[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Argentine Max Caldas and Dutchman Siegfried Aikman are in contention to replace Graham Reid as Indian men’s hockey team head coach after the recent World Cup debacle, sources in Hockey India said.According to a HI source, the federation is in talks with two to three prospective foreign …
Read More »Asian Games will be hockey qualifying event for 2024 Olympics, confirms FIH president | Hockey News
[ad_1] BHUBANESWAR: The hockey venue for the Hangzhou Asian Games later this year is almost ready and there is no ambiguity about the continental multi-sport event being a qualifier for the 2024 Paris Olympics, International Hockey Federation (FIH) president Ikram Tayyab said on Sunday.The Asian Games, which were to be …
Read More »IOC’s move to reintegrate Russia into Olympics meets opposition | More sports News
[ad_1] PARIS: The International Olympic Committee‘s efforts to find a “pathway” for Russians to take part in the 2024 Paris Games despite the invasion of Ukraine were strongly criticised by Britain on Thursday.Ignoring calls from Ukraine to ban Russian and Belarusian athletes from next year’s Olympics, the IOC said Wednesday …
Read More »South Korean hockey’s comeback story begins with World Cup quarter-final entry | Hockey News
[ad_1] BHUBANESWAR: The South Korean celebrations continued even after the bulbs in the light towers of the Kalinga Stadium stopped burning on Monday. After failing to qualify for the last two Olympics and the 2018 World Cup, they are now the only Asian team left in the title race of …
Read More »I’ve set short targets, World Cup medal is the first in that list: PR Sreejesh | Hockey News
[ad_1] ROURKELA (Odisha): Had India not held onto their 5-4 lead and resultantly finished fourth at the Tokyo Olympics a little over a year ago, a lot would have looked different at the 2023 World Cup beginning in a day’s time here in Odisha. But India managed to avoid that …
Read More »India seal FIH Pro League berth, beat Spain 1-0 to win Women’s Nations Cup | Hockey News
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Ace Indian drag-flicker Gurjit Kaur scored an all-important winner in the sixth minute of the final as India registered a 1-0 win over Spain to clinch the inaugural FIH Women’s Nation’s Cup title in Valencia, Spain on Saturday. With this victory, India also secured their berth in …
Read More »PT Usha throws her hat into IOA ring, to fight for president’s post | More sports News
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: In a surprise development, the legendary PT Usha on Saturday announced that she will contest for the post of Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president when the sports body holds its election on December 10. The 58-year-old Usha, a multiple Asian Games gold medallists and fourth place finisher …
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