NEW DELHI: India’s men’s hockey team secured a spot in the semi-finals of the Paris Olympics by defeating Great Britain 4-2 in a dramatic penalty shoot-out on Sunday. The victory came despite India playing with a man down for over 40 minutes after Amit Rohidas was sent off with a red card.This victory marks India’s…
Every time adrenaline gushes through Harmanpreet’s forearms to send those drag-flicks whizzing past defenders and bring the opponent post crashing down in Paris, mind goes back to the January evening of 2023 in Bhubaneswar. A dejected India skipper, carrying the nation’s hopes on his penalty-corner skills, appeared clueless. The ball almost refused to roll up…
India’s victory over Australia in Paris on Friday, which was the first such instance since 1972 in men’s hockey at the Olympics, helped them finish second in Pool B and book a quarterfinal with Great Britain as the pool fixtures concluded on Friday to decide the line-up for the last-eight stage. This is how the…
NEW DELHI: In 1928, Indian hockey embarked on a journey that got written and rewritten in ‘golden’ words, where the team won medals for 10 Olympics in a row. The 44-year run of consecutive podium finishes included a period of 28 years that saw a couple of World Wars, India getting independence and six Olympic…
A barrage of attacks by India in the first quarter, including a shot from Abhishek hitting the crossbar on the Argentine post, suggested a goal was around the corner for the Tokyo bronze medallist. But until the 59th minute, it was the 2016 Olympic champions who held onto their 1-0 lead in the Pool B…
November 2023. Senior Men National Championship in Chennai. The Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium had a special guest. India coach Craig Fulton‘s presence easily caught the eye. The new coach was not new anymore after helming India’s direct qualification to Olympics with Asian Games gold. Eight months away, then, from boarding the flight to Paris to hunt…
It’s peak time but Sundargarh in western Odisha seems unaffected by the intense political atmosphere gripping the state. Unlike politicians trying to checkmate each other with their election campaign rhetoric, teenagers in this tribal district are busy dribbling the ball past their opponents using crude, handcrafted hockey sticks to make a mark in the sport.“We…
