Hockey

International Hockey Federation changed the world ranking system from tournament-based calculation to match-based.

Sharmila Devi scored a brace as the Indian junior women's hockey team defeated New Zealand 4-1.

Captains of the Indian hockey teams, Manpreet Singh and Rani Rampal, felt that they have a fair chance of qualifying from their group at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

PR Sreejesh reflected on his time with the Indian men's hockey team, saying that goalkeepers are like wine.

Women's hockey: Neha Goyal was India's only goalscorer as they lost 1-3 to Great Britain.

The Indian women's hockey team will be playing their FIH Olympic Qualifiers in home conditions.

Harmanpreet Singh said he and the Indian men's hockey team, who recently won the Olympic test event, are eager to qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Merzban Patel, who is legendary hockey coach, will be conferred with the Dronacharya Award at the sports awards ceremony in New Delhi next week.

Despite being without the guidance of a coach and a series of injuries plaguing its players, most recent being Gurjant Singh,who returned home after fracturing his nose during a practice match, the Indian team is upbeat and confident of a show good.

Speaking to the media before leaving for Ipoh on Sunday night, Manpreet said the side has prepared itself for the hot and humid weather in Ipoh by having noon practice sessions at the national camp here.

An impressive silver-medal finish at the Champions Trophy has helped the Indian men's hockey team jump one spot to fifth in the latest FIH rankings chart released on Tuesday.

India once again reasserted their supremacy over Pakistan as they clinically decimated the arch-rivals 4-0 in the opening match of the Champions Trophy hockey tournament on Saturday.

It was a day of upsets in the Pool A matches of the Hockey World League (HWL) Final here today, as Belgium and Spain stunned Olympic champions Argentina and European champions Netherlands in their opening matches of elite eight-nation tournament.

India will have to settle for a 3rd/4th place play-off against Malaysia on Sunday, as they went down to New Zealand 3-2 in a hard fought thrilling encounter at the 4 Nations Invitational Hockey Tournament.

A reliable source in the PHF said that the ministry of inter-provincial coordination has informed the federation that the government has given the NOC for participating in the December 8-18 Junior World Cup.

Seeking to reclaim the title that they won in the inaugural edition in 2011, fancied India were held to a 1-1 draw by the young South Korean side, which has improved with every outing.