<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Sunita Lakra News]]></title><description><![CDATA[Read the latest and breaking news on player Sunita Lakra. All the latest 2026 Hockey articles on SportsCafe.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in</link><image><url>https://cdn-static.spcafe.in/logo/logo192x192v1.png</url><title>Sunita Lakra News</title><link>https://sportscafe.in</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 07:29:40 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://sportscafe.in/rss/hockey/player/sunita_lakra" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jul 2019 10:15:48 GMT</pubDate><copyright><![CDATA[ All Rights Reserved]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en-in]]></language><managingEditor><![CDATA[editor@sportscafe.in (SportsCafe Editor)]]></managingEditor><webMaster><![CDATA[admin@sportscafe.in (SportsCafe Admin)]]></webMaster><ttl>2</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Fergus Kavanagh’s coaching experience will help women defenders get better, believes Sjoerd Marijne]]></title><description><![CDATA[Indian women hockey coach Sjoerd Marijne is of the belief that the coaching experience of Fergus Kavanagh during the Hockey India women defenders’ camp will be helpful for them. Marijne also stated that a good defensive unit can help the team create more scoring opportunities for the Indian team.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/hockey/articles/2019/jul/15/fergus-kavanaghs-coaching-experience-will-help-women-defenders-get-better-believes-sjoerd-marijne?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/hockey/articles/2019/jul/15/fergus-kavanaghs-coaching-experience-will-help-women-defenders-get-better-believes-sjoerd-marijne?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jul 2019 10:15:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/hockey/Chief_Coach_Sjoerd_Marijne_ind_pol_HI.JPG" length="0" type="image/JPG"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[FIH Women’s Series Finals | Gurjit Kaur brace helps India beat Japan 3-1 in final]]></title><description><![CDATA[India have beaten Japan by 3-1 goals in the final of the FIH Women’s Series Finals in Hiroshima on Sunday. Gurjit Kaur scored twice after skipper Rani Rampal had found the back of the net in the first half as the Indians emerged champions by beating the hosts in the thrilling summit clash.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/hockey/articles/2019/jun/23/fih-womens-series-finals-gurjit-kaur-brace-helps-india-beat-japan-3-1-in-final?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/hockey/articles/2019/jun/23/fih-womens-series-finals-gurjit-kaur-brace-helps-india-beat-japan-3-1-in-final?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 23 Jun 2019 10:52:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-y1/articles/hockey/India_women_vs_japan_fih_series_hockey_india.JPG" length="0" type="image/JPG"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rani Rampal to lead 18-member Indian women’s hockey team for Korea tour]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rani Rampal will lead the 18-member Indian women’s hockey team which will tour Republic of Korea for a bilateral Test series. The Indian team will play three test matches in the tour to Korea under the guidance of Sjoerd Marijne with goalkeeper Savita being Rani’s deputy in the side.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/hockey/articles/2019/may/10/rani-rampal-to-lead-18-member-indian-womens-hockey-team-for-korea-tour?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/hockey/articles/2019/may/10/rani-rampal-to-lead-18-member-indian-womens-hockey-team-for-korea-tour?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Press Release]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2019 10:02:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/hockey/Indian_women&apos;s_hockey_2019_team_Hockey_India.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[60 players to join Hockey India’s senior women's national coaching camp]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hockey India has called 60 women hockey players for the senior national coaching camp to be held at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) Centre in Bengaluru. The camp for the female players will be held under the supervision of chief coach Sjoerd Marijne from 26 April 2019 in Bengaluru.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/hockey/articles/2019/apr/25/60-players-to-join-hockey-indias-senior-womens-national-coaching-camp?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/hockey/articles/2019/apr/25/60-players-to-join-hockey-indias-senior-womens-national-coaching-camp?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Press Release]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2019 08:18:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/hockey/Indian_women_Hockey_Sjored_Marijne_HockeyIndia.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Savita to lead 18-member Indian women’s hockey team for Malaysia Tour]]></title><description><![CDATA[Goalkeeper Savita will lead the Indian women’s hockey team in the upcoming Malaysia tour in the absence of injured Rani Rampal while defender Deep Grace Ekka has been named the vice-captain. The five-match series in the eight-day tour of Malaysia will be played from April 4 in Kuala Lumpur. ]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/hockey/articles/2019/mar/27/savita-to-lead-18-member-indian-womens-hockey-team-for-malaysia-tour?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/hockey/articles/2019/mar/27/savita-to-lead-18-member-indian-womens-hockey-team-for-malaysia-tour?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Press Release]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2019 06:24:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/hockey/Malaysia_Tour_Women_team_Hockey_India.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rani Rampal targets Olympic qualification for Indian women’s hockey team]]></title><description><![CDATA[After a successful tour to Spain, the captain of the Indian women’s hockey team Rani Rampal has stated that the team is focussed on qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics to be held in 2020. The Indian team will start its Olympic qualification matches in Japan’s Hiroshima from June 23 this year.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/hockey/articles/2019/feb/09/rani-rampal-targets-olympic-qualification-for-indian-womens-hockey-team?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/hockey/articles/2019/feb/09/rani-rampal-targets-olympic-qualification-for-indian-womens-hockey-team?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chiranjibi Pati ]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2019 04:16:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-y-1/articles/hockey/Rani_Rampal_Hockey_India.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hockey India calls 33 core players for Women’s National Camp]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hockey India has declared the names of 33 core group of women players in India for the Women’s National Camp to be held in Bengaluru from tomorrow. The players will train under chief coach Sjoerd Marijne at the SAI Campus ahead of the season opener tour to Spain starting from 24 January. ]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/hockey/articles/2019/jan/03/hockey-india-calls-33-core-players-for-womens-national-camp?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/hockey/articles/2019/jan/03/hockey-india-calls-33-core-players-for-womens-national-camp?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Press Release]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2019 09:21:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/hockey/Sjoerd_Marijne_India_women&apos;s_hockey.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Asian Champions Trophy : Defending champions India tie 1-1 with Korea; confirm finals berth]]></title><description><![CDATA[India held Korea to a 1-1 draw in the last round robin match at the fifth Asian Champions Trophy women's hockey tournament on Saturday. With this draw, the team led by Sunita Lakra have earned themselves a place in the final on Sunday where they will face Korea once again in the summit clash.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/hockey/articles/2018/may/19/asian-champions-trophy-defending-champions-india-tie-1-1-with-korea?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/hockey/articles/2018/may/19/asian-champions-trophy-defending-champions-india-tie-1-1-with-korea?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2018 11:45:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/hockey/Kaur_Gurjit.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rani Rampal to lead India women’s hockey team in 2018 Commonwealth Games]]></title><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/hockey/articles/2018/mar/14/rani-rampal-to-lead-india-womens-hockey-team-in-2018-commonwealth-games?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/hockey/articles/2018/mar/14/rani-rampal-to-lead-india-womens-hockey-team-in-2018-commonwealth-games?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2018 11:52:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/hockey/rani_rampal_india%20team_commonwealth_twitter.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aim is to finish in top spot: Rani]]></title><description><![CDATA[After gaining confidence from a scintillating 5-0 whitewash in the Series against Belarus earlier this month, the Indian Senior Women's team led by striker Rani departed for West Vancouver in the early hours of Thursday morning to take part in the World League Round 2 starting on 1 April 2017. ]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/hockey/articles/2017/mar/24/aim-is-to-finish-in-top-spot-rani?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/hockey/articles/2017/mar/24/aim-is-to-finish-in-top-spot-rani?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Press Release]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 24 Mar 2017 06:48:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/India_women_Hockey_PR.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hockey India announces women’s team for Test Series Down Under]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Hockey India today has announced the 18-member Indian senior women’s team for the Test Series to be played against Australia in Melbourne from November 23 to November 30. The team will be led by midfielder Vandana Katariya while her deputy will be defender Sunita Lakra.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/hockey/articles/2016/nov/12/hockey-india-announces-womens-team-for-test-series-down-under?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/hockey/articles/2016/nov/12/hockey-india-announces-womens-team-for-test-series-down-under?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Press Release]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 12 Nov 2016 10:57:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-gn/articles/hockey/India_women_hockey_australia_HI.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vandana to lead India at women’s Asian Champions Trophy hockey]]></title><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/hockey/articles/2016/oct/05/vandana-to-lead-india-at-womens-asian-champions-trophy-hockey?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/hockey/articles/2016/oct/05/vandana-to-lead-india-at-womens-asian-champions-trophy-hockey?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2016 05:00:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-gn/articles/hockey/WomensHockey.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[With Olympics in mind, Indian women’s hockey team gear up for USA tour]]></title><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/hockey/articles/2016/jul/15/with-olympics-in-mind-indian-women-s-hockey-team-gear-up-for-usa-tour?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/hockey/articles/2016/jul/15/with-olympics-in-mind-indian-women-s-hockey-team-gear-up-for-usa-tour?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Press Release]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2016 06:57:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/hockey/Indian_womens_hockey_team_usa_tour.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[If we win medals, then it will inspire others to play Hockey : Sunita Lakra]]></title><description><![CDATA[Goals. We all love them. Ask any kid about their favourite footballer, and it is likely to be either Ronaldo or Messi. But, when it comes to defenders, it is a totally different scenario.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/hockey/articles/2016/jul/12/if-we-win-medals-then-it-will-inspire-others-to-play-hockey-sunita-lakra?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/hockey/articles/2016/jul/12/if-we-win-medals-then-it-will-inspire-others-to-play-hockey-sunita-lakra?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Arun S Kaimal]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2016 11:41:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-gn/articles/hockey/Sunita_Lakra.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item></channel></rss>