Hockey

National Women's Hockey League will serve as a vital scouting platform for the national team, providing selectors with the opportunity to identify and nurture talent for future international competitions.

The FIH is promoting them as a sustainable option against the currently-in-use artificial turfs that require 6,000 litres of water daily for maintenance, as per available estimates.

In the shoot-out, skipper Harmanpreet Singh, Sukhjeet Singh, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay and Shamsher Singh scored for world number three India.

Indian women's hockey team defeated Poland 5-4 in the FIH Hockey5s Women's World Cup.

Herman Kruis was appointed as high performance director by Hockey India till September.

India women's hockey team captain Savita Punia said she and her team are geared up to give it their all in the do-or-die FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers.

Indian players will be joining the camp after a short break from the trip to Spain.

Deepika and Sangita Kumari were on target for India, while captain Kathryn Mullan scored the only goal for Ireland.

Karnataka started the proceedings, recording a resounding 12-1 victory against Bihar, while Manipur mauled Jammu & Kashmir 15-1 at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium in Chennai on Monday.

The Indian junior women's hockey team will travel to Argentina for training and practice matches ahead of the World Cup in Chile.

India are the second-best side in the India leg of the Olympic qualifiers behind Germany in the qualifiers to be held in Ranchi from January 13 to 19.

The Indian junior hockey team edged arch-rival Pakistan 6-5 on penalties thanks to goalie HS Mohith's decisive save, after the game had ended 3-3 in regulation time.

The Indian women's hockey team head coach Janneke Schopman is determined to end the Asian Champions Trophy league stage unbeaten.

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.

Lalit Upadhyay, Varun Kumar and Mandeep Singh all netted trebles to pile anguish on the hapless Uzbeki defence. Abhishek, Amit Rohidas, Sukhjeet, Shamsher Singh and Sanjay, who all scored once each were the other goal scorers in the mauling.

Ahead of the nation’s opening hockey game in China, former Indian player Rasquinha, in an exclusive to News18, opined that the unit has what it takes to back up the favourites tag at the multi-sport continental event.