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We're making right progression, says Indian women's hockey team striker Vandana Katariya

Vandana, a veteran of over 250 internationals matches, said by virtue of improved performances in tournaments of late, the world is now taking note of Indian women's hockey. A testimony to the Indian team's improvement is the nomination of several players in the FIH Star Awards. While captain Savita has been nominated for the Best Goalkeeper of the Year, young Mumtaz Khan has been nominated for the Rising Star of the Year award and chief coach Janneke Schopman is vying for Coach of the Year recognition.

Focus is on ceasing early goals, making imposing starts: Nilakanta Sharma

World Cup next year, said midfielder Nilakanta Sharma. India's Commonwealth Games campaign in Birmingham ended in a disappointing 0-7 drubbing at the hands of Australia in the final last month. In that match the Manpreet Singh-led side had conceded five goals in the first half itself.

FIH Pro League tie will give us better understanding of Spain ahead of World Cup: Manpreet Singh

India will play New Zealand in the first match of the Pro League on October 28 at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, followed by the second game against Spain on October 30. Placed in the same pool, India will take on Spain in their World Cup opener at the newly-built Birsa Munda International Stadium in Rourkela on January 13.

Dilip Tirkey Elected New Hockey India President

Former India captain Dilip Tirkey, who was the front-runner for the post of Hockey India president, was elected unopposed for the top job on Friday. Hockey India elections were scheduled to be held on October 1 but the results were declared in advance as there were no contestants for any of the posts, paving the way for the incumbent candidates to be elected unopposed as per the federation's Constitution. Tirkey was elected after Uttar Pradesh Hockey chief Rakesh Katyal and Hockey Jharkhand's Bhola Nath Singh, who were in the fray for the president's post, withdrew their nominations on Friday.

IndiGo airlines charges star goalie and Olympian PR Sreejesh for 41-inch hockey stick, says only 38-inch allowed for free

The airline ground staff claimed his stick exceeded the permissible limit by three inches and collected Rs 1,500 from the Olympian. Sources with the Bengaluru Airport said the incident with the hockey star who was the former Indian team captain unfolded around 7 pm before he was scheduled to board IndiGo airlines flight 6E 382 from Bengaluru to Kochi. The airline’s ground staff at KIA forced him into paying extra for the hockey stick he was carrying as part of his kit after allegedly stating that he was permitted to carry a stick stretching only upto 38 inches and the piece he was holding was three inches longer. However, 34-year-old Sreejesh paid the sum but recorded his disappointment on twitter by posting “FIH (Fédération Internationale de Hockey) allow me to play with a 41inch hockey stick, but @IndiGo6E never allow me to carry anything over 38inch.What to do? Pay extra Rs,1500 for handling the goalkeeper baggage.”

Former India captain Dilip Tirkey elected Hockey India president

One of the most capped former players -- Tikey played a record 412 international matches in his career spanning more than 15 years as defender --, the 44-year-old great from Odisha represented India at the 1996 Atlanta, 2000 Sydney and 2004 Athens Olympic Games. The Hockey India elections process was scheduled to be completed by October 9, as per the deadline set by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) and the Committee of Administrators (CoA) in August. Before Tirkey was elected president, Hockey India was under the jurisdiction of the CoA on the orders of the Delhi High Court because of an alleged violation of the National Sports Code. Tirkey thanked the CoA and its members following him becoming the president of the national sports federation, tweeting "Thanks @DrSYQuraishi (COA member) & @FIH_Hockey for conducting smooth elections of @TheHockeyIndia. I will ensure that Indian hockey reaches to new heights."

Dilip Tirkey Elected New Hockey India President

Former India captain Dilip Tirkey, who was the front-runner for the post of Hockey India president, was elected unopposed for the top job on Friday. Hockey India elections were scheduled to be held on October 1 but the results were declared in advance as there were no contestants for any of the posts, paving the way for the incumbent candidates to be elected unopposed as per the federation's Constitution. Tirkey was elected after Uttar Pradesh Hockey chief Rakesh Katyal and Hockey Jharkhand's Bhola Nath Singh, who were in the fray for the president's post, withdrew their nominations on Friday.

Want to capitalise on home advantage to end World Cup medal drought: Lalit Upadhyay

World Cup medal drought when the country hosts the game's showpiece event next year. India are set to host the men's hockey World Cup for the second consecutive time jointly in Bhubaneswar and Rourkela from January 13 to 29 next year. In the last edition of the event in 2018, India crashed out in the quarterfinals losing 1-2 to the Netherlands.

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We're making right progression, says Indian women's hockey team striker Vandana Katariya

Focus is on ceasing early goals, making imposing starts: Nilakanta Sharma

FIH Pro League tie will give us better understanding of Spain ahead of World Cup: Manpreet Singh

Dilip Tirkey Elected New Hockey India President

IndiGo airlines charges star goalie and Olympian PR Sreejesh for 41-inch hockey stick, says only 38-inch allowed for free

Former India captain Dilip Tirkey elected Hockey India president

Dilip Tirkey Elected New Hockey India President

Want to capitalise on home advantage to end World Cup medal drought: Lalit Upadhyay