Hockey

Indian women's hockey team defeated hosts Japan 2-1 as Gurjit Kaur scored a brace at the Olympic test event in Tokyo.

Proceeds of the sale of match tickets of FIH Men's Hockey Series Finals held in Odhisha was handed over by Hockey India to CM's Relief Fund for Cyclone Fani.

Indian hockey team coach Sjoerd Marijne commended his players for their win against Japan in the final of the Women's FIH Series Finals

Manpreet Singh said new coach Graham Reid has created a friendly environment in the Indian men's hockey team

Reid's name was finalised in a meeting between Hockey India and SAI officials on Tuesday. He was picked over a number of candidates, including Jay Stacy, another Australian and a three-time Olympic medallist.

All the excitement came down to the last seven seconds as the Indian hockey team's perennial problem of conceding late goals left them with a disappointing 2-2 draw against a sloppy Pakistan in its Commonwealth Games opener.

The two sides have already met each other in Round Robin phase of the tournament, where India emerged as the winners over the 2-time defending champions.

India outplayed Pakistan 3-1 to enter the final of the Under-18 Asia Cup hockey tournament on Thursday.

Railways on Monday said there was no truth in reports that Indian women hockey players were made to sit on a train's floor while they were travelling from Ranchi to Rourkela after returning from the Rio Olympics.

The Indian men's side crashed out of the Olympics in the quarterfinals by losing to eventual runners-up team Belgium 1-3 while the women's team failed to get past the group stage.

From yearning to fly in an aeroplane as a kid to clinching a bronze in the Olympics, the biggest sporting stage of all, Haryana wrestler Sakshi Malik has come a long way in her fairy-tale journey to etch her name in the sporting history of the country.

Incidentally, the Indians had lost two practice games to Spain in Madrid before coming here, but on Sunday evening they played at a good pace and the goals came to boost Indian spirits.

Determined to put up a top-notch performance at the 2016 Olympic Games, the Indian men and women's hockey teams arrived on Friday.

Introduced in 2011, the Asian Champions Trophy has taken place three times so far, with the last time in 2013. The tournament will be played in Kuantan, Malaysia, from October 20 to 30.

Indian women's team captain Ritu Rani and senior's men's team drag-flicker VR Raghunath were on Wednesday recommended by Hockey India for the Arjuna Award.

Malaysia's victory took them to eight points from five fixtures and kept alive their chances to clinch a medal.