Category: Hockey

From Sreejesh’s No. 16 to Maradona’s No. 10, instances of teams retiring jerseys to honour legends Source link

Put it down to the luck of the Indians. Specifically, the bad luck. Pitted against an aggressive Great Britain in the quarterfinals of the men’s hockey competition at the Paris … Read More

Given the predominance of cricket in the Indian sporting firmament, it is not surprising that most icons belong to it. There has been a God of cricket (Sachin Tendulkar) and … Read More

A proud owner of two consecutive Olympic medals, Indian hockey star P R Sreejesh says the bronze claimed in Tokyo three years ago is closer to his heart than the … Read More

Hockey India announced on Wednesday that it was retiring the No. 16 jersey as a tribute to goalkeeper PR Sreejesh, who retired from the sport after India’s Paris Olympics campaign. … Read More

Winning back-to-back Olympic medals is the stuff of dreams in Indian sports. So parched of success and excellence on the biggest stage are we as a nation that while China … Read More

HOCKEY Hockey India Academy C’ship: Odisha Naval Tata HPC to meet Round Glass Punjab in women’s final Odisha Naval Tata Hockey High-Performance Centre will meet Roundglass Punjab Hockey Club Academy … Read More

The Indian men’s hockey team returned from the Paris 2024 Olympics campaign filled with new records and a bronze medal on Saturday. The 16-member squad, which boasted 11 members from … Read More

The Netherlands completed a remarkable double in Olympic hockey on Friday when its women’s team, the defending champions, beat China 3-1 in a shootout to take gold just 24 hours … Read More

In the last half a century, the Indian hockey team had not secured two consecutive medals in the Olympics. When it retained its bronze medal here on Thursday, it was … Read More