Category: 2020 Oly Qualifier

When India met Japan outside the Olympic sphere, it was on its home soils. It was a big stage, it was men’s hockey’s first foray into the Asian Games. Japan hosted the premier multi-sport Asian ...

Bhubaneswar, India: With a win over Poland today, Japan will play India in an all-Asian semi-final. The other semi-final will see South Africa, who qualified after defeating Russia today, take on USA. Both European teams ...

Visiting India after two and half decades, American men are making a mark here in the Bhubaneswar FIH Series. The States’ team, captained by an Indian origin player, had two continental champions in its pool. ...

Contrary to expectations, Poland managed to put up a magnificent show at Kalinga Stadium to ward off in equal measure both the Indian hockey team and also the sizeable crowd which stood by them. The ...

Taking a firm step towards top podium finish, India walloped Russia 10-0 in its first match on Day I of FIH Men’s Series Final in Bhubneswar. Earlier in the opening day, the USA stunned higher ...

At World No. 5, India tower over the rest of the field at the FIH Series Finals in Bhubaneswar, starting on Thursday. Placed in Pool A, the hosts have Poland (ranked 21), Russia (23) and ...

Bhubaneswar city which aims to be the Sports Capital Odisha, is once again ready to host a major international tournament: The FIH Series Finals. With days to go for the tournament, the teams have started ...

After failing to book a direct flight to the Tokyo Olympics, India’s men’s and women’s teams will now have to take the turbulent route to the Japanese capital in 2020. It would entail two steps: ...