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Simranjeet Singh to lead India men's team at FIH Hockey 5s World Cup; Rajni Etimarpu named skipper of women's side

Experienced goalkeeper Rajni will have defender Mahima Chaudhary as her deputy, while Mandeep Mor will be the vice-captain of the men’s team.

India women’s hockey team gets Rupinder Pal Singh’s help in fixing penalty-corner woes ahead of Olympic qualifiers

Ace women's drag flicker Gurjit Kaur termed the camp, that began on Wednesday at the SAI Bengaluru, as a perfect learning space ahead of the crucial qualifiers

Rewind 2023: Looking back at India men's and women's hockey teams' performances in the year gone by

We now take a quick look at how the Indian men’s and women’s hockey teams performed in major tournaments throughout the year.

India women beat Ireland 2-1 in 5-Nations Tournament

Deepika (4th) and Sangita Kumari (22th) were on target for India, while captain Kathryn Mullan (12th) scored the only goal for Ireland.

India men’s hockey team beats France 5-4 in thriller in 5-Nations tournament in Valencia

India ended the five-nations tournament in Valencia, Spain on a high after grabbing a win against France

India women’s hockey team goes down 1-3 to Germany in 5-Nations tournament in Valencia

India Women’s Hockey Team will face Ireland in their last match in the five-nations tournament on 21st December.

India men’s hockey team goes down 2-3 to Germany in 5-Nations tournament in Valencia

India threw away a two goal lead, established in the first quarter, to go down 2-3 to Germany in the five-nations tournament in Spain.

Indian women’s hockey team goes down 1-2 to Belgium in 5-Nations Tournament

On their tour of Valencia, the Indian Women’s Hockey Team will next face Germany on 19th December.

Hockey Men's Junior World Cup: India suffer 1-3 defeat to Spain in bronze medal playoff match

This was India's second defeat to Spain in this edition of the tournament, having lost to the European team 1-4 in the pool stages. India had also finished fourth in the last edition of the tournament in 2021 in Bhubaneswar.

Indian men’s hockey team loses to Spain 0-1 in 5-Nation tournament

The Indian team, which qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics after winning gold at the Hangzhou Asian Games, is ranked third in the world while Spain is eighth.

India women's hockey team suffer 2-3 defeat against hosts Spain in 5-Nation Tournament opener

Gurjit Kaur (13th minute) and Sangita Kumari (14th) scored a goal each for India, while Sara Barrios Navarro (2nd), Patricia Alvarez Nardiz (30th) and Julia Strappato Garreta (53rd) were on target for Spain.

Hockey Junior Men’s World Cup: India lose to Germany in semis after struggling to convert penalty corners

The Indian team will need a lot of soul-searching as it was inexplicable not to score even once from a dozen penalty corners in such a crucial stage of the showpiece.

Junior Hockey World Cup: We trained for such situations, says Uttam Singh on win over Netherlands

India twice trailed Netherlands in the quarter-final of the Junior Hockey World Cup before drawing back and eventually winning 4-3.

Junior Hockey World Cup: India twice come from behind to beat Netherlands 4-3 in quarter-final

India junior men's hockey team exhibited immense resilience to qualify for the semi-finals where they will take on Germany

Hockey Junior Women’s World Cup: India beat USA 3-2 in shootout to finish ninth

The tense penalty shootout witnessed Mumtaz Khan and Rutaja Dadaso Pisal successfully converting their chances for India, while the latter also scored in sudden death to secure the win for India.

Hockey Men's Junior World Cup: India beat Canada 10-1 to book quarterfinal spot

With this win, India finished in second position in the Pool C table and qualified for the quarterfinals of the tournament.

Hockey Women's Junior World Cup: India thrash Korea 3-1 in classification match

India will stand a chance to finish ninth in the tournament when they take on either Chile or USA in their last match of the competition on Sunday.

Hockey Men's Junior World Cup: India suffer 4-1 loss to tactically superior Spain

India are third in their pool, behind South Korea on goal difference, with both sides having three points each

Junior Women's World Cup: Annu's brace went in vain as India lose 2-3 to Belgium

India are currently placed second in Pool C with three points from three games. Belgium are top of the pool with an all-win record from three matches.

FIH Rankings: India women's hockey team climb to best-ever position of sixth place

The Indian women were placed eighth before the Asian Games but the bronze medal at the continental showpiece and the title triumph at Asian Champions Trophy in Ranchi, where they remained unbeaten,

Women's Asian Champions Trophy 2023: India hammer Japan 4-0 in summit clash to win second title

Sangita Kumari, Neha, Lalremsiami, and Vandana Katariya netted a goal each as India outclassed reigning champions Japan in the final at Ranchi's Jaipal Singh Stadium.

Women's Asian Champions Trophy: India beat Korea 2-0 to set up title clash with Japan

Asian Games bronze medallist India will take on Japan in the final of the Women's Asian Champions Trophy on Sunday

Women's Asian Champions Trophy: India outclass South Korea 5-0 to continue their unbeaten run

India will take on South Korea in the second semi-final of the tournament on 4th November at 20:30hrs IST.

Women's Asian Champions Trophy: India storm into semi-finals with 2-1 win over Japan

After two goalless quarters, Navneet Kaur (31st minute) and Sangita Kumari (47th) scored for India, while Japan’s lone goal came from the stick of Kana Urata (37th).

Sultan of Johor Cup: India hand hosts Malaysia 3-1 defeat after draw against Pakistan

Aditya Lalage, Amandeep Lakra and Rohit found the back of the net as the Uttam Singh-led Indian side outclassed their Malaysian opponents.

Women's Asian Champions Trophy: Sangita Kumari's hat-trick guides India to 7-1 win over Thailand

Asian Games bronze medallists India were by far the better side on display as they scored goals through Sangita (29th, 45th, 45th minutes), Monika (7th), Salima Tete (15th), Deepika (40th) and Lalremsiami (52nd).

Sultan of Johor Cup: India play out thrilling 3-3 draw against Pakistan in opener

Goals from Amandeep Lakra (30th minute), Aditya Arjun Lalage (56th) and Uttam Singh (59’th) ensured a point for India after Arbaz Ahmad (31st, 58th) and Abdul Shahid (49th) scored for Pakistan.