On Monday, Graham Reid tendered his resignation as the chief coach of the Indian men's hockey team, to Hockey India president Dilip Tirkey. The move came after the Indian team finished a lowly ninth in the home World Cup, and failed collectively to cope with high-pressure games recently.

Prior to the commencement of the competition, the Indian Hockey Team was predicted to advance to the FIH Hockey World Cup 2023 semifinals. But an early exit has drawn criticism of Harmanpreet Singh and his team for their 'ordinary' performance against New Zealand in the pre-quarterfinal.

A day before the FIH Odisha Men's Hockey World Cup 2023, in Bhubaneswar a photojournalist from South Korea who was covering the event in Rourkela-Bhubaneswar slipped into an open drain on Wednesday, while having tea at a roadside kiosk in the Dumduma neighborhood of the State Capital.

Just like the top football teams and nations around the world have nicknames, so do the men's hockey teams. Team Argentina is called la Albiceleste, Australia is Socceroos, and Spain is La Furia Roja; all this adds a bit for the fans and supporters who want their teams to win at all costs.