New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) The Indian Women’s Team’s path to the FIH Hockey World Cup Belgium & Netherlands 2026 has been marked by resilience, determination, and strong self-belief. After narrowly missing direct qualification at the Women’s Asia Cup 2025, they secured their spot in the World Cup through qualifiers held at home and later won the FIH Nations Cup in New Zealand. These achievements highlight the team’s resilience and steady growth as they prepare to compete on the world’s bi…
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New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) As anticipation builds for the FIH Hockey World Cup Belgium and Netherlands 2026, scheduled for August 15 to 30, the Indian Women’s Team will enter the tournament with confidence, belief and a renewed determination to challenge the world’s best.Riding on the winning momentum and an unbeaten run to clinch the FIH Nations Cup title, India captain Salima Tete is optimistic about the team going the distance and creating history.Drawn in Pool D, India will open their campaig…
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) Salima Tete will lead India at the FIH Women’s World Cup 2026, as Hockey India announced the 20-member squad that chief coach Sjoerd Marijne has described as a well-balanced group. The showpiece tournament, which will be hosted jointly by the Netherlands and Belgium, is scheduled to be held from 15 to 30 August 2026.The squad, currently training at the national camp in Bengaluru, features a mix of experienced campaigners and promising young players, who impressed ever…
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) Indian women’s hockey chief coach Sjoerd Marijne believes the squad is entering the most crucial phase of its preparation with renewed confidence and enthusiasm as it gears up for the FIH Hockey World Cup 2026 to be played in Belgium and the Netherlands, saying the players are fully committed to improving ahead of two major tournaments later this year.With just a month remaining before the World Cup begins on August 15, the Indian women’s team is training at the Sports …
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) Hockey India on Friday announced the 20-member Indian Women’s Hockey Team for the upcoming 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026, scheduled to be held from September 19 to October 4 in Japan. Salima Tete will continue to captain the side, having led the team to FIH Nations Cup triumph in New Zealand last month. Savita, who recently received the Padma Shri award, and Bichu Devi Kharibam have been named as the two goalkeepers in the squad. “We have a group in which we have a…
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) Hockey India congratulated veteran goalkeeper Savita Punia for being conferred with the Padma Shri, India’s fourth-highest civilian award, by President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Celebrating the achievement, Hockey India described Savita as a “true icon” of Indian sport and said the honour was a fitting recognition of her immense contribution to Indian hockey over more than a decade.“A Padma Shri for a true icon. Indian women’s hockey stalwart Savit…
Perth, May 30 (IANS) The Indian Women’s Hockey Team concluded their four-match friendly series against Australia with a close 2-3 defeat in the fourth and last game in Perth on Saturday, which meant that the series ended in a 2-2 draw.India came out strongly in the contest, taking a 1-0 lead in just the second minute when Navneet Kaur converted a penalty corner to put early pressure on Australia. In the second quarter, Deepika Soreng (23′) doubled India’s lead with a neat conversion.It remaine…
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) Hockey India announced the Senior Women’s National Coaching Camp, scheduled to be held from 11th to 20th May 2026. The preparatory camp is important as the team will travel to Australia for an exposure tour ahead of the FIH Nations Cup, which will take place in Auckland, New Zealand, from 15th to 21st June.This is an important camp for the women’s team as it will provide them with an opportunity to assess their strengths ahead of key fixtures later this year, includi…
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) As the Indian women’s hockey team is geared up for four-match Argentina tour, chief coach Sjoerd Marijne said that the team will use this tour to as opportunity to play with different combinations against the world No. 2 side. Over the next week, India will contest against Argentina on April 13, 14, 16, and 17 with all the matches to be held at the Club Ciudad de Buenos Aires. The tour will serve as the ideal preparation for the Indian team ahead of a crucial period …
Mumbai, Jan 29 (IANS) Pakistan hockey averted a major crisis as players of the national men’s team agreed to feature in the second round of the FIH Hockey Men’s Pro League after a fortnight of agitation and boycott of the training camp over lack of payments, a news report said on Thursday.The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) secretary, Rana Mujahid, met the players in Islamabad on Thursday and assured them that they will get the promised 114 US dollars (around 30,000 PKR) in daily allowances for…