India to face Spain in 2023 Hockey World Cup opener
India, who won the bronze medal at Tokyo 2020, will face England, ranked No. 6 in the world, on January 15 at the same location.
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Pro League will be good test ahead of World Cup: Mandeep Singh
Mandeep Singh on Tuesday said the upcoming Pro League will be a perfect platform to "test" themselves ahead of the marquee FIH World Cup, set to be held in Odisha next year. Ahead of the World Cup 2023, the Indian team will compete in the Pro League from October 28-November 6. "It is always good to compete against strong teams before a major competition.
Presence of Spain will make India's pool even tougher: Graham Reid
World No.5 India are placed in a tough Pool D alongside England (world No. 6), Spain (world No.8) and Wales in the showpiece event to be jointly hosted by Bhubaneswar and Rourkela from January 13 to 29 next year. The Indians drew 4-4 against England and beat Wales 4-1 en route to a silver medal-winning effort in this year's Birmingham Commonwealth Games.
Feels great when hard work is recognised: Star defender Harmanpreet on FIH nomination
Harmanpreet who was part of the silver medal-winning team at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham this year, and also won bronze at the Asian Champions Trophy Dhaka in 2021, won the top award and his first in the 2020-21 edition. "It's a huge honour for me to be nominated for the FIH Player of the Year Award yet again. I have always tried to give my best and contribute to the team's success and it feels great when your hard work is recognized through the FIH Star Awards," Harmanpreet was quoted as saying in a press release.
Harmanpreet Singh nominated for FIH Player of the Year Award; Sreejesh, Savita in goalkeepers' categories
Indian team vice-captain Harmanpreet was named along with two Belgians in Arthur de Sloover and Tom Boon, Niklas Wellen of Germany and Thierry Brinkman of the Netherlands for the FIH Men's Player of the Year award. There is no Indian in the list of players nominated for the FIH Women's Player of the Year award. Harmanpreet had also won the coveted award last year when the Indian players and coaches swept all the honours after their historic Olympic Games performance in Tokyo where the men's team won a bronze for the first time after 41 years while the women's side lost in the bronze-medal match.
Have to improve as a team before the World Cup next year, says Indian hockey team's striker Abhishek
Commonwealth Games (CWG) in Birmingham, said the focus of the Indian hockey team is to stay in the best shape and form in the run-up to next year's World Cup. India ended up winning a silver medal, after a 7-0 hammering in the final against Australia. "We all are really eager to return to training and prepare ourselves for the upcoming competitions," Abhishek, who scored two goals in six games in Birmingham, said in a Hockey India (HI) release.
CWG 2022: Will India stop the Aussie juggernaut in men's hockey?
India challenged the Australian title charge twice - 2010 and 2014 - but fell woefully short. Come Monday, will India be third time lucky? A lot has changed since the teams last met in a CWG final. When Australia blanked India 4-0 in Glasgow 2014, India's current chief coach, Australian Graham Reid, was in the champions dugout then. This time round, he will play a pivotal role as India look to dethrone the mighty Aussies. The odds are stacked against India, who lost the last meeting between the two sides 1-7 in a group match at the Tokyo Olympics last year. But current form and not history will decide the winners and to win that elusive gold, Manpreet Singh and his men will have to play out of their skins on Monday.
CWG 2022: Indian men's hockey team opens campaign against lowly Ghana in search of elusive gold
Commonwealth Games gold, the Indian men's hockey team will look to start its campaign on a rousing note against lowly Ghana in its opening Pool B match on Sunday. The phenomenal success at the Tokyo Olympics, where India clinched a historic bronze after 41 years, has ignited hopes from the Manpreet Singh-led side to stop the Australian juggernaut. Australia's dominance at the CWG is a matter of envy as the world No.1 Kookaburras have been the most dominant force in the Games' history, having won all the six gold medals till date.