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[ad_1] BHUBANESWAR: India’s campaign in the Men’s Hockey World Cup ended with a second consecutive win in the placement playoffs at the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium in Rourkela on Saturday. Fans in Odisha once again took every available seat in the 20,000-capacity stadium to stand with the home team in …

[ad_1] BHUBANESWAR: India’s silent guns finally found some ammunition to fire as fans in Rourkela put the disappointment of team’s failure to reach the Men’s Hockey World Cup quarterfinals behind them to once again pack the stands at the gigantic Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium. And the Indian team responded in …

[ad_1] BHUBANESWAR: British journalist Rod Gilmour was on the same flight with me from Delhi when we embarked on our journey to report from the Men’s Hockey World Cup in Odisha. The first stop was Jharsuguda, a town around 125 km from the steel city of Rourkela, the co-host of …

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Tayyab Ikram has completed two months in the office after replacing Narinder Batra as International Hockey Federation (FIH) president in July 2022. He took time out from his visit at the ongoing Men’s World Cup in Odisha to meet the media in Rourkela and share his vision, …

[ad_1] ROURKELA: Coach Graham Reid was keeping a close eye on the position of the defenders when the Indian players, donning their orange training kits, practiced inside the majestic ‘bowl’ — the new Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium here. The feeling of overwhelm they experienced after their first feel of the …

[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 …

[ad_1] The 15th edition of the FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup will be played from January 13 to 29 in the cities of Bhubaneswar and Rourkela in Odisha. Here’s the list of 20-man squads of all 16 participating teams, including the two traveling reserves (alternate players) of each team: ARGENTINAJuan …

[ad_1] BHUBANESWAR: With nine days to go for the FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup, the Netherlands team arrived in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday.The Men’s Hockey squad of Netherlands reached Biju Patnaik International Airport here and was accorded a warm welcome at the airport.The tournament will be held in Odisha from …

[ad_1] BENGALURU: Indian men’s hockey team coach Graham Reid has warned his players against getting caught up in the moment and advised them to raise their game to the next level if they concede a goal in next month’s FIH World Cup.Reid believes a positive mind-set is necessary while playing …

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Defender Harmanpreet Singh, who has been leading India since the later half of 2022, will continue to captain the national side at the upcoming FIH World Cup in Odisha, as the 18-member squad was announced by Hockey India on Friday.The 16-team tournament begins on January 13 next …