FIh world cup

Coach Henning calls Germany's run in World Cup craziest in sports historyBHUBANESWAR: Last summer, in the run-up to the FIH World Cup, when most other countries were busy working out…

A cracker of a contest on the cardsBHUBANESWAR: At the 2012 London Olympics, as the Germanyhockey team celebrated their gold-medal feat, Belgium were on their way home, having finished…

Akashdeep Singh, third from left, celebrates with teammates after slotting in one of his two goals against Wales. | Photo Credit: BISWARANJAN ROUT If domination equalled goals, India should…

BHUBANESWAR: With the scoreboard pressure clearly telling after England's comfortable win over Spain, India succumbed and were almost held by debutants Wales, until Akashdeep Singh rescued…

The Japanese coach Akira Takahashi and his support staff interacting on headphones during a FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup match in Bhubaneswar. | Photo Credit: BISWARANJAN ROUT In modern…

ROURKELA: "The really great teams in the world make their decisions on the pitch." Coach Graham Reidwas trying to make a point that he wants Indian players to soak responsibility and live…

NEW DELHI: Cricketers Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli led the sportsmen wishing luck to the Indian men's hockey team as it starts their FIH World Cup2023 campaign against Spain in Rourkela…

ROURKELA: A historic bronze medal in the Tokyo Olympics bringing them back among the international elite, India will seek their first podium finish in 48 years in the FIH Men's Hockey World…

ROURKELA: The sound of rolling suitcases stopped. "Can we call a cab in Rourkela?" asked one among a group of journalists. The gatekeeper guarding one of the entrances of the Birsa Munda…

Images of serpentine queues leading up to the gates of the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadiumin Rourkela is not what the sport is used to. It took mind back to the Lahore World Cup final in 1990,…