Unconditional love for the sport and systemic support have resulted in Jharkhand turning into a nursery of hockey players, ...

and children as young as six wield hockey sticks as tall as they are—Salima is the first from the village to make it big in the sport. Her sister Mahima, 19, is now a part of the Indian junior ...

Jharkhand has emerged as a hub for women’s hockey. At present, after Haryana, Jharkhand has the maximum number of players in the Indian team and all of them are tribal girls from impoverished ...

There was also a strong emphasis on stick positioning, ensuring that our hands are in the right place at all times to cover angles effectively," Savita said in a Hockey India release ...

India fluffed a number of clear-cut chances up front and ended up losing 4-1 to Germany despite dominating possession for large parts of the match.