Beauty Dungdung teared up and paused. She took a couple of deep breaths before once again smiling widely and recounting the hardships her family has faced over the years. The 19-year-old hockey player ...

The 11th junior women's national hockey tournament scheduled to begin in Simdega from April 3 was called off on Wednesday after 11 players and a coach were reported Covid-19 positive. Representative ...

This is the first time as many as five players from Simdega have been given place in Indian Hockey Women’s team in the upcoming international tournament in Australia between April 26 and May 4. RANCHI ...

Aspiring hockey players of a panchayat in Simdega before a competition in April Picture by Bhola Prasad Jharkhand’s Simdega district, known as the hockey cradle of the state, has earned applause from ...

Manoj Konbegi, who has played a key role in the growth of hockey in Simdega, was conferred the Jaman Lal Sharma Award at Hockey India’s 8th Annual Awards 2025 held in New Delhi. The award was ...

Gumla: Simdega, the hockey hub of Jharkhand, is waiting for Monday to cheer for the Indian women’s hockey team, which will take on Australia in the quarterfinals at 8.30 am, at the Tokyo Olympics. Two ...

Catch them young seems to be the mantra of Hockey Simdega, the district level unit affiliated to Hockey Jharkhand. It has planned to hunt talented children in rural areas and groom them as future ...

Jharkhand women's hockey team, which has reached Gwalior to play Khelo India Youth Games (Madhya Pradesh), has two Kerketa's. Both of them are called Rajni and both have fathers who are farmers and ...