World Cup 2018 Schedule

Hockey World Cup 2018: Stage set in Bhubaneswar for global spectacle as India nurse dreams of turnaround

The fresh paint on the murals depicting hockey players in action is drying, and much like the smell that newly-coated surfaces retain, the freshness in Manpreet Singh's team is there to be soaked in. And at the centre of it all, India are nursing a pipe dream.

Hockey World Cup 2018: With synergy between forwards, midfield and defence, India can get over dark day at Jakarta

For the Indian team, maybe it’s time to move on from that one dark day at the Asian Games and look at what can be achieved here at The Kalinga.

Hockey World Cup 2018: Hosts India hope to overcome limitations, end 43-year itch in showpiece event

India will be worried about their tendency to concede late goals, apart from poor short-corner conversions.