News for 06 January 2023
All the news for Friday 6 January 2023
Defending Champions Belgium arrive in Odisha for FIH Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup 2023 Bhubaneswar-Rourkela with hopes to retain trophy
Belgium are currently placed at No. 2 in FIH World Rankings
Bhubaneswar: As the defending Champions Belgium arrived in Odisha for the FIH Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup 2023 Bhubaneswar-Rourkela on Friday, there was a definite buzz at the Biju Patnaik International Airport with a large gathering of fans to welcome some of the biggest stars in world hockey. Belgium are placed in Pool B along with Germany, Japan and Korea, and will begin their campaign on January 14th against Korea in Bhubaneswar.
Chile will bank on its tenacity for success in hockey World Cup: coach Dabanch
Hockey World Cup debutants Chile have arrived in India and are banking on their tenacious nature to garner success in their first outing. 
Chile Hockey Team after arriving in India for Hockey World Cup. (source: Hockey India)
Debutants Chile will bank on their tenacity to counter tough teams like the Netherlands, Malaysia and New Zealand in their group in the men's hockey World Cup, scheduled to commence in Bhubaneswar and Rourkela on January 13.
Chile is a tough team to beat, says captain Fernando Renz
Chile captain Renz felt that his team has been playing together for four years and was ‘really tough to beat’ ahead of the team’s first ever World Cup appearance.
Chile hockey team head coach Jorge Dabanch (left) and captain Fernando Renz. | Photo Credit: BISWARANJAN ROUT
Playing its first ever World Cup, the Chile squad is excited for what lies ahead in the FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023 Bhubaneswar-Rourkela.
Rs 1 crore for each player if India win World Cup: Patnaik
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik with the Indian men's hockey squad at the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium in Rourkela. Hockey India
Bhubaneswar: Ahead of the upcoming FIH men’s hockey World Cup, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today announced that each player of the Indian team will get Rs 1 crore if the hosts win the World Cup. Patnaik also inaugurated the World Cup Village at the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium in Rourkela. “Each player will be rewarded with Rs 1 crore, if our country wins the World Cup,” Patnaik said.
Time to shine for hockey squad, says Subahan
By Jugjet Singh 
Malaysian Hockey Confederation (MHC) president Datuk Seri Subahan Kamal expects the national squad to deliver when they take to the pitch for the Hockey World Cup in India on Jan 13-29. -NSTP/GENES GULITAH
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Hockey Confederation (MHC) president Datuk Seri Subahan Kamal expects the national squad to deliver when they take to the pitch for the Hockey World Cup in India on Jan 13-29.
Hockey team must get back to where they belong, says Subahan
Flaghanding ceremony for World Cup hockey squad by Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh. - LOW LAY PHON/The Star
PETALING JAYA: Malaysian Hockey Confederation (MHC) president Datuk Seri Subahan Kamal has not set a specific target for the Speedy Tigers but wants them to return to the world’s top 10 again with a standout performance at the World Cup in India from Jan 13-29.
Arul won’t have his right-hand man for World Cup but he won’t be left wanting
Ready for the World: Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh (right) posing with the Malaysian hockey team at the flag-handing ceremony. — LOW LAY PHON/The Star
PETALING JAYA: National coach A. Arulselvaraj will not have his trusted deputy Amin Rahim by his side for the World Cup campaign due to the latter’s commitment to prepare the junior squad for the upcoming Junior Asia Cup.
Happy Birthday Harmanpreet Singh: All you need to know about India hockey team captain ahead of World Cup
Harmanpreet Singh made a comeback to the senior team after lifting the 2016 Junior World Cup with India. In the tournament, he recorded three goals.
Indian hockey captain Harmanpreet Singh. Image: Hockey India
One of the most prolific names in the Indian field hockey circuit, Harmanpreet Singh celebrates his 27th birthday today, 6 January. He is among those defenders who have the outstanding skill to evade their opponents and notch up a goal. He has proved it time and again finding his place on the scoresheet. Born in Punjab’s Amritsar, Singh developed his interest in hockey at a very tender age. However, the 15-year-old boy wished to be a forward when he kicked off his hockey training at the Surjit Singh Hockey Academy.
Amit Rohidas: A pillar in defence, meet Indian hockey team’s Mr Dependable
Amit Rohidas is the vice-captain of the Indian hockey team. He has played over 125 international matches and will be seen at the 2023 FIH Hockey World Cup.
By Ali Asgar Nalwal
Amit Rohidas of India celebrates after scoring during the FIH Men's Hockey World Cup Pool C match between India and Canada at Kalinga Stadium on December 8, 2018 in Bhubaneswar, India. (Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images for FIH) (Picture by 2018 Getty Images)
From being an in-and-out player to becoming the vice-captain of the Indian hockey team, Amit Rohidas has quietly risen up the ranks with some outstanding performances in recent years.
Hockey tragedy
The top hockey-playing nations from around the globe will be featured in the 2023 Hockey World Cup to be held in the Indian cities of Bhubaneswar and Rourkela later this month. But record four-time World Cup champions Pakistan won’t be part of the 16-team field.
‘All bases covered’: Rourkela ready for the FIH World Cup
The city boasts of a Games Village where hockey players will be accommodated in approximately 225 rooms for the FIH World Cup. The village will cater to “every need of a professional athlete.”
V. S. Aravind
A street decorated at the industrial town Rourkela ahead of the Hockey World Cup matches in Odisha. | Photo Credit: BISWARANJAN ROUT
The people of Rourkela are all set to be enthralled as the FIH World Cup comes to their city. The city now boasts of a Games Village where athletes will be accommodated in approximately 225 rooms for the marquee event.
Why the 2014 World Cup was a cocktail of emotions for Yuvraj Walmiki
Known as the 'prince of Indian hockey' then, Yuvraj Walmiki had been a late addition to the 2014 WC squad. 
Yuvraj Walmiki scored 14 goals in 52 matches for India (File Photo)
The 2014 World Cup in The Netherlands was a tale of multiple heartbreaks for the Indian team, but Yuvraj Walmiki remembers it as the biggest honour of his life.
FIH signs JSW as global World Cup partner
Lausanne, Switzerland: The International Hockey Federation (FIH) is glad to announce that it has signed a partnership with one of India’s largest conglomerates, The JSW Group for the upcoming FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023 Bhubaneswar-Rourkela, which will start on 13 January 2023.
Indoor USMNT Opens Rohrmax Cup with Win Over Top Austria Club
VIENNA, Austria – On the opening day of the 2023 Rohrmax Cup in Vienna, Austria, the U.S. Men's National Indoor Team came away with a win over one of the top clubs in Austria, SV Arminen.
Hockey India names 22-member Indian Women’s Hockey Team for Tour of South Africa 2023
The Indian Women’s Hockey Team will be led by Savita
Bengaluru: Hockey India on Thursday announced the Indian Women's Hockey Team squad for the upcoming tour of South Africa, set to begin on January 16th, 2023 in Cape Town. On the tour, India, who recently won the inaugural edition of the FIH Women’s Nations Cup 2022 in Valencia, will play four matches against South Africa, and three matches against the Netherlands between 16th January 2023 to 28th January 2023.
Rani Rampal returns; Savita Punia to captain India’s tour of South Africa
Hockey India on Thursday announced the Indian women’s squad for the upcoming tour of South Africa, set to begin on January 16, 2023 in Cape Town.
The Indian hockey team touring South Africa. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
Hockey India on Thursday announced the Indian women’s squad for the upcoming tour of South Africa, set to begin on January 16, 2023 in Cape Town.
Indian Women's Hockey squad for South Africa tour announced, Rani Rampal returns 
Veteran forward Rani Rampal is set to make a return to the Indian squad as Hockey India on Thursday announced the Indian Women's Hockey Team squad for the upcoming tour of South Africa, set to begin on January 16th, 2023 in Cape Town.
A 69 Year Wait – Beti Burnell capped aged 91
A weekend journey into the hockey heartland of North Wales ended with meeting who we believe to be Wales’s oldest living international player. Driving up from Bristol to North Wales on a crisp Autumn morning and along beautiful coastline, I was reminded of North Wales’s rich hockey history; passing places where Wales had played many international games in the 127 years since the first game at Rhyl: Hawarden, Colwyn Bay, Bangor, Shotton, Denbigh, Wrexham and Llandudno - where the first ever Women’s international was played in 1899.
‘We need to connect kids in busy cities and offer more hockey opportunities’
England men’s hockey player Brendan Creed calls for hockey to be more widely played
Brendan in action against Germany PIC: World Sport Pics / England Hockey
In the first of a two-part series, Brendan Creed spoke with Harrod Sport to answer questions about his love of hockey, how the sport could be played more and why it’s important to have a wide range of sports played in schools. Tom Sorsby will feature in part two.