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Manpreet Singh returns to Indian men’s hockey team national camp | Hockey News

Manpreet Singh returns to Indian men’s hockey team national camp | Hockey News

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Former Indian skipper and double Olympic medallist Manpreet Singh has returned to the Indian camp after missing out on the Australian leg of the FIH Pro League. The 36-member core probable will train at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) Centre in Bengaluru from April 20 to May 9. Manpreet, who is the Indian player with second most caps after Dilip Tirkey, was rested after the Indian leg of FIH Pro League. The Indian men’s team have European leg of the FIH Pro League 2025-56, World Cup, and Asian Games coming up in a packed calendar. The goalkeeping unit features experienced names including Krishan Bahadur Pathak, Suraj Karkera and Pawan, alongside emerging talents such as Mohith Honnenahalli Shashikumar and Princedeep Singh. In defence, the team will be anchored by stalwarts like Harmanpreet Singh and Amit Rohidas, supported by Jarmanpreet Singh, Jugraj Singh, Sanjay, Sumit, and a promising pool comprising Poovanna Chandura Boby, Yashdeep Siwach, Nilam Sanjeep Xess, and Amandeep Lakra. The midfield sees a strong blend of experience and youth, with Manpreet Singh, Hardik Singh, …

Hockey World Cup 2026: India and Pakistan clubbed in the same pool for men’s event | Hockey News

Hockey World Cup 2026: India and Pakistan clubbed in the same pool for men’s event | Hockey News

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3 min readUpdated: Mar 17, 2026 11:09 PM IST India and arch rivals Pakistan will feature in the same pool at the upcoming men’s Hockey World Cup starting from August 15 in Belgium and Netherlands, International Hockey Federation (FIH) announced on Tuesday. After the draw ceremony for the Hockey World Cup on Tuesday, India has been clubbed with Pakistan, England and Wales in the Pool D for the men’s edition while the Indian women’s team have been group with Olympic silver medallist China, South Africa and England. A total of 16 teams have qualified for the World Cup and have been divided into four pools with four teams each. After the pool stage, the top two teams from each pool would progress to the next round where the eight teams will be again clubbed in two pools. The top two team from each pool in the second round would make it to the semi-final phase. Both men’s and women’s editions will be played simultaneously and in the same format. After being clubbed in Group D …

Hockey: Belgium offers another reality check for Harmanpreet Singh’s India with 4-2 win in Rourkela | Hockey News

Hockey: Belgium offers another reality check for Harmanpreet Singh’s India with 4-2 win in Rourkela | Hockey News

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It was more a shrug than a save — an attempted one, at least. Hugo Labouchere’s flick was a thunderbolt, but at a comfortable height for the Indian goalkeeper, Suraj Karkera. Instead of using his stick, however, Karkera did something unconventional — he tried to shoulder it away. He couldn’t stop the ball, which nearly tore through the net. Minutes earlier, Nilakanta Sharma had done well to draw a foul at the top of the Belgian circle. A veteran of more than 150 matches, the midfielder forgot a basic rule in his haste to restart play — he didn’t stop the ball. Aditya Lalage’s celebration, after slipping it through the goalkeeper’s legs from the consequent move, was cut short. And India lost a chance to seize momentum. Moments later, Hardik Singh shot Karthi Selvam a death stare. Selvam was tracking his man inside India’s ‘D’ when Belgium launched an aerial ball to breach the defence. Selvam strayed into the attacker’s space, and the referee awarded a penalty corner – another basic error. Livid, Hardik pointed …

Kalinga Lancers, last season’s entertainers, begin with encouraging 4-2 win against Ranchi Royals

Kalinga Lancers, last season’s entertainers, begin with encouraging 4-2 win against Ranchi Royals

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It took Ranchi Royals forward Araijeet Singh Hundal just 40 seconds to find space inside the circle among a crowd of defenders and win a Penalty Corner for Ranchi Royals from which FIH World Player of the Year 2025 Tom Boon fired a bullet past Krishan Pathak in goal. Then in the ninth minute, Mandeep Singh converted with a cheeky touch from close range after a flowing pass move, with Pathak’s positioning questionable once more as Kalinga Lancers trailed 1-2. It must have brought back memories of last season when the franchise scored freely, but conceded with equal regularity to eventually miss out on top four, despite arguably having one of the best squads on paper. But what followed in the remaining three quarters augurs well for Lancers as they displayed most of their good attacking traits while marrying that with solid defensive structure. Three goals flowed in the second quarter as they went from 1-2 to 4-2. They then kept that score intact with a mature display in the second half where they were …

Hockey: Indian women finish 10th at Junior World Cup after defeat against Spain; country’s second-worst finish in tournament’s history | Hockey News

Hockey: Indian women finish 10th at Junior World Cup after defeat against Spain; country’s second-worst finish in tournament’s history | Hockey News

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Indian women’s hockey team finished at 10th spot after losing against Spain 1-2 at Centro Deportivo de Hockey Césped, Estadio Nacional in Santiago, Chile on Thursday, marking their second-worst performance in the tournament’s history. In the past editions India’s finishing positions were: 2023 – 9th, 2022 – 4th, 2013 – 3rd, 2009 – 9th, 2005 – 11th, 2001 – 9th. India started the Junior World Cup in Chile with a win against Namibia but their defeat against Germany effectively ended their quarterfinal hopes. They beat Ireland to enter the 9-16 classification bracket. They beat Wales, but then struggled against Uruguay where they needed a penalty shootout to prevail after being wasteful in 60 minutes. Eventually, against Spain, they lost to finish 10th. India and Spain delivered a high-level contest for ninth place, with Spain showing greater clarity in circulation and in their exits from the back. Spain progressively opened spaces along the right flank until the breakthrough in Q2: a driven cross from the wing and a delicate deflection from Natalia Vilanova redirected the ball …

Hina Bano adds to her goal tally as India beat Wales in the classification match after missing out on quarterfinals

Hina Bano adds to her goal tally as India beat Wales in the classification match after missing out on quarterfinals

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India recorded a commanding 3-1 victory over Wales in their 9/16 qualification match at FIH Junior Women’s World Cup match at the Centro Deportivo de Hockey Césped, Estadio Nacional, Santiago, on Monday. Hina Bano (14’), Sunelita Toppo (24’), and Ishika (31’) scored for India, while Eloise Moat (52’) netted the lone goal for Wales. India began the game on the front foot, asserting themselves on the opposition with a Penalty Corner in the first 30 seconds. They played between the lines to create opportunities regularly, but couldn’t find the opening goal early on. Wales had the opportunity to get their noses in front with a penalty stroke, but were denied by Nidhi as she made a sharp stop to keep the scores level. India eventually managed to break the deadlock towards the end of the first quarter, courtesy a tap-in from Hina, after some neat work by Sakshi Rana. With that goal, Hina is now the joint-second goalscorer in the tournament, tied on 5 goals with quite a few other players, while the Netherlands’ Noor …

FIH Junior World Cup: From 1-3 down, France score seven goals to stun Australia 8-3; Spain beat Belgium as QF race heats up | Hockey News

FIH Junior World Cup: From 1-3 down, France score seven goals to stun Australia 8-3; Spain beat Belgium as QF race heats up | Hockey News

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In a scarcely believable game of hockey, France stunned Australia 8-3 at the FIH Junior World Cup in Chennai on Saturday, coming back from 1-3 down to score seven unanswered goals. It looked like anybody’s game at 3-3 after three quarters but France struck early and forced Australia to remove their goalkeeper to chase the game and ended up scoring into open net thrice late on. While France’s second consecutive win put them well on their way to the quarter-finals, the Aussies are left with a tricky last pool game against Korea on Tuesday. Six pool toppers and two best second-placed teams go through to the last-eight stage. The Aussies led 3-1 at one stage with goals from Matthew Hawthorne, Patrick Andrew and Ian Grobbelaar after France scored the game’s first goal through Victor Saint-Martin in the 9th minute. But it was all France from that moment on as far as goal-scoring is concerned, with James Liddiard making it 2-3 and Tom Gaillard levelling it at 3-3 heading into the final 15 minutes. The game …

India rout Canada 14-3 to reach Sultan Azlan Shah Cup final

India rout Canada 14-3 to reach Sultan Azlan Shah Cup final

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The Indian men’s hockey team marched into the final of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 2025 with a commanding 14-3 victory over Canada in Ipoh on Saturday. The result ensured India finished at the top of the pool standings and booked a place in Sunday’s title clash against Belgium. India struck early through Nilakanta Sharma in the fourth minute, before Rajinder Singh doubled the lead six minutes later. Canada responded through a penalty corner conversion by Brendan Guraliuk in the 11th minute, but India regained control almost immediately. Jugraj Singh and Amit Rohidas found the net in quick succession to close the first quarter with a 4-1 advantage. With several senior players rested for the tournament, India’s younger core continued to impress in the second quarter. Rajinder added his second in the 24th minute, followed by goals from Dilpreet Singh and Jugraj, who extended the advantage to 7-1 before halftime. Canada made tactical adjustments after the break and earned a penalty stroke in the 35th minute, which Matthew Sarmento converted. The brief resistance did little …

Indian women narrowly go down 2-3 against Australia A

Indian women narrowly go down 2-3 against Australia A

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The Indian women’s hockey team suffered back-to-back defeats to kickstart their tour Down Under, as they fell short against Australia A on Sunday. But the scoreline was closer this time as they went down 2-3 in their second game at the Perth Hockey Stadium on Sunday. On Saturday, in their tour opener, India had lost a high-scoring match 3-5. India took the lead through Jyoti Singh (13’), after which Australia A came back from a goal down with Evie Stansby (17’), Dayle Dolkens (48’), and Jamie-Lee Surha (52’) finding the back of the net. India’s second goal came in the dying minutes of the match courtesy of fast-rising teen talent Sunelita Toppo (59’). India were out of the blocks faster than Australia A, showing intent and control in their attacking forays. The early pressure was on the hosts, as India attacked at pace. However, Australia A were able to hold their own, and made India work hard. The pressure eventually paid off as India won a PC in the final phase of the first quarter, …

Indian women’s hockey team loses 3-5 to Australia A in first game of Australia Tour

Indian women’s hockey team loses 3-5 to Australia A in first game of Australia Tour

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The Indian women’s hockey team started off their tour of Australia with defeat, losing 3-5 against a clinical Australia A side at the Perth Hockey Stadium on Saturday. While India scored through Mahima Tete (27’), Navneet Kaur (45’), and Lalremsiami (50’), it was Neasa Flynn (3’), Olivia Downes (9’), Ruby Harris (11’), Tatum Stewart (21’), and Kendra Fitzpatrick (44’) who netted for Australia A in a winning cause. The match saw the Indian women’s hockey team wearing black armbands during the match to mourn the innocent lives lost in the tragic Pahalgam attack on April 22. Hokey India stated that the women’s team will continue wearing black armbands for the remainder of the Australia tour as a mark of respect and remembrance for the victims and their families. The match was played at a frenetic pace with some end-to-end action. It was initially Australia A who asserted early control. Fittingly, the hosts broke the deadlock through a well-constructed field goal by Neasa Flynn in the third minute itself. By 11 minutes into the game, the …