Delhi SG Pipers acquire star Australian defender Corey Weyer for the upcoming season of Hockey India League (HIL). The 28-year-old Weyer brings a wealth of international experience to the Pipers, having played in the 2018 World Cup in Bhubaneswar, where Australia secured the bronze medal. He also earned gold medals at the 2019 Oceania Cup and 2014 Youth Olympics in …
As young Deepika walked up to take the penalty stroke against Italy with India sitting on a slender one-goal lead, Janneke Schopman’s mind swung back to their pre-game chat. Plucked out of the junior setup by Schopman last year, the girl from Hisar who grew up wrestling suddenly found herself flicking as the senior team’s primary dragflicker. Part of the …
Pulling off a victory against the world No.2 Australia will help boost our confidence ahead of the Olympics qualifiers, feels Indian women’s hockey player Gurjit Kaur. The Indian women’s team, currently ranked 10th in the FIH Rankings, will face tough challenges against the likes of Australia, China and hosts Japan at the Olympic test event, scheduled to begin in Tokyo …
The Indian women’s hockey team returned home to a rousing welcome on Monday after remaining unbeaten throughout its triumphant campaign at the FIH Women’s Series Finals in Hiroshima, scoring 29 goals and conceding just four. Of the total 29 goals India scored, 11 were netted by dragflicker Gurjit Kaur, who played a significant role in helping India seal a berth …
