Indian Men’s Hockey Team get off to a winning start in Tokyo; beat New Zealand 3-2 in a battle of nerves ~ Incredible saves by India goalkeeper PR Sreejesh ensures India earn three points; Harmanpreet Singh scored twice (26′, 33′) while Rupinder Pal Singh scored in the 10th minute ~ Tokyo, 24 July…
Month: July 2021
INDIAN MEN’S HOCKEY TEAM SET TO BEGIN ITS CAMPAIGN AT TOKYO OLYMPICS
Manpreet Singh-led India to make a cautious start to their campaign in Tokyo ~ Take on World No .8 New Zealand in their first Pool A encounter on Saturday; Look forward to making a good start against a ‘dangerous’ NZ says India Chief Coach Graham Reid ~ Tokyo, 23 July 2021: The Manpreet Singh-led Indian…
SREEJESH: ONLY TEAM TO BEAT RIO OLYMPIC WINNERS ARGENTINA, WAS INDIA
Hockey India’s Flashback Series: “We were the only team that beat Argentina who went on to win the Olympic Games in 2016,” recalls PR Sreejesh about India’s disappointment in Rio ~ The team has learnt from its past mistakes at the Olympic Games believes Sreejesh who Captained the Indian Team at Rio Olympics in…
HOCKEY INDIA MOURNS SAD DEMISE OF LEGEND KESHAV DATT
~ The legendary halfback was part of India’s glorious campaign in the 1948 and 1952 Olympic Games ~ New Delhi, 07 July 2021: Hockey India mourns the sad demise of legend Keshav Chandra Datt who breathed his last at about 1230 am on Wednesday. He was 95 years old. Datt was part of India’s…