Indian Hockey Team

Asiad 2026 Sept 22 schedule, India medal-event timings, live streaming

India's women's cricket team will look to defend their Asian Games gold medal as they take on Sri Lanka in the final from 10:30 am IST

Asian Games 2026 Day 1 Highlights: India medal tally - 2 Silver; Medals confirmed in cricket, MMA

India won two shooting silvers, reached the women's cricket final, swept Kazakhstan in badminton, opened hockey with big wins, while Suchika Tariyal assured an MMA medal

Asiad 2026: India hockey teams' full schedule, squads, match timings

India's women face next Indonesia Sep 21, Thailand Sep 23, Japan Sep 25 and Singapore Sep 27; men meet Sri Lanka Sep 22, Korea Sep 24, Japan Sep 26 and Bangladesh Sep 28

Asian Games 2026 Day 1 Schedule, India events live time (IST), streaming

India's focus shifts to the women's cricket semi-final vs Bangladesh, men's hockey opener vs Indonesia, badminton tie vs Kazakhstan and 10m air rifle final (individual)

A song, 10 men, golden finish: Harbinder relives India's 1966 Asiad victory

Sixty years after India scripted hockey history at the 1966 Asian Games in Bangkok, Harbinder Singh still gets goosebumps when he hears the song that became the team's companion on its journey to gold. "Whenever we went to a match, Shankar Laxman (India goalkeeper at that time) would play 'Watan ki raah mein watan ke naujawan shaheed ho' in the team bus, and all the players would sing along. This would automatically motivate us," the 83-year-old three-time Olympic medallist told PTI in an exclusive interview. "Even today, when I hear this song, I get goosebumps," he added. It also became a galvanising force before their Asian Games final against arch foes Pakistan, a match that India won to bring home their first ever gold at the continental showpiece. The song and the final remain etched in the memory of the legendary centre-forward, who was also a part of India's 1964 Tokyo Olympics gold-winning team. "We had won the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics just two years earlier, and s

Indian contingent for Asiad: Full list of 503 Aichi-Nagoya-bound athletes

Athletics once again has the highest representation among Indian athletes chosen for the continental event, with 74 participants named for the Asian Games 2026 at Aichi-Nagoya

India rout Pakistan 19-0 to storm into Junior Women's Asia Cup semifinals

Defending champions India scored 10 goals before half-time and nine after the break to overwhelm Pakistan, moving closer to a third successive Women's Junior Asia Cup title

Indian hockey teams revert to blue kits for Asiad after saffron backlash

The Indian hockey teams will revert to their traditional blue jerseys for the upcoming Asian Games following widespread backlash over a controversial shift to a saffron coloured kit. Hockey India (HI) faced intense criticism earlier after switching its long-standing colour to saffron, which the teams sported during the FIH World Cups in the Netherlands and Belgium. The decision triggered internal discord when HI president Dilip Tirkey publicly questioned the move, stating it was implemented without the knowledge or approval of the federation's elected leadership and Executive Board. "IOA asked us about our preference of colour for kit, we gave blue as primary and saffron as the second one. As I had already said before the World Cup that the colour change is not permanent," Hockey India president Dilip Tirkey said on the sidelines of the Asian Games contingent send-off here on Tuesday. Another top Hockey India official added, "The kits for Asian Games, Olympics and CWG are designed

Six games, one defeat: How India produced a historic Women's Hockey WC run

India did not need a string of unlikely upsets to finish fifth. They simply became extremely difficult to beat

Why is Indian Hockey struggling to produce next generation of senior stars?

The number of players making their senior international debut after India's Junior World Cup campaigns has declined since the stellar 2016 edition

Hockey World Cup 2026: When will India play their classification matches

Both India's men's and women's teams failed to qualify for the semifinals and will now be playing classification matches

Sreejesh calls for accountability after India's 2026 Hockey World Cup exit

Legendary goalkeeper and two-time Olympic bronze medallist PR Sreejesh on Monday voiced his frustration over India's underwhelming showing at the FIH World Cup, saying there must be "accountability" and that the global event cannot be treated as a "dress rehearsal." The Indian men's team lost 3-5 to Argentina in Amstelveen on Monday, extinguishing their wafer-thin hopes of reaching the semifinals. The women's team, meanwhile, succumbed to the pressure of a must-win game and were knocked out of semifinal contention after being held to a goalless draw by Australia on Saturday. A member of India's bronze medal-winning teams at the 2020 Tokyo and 2024 Paris Olympics, Sreejesh said someone needs to ask the "difficult" and "uncomfortable" questions over the lacklustre performances. "...Here's the uncomfortable question: Are we building a team to PLAY good hockey, or a team capable of WINNING against the best in the world?" Sreejesh, India's most successful hockey goalkeeper, wrote on ...

Craig Fulton urges India to improve in big matches after World Cup exit

Indian men's hockey team head coach Craig Fulton admitted his team's slow start and inability to handle the pressure of a must-win game proved costly as they missed out on a place in the World Cup semifinals here on Monday. "It was a difficult day today. We didn't want to end like that. We started poorly, but the second quarter was much better. The third quarter wasn't good, but then we scored three goals in the last quarter and could have scored the fourth one too from a corner," Fulton told PTI after the 3-5 loss to Argentina. "Overall, it was a really strange game. We played at a high level in tournament, but in the big games we have to do better," he added. He also said the permutations surrounding India's qualification for the semifinals had affected the team's performance. "There were a lot of permutations going into this game that got the better of us. In the last 10 minutes, we played better hockey. That was a little too late," he said. Forward Sukhjeet Singh, who scored .

India lose 3-5 to Argentina, bow out of Hockey World Cup semifinal race

The Indian men's hockey team lost 3-5 to Argentina in a second round pool match to crash out of the semifinal race of the FIH World Cup here on Monday. Needing to win the match by at least a two-goal margin to stay in the hunt, India never looked in the game. Tomas Domene (33rd, 45th minutes) and Joaquin Toscani (1st, 53rd) scored a brace each for Argentina, while the other goal was scored by Nicolas della Torre in the sixth minute. India's two goals were scored from field efforts by Sukhjeet Singh in the 34th minute and 58th minutes. As a consolation, India got a penalty stroke 36 minutes from the final hooter and Hardik Singh converted to reduce the margin of victory.

IND vs ARG hockey live streaming: Where to watch today's World Cup match?

The India vs Argentina FIH Men's Hockey World Cup Phase 2 match will be available for live streaming on JioHotstar through its app and website

Hockey World Cup 2026: India's men's team semifinal qualification scenario

India's men's hockey team were given a second chance for semi-final qualification following Argentina's 3-1 win over England in a Pool E encounter on Saturday

India women bow out of Hockey World Cup after goalless draw with Australia

The Indian women's hockey team succumbed to the pressure of a must-win match and were knocked out of semi-final contention after playing out a goalless draw against Australia here on Saturday. India needed a win to advance to the last four while a draw was enough for the Aussies to make it to the last four on the basis of more number of goals scored. The goal difference for both teams stood identical at minus two but Australia had three strikes compared to India's two. Both teams had drawn their opening Pool D match against China. The Indian team, which had performed brilliantly before losing to the Netherlands by two goals in the first match of the second leg, looked out of rhythm on the day. They missed several chances and struggled to retain possession against Australia, ranked just one place above them. Chief coach Sjoerd Marijne even substituted goalkeeper Bichu Devi in the final five minutes trying to throw the kitchen sink at the opposition but to no avail. Having finished

IND vs AUS hockey live streaming: Where to watch today's World Cup match?

The India vs Australia FIH Women's Hockey World Cup Phase 2 match will be available for live streaming on JioHotstar through its app and website

FIH Men's Hockey World Cup: Netherlands hand India 3-1 defeat in phase 2

The defeat has left Harmanpreet Singh-led India with a difficult task in their bid to qualify for the semi-finals

Hockey World Cup 2026: India semifinal qualification scenarios explained

Both India's men's and women's teams need to win their remaining Phase 2 matches to give themselves the best chance of securing a place in the semifinals of the 2026 Hockey World Cup