India’s seasoned goalkeeper, PR Sreejesh, was on Monday named as The World Games Athlete of the Year for 2021. In 2020, Indian women’s hockey captain Rani Rampal became the first Indian to win the honour for her performances in 2019. Veteran Indian hockey goalkeeper PR Srejeesh, who was part of …
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A 3–5 defeat to a team that had lost 6–0 two days earlier; Indian hockey team must admit! Japan shocked India in Asian Champions Trophy hockey semi-final In the final match of the group stage, India defeated the same opponents by half a dozen goals on Sunday. In the first …
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The Indian men’s hockey team led by Manpreet Singh will take on Asian Games champions Japan in the semi – finals of the Asian Champions Trophy at the Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium on Tuesday. The first semi-final will be played at 3 pm Indian time and the second semi-final at …
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India brought their campaign back on track in the men’s Junior Hockey World Cup on Thursday by beating Canada 13-1 in their second Pool B match in Bhubaneswar. HIGHLIGHTS Vice-captain Sanjay and Araijeet Singh Hundal scored hat-tricks for IndiaUttam Singh, Shardanand Tiwai, skipper Vivek Prasad, Maninder Singh and Abhishek Lakra …
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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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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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Tokyo: India advance to semifinals in Olympic men’s hockey. India defeated Britain by three goals to one in the quarterfinals. For the first time since 1980, India has reached the semifinals of the Olympics. Dilpreet Singh scored in the seventh minute, Gujrant Singh in the 16th minute and Hardik in …
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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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