Hockey

Hockey India president Dilip Tirkey did not divulge plans about the Indian women's team's chief coach Janneke Schopman's future after failing to qualify for the Paris Olympics.

Indian men's hockey team coach Craig Fulton named a 26-member squad for the Four-Nation tour of South Africa.

Dilip Tirkey said the FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers in Ranchi is a testament to India's commitment to the sport.

Odisha Naval Tata Hockey High-Performance Centre routed Khalsa Hockey Academy Amritsar 9-0 as Pragya Patel scored a hat-trick, while Pritam Siwach Hockey Academy defeated Bhai Behlo Hockey Academy Bhagta 7-0.

The Indian team, which has qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics after winning gold at the Hangzhou Asian Games, is ranked third in the world while Spain is eighth.

Aditya Arjun Lalage, Rohit, Amandeep Lakra all netted twice, while Vishnukant, Rajinder, Kushwaha Sourabh Anand and Uttam Singh added one goal each as the Indian colts decimated Canada.

Aditya Lalage, Amandeep Lakra and Rohit netted for the Indian colts as they got the better of Malaysia in an exciting 3-1 win.

Sangita Kumari netted a hat-trick as Indian women's hockey team thrashed Thailand 7-1 in the Asian Champions Trophy.

Sushila, who led India at the Rio Olympics, is ruled out of the tournament due to a suspected Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injury. Baljeet Kaur has replaced Sushila in the squad.

The Indian men's team ended a 41-year-old Olympic medal drought by clinching bronze with a 5-4 win over Germany at the Tokyo Games in 2021.

The men in blue registered a thumping win over their opponents thanks to hattricks from skipper Harmanpreet Singh and Mandeep Singh. Varun Kumar and Abhishek netted a brace each.

Maninder Singh struck in the 10th, 18th, 28th and 30th minutes while Mohammed Raheel also found the target in the 2nd, 15th and 24th minutes to bag his hattrick.

India have been grouped with Japan, Malaysia, and Thailand in the Elite Pool for Women's Asian Hockey 5s World Cup Qualifier.

A dominant Pakistan walloped China 6-1 to earn a consolation victory in the fifth-place play-off encounter in the Asian Champions Trophy Hockey tournament on Friday.

The certification course pertains to training match officials to the fullest so that they can officiate better in the domestic circuit. The course is being overseen by AHF’s event and sports director, Elisabeth Fuerst.

India have now won two matches out of three while one ended in a draw. Malaysia who are placed at the second spot have won two of three matches but the loss against India hurt them.