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  The Indian Men’s hockey team started the Hero Men’s Asia Cup with a thrilling 4-3 win over China in Group A encounter played at Rajgir Sports Complex, Rajgir on 29 th August 2025. Indian team began the first quarter with an aggressive move but Chinese goalkeeper Wang made a stunning save. A penalty corner shot was converted before the visitors decided to review the decision; it was overturned due to Hardik Singh push. China stunned the home crowd as Du Shihao converted penalty corner into a goal in the 12 th minute. Right before the hooter, India earned another PC but Harmanpreet Singh shot went wide. At the end of first quarter, China led 1-0. The captain Harmanpreet Singh was not on the field as Jugraj Singh converted the penalty corner in the 18 th minute to level scores at 1-1. This time around, Harmanpreet Singh converted PC in 20 th minute giving India 2-1 lead. Hardik Singh was given a green card for a foul meaning 2-minute suspension. At the end of the first half,...

  The defending Champions India will take part in the prestigious continental Asian Champions Trophy tournament to be played from 8 th to 17 th September in Hulunbir, Inner Mongolia in China. Harmanpreet Singh would lead the side. Vivek Sagar Prasad has been appointed as the vice-captain for the tournament. A Few key players like Mandeep Singh, Hardik Singh, Lalit Upadhyay, Shamsher Singh& Gurjant Singh will be rested for this tournament. The Indian team will see two young goalkeepers namely Krishna Pathak and Suraj Kakera for this prestigious tournament. Jarmanpreet Singh, Amit Rohidas, Harmanpreet Singh, Jugraj Singh, Sanjay & Sumit will look to continue their superb form in the defense. The likes of Abhishek, Sukhjeet Singh, Arajijeet Singh, Uttam Singh &debutant Gurjot Singh would comprise of forwards.   Raj Kumar Pal, Nilkanta Sharma, Manpreet Singh & Mohammad Raheel will consist of midfielders. The Indian team will look to defend their title as ...

  The Indian Men’s hockey clinched a historic bronze medal in a thrilling contest against Spain played in Paris on 8 th August 2024. It was an aggressive start for both teams gauging each other’s defense. Sukhjeet Singh missed a golden chance to convert it into a goal. Manpreet got injured as Harmanpreet Singh hit a forceful shot. At the end of the first quarter, the score remained 0-0. Spain began the second quarter on a good note earning a penalty stroke. Marc Miralles converted it into a goal in the 18 th minute to give a 1-0 lead. Spain earned two back-to-back penalty corners. They maintained the pressure with aggressive moves keeping the pressure on the Indian defense. Harmanpreet Singh converted a penalty corner in the 30th minute to level the scores at 1-1. India began the third quarter on a good move with Harmanpreet Singh converting his second penalty corner in the 33 rd minute to give India a 2-1 lead. Spain put pressure on the Indian defense with a penalty corne...

 The Indian men’s hockey team ended the home season with a comfortable win over a young German side in the 2 nd leg of the FIH Pro Hockey League 2022 played at Kalinga Stadium, Bhuvneshwar on Friday. It was an aggressive start by the Indian team putting pressure on the German defense. Both teams did not get chances in the first 8 minutes. Akashdeep Singh missed a golden chance to get an opening goal for India. Both teams increased the pace of the game but none of the teams were in real danger. At the end of the first quarter, scores remained 0-0. The second quarter began on a positive note with Sukhjeet Singh converting a brilliant field goal in the 19 th minute to give India a 1-0 lead. India dominated the play with 10 circle penetrations as compared to 4 by Germany. Both teams were unable to earn any penalty corners in the first half. India started the 3 rd quarter on a decent note with a review for a penalty corner. The umpire decided to give a free hit, but the decisio...

 The Indian men’s and women’s hockey teams achieved great heights during the recently concluded Tokyo Olympics. After finishing wooden spoon in the Rio Olympics, the Indian women’s team showed great character in Tokyo Olympics. Under the captaincy of Rani Rampal, they were thrashed by Netherlands 1-5, Germany 0-2, and then Great Britain 1-4 in the first three matches. Needing to stay alive in the tournament, the Indian team played attacking hockey against Ireland earning 14 penalty corners but did not convert into goals. With 3 minutes left, a superb deflection touch by Navneet Kaur helped India take the lead. The Indian defense stood tall and held their nerves to win it by 1-0. In the final group match against South Africa, Vandana Katria became the first Indian woman to score a hattrick in Olympics history. Thanks to her efforts, India registered a thrilling 4-3 win. Great Britain defeated Ireland helping the Indian team qualify for the quarterfinals stage. The Indian wom...

 The Indian men’s team produced a great game of hockey as produced stunning to clinch historic medal against Germany played at the Oi Hockey Stadium, North Pitch on Thursday. It was a perfect start for the German side as Timour Oruz scored in the 2 nd minute itself as the Indian defense lacked coordination. After the initial attack, Germany went down to 10 players receiving a green card. The Indian team earned a penalty corner, but Rupinder Pal Singh shot was not great. Groose almost converted chance into a goal. Germany earned 3 back-to-back penalty corners but the Indian defense remained solid. At the end of the first quarter, Germany took a 1-0 lead.   India got off to a great start as Simranjeet Singh produced a superb reverse flick from a pass by Nilkanata in the 17 th minute to help the Indian team level the scores at 1-1. Germany then pressed hard putting pressure on the Indian defense. Another piece of problem by defense from India helped Ruhr gave a pass to Nikl...

 The Indian men’s hockey team played their hearts out before losing to World Champions Belgium in the first semi-finals played at Oi Hockey Stadium, North Pitch on Tuesday. World Champions Belgium got off to a perfect start as Luepart converted the penalty corner in the 2 nd minute to give them 1-0 lead. The Indian team then put pressure on Belgium earning 2 penalty corners. The second penalty corner was converted by Harmanpreet Singh in the 7 th minute to level scores at 1-1. In the very next minute, Mandeep Singh produced a superb reverse flick in circle helping the Indian team take lead. Soon after, the Indian team put pressure on Belgium defense earning another penalty corner, but this time failed. At end of the first quarter, India took a 2-1 lead. It was an aggressive beginning in the 2 nd quarter as Belgium put enough pressure on the Indian defense. After the initial attack by Belgium, India put some pressure, but Belgium defended brilliantly. Hendricks equalized the ...

The Indian men’s and women’s team defeated their opponents to win the Olympic Test event played at Tokyo on Wednesday. It was a dominating performance from the Indian men’s hockey who took revenge from the league stage crushing New Zealand 5-0. Both teams were cautious at the start of the match India earned a penalty corner in the 7 th minute. Harmanpreet Singh could not convert the shot into a goal but did not miss on a re-awarded penalty corner with a powerful drag-flick shot to give India 1-0 lead. The Indian continued to attack the New Zealand defense. India ended the first quarter with a 1-0 lead. In the 2 nd quarter, Shamsher scored a goal from the penalty corner in the 18 th minute to give India a 2-0 lead. India made it 3-0 for India with a brilliant field goal from Nilkanata.  Gurshabjit scored the 4 th  the goal for the Indian team with a brilliant assist from Vivek Sagar. Mandeep Singh converted penalty corner into a goal to give India a commanding 5-0 l...