Hockey

Gurbaj on Saturday said he is eyeing a fresh start to his career by playing a crucial role in the hockey team's bid for a gold in the 12th South Asian Games.

Uttar Pradesh Wizards suffered hat-trick of losses as they were overwhelmed by Kalinga Lancers 2-10 in a Hockey India League (HIL) match here on Monday.

Hockey India's revolutionary rule change for the upcoming HI League in which a field goal will be counted as two could be viewed with a lot of interest by the games world body, FIH, according to Dabang Mumbai coach Jay Stacy.

India on Sunday broke their 33-year-old medal jinx in a major international tournament as they beat Netherlands in the shoot-out to win the bronze in the Hockey World League Final.

India made a brilliant comeback to win the match 3-2 after the score was level at 5-5 at full time in the third-place match in Raipur on Sunday.

The accused identified as Rajnarayan Tiwari (31), Meghesh Sahu (24) and Govind Sahu (26), all natives of Santoshi Nagar area, were rounded up on Saturday for their involvement in stoning of the bus.

India beat No. 1-ranked Australia 3-2 in the third Test with a last-minute goal from Akashdeep, but lost the three-match series, which stood 1-1 after India’s win, in a shootout that ended 3-2 in favour of the visitors.

The 18-member India squad will be led by experienced campaigner Ritu Rani. The second in command will be Deepika Thakur. The Indian goalpost will be guarded by Savita and Rajani Etimarpu.

India were dealt an injury setback in the form of striker Lalit Upadhayay, but chief coach Roelant Oltmans feels he has sufficient arsenal at his disposal to surprise world's top teams in the tournament.

The session tickets in the group stages have been priced from Rs 50 denominations and every ticket holder will be allowed to view all the matches of that day for which they hold the tickets.

The court told Hockey India there is no provision for such ban in its Code of Conduct, adding that charges against Gurbaj warrant at most a suspension of 5 or more matches.

The popularity of hockey has taken a serious hit, not just in India but globally. These days, Bovelander is trying his bit to revive the game.

The Indian junior hockey team will look to put the reverse in their last match behind as they takes on Argentina the 5th Sultan of Johor Cup on Wednesday.

Akashdeep Singh, who was the highest paid Indian player in the Hockey India League auction, says he is preparing himself to cope with the 'price-tag' pressure in the cash-rich competition.

After registering two easy wins over North Korea and Singapore, India will be tested to the core when they face China in their third Pool A match of the seventh Women's Junior Asia Cup hockey tournament.

On the 110th birthday anniversary of 'hockey wizard' Major Dhyan Chand, the country remembered the legendary player for his contribution to the sport.