaluru hospital, where he was undergoing treatment for cancer.
The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has announced that Oman will join the list of participating teams for the upcoming Men's Junior World Cup in Tamil Nadu 2025.