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Cape Town — The South African men's hockey team will make their bow in the elite FIH (International Hockey Federation) Pro League on Tuesday when they run out against the world No 4-ranked The Netherlands at the North-West University in Potchefstroom.
Hockey with a match against France here on Tuesday. After France, the Manpreet Singh-led side will face hosts South Africa on Wednesday. The tournament will be the Indian team's first competitive assignment of the year.
Harmanpreet Singh says the FIH Pro League matches against quality sides like France and South Africa will help the Indian men's hockey team assess itself and prepare for other major tournaments later this year. India are set to take on hosts South Africa and France in the opening matches of their FIH Hockey Pro League 2021/22 campaign, starting here from Tuesday. The world No.
Hockey India on Saturday announced a 33-member core probable group for the junior women's camp. The 33-member core group was selected after a three-week camp at the Sports Authority of India, Bengaluru Centre.
hockey team left for Johannesburg on Friday for its FIH Pro League showdowns against South Africa and France from February 8 to 13 with senior forward Lalit Kumar Upadhyay and mid-fielder Jaskaran Singh ruled out at the last minute due to "illness". The Manpreet Singh-led squad will arrive in Johannesburg via Doha. They will play France in the first match on February 8 and take on South Africa on February 9.
After defeating China 7-1 in their debut match on Monday, the Indians emerged 2-1 victorious against the same opponents at the Sultan Qaboos Complex on Tuesday. While the win was not as goal-heavy as the previous day, what India showed was an ability to play swift, attacking hockey without losing composure.
Chanu (47th, 52nd minutes) converted two penalty strokes while Navneet Kaur (5th), Neha (12), Vandana Katariya (40th), Sharmila Devi (48th) and Gurjit Kaur (50th) netted one each to hand India a convincing win. China's lone goal was scored from a field effort by Xue Deng in the 43rd minute. With the win, the Indian women's hockey team moved to the third position in the FIH Pro League points table, with three points and a goal difference of plus six.
PR Sreejesh met former India coach Harendra Singh back in 2002, he didn't have proper pads. Wearing a lungi, the last thing anyone could imagine was that the young boy from Kerala was a budding goalkeeper. In the two decades since that day, the medal corner in Sreejesh's house is led by an Olympic bronze and an Asian Games gold. Wonder what those who thought a 'rock' in the post was better than Sreejesh would be feeling now. Earlier this week, Sreejesh's popularity among his fans translated into another addition to his trophy cabinet. After women's team captain Rani last year, it was the turn of Sreejesh to win the 'World Games Athlete of the Year' award for 2021. In an interview with TimesofIndia.com, the 33-year-old veteran lived through his journey while taking some tough questions, including his thoughts on retirement and some of the criticism around global awards decided by online voting. Excerpts...After the highs of guarding the goal post in Tokyo, you have scaled another peak. Two Indians in a row now as 'World Games Athlete of the Year', and both from hockey -- Rani last year and you this year...When I got this nomination, I was really happy and so thrilled. Getting nominated was in itself a big achievement for me...This is a global award. So when FIH (International Hockey Federation) nominated me, that made me so happy. I did have a positive vibe, that there is a chance for me to win this. Definitely Rani showed it last time. She had a huge difference in the number of total votes. So I believed that I would get it. Will this award pep you up to maybe go that extra mile in what could be called the twilight of your career after the Olympic bronze?