Bhubaneswar: Vice-captain Harmanpreet Singh continued his goal-scoring spree with a brace as the Indian men’s hockey team defeated an inexperienced Germany 3-0 in the first match of the two-leg tie to extend its lead in the FIH Pro League standings here on Thursday. Harmanpreet converted two penalty corners for India in the 18th and 27th […]
Bhubaneswar: India snatched victory from the jaws of defeat, coming back from 1-4 down to level scores at 4-4 before converting a penalty stroke with five seconds to go as they emerged 5-4 winners in their FIH Hockey Pro League match at the Kalinga Stadium here on Saturday. With skipper Marc Miralles scoring a hat-trick, […]
Potchefstroom: Having begun their FIH Hockey Pro League 2021/2022 campaign with two comprehensive wins on the trot, a confident India men’s hockey team will hope to keep the juggernaut rolling when it takes on France here on Saturday. In the opening match, India beat France 5-0 where Harmanpreet Singh, Varun Kumar, Shamsher Singh, Mandeep Singh […]
Dhaka: Vice-captain Harmanpreet Singh scored a brace as Olympic bronze-medallists India defeated arch-rivals Pakistan 3-1 to register their second consecutive win and virtually qualify for the semifinals of the Asian Champions Trophy men’s hockey tournament here on Friday. Harmanpreet (8th, 53rd minutes) converted two penalty corners, while comeback-man Akashdeep Singh, who couldn’t make the Tokyo […]
Lausanne: India swept the International Hockey Federation’s (FIH) annual awards on Wednesday with five players and head coaches of both the men’s and women’s teams claiming the top honours across different categories. After a historic bronze medal-winning feat for the Indian men’s team as well as the outstanding performance of the women’s team, which reached […]
Manpreet Singh-led team rose like a phoenix and exorcised the ghosts with four successive wins, three in the league phase and this victory over Britain.
Harmanpreet Singh scored the brace for India while Rupinder Pal Singh scored against the Kiwis. But it was the safe gloves of experienced goalkeeper PR Sreejesh who ensured the team gets off to a winning start in the campaign.
Skipper Manpreet Singh, though delighted with the team's exploits against the Olympic Champions, cautioned his teammates about reading too much into the results.
Goals from Harmanpreet Singh (11th minute), Lalit Upadhyay (25th) and Mandeep Singh (58th) on Sunday gave the visitors a deserved triumph over Los Leones.
Argentina got off to a great start, raiding the Indian circle in numbers. Krishan Bahadur Pathak, who was playing his 50th international match, made three brilliant saves in the first quarter to deny the hosts from taking the lead.
A penalty corner earned by India skipper Manpreet Singh with just 25 seconds left for the final hooter changed the course of a tense battle against the Olympic Champions Argentina who were poised for victory with a 2-1 lead.
