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Indian men's hockey team settle for 2-2 draw against Germany

With both India and Germany losing their first match against Belgium, there was no doubt that this was going to be a closely contested match and neither teams disappointed.

Jun 03, 2017, 23:23 PM IST

India squander lead to go down 1-2 to Belgium in opener of three-nation invitational tournament

Despite taking a 1-0 lead in the third quarter through a splendid penalty corner conversion by Harmanpreet Singh, India conceded two goals in the final quarter to lose the match last night.

Jun 03, 2017, 10:48 AM IST

Indian eves whitewashed by New Zealand in 5-match hockey series

The Black Sticks were untroubled from the start with Olivia Merry converting a splendid field goal in the fourth minute of the first quarter.

May 20, 2017, 12:32 PM IST

Navjot Kaur reaches milestone of 100 outings for India

Navjot made her international debut in 2012 in a series against New Zealand in Napier.

May 19, 2017, 10:49 AM IST

Manpreet Singh named the Indian hockey captain for HWL semis in England

Harmanpreet and Rupinder will continue to be the penalty corner specialists while Akash Chikte and Vikas Dahiya will carry the onus of goalkeepers for the team in the absence of Sreejesh.

May 18, 2017, 16:46 PM IST

Defender Sunita Lakra completes century of international matches for India's women hockey team

Lakra made her international debut in 2009 and since has been a backbone of the Indian team.

May 17, 2017, 16:08 PM IST

Indian women's hockey team leaves for Test series against New Zealand

The team, under newly-appointed Chief Coach Sjoerd Marijne, began the season with a 5-0 win against Belarus in Bhopal.

May 09, 2017, 14:52 PM IST

Roelant Oltmans worried by Indian hockey team's inability to cope with pressure

In the last league match against Malaysia, the Indian team seemed to wilt under the pressure coming from the requirement of a two-goal victory that would have placed them in the final.

May 07, 2017, 15:23 PM IST

Sultan Azlan Shah Cup: Dominant India blank New Zealand 4-0 to finish third

India had finished runners-up in last year`s edition when they had lost 0-4 to Australia in the final.

May 06, 2017, 19:27 PM IST

Sultan Azlan Shah Cup: India slump to 0-1 defeat to Malaysia, fail to reach final for 2nd straight year

An Indian victory by two goals would have pushed the British team to the bronze medal game, but Malaysia turned the tables on India who gave a disjointed exhibition of hockey.

May 05, 2017, 21:02 PM IST

Sultan Azlan Shah Cup : Great Britain's 3-2 win over New Zealand boosts India's chances of reaching final

It is the one-goal advantage India had in number of goals scored in four outings that placed them in the second place in the round-robin league standings.

May 05, 2017, 17:45 PM IST

Sultan Azlan Shah Cup: Mandeep Singh's hat-trick guides India to 4-3 win over Japan

Rattled by the strike, India added thrust to their raids and were rewarded when Sardar shrugged away two defenders to square the ball across the goalmouth. Mandeep applied the finishing touch by easing the ball over the goalline to make it 3-3 in the 51st minute.

May 03, 2017, 16:10 PM IST

Sultan Azlan Shah Cup: Great Britain overtake India after beating Malaysia

Great Britain's match-winner came from a penalty stroke conversion by Alan Forsyth in the 26th minute.

May 02, 2017, 20:28 PM IST

Sultan Azlan Shah Cup: Men in Blue suffer first defeat, lose 1-3 to Australia

Nine-time winners of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, Australia now have seven points from three outings, while last year's runner-up India are on four points after three matches.

May 02, 2017, 16:22 PM IST

Sultan Azlan Shah Cup: Hockey India aiming for an improved show against Australia

Using the tournament to fine-tune their squad after the induction of several youngsters, Australia gave an exhibition of their powerful game by outplaying hosts Malaysia 6-1 yesterday.

May 01, 2017, 23:18 PM IST

Sultan Azlan Shah Cup: After thrashing New Zealand, India aiming for improved show against Australia

The India-Australia encounter, featuring the two highest ranked teams in the six-nation competition, is billed as the marquee match of the preliminary league.

May 01, 2017, 13:42 PM IST

Sultan Azlan Shah Cup: SV Sunil makes history on completing 200 International caps for India

Md. Mushtaque Ahmad, Secretary General of Hockey India (HI) congratulated Sunil on his achievement.

Apr 30, 2017, 16:19 PM IST

Sultan Azlan Shah Cup: Harmanpreet Singh' brace guides India to 3-0 win over New Zealand

Following a 2-2 draw against Great Britain in the opening game yesterday, India now have four points from two outings.

Apr 30, 2017, 16:14 PM IST

Sultan Azlan Shah Cup: India squander lead twice as Britain earn 2-2 draw

Akashdeep Singh (19th minute) and Mandeep Singh (48th minute) scored field goals to give India the lead two times in the match but only to see the Britons hit back through Tom Carson (25th) and Alan Forsyth (52nd).

Apr 29, 2017, 18:39 PM IST

Azlan Shah Cup: Mental toughness key to knock out top teams, says skipper PR Sreejesh

With a fresh outlook, new tactics and youngsters in the fold, the Indian team will leave for the 26th Sultan Azlan Shah Cup tonight from the Kempegowda International Airport, here in Bengaluru.

Apr 22, 2017, 15:17 PM IST