Former India women's hockey team captain Rani Rampal is hopeful the Women's Hockey India League (HIL) will set the platform for young girls to win national team berths for the 2032 Olympics in Brisbane and beyond.

Former Indian women's hockey team captain Rani Rampal announced her retirement on Thursday, ending a glittering 16-year career.

India captain Harmanpreet Singh became the most expensive player on day one of the Hockey India League auction, with Soorma Hockey Club snapping the star drag-flicker for Rs 78 lakh on Sunday.

India finished with six medals in Paris Olympics 2024, but also had the same number of fourth-place finishes.

Indian women's hockey legend Rani Rampal has claimed that there are many unfit players in the team picked for the Asian Games, and asserted that she is in no mood to retire.

Former India captain Rani Rampal on Thursday hit out at women's hockey team chief coach Janneke Schopmann for being overlooked for the past two years

Indian team's star hockey player Rani Rampal has become the first woman in the sport to have a stadium named after her, in Rae Bareli

Rani Rampal (2'), and Sangita Kumari (46') all scored for India to give the guests an unstoppable 3-0 lead in the four-match Test series

Rani Rampal scored for the second consecutive game on her return as the Indian women's hockey team defeated South Africa 7-0 in the second Test.

Rani Rampal made a brilliant comeback as the Indian women's hockey team defeated South Africa 5-1 in the first Test of the four-match series in Cape Town. It was a commendable performance from India as they claimed a 5-0 lead in the second quarter.