Australia Win Hero Hockey World League Finals At Raipur on Sunday India Take Bronze
December 8, 2015 R K Gupta
Australia hockey, FIH, Hockey, Hockey India, Hockey World LeagueFor the first time ever, a stellar hockey event was staged in the unassuming city of Raipur in India. The Raipur International Hockey Stadium was seen and approved as a dedicated hockey facility in August last year. A team of FIH officials visited Raipur and expressed satisfaction on the venue’s worthiness of staging the crucial […]
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Indian Women’s Hockey Team Qualifies for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games
September 9, 2015 R K Gupta
FIH, Hockey, Hockey India, Indian Sport News, Rio Olympics, Women HockeyIndia’s women hockey team has qualified for next year’s Rio Olympic Games without playing a match. For a while, India’s fortunes were controlled by factors other than the real field action. On August 30, 2015, England defeated Spain in the Euro-Hockey Championships held at London’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. Since Netherlands had earlier defeated Germany, […]
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Indian Men Beat Spain Again to End Their European Hockey Tour on a Triumphant Note
August 14, 2015 R K Gupta
Hockey, Hockey India, Indian Sport NewsOn August 13, 2015, India played their last match of the fortnight-long European tour at the Club Egara in the Spanish city of Terrassa about 40 kilometers from Barcelona. After losing the first match 1-4 on Monday, Sardar Singh and his boys bounced back to beat the hosts 2-0 in the second match at Sant […]
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Indian Hockey Team Bounce Back to Beat Spain after Monday’s Disappointing Defeat
August 13, 2015 R K Gupta
Hockey, Hockey IndiaIndia began their European tour after the sudden sacking of their Dutch coach Paul Van Ass. Van Ass had only completed 5 months of his 3-year contract with Hockey India and lost his job under dubious circumstances. In the absence of a regular coach, Performance Manager Roelant Oltmans doubled up as the chief coach, when […]
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Indian Women Hockey Team Sitting on Razor’s Edge for Rio Olympic Qualification
July 17, 2015 R K Gupta
Hockey, Hockey India, Indian Sport News, Olympics, Rio Olympics, Women HockeyWhile Indian men’s hockey team has already qualified for the 2016 Rio Olympics by virtue of their victory in the 2014 Asian Games; their women counterparts are still waiting for the results of several ongoing and upcoming events for their chances. If these external factors work India’s way, the Indian National Women’s Team could take […]
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Brilliant Savita Brightens Rio Olympic Chances for India as They Beat Japan to Finish Fifth at Hockey World League at Antwerp
July 5, 2015 R K Gupta
FIH, Hockey, Hockey India, Hockey World League, Indian Sport News, Rio Olympics, Women HockeyIndia beat Japan 1-0 in open play but the credit for India’s victory was largely attributable to their brave goalkeeper Savita Poonia. In one of the boldest performances between the two goal posts, scintillating Savita saved six certain goals on Saturday in Indian women’s fifth-place play-off match against Japan in the Hockey World League Semifinals […]
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Indian Women’s Hockey Team Stand on the Verge of Olympic Qualification after 36 Years
July 3, 2015 R K Gupta
FIH, Hockey, Hockey India, Hockey World League, Indian Sport News, Women HockeyWhile Indian men’s hockey team have already qualified for the 2016 Rio Olympics by virtue of their victory in the Asian Games, the women have not been so lucky. Despite their 0-7 loss to the world champions Netherlands; Indian women still carved a chance for Olympic qualifications, when they beat Italy in shoot outs on […]
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Indian Men and Women Teams Reach Quarterfinals of Hockey World League at Antwerp
June 30, 2015 R K Gupta
FIH, Hockey, Hockey India, Hockey World League, Women HockeyMen and Women’s FIH Hockey World League Semifinals have reached the round-of-eight and while men’s quarterfinals are scheduled for Tuesday, women’s matches will be held on Wednesday. The tournament will conclude on July 5, 2015 and after that the men’s world league finals will be held in Mohali during December 5-13, 2015. The Mohali event […]
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Azlan Shah Hockey: In Penalty Shoot-Outs in Every Match On Last Day, New Zealand Emerge Champs, India Take Bronze and Malaysia Finish Last
April 13, 2015 R K Gupta
Azlan Shah Hockey, Hockey, Hockey India, Indian Sport News, New ZealandOn an amazing last day that began with hosts Malaysia being held 4-4 by Canada, India drawing their game 2-2 with Korea and New Zealand holding Australia at 2-2 in the final, the results were delivered by Penalty shoot-outs. When all was over, Canada prevailed 3-1 to take the fifth spot, India took the Bronze […]
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India Stun Australia for Inconsequential Win in Azlan Shah Cup Hockey Tourney
April 12, 2015 R K Gupta
Australia hockey, Azlan Shah Hockey, Hockey, Hockey India, Indian Sport NewsIt was good but that came a way too late for India, when all was lost for them in the 24th Sultan Azlan Shah Cup Hockey Tournament. Playing their last Round-Robin game, India struck four times in the Australian goal, including a hat-trick from Nikkin Thimmaiah. Though Australia pulled two goals back, India still emerged […]
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| 1 | PRANNOY H. S. | 62,410 |
| 2 | Viktor AXELSEN | 61,500 |
| 3 | CHOU Tien Chen | 58,580 |
| 4 | Jonatan CHRISTIE | 55,060 |
| 5 | Anthony Sinisuka GINTING | 52,440 |