Hockey

India's 3-1 victory over Canada has placed them third in the round-robin league standings with six points from three outings, while Pakistan have three points from as many matches.

Ashley Jackson said that Hockey India League's rule of counting a field goal as two should not be implemented in internationals.

Former champions Delhi Waveriders' homecoming turned out to be a disappointing affair as they lost 2-5 to Jaypee Punjab Warriors to slump to their second consecutive loss in the fourth season of Hockey India League at the Shivaji Stadium on Tuesday.

With the win, Lancers were in third spot with 17 points from five games, having won three and lost two while Mumbai were at the bottom of the table with four points from as many games.

A host of promising players is all set to showcase their talent against some formidable names of the game in the fourth edition of the Hockey India League.

The first team to qualify for the 2016 Olympics is slowly gathering ammo for a full-blooded effort in Rio, and en route proving that the Asian Games gold was no fluke.

Oltmans, chief coach of the Indian team, said the hosts were completely outplayed by a better Argentina team on the field today at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium.

The Indian Men's Junior Team, who entered the tournament as two-time defending champions, started their campaign with a 5-1 win over arch-rivals Pakistan.

Getting ready for the upcoming tour of New Zealand, India mid-fielder Manpreet said on Friday that his team is working hard on improving its penalty corner conversions and defence.

"We have only one World Cup in hockey. I strongly believe that we need a mini six-a-side World Cup in hockey," said Tirkey.

Akashdeep, who has been a regular member of the Indian team over the last five years, seemed to top UP Wizard's wish-list as they went all out for the Jalandhar man.

Punjab have retained the Australian trio of Christopher Ciriello, Mark Knowles and Jacob Whetton and India's experienced forward player SV Sunil along with young talents Satbir Singh and Varun Kumar for the fourth and fifth seasons.

In an exclusive chat with IBNLive, the former India captain believes Indian hockey is at the receiving end due to the absence of a structured coaching system

India hockey team climbed up to occupy the 8th spot in the men's section, while women team remained static at 13th position in the latest International Hockey Federation rankings.

Hockey India president Narinder Batra on Monday refuted reports that India's men hockey chief coach Paul Van Ass has been sacked from his position.