Canadian trailblazers Sarah Nurse, Saroya Tinker reflect on experiences of being Black women in hockey
Sarah Nurse and Saroya Tinker know what it's like to feel different, like an outsider.
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Sarah Nurse and Saroya Tinker know what it's like to feel different, like an outsider.
The Indian women hockey team's disappointing run in the FIH Pro League continued as it lost 1-2 to China in Rourkela on Monday. India took the lead in the seventh minute through Sangita Kumari's field goal but China equalised in the 14th minute through Gu Bingfeng (penalty corner), who scored his second goal of the match in the 53rd minute through a penalty stroke. India had lost to China by the same 1-2 margin in their earlier match on February 3 in Bhubaneswar.
Ice hockey teams from Russia and Belarus will remain suspended from international competition for the 2024-25 season after the sport's global governing body said it was "not yet safe" to readmit them.
Russia and Belarus will be excluded from the ice hockey world championships for another year through the 2024-25 season, the sport's governing body said Monday, citing security risks during the military invasion of Ukraine.
While the Indian Women's Hockey Team are set to play their maiden international match at the majestic Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium on Monday, it will be a homecoming for Rourkela girls Sunelita Toppo and Jyoti Chattri. Speaking ahead of India's return FIH Pro League fixture against China, both Sunelita and Jyoti, who are graduates of Odisha's rich ecosystem, expressed their excitement at the prospect of playing in front of their family in Rourkela.
The Indian women hockey team's disappointing run in the FIH Pro League continued as it lost 1-2 to China in Rourkela on Monday. India took the lead in the seventh minute through Sangita Kumari's field goal but China equalised in the 14th minute through Gu Bingfeng (penalty corner), who scored his second goal of the match in the 53rd minute through a penalty stroke. India had lost to China by the same 1-2 margin in their earlier match on February 3 in Bhubaneswar.
While the Indian Women's Hockey Team are set to play their maiden international match at the majestic Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium on Monday, it will be a homecoming for Rourkela girls Sunelita Toppo and Jyoti Chattri. Speaking ahead of India's return FIH Pro League fixture against China, both Sunelita and Jyoti, who are graduates of Odisha's rich ecosystem, expressed their excitement at the prospect of playing in front of their family in Rourkela.
Veteran goalkeeper PR Sreejesh turned out to be the saviour as the Indian men's hockey team defeated world number one Netherlands 4-2 via a shoot-out in the FIH Pro League in Bhubaneswar on Sunday. Sreejesh made three fine saves in the shoot-out to hand India the bonus two points after both the teams were locked at 2-2 at the end of regulation 60 minutes. Netherlands took one points from the match. In the shoot-out, skipper Harmanpreet Singh, Sukhjeet Singh, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay and Shamsher Singh scored for world number three India.