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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.

Asian Games 2023: India men's hockey team beat Japan 5-1 in final to clinch gold, qualify for 2024 Paris Olympics

This is India's fourth gold medal in men's field hockey at the Asian Games. India had previously won the gold medal in 1966, 1998, and in 2014.

Exclusive: 'We need to believe that we have good chance of winning', Jannekke Schopman ahead of India vs China semifinal

Janneke Schopman said that it was important for her players to believe in winning and enjoy the game.

Asian Games 2023: Indian men's hockey team reaches final with thrilling 5-3 victory over Korea

Hardik Singh, Mandeep Singh, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Amit Rohidas, and Abhishek scored goals for India.

Exclusive: India men's hockey team Craig Fulton dissects Asian Games campaign on First Sports

In an exclusive conversation with Rupha Ramani on the latest episode of First Sports, India men's hockey coach Craig Fulton talks about the team's ongoing campaign at the 19th Asian Games, their road to Paris 2024 and more.

Asian Game 2023: Indian women’s hockey team starts campaign with 13-0 win over Singapore

Udita (6’), Sushila Chanu Pukhrambam (8’), Deepika (11’), Navneet Kaur (14’, 14’), Deep Grace Ekka (17’), Neha (19’), Sangita Kumari (23’, 47’, 53’), Salima Tete (35’), Monika (52’) and Vandana Katariya (56’) were the goal scorers for India.

Deep Grace Ekka Exclusive: 'Indian women's hockey team is going to Asian Games with only one aim, to win gold'

Ahead of the Asian Games 2023, Firstpost caught up with India's vice-captain Deep Grace Ekka, who spoke about women's hockey team's preparation for the tournament, gold medal chances and the competition from other teams.

Asian Games 2023: Harmanpreet, Mandeep hat-tricks see India men's hockey team thump Singapore 16-1

Skipper Harmanpreet Singh (24th, 39th, 40th, 42nd) led from the front, scoring as many as four goals in what was yet another clinical effort from the Indians.

Asian Games 2023: Indian men's hockey team begins campaign with dominant 16-0 win over Uzbekistan

Varun Kumar, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Mandeep Singh, Abhishek, Sukhjeet Singh, Amit Rohidas, Shamsher Singh, and Sanjay scored goals for India in the match

Amit Rohidas Exclusive: 'Indian men's hockey team won’t take any opponent lightly'

Indian men's hockey team can directly qualify for the Paris Olympics by winning gold at Asian Games 2023, but one mustn't forget that they failed to do the same in 2018.

Asian Games 2023: Indian hockey team eyeing qualification to 2024 Paris Olympics through Asiad, says PR Sreejesh

PR Sreejesh is determined to win the gold at Hangzhou to give himself a chance to earn a direct entry to the Paris Olympics next year, and do better there winning a yellow-coated medal.

Asian Games 2023: Indian women's hockey team departs for Hangzhou

The Indian women's hockey team, placed in Pool A alongside Korea, Malaysia, Hong Kong China and Singapore, left for China on Tuesday night.

Asian Games 2023: India men's hockey team leaves for Hangzhou ahead of campaign opener against Uzbekistan

India will begin their campaign against Uzbekistan on 24 September.

Whenever I'm in doubt, I approach PR Sreejesh for guidance: India goalkeeper Krishan Pathak

Krishan Pathak said they are now focussing on the basics and working on mistakes which they committed in the last tournament.

Pakistan lose hockey Olympic qualifiers hosting rights due infighting

The FIH decision came as a result of the infighting between the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) and the state-owned Pakistan Sports Board (PSB).

Asian Games 2023: Training under Rupinder Pal Singh will help me in match situations, says Deepika

The 19-year-old Deepika is one of three drag-flickers available to chief coach Janneke Schopman for penalty corners.

India beat Pakistan in thrilling final to win inaugural Men's Hockey 5s Asia Cup

With the victory over Pakistan in the Hockey 5s Asia Cup final, India have also qualified for the FIH Men's Hockey 5s World Cup Oman 2024.

India set up final against Pakistan in Hockey 5s Asia Cup 2023 after beating Malaysia in semi-finals

India's previous meeting against the opposition in the tournament in the Elite pool stage match had ended with Pakistan winning 5-4.

India beat Malaysia, Japan to enter Asian Hockey 5s World Cup qualifiers semi-finals

India finished second in the Elite pool table with 12 points, and earned a direct qualification for the semifinals.

Asian Games 2023: Lalit Upadhyay returns to India hockey squad; Akashdeep Singh, Karthi Selvan dropped

Hockey India selectors dropped three players — Akashdeep, Karthi and defender Jugraj Singh from the champion side of the Asian Champions Trophy held in Chennai earlier this month.

India lose 4-5 to Pakistan in men's Asian Hockey 5s World Cup Qualifier

Maninder Singh (17th, 29th minutes), Gurjot Singh (12th), and Mohammad Raheel (21st) scored for India.

India start men's Hockey 5s Asia Cup with 15-1 rout of Bangladesh

Maninder Singh scored four goals and Mohammed Raheel hit a hat-trick as Indian men's hockey team began their campaign at the Men's Asian Hockey 5s World Cup Qualifier with a solid 15-1 win over Bangladesh.

Indian women's hockey team wins Hockey 5s Asia Cup, qualifies for Hockey 5s World Cup 2024

India women's hockey team defeated Thailand 7-2 to clinch the inaugural Hockey5s Asia Cup trophy.