Tag: Hockey
Tokyo Olympics: Profligate India Lose 2-0 To Germany In Women's Hockey
The Indian women's hockey team wasted a bagful of chances, including a penalty stroke, to go down 2-0 in a women's hockey Group A match at the Tokyo Olympics on Monday. This is India's second defeat in a row after the loss against the Netherlands. ....
Tokyo Olympics: India Beat Argentina 3-1 In Men's Hockey Group Match, Reach Quarters
India scored twice in the last two minutes to beat Rio Olympics gold medallist Argentina 3-1 in a Group A preliminary league match at the Tokyo Olympics on Thursday. India have cemented their hold on the second spot with a match against hosts Japan to go. This win has assured India a place in the quarterfinals with the final Group match against Japan to go. ....
Need To Keep Emotions In Check: Men's Hockey Coach Graham Reid
The Indian men's hockey team chief coach, Graham Reid, has told his players to keeping their emotions in check ahead of their historic semifinal encounter against world champions Belgium at the Olympic Games on Tuesday. ....
Olympics Hockey: India Women Seek Golden End To Fairy Tale
The Indian women's hockey team has already made history by reaching the semifinals for the first time. Now they can add a golden hue to their fairy-tale run by beating Argentina in Wednesday's semifinal. ....
India fought back brilliantly from a two-goal deficit to beat Germany 5-4 in a high-intensity goal-fest to win bronze, the country's first medal in men's hockey at the Olympics after a gap of 41 years. It was a dream come true for billions of hockey fans as India came back from 1-3 down to score an impressive 5-4 win that reminded its fans of the glory days when the Indians were a force to reckon with in world hockey.....
Coach Graham Reid: Team First Mentality, Fitness Played Key Role In India's Success
The resilence the team had developed over the last 15 months as they stayed together in Bangalore during the pandemic, the coachs insistence on 'team-first' mentality and focus on fitness of the players were the key factors in the Indian men's hockey team winning the bronze medal in the Tokyo Olympics and ending a 41-year medal drought. ....
Haryana Announces Rs 50L Awards For 9 Women Olympic Hockey Players From State
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday announced an award of Rs 50 lakh each to the nine members of the Olympics women's hockey team representing the state. ....
Success At Olympics Reflects New India's Desire To Dominate: Anurag Thakur
India's success at the Tokyo Olympic Games reflects New India's desire to dominate the world, even in sports, Youth Affairs and Sports Minister, Anurag Thakur, said as he felicitated the medallists who brought laurels to the country, at a function here on Monday.....
Kerala Announces Rs 2 Crore, Promotion For Indian Hockey Icon P.R. Sreejesh
Facing criticism for not honouring new Indian hockey icon P.R. Sreejesh, the Kerala government, after the weekly cabinet meeting, on Wednesday announced that it will give a cash award of Rs 2 crore and a promotion to him. ....
Shah Rukh Khan Thanks 'Chak De India' Girls For Making Him The 'gunda'
Actor Shah Rukh Khan expressed his gratitude to the cast of his 2007 film 'Chak De India' through his social media accounts on Thursday.....
