Indian hockey midfielder Nilakanta Sharma has confirmed his retirement from international hockey after the ongoing Asian Champions Trophy, as Hockey India prepares for a transition ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
*New Delhi, October 13, 2026:* Hockey India on Tuesday announced the Indian men’s hockey squad for the Hero Asian Champions Trophy Punjab 2026, scheduled to be held in Jalandhar and Mohali from October 27 to November 5. Captain Harmanpreet Singh will lead the side after guiding India to a historic gold medal at the Asian…
Kakamigahara, 1 October 2026: The first men’s hockey semi-final of the Asian Games 2026 saw a heart-stopping finish, with India winning the thriller against their arch-rivals Pakistan 4-3 – thanks to a last-minute goal by Abhishek that kept India’s gold-medal defence alive. India now await the winner of the second semi-final between Malaysia and South…
Kakamigahara, 30 September 2026: The Indian men’s hockey team will renew one of international hockey’s fiercest rivalries when the defending champions take on Pakistan in the first semi-final of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026 in Japan on Thursday, with a place in the gold-medal match at stake. The second semi-final will be played between Malaysia…
Kakamigahara, 29 September 2026: The Indian women’s hockey team will look to take another step towards ending a 44-year wait for Asian Games gold when they face South Korea in the semifinal of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026 on Wednesday at the Kawasaki Juko Stadium in Kakamigahara, Japan. Having marched through the Pool B stage…
Kakamigahara, 28 September 2026: A fifth consecutive win amid heavy downpour concluded the Indian men’s hockey team’s Pool A engagements at Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026 on Monday as the defending champions overcome heavy pitch conditions to hammer Bangladesh 10-0. Led by captain Harmanpreet Singh’s hat-trick and a brace by Shilanand Lakra, India finished on top…
Kakamigahara, 25 September 2026: The Indian women’s hockey team continued its impressive run at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026, defeating hosts Japan 3-1 in their Pool B match in Kakamigahara on Friday. The victory, India’s fourth in as many games, confirmed their place in the semi-finals with one pool match against Singapore still to play….
Kakamigahara, 23 September 2026: While it drizzled to welcome the Indian women’s team at the Kawasaki Juko Stadium on Wednesday, it rained goals once again as India completed a hat-trick of wins by hammering Thailand 20-1 at the Asian Games 2026 in Japan. The win kept India firmly on top in Pool B of the…
New Delhi, 17 September 2026: The Asian Games 2026 are around the corner, and the Indian men’s hockey team has turned the page, shifting its focus firmly towards Japan. Following a challenging FIH Hockey World Cup campaign where India finished eighth, the team will now look to regroup and defend its Asian Games gold medal…
Moqi, China, 13 September 2026: The Indian Junior Women’s Team were crowned champions of the AHF Junior Asia Cup 2026 after edging past hosts China 1-0 in a closely fought final on Sunday. Sanika Chandrakant Mane’s 17th-minute strike proved enough for the defending champions to retain their continental crown and complete a hat-trick of Women’s…
Moqi, China, 12 September 2026: The Indian Junior Women’s Team entered the final of the AHF Junior Asia Cup 2026 with a convincing 5-1 victory over South Korea in the first semi-final in Moqi, China, on Saturday. Drag-flick specialist Supriya was the star of the show, completing a hat-trick through three clinical penalty-corner conversions as…
India won 57 medals at Incheon 2014, including historic golds for Mary Kom, men’s hockey, Jitu Rai, Yogeshwar Dutt and others.
