newshockey8 months ago

LIVE CWG 2022 | India win bronze in women's hockey

Team India takes on New Zealand in the bronze medal match, in the women's hockey competition, on the penultimate day of the CWG 2022. The women's team showed a lot of resilience against Australia, but could not make it to the final; and now they have a chance to finish on the podium.
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newshockey9 months ago

Women's FIH World Cup 2022 | Experienced Sushila Chanu looking forward to making debut at World Cup

Sushila Chanu has played 208 matches for India, represented the country in back-to-back Olympics Games, and has a bronze medal from the Asian Games in 2014, but the Manipur-born midfielder will make her maiden World Cup appearance on 3rd July when India take on England in their first match.
Press Release
newshockey3 years ago

FIH Olympic Qualifiers | India ready to fight for top honours, says Sushila Chanu Pukhrambam

Indian women's hockey player Sushila Chanu is of the belief that the Indian women's hockey team has made huge strides since the Rio Olympics and is ready to challenge for top honours. The world No.9 team is currently training hard ahead of their FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers against world No.13 USA.
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newshockey3 years ago

I have chance to stay fit and keep performing for my country, says Sushila Chanu

Indian women’s team’s midfielder Sushila Chanu has expressed that she has now got a chance to remain fit and perform for Team India after recovering from injury. Chanu, who had two major injuries in the last three years, has also mentioned that it was a long, hard journey back into the team.
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newshockey5 years ago

Rani Rampal to lead India women’s hockey team in 2018 Commonwealth Games

Rani Rampal, the ace striker, will play the skipper’s role of the Indian women hockey team in the Commonwealth games in Gold Coast and goalkeeper Savita will perform the duty of vice-captain, Hockey India said today. India is grouped in Pool A and will start their campaign on April 5 against Wales.
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newshockey6 years ago

Vandana to lead India at women’s Asian Champions Trophy hockey

Striker Vandana Katariya has been appointed skipper at the women’s Asian Champions Trophy hockey to be held in Singapore later this month in what will be India’s first international assignment post the disappointment of Rio Olympics. Sunita Lakra is appointed as the vice-captain of the side.
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newshockey7 years ago

Eyeing glory, Indian hockey teams arrive in Rio for 2016 Olympic Games

Eager and determined to put up a top-notch performance at the 2016 Olympic Games, the Indian men and women’s hockey teams arrived in Rio earlier this morning (local time).While the men’s team traveled from Madrid after playing friendly matches against Spain, the women’s team arrived from the USA .
Press Release
newshockey7 years ago

Inconsolable Ritu Rani breaks down after being dropped from Olympic squad

Ritu Rani, who was replaced by Sushila Chanu as the captain of the women's hockey team and subsequently dropped from the squad which was selected for the Rio Olympics, has hit back at the selectors and the Hockey India, claiming that the allegations of poor attitude brought against her were false.
Amlan Majumdar
newshockey7 years ago

With Olympics in mind, Indian women’s hockey team gear up for USA tour

The Indian women’s hockey team led by Sushila Chanu is all set to start off strongly at USA Tour, where they will play 3 practice games against Canada and two games against the USA. The tour is the last of the many international exposure matches planned ahead of the upcoming Rio Olympics.
Press Release
newshockey7 years ago

Indian Hockey squad for Olympics: Sreejesh replaces Sardar Singh as captain

The Indian men's and women's hockey squads for the upcoming Rio Olympics have been revealed by Hockey India, and the biggest change is that of Sardar Singh relinquishing his captaincy. He has been replaced by PR Sreejesh as the new skipper, while SV Sunil has been appointed as the new vice-captain.
Amlan Majumdar