MORE SPORTS World’s first high-altitude para sports centre to come up in Leh with focus on 2028 Paralympics The world’s first high-altitude para sports centre will be established in Leh, Ladakh, aiming to advance the skills and confidence of athletes ahead of the 2028 Paralympics. A Memorandum and Understanding (MoU) to this effect was signed…
A 57th-minute penalty stroke helped India register its second win of the Asian Champions Trophy and full points with a 3-2 victory against South Korea after almost messing up all the good work done in the first half at the Rajgir Sports Complex on Tuesday. It was again a match of two contrasting halves, with…
In the ongoing 14th Hockey India Senior National Men’s Championship here, at the SDAT-Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium, there have only been a handful of exciting, nail-biting and keenly contested matches. In the group stages of the tournament, the ones between Jharkhand and Maharashtra (2-2) and Manipur and Bengal (3-1) were perfect examples. But ahead of the…
Young striker Sangita Kumari scored a brace as defending champion India defeated Malaysia 4-0 to open its campaign at the women’s Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament on a confident note here on Monday. Sangita (8th, 55th minutes) struck twice, while Preeti Dubey (43rd) and Udita (44th) were the other goal getters for the hosts. India…
HOCKEY Haryana storms into quarterfinals of Senior Men’s Nationals Two-time champion and last year’s finalist Haryana stamped its authority with a 8-0 victory over Mizoram in a Pool B contest of the Hockey India-14th Senior National men’s championship at the SDAT-Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium here on Monday, thereby cementing its place in the last eight. Mizoram…
Sports doesn’t really rank high on the list of things Bihar is known for. Nalanda and Bodh Gaya evoke Buddhist imagery and are known more as holy tourism sites than sporting nurseries. The government is hopeful that the 90-acre Rajgir Sports Complex will change it all, beginning with the women’s Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament….
Tamil Nadu will likely host the 2025 FIH Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup in November-December 2025 Speaking to Sportstar here on Sunday, a top Government source said: “We have given the letter of intent to Asian Hockey Federation (AHF). AHF has given its consent. We will also work out the modalities soon. AHF and Hockey…
HOCKEY Jharkhand, Maharashtra among winners on day 7 in Hockey Senior Men National C’ship Hockey Association of Odisha, Le Puducherry Hockey, Hockey Jharkhand and Hockey Maharashtra registered dominant wins in their respective pool matches on the seventh day of the 14th India Senior Men National Championship in Chennai on Sunday. Odisha blanked Arunachal 9-0 in…
When Hockey India named a “restructured” squad for the upcoming Women’s Asian Champions Trophy (ACT) last month, it was notable that the federation acknowledged more than superficial changes in the side. It wasn’t just about the presence or absence of familiar faces; it was a statement indicating, practically speaking, this was more than just a…
PREVIEW After a challenging year marked by a series of defeats, the Indian women’s hockey team will look to turn the page and start afresh in the new Olympic cycle. The first task will be to defend its Asian Champions Trophy (ACT) title on home soil, beginning with a clash against lower-ranked Malaysia on Monday….
