India vs south africa Hockey tournament

India vs south africa Hockey tournament The Indian team won the World Cup hockey tournament against South Africa. India-South Africa teams in the C-section clash on the opening day on yesterday. In the 10th minute, Mandeep Singh scored, and in the next 2 minutes Akashdeep Singh scored goals. With over two goals in the…

National sports day August 29(Today)

National sports day August 29(Today) August 29 is celebrated as National Sports Day in India every year, marking the birth anniversary of Indian Olympic Gold medalist hockey player, Major Dhyan Chand Singh. Popularly known as the ‘The Wizard’ or ‘The Magician’ of hockey for his superb ball control, Chand scored…

Jr Hockey World Cup: India beats Spain 2-1 to enter semifinals

India advanced to the semifinal of Junior Men’s Hockey World Cup 2016, notching up a thrilling 2-1 win against Spain, at the Major Dhyan Chand Stadium in Lucknow on Thursday.  Meanwhile, the juniors set up a semifinal clash against Australia in Lucknow on Friday. Spain took the lead in the 22nd minute as Marc…

Junior Men’s Hockey World Cup: India beat England 5-3, virtually enters quarterfinals

India defeated England by an overwhelming 5-3 in a Pool D encounter to virtually secure a place in the quarterfinals, in Lucknow on Saturday. India, who had earlier spanked Canada 4-0 in their tournament-opener, scored two goals in the first half through Parvinder Singh (24th minute) and Armaan Qureshi (35th) before…

Junior Hockey World Cup: India beat Canada 4-0 in opener

India beat Canada 4-0 in their opening Pool D match of the Junior Hockey World Cup at the Major Dhyan Chand Astroturf Stadium, in Lucknow on Thursday. India were by far the better side on display and scored through Mandeep Singh (35th minute), Harmanpreet Singh (46th), Varun Kumar (60th) and Ajit Pandey (66th) to…