Bhopal: The 12th Hockey India Senior Women National Championship 2022 saw high-scoring Hockey action on Day Seven in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh on Thursday. The first game of the day saw Tamil Nadu facing off against Arunachal in a Pool F match. Rubasri N (5', 11', 60') starred in the match, scoring a hat-trick for Tamil Nadu. Sabarimanidevi S (4', 22'), S Soniya (19', 23'), Leemaroshni S (44', 55'), and Nivetha (51', 57') scored two goals each, while Malarvizhi S (18') also scored a goal as Tamil Nadu beat Arunachal 12-0. In the second match of the day, Uttar Pradesh beat Gujarat 12-0 in Pool G match. Shreya Singh (15', 43', 57', 60') scored four goals for Uttar Pradesh to help her team in getting the win. Simran Singh (10', 23') scored a brace, while Pallavi Kumari (14'), Captain Reetu Singh (20'), Bramhacharimayum Sarita Devi (27'), Varsha Arya (32'), Sonal Tiwari (47'), and Anshika Singh (52') all scored a goal each in the match. The Pool F match between Karnataka and Andaman and Nicobar was forfeited resulting in Karnataka getting a 5-0 default win. The Pool G match between Delhi and Goans Hockey will be played later in the day from 16:45 hrs IST. Meanwhile, on Day Six, Andhra Pradesh beat Le Puducherry 16-0 in a Pool E match. Captain Lotla Mary (26', 40', 47' 51', 54',) starred in the match, scoring five goals, while Kalapureddi Veera Venkata Durga (7', 16', 28', 49')and Bandaru Padmavathi (11', 14', 43', 45') scored four goals each to help their team. Pulicherla Roshitha (4', 21', 24') also scored a hat-trick in the match as Hockey Andhra Pradesh picked a thrilling victory.—ANI

The 12th Hockey India Senior Women National Championship 2022 saw high-scoring Hockey action on Day Seven in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh on Thursday. 

Tamil Nadu, UP register wins on Day 7 of HI Senior Women National C'ship

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Bhopal: Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh registered identical 12-0 wins over their respective pool rivals at the 12th Hockey India Senior Women National Championship, here on Thursday.While Tamil Nadu defeated Arunachal 12-0 in a Pool F match, Uttar Pradesh outplayed Gujarat by the same scoreline in Pool G.In Pool F, Hockey Andaman &amp; Nicobar forfeited its match, resulting in Hockey Karnataka getting a 5-0 default win.Earlier, Andhra Pradesh outclassed Puducherry 16-0 in a Pool E match late on Wednesday.—PTI

Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh registered identical 12-0 wins over their respective pool rivals at the 12th Hockey India Senior Women National Championship, here on Thursday.

TN, UP win big in Senior National Women's hockey

Bhopal:&nbsp;Odisha and Himachal Pradesh registered convincing wins over their respective pool H opponents on day 5 of the 12th Hockey India Senior Women National Championship here on Tuesday.In the first game of the day, Odisha beat Kerala 11-0, while Himachal defeated Telangana Hockey 8-0 in another fixture.On Monday, Jharkhand had registered a 10-0 win over Andhra Pradesh in a Pool E match.—PTI

Odisha and Himachal Pradesh registered convincing wins over their respective pool H opponents on day 5 of the 12th Hockey India Senior Women National Championship here on Tuesday.

Odisha, Himachal win in Senior National Women's Hockey

New Delhi: Veteran drag flicker Rupinder Pal Singh, who recently came out of retirement, will lead India at the Asia Cup as Hockey India on Monday announced a 20-member team for the upcoming tournament in Jakarta.The prestigious event, which will be held from May 23 to June 1, is a World Cup qualifier.Senior players like Manpreet Singh, Harmanpreet Singh and PR Sreejesh will give the tournament a miss.Birender Lakra has been named deputy to Rupinder for the event, where a second-string team represent India.Both Rupinder and Lakra had announced their retirement after the Tokyo Games last year but made themselves available for selection later on.It will be first assignment for former captain and two-time Olympian Sardar Singh as India coach.India have been grouped with Japan, Pakistan and hosts Indonesia in pool A, while Malaysia, Korea, Oman and Bangladesh comprise pool B.The team have as many 10 players who make their senior debut, including junior World Cup players Yashdeep Siwach, Abhisek Lakra, Manjeet, Vishnukant Singh and Uttam Singh.Also new in the team will be Mareeswaren Sakthivel, Sheshe Gowda BM, Pawan Rajbhar, Abharan Sudev and S Karthi.The team features two goalkeepers in Pankaj Kumar Rajak and Suraj Karkera. Defenders include Rupinder, Yashdeep Siwach, Abhisek Lakra, Lakra, Manjeet, Dipsan Tirkey, Vishnukant Singh, Raj Kumar Pal, Mareeswaren Sakthivel, Sheshe Gowda BM, Simranjeet Singh.Forwards Pawan Rajbhar, Abharan Sudev, SV Sunil, Uttam Singh and S.Karthi have also been named in the squad.Junior World Cup player Maninder Singh and Nilam Sanjeep Xess have been named as replacement players while Pawan, Pardeep Singh, Ankit Pal and Angad Bir Singh have been named as standbys.Speaking about the team composition, Coach BJ Kariappa said, "The team is a good mix of experienced senior players and newcomers, many of whom have played at the international level in different age-group matches but have not made their Senior India debut."Since India has already qualified for the FIH Men's World Cup by virtue of being the hosts, this will be a good platform for us to try out this new group and test how these players utilize the opportunity."Coach Sardar said,"This is a very talented group of players and I have seen them work really hard over the past few weeks to earn a place in the team."On a personal front, this will be my first tournament as India Coach and I am looking forward to this new experience—PTI

Veteran drag flicker Rupinder Pal Singh, who recently came out of retirement, will lead India at the Asia Cup as Hockey India on Monday announced a 20-member team for the upcoming tournament in Jakarta.The prestigious event, which will be held from May 23 to June 1, is a World Cup qualifier.

Rupinder Pal Singh named captain for Asia Cup

Bhopal : A total of 27 teams will vie for top honours in the 12-day tournament when Hockey India senior women’s national championship 2022 will begin here from May 6The participating teams are divided into eight pools. Teams in Pool A are Hockey Madhya Pradesh, Hockey Chandigarh and Hockey Bihar, while Pool B features Hockey Haryana, Assam Hockey and Hockey Bengal. Pool C consists of Hockey Punjab, Chhattisgarh Hockey and Tripura Hockey, while Pool D features Hockey Maharashtra, Hockey Rajasthan, Hockey Uttarakhand.Hockey Jharkhand, Hockey Andhra Pradesh and Le Puducherry Hockey have been included in Pool E, while Hockey Karnataka, Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu and Hockey Arunachal, Hockey Andaman &amp; Nicobar have been slotted in Pool F. Pool G consists of Uttar Pradesh Hockey, Delhi Hockey, Goans Hockey and Hockey Gujarat, while Pool H features Hockey Association of Odisha, Kerala Hockey, Telangana Hockey and Hockey Himachal.Speaking at the prospect of defending the title, Hockey Madhya Pradesh coach Vandana Uikey said, “There will be a bit of pressure playing at home as the Title defenders, but I think we are fully prepared, both mentally as well as physically. We will go game-by-game, our first target is to qualify for the Quarters, and then approach the knockout stage depending on who we play against. Preparations have been fantastic, and players are excited to take part in the competition.”Meanwhile, the coach of last year’s runners-up team, Hockey Haryana, Kuldeep Siwach said,” We narrowly missed out on the Title last year, but this time I am expecting that we will win the Title and continue Hockey Haryana’s legacy in the competition. We’ve been training for a long time, and we will certainly give our best to win the Title.” Speaking about her team’s preparations for the competition, Hockey Punjab’s Coach Yogita Bali said, “Preparations have been really great for the tournament. We have a good mix of young and experienced players. Around 10 players have recently got their exposure from Khelo India, so we have good momentum for this tournament. We finished third last year, but we hope to reach the Final this time"—IANS

A total of 27 teams will vie for top honours in the 12-day tournament when Hockey India senior women’s national championship 2022 will begin here from May 6.