Hockey

World Hockey Award: Sreejesh Best Goalie; 8 awards for India

London: Olympic bronze medalist and former captain of the Indian national team PR Sreejesh has won the International Hockey Federation (FIH) 2020–21 award for the best goalkeeper in the world. India swept the annual awards, including this one. The men’s team, which won bronze at the Tokyo Olympics, and the …

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Proud Bronze for India in Hockey

Tokyo: India defeated Germany by five goals to four in the bronze medal match. Germany won a penalty corner in the final second, but Indian keeper P.S. R. Sreejesh miraculously saved it and became the savior of literally 130 crore people. Exciting. Proud. Incredible. Indian hockey has won an Olympic …

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Olympics 2021: Vandana wins hat-trick, India wins women’s hockey

Striker Vandana Katariya scored a historic hat-trick to keep alive the Indian women’s hockey team’s quarterfinals hopes in the Olympics with a fighting 4-3 victory over lower-ranked South Africa in its must-win final group match here on Saturday. Vandana (4th, 17th, 49th minutes) achieved a rare feat by becoming the …

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