Saina Nehwal Family And Background Born on March 17, 1990, in Hisar, Haryana. Both her parents had been avid badminton players. While her father was a top player at the university level, Saina’s mother played at the state level. Saina’s father, who holds a Ph.D. in Agricultural science, got transferred to Hyderabad in Andhra…
TOP FIVE FASTEST DELIVERIES BY INDIAN PACERS
That moment which pumps up the adrenaline rush since you know a fast bowler is spurred and on a prowl for wickets. The quick soaring in at the batsman, building pace and momentum in his delivery stride, to hurl the cherry at the wickets for outfoxing the bats. His guile earns its moment with the…
RANI RAMPAL AWARDED SPORTS PERSON OF THE YEAR 2019
Awards and recognition is a big motivation to excel, says Indian Women’s Hockey Team Skipper Rani ~ The experienced striker received the Sports Person of the Year Award at the FICCI India Sports Awards 2019 held in New Delhi on December 12th, Wednesday ~ The year 2018 has been eventful for the Indian…
DIPSAN TIRKEY: THE WIZARD OF INTERJECTION
Born on October 15, 1998 in Saunamara village of Sundergarh district, Odisha. He stands at 172 cm. Dipsan Tirkey plays as a defender for the team. Dipsan hails from a farming background with a family of humble means. Saunamara village has had an illustrious history of yielding gems to Indian hockey team. Besides a…
HOCKEY INDIA DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE TAKES STRINGENT ACTIONS
Hockey India Disciplinary Committee takes stringent decisions during their two-day meeting in New Delhi The Hockey India Disciplinary Committee Meeting chaired by Bhola Nath Singh, who is also the Vice President of Hockey India, on Tuesday unanimously decided to suspend players from Punjab Armed Police for a period of 12-18 months while players from Punjab…
MANDEEP SINGH: STRIKER’S FLAIR ON TARGET
MANDEEP SINGH Born January 25, 1995 in Mithapur village of Jalandhar, Punjab. Mandeep Singh plays as a forward in the Indian line up. He got involved with the sport at age five impressed by his brother playing the game. He honed his skills at and later also represented the renowned Surjit Hockey Academy, which…
CAPTAIN MANPREET SINGH ON HOCKEY PRO LEAGUE & 2023 FIH MEN’S WORLD CUP
Team has grown steadily in the past year, says Indian Men’s Hockey Team Skipper Manpreet Singh ~ 2023 Men’s World Cup in Bhubaneswar and Rourkela coinciding with India’s 75th year of independence will call for bigger celebrations if India emerge victorious, aspires Manpreet ~ With Hockey India announcing Bhubaneswar and Rourkela as the host…
ODISHA-HOCKEY INDIA GRASSROOTS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
ABOUT THE ODISHA – HOCKEY INDIA GRASSROOTS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME The Odisha State Government will be establishing 17 Hockey Centres across 17 blocks of Sundergarh district in Odisha as an initiative to produce positive outcomes in field hockey at the grassroots level in the state. Hockey India with support from the Odisha State Government to run…
ODISHA GETS TO RE-HOST THE FIH 2023 HOCKEY MEN’S WORLD CUP
Hockey fiesta returns to Odisha; Bhubaneswar and Rourkela to host the 2023 FIH Hockey Men’s World Cup ~ With extensive support from Government of Odisha, the Sports Capital of India is best equipped to host the marquee hockey event says Hockey India ~ To mark the one-year anniversary since the commencement of the Odisha Hockey…
CAPTAINS DISCUSS 2020 OLYMPICS HOCKEY GAMES DRAW
Need to be our best in every match in the Pool stage, says India Men’s Captain Manpreet Singh and Women’s Captain Rani ~ India men’s team is pooled against defending Olympic Champions Argentina, Australia, Spain, New Zealand, hosts Japan and India women’s team is pooled against Netherlands, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland and South Africa…