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POWER PLAY Pal - Ajit replaces Aslam (8/1/2008)	-Arumugam.K
IS politics behind the sacking of Aslam Sher Khan from the post of chairman of the hockey selection ...

India fires field hockey's chief selector (8/1/2008)	-
NEW DELHI: India's hockey bosses have fired chief national selector Aslam Sher Khan, three months af...

Aslam loses the chair to Ajit Pal; rotation, says (8/1/2008)	-
New Delhi, July 31: In the first instance of administrative collision in the Indian Olympic Associ...

Ajit Pal replaces Aslam Sher Khan (8/1/2008)	-
The Indian hockey team might have missed the bus to Beijing, but the Indian Olympic Association's (I...

Why was Aslam Sher Khan Sacked? (8/1/2008)	-K. Aarumugam
Suresh Kalmadi, Chairman, Ad-hoc Committee, surprised today when he announced appooiontment of Ajit ...

Hockey’s enemies back in business -- with a bang (8/1/2008)	-s2h team
Some of them were hockey’s sworn enemies whom KPS Gill came to fight in the early 90s, before he him...

Bangalore: DOWN MEMORY LANE Oz favourites: Somaya (8/1/2008)	-
THE 57-member Indian contingent for Beijing does not include a hockey squad as India has failed to q...

Karachi: No-hopers Pakistan to make up the numbers (8/1/2008)	-
No-hopers Pakistan to make up the numbers in Beijing Karachi: For a nation obsessed with sport...

Mumbai: BHA agrees to give area for Wankhede expan (8/1/2008)	-
The Bombay Hockey Association (BHA) on Thursday submitted a letter to the Maharashtra government agr...

Sportstar: Diwakar Ram in the spotlight (8/1/2008)	-
*The growing stature of Diwakar Ram was on show in the Asia Cup. He emerged the joint top-scor...*

Pune: IOA cannot run the game: Gill (8/1/2008)	-
Joe Williams PUNE: Former hockey boss says the people who run the Olympic body have no idea about ...

Delhi: Four hockey coaches to study top teams in B (8/1/2008)	-
New Delhi, Jul 31 (PTI) Eight-time hockey gold medallist India may not have made the cut for Olympic...

Kolkata: We need a panel of coaches: Gurbux (8/1/2008)	-
I must say it’s quite sad the way Ric Charlesworth had to go. It’s unfortunate that his expertise co...

Karachi: Hockey wins first Olympics medal for Paki (8/1/2008)

Hockey wins first Olympics medal for Pakistan in 1956

By Ijaz Chaudhry

Before Pakistan’s...

Chandigarh: Air Force hockey meet on August 4 (8/1/2008)	-
3 BRD (Base Repair Depot) will organise Air Force Hockey Championship from August 4-8 at the Sector...

Bangalore: Match drawn (8/1/2008)	-
BANGALORE: Cathedral High School and St. Germain’s HS played a 2-2 draw in the Allan Macbride memori...

Bangalore: Thumping win for Surana College (8/1/2008)	-
BANGALORE: Surana College scored a thumping 8-1 victory over Kendriya Vidyalaya (DRDO) in the Karnat...

Chennai: Ramya’s distinction (8/1/2008)	-
Chennai: S. Ramya of Tamil Nadu was declared as one among the five best players chosen by a panel at...

Chennai: Hockey tournament (8/1/2008)	-
Winning XI Hockey Club will conduct its 16th D.S. Rajamanickam Firozali Shroff M. Danaraj Trophy Sta...

Dhyan Chand, the Wizard (8/2/2008)	-K.Arumugam
The history of Indian hockey will be rendered insignificant without due honour to the greatest...

Balbir Singh, the star Extraordinaire (8/2/2008)	-K.Arumugam
Hockey suffered the most after the Partition in 1947. Lahore region that gave 7 of 18 Berlin Oly...

Leslie Claudius, an Enduring Spirit (8/2/2008)	-K.Arumugam
Anglo-Indians, barely a million population in the colonial days, contributed immensely towards h...

Shankar Laxman, the incomparable goalkeeper (8/2/2008)	-K.Arumugam
The venue is Tokyo; the year 1964; the date 23rd October and the occasion, Olympic hockey final. F...

Charanjit Singh, Captain Courageous (8/2/2008)	-K.Arumugam
Charanjit Singh’s name was not in the Indian Hockey Federation’s probables list for the 1960 Ol...

Md Shahid, the stylist (8/2/2008)	-K.Arumugam
When India won the Series against Pakistan in 1986, Hassan Sardar, the Pakistani captain summed up...

Balkrishen Singh, Coach to the Core (8/2/2008)	-K.Arumugam
Balkrishan Singh differs from others hockey legends portrayed so far. Dhyan Chand to Md. Shahid all ...

Bangalore: Nationals may be shorter affairs (8/2/2008)	-
Bangalore: The National hockey championship may be a much shorter, keener affair if the ad hoc commi...

Bangalore: Crushing victory for Al-Ameen (8/2/2008)	-
Al-Ameen College drubbed IIM Bangalore 8-0 in the V J D’Cruz inter-college hockey tournament at the ...

Chennai: Rs 3,825 ONLY, THAT’S TNHA’S BANK BALANCE (8/2/2008)	-
Chennai: Rs 3,825. This is the amount available in the official bank account of the Tamil Nadu Hocke...

Madurai: IB, S Railway enter final (8/2/2008)	-
Indian Bank, Chennai defeated ICF Chennai 2-0 to enter ther final of the 16th Rajamani - Kanagamani...

Can Australia continue its golden run? (8/2/2008)	-
S. Thyagarajan The fecundity of hockey has fascinated chroniclers for a century Beijing 200...

Beijing: Azerbaijan wants Spain out (8/2/2008)	-
AZERBAIJAN ASKED the Olympics' arbitration court Friday to remove Spain's women's field hockey team ...

Bangalore: Hari stars in Jain College win (8/2/2008)	-
Riding on a three goal effort from Hari Govind, Jain College routed St Joseph’s Pre-University Colle...

Three Meetings on One Day (8/2/2008)	-s2h team
Three meetings and a press conference marked the last day of July at Olympic Bhawan in New Delhi fro...

Enthralling account of Indian Olympic Sports (8/2/2008)	-K.Arumugam
Olympics: The India Story by Boria Majumdar and Nalin Mehta (HarperCollins Publishers India; 505 ...

Hyderabad: STICKS, SALUTES & SMOOCHES (8/3/2008)	-
Hai Hitler ! At the Berlin Olympics, the Indians, with Dhyan Chand carrying the flag, were by...

Hyderabad: FORGOTTEN OLYMPIANS (8/3/2008)	-
*As Beijing beckons, a nation of a billion-plus desperately seeks Olympic glory. Sunday Times t...*

Book Review by K.Arumugam in HT Sunday (8/3/2008)	-K.Arumugam
Book of the week: Olympics: The India Story Boria Majumdar and Nalin Mehta HARPERCOLLINS RS 695 PP ...

Madrid: CAS dismisses Azerbaijan appeal against Sp (8/3/2008)	-
Madrid: Azerbaijan’s appeal for Spain’s women to be disqualified from the Olympic hockey competition...

Bangalore: Raheel stars in St Joseph’s win (8/3/2008)	-
Mohammed Raheel slammed two goals in 11th and 30th minutes to guide St Joseph’s Indian High School t...

Chandigarh: Hockey meet from Aug 23 (8/3/2008)	-
Rock Rovers Hockey Club will organise the 7th edition of SN Vohra Memorial Sub-junior U-14 Hockey To...

Madurai: Indian Bank triumph (8/3/2008)	-
Indian Bank, Chennai de throned Southern Railways, Chennai 1-0 in the final of the Rajamani- Kanagam...

hey Ram! (8/3/2008)	-
hey, ram! There is absolutely no doubt that Diwakar Ram, who enabled our team to win the Junior Asia...

Chennai: Punitha Arogya wins a thriller (8/3/2008)	-
Chennai: In a keenly contested encounter, Punitha Arogya Club, Keeranur, prevailed over Cheran Colle...

Bangalore: Al Ameen prevails over Surana College (8/3/2008)	-
BANGALORE: Al Ameen College ‘B’ prevailed over Surana College 2-1 in the KSHA inter-collegiate hocke...

A hockey player’s heartbreak (8/3/2008)	-
*A hockey player’s heartbreak: so near yet so far after three olympics in quest of a medal* ...

From World Cup glory to sidelines (8/3/2008)	-
It's bit like a jigsaw puzzle, especially when you are a 16-year-old hockey player on the cusp of at...

MCC-Murugappa Gold Cup from Sept. 3 (8/4/2008)	-s2h team
Chennai: The MCC-Murugappa Gold Cup hockey tournament, which could not be conducted last year, is ...

Chandigarh: Hockey umpire Sharma upbeat about offi (8/4/2008)	-
Hockey umpire Sharma upbeat about officiating in Olympics Chandigarh: Though eight-time gold ...

Delhi: Don’t expect changes overnight: Ajitpal (8/4/2008)	-
NEW DELHI: Ever since the IOA handed over Indian hockey’s charge to an ad-hoc committee, people have...

When a kiss left the wizard embarrassed (8/4/2008)	-
NEW DELHI, Aug 3: Abbas Ali Baig became the first Indian cricketer to be kissed by a lady admirer. L...

In pursuit of glory (8/4/2008)	-
V Krishnaswamy Piecing together history of any sport — save that of cricket to some extent — i...

Web: This day in Olympic history - August 4 (8/4/2008)

Beijing - This day in Olympic history - August 4

August 4

1996 - South African maratho...

Air Force Hockey tourney from today (8/4/2008)	-
Eight teams will compete in this year's Air Force Hockey Championship to be organised from August 4 ...

Chandigarh: Hockey tourney from August 23 (8/4/2008)	-
ROCK Rovers Hockey Club, Chandigarh will organize seventh edition of S N Vohra memorial sub junior U...

Chandigarh: Charlesworth bids goodbye (8/4/2008)	-
CHANDIGARH: Ric Charlesworth, world renowned hockey coach came to Sector 42 Stadium and interacted ...

Chennai: Easy for Madurai XI, PKR HC (8/4/2008)	-
Chennai: Madurai XI and PKR Women’s Hockey Club (Gobichettipalayam) recorded comfortable victories i...

TIRUCHIRAPALLI: Former captain blames lack of faci (8/4/2008)	-
Former captain blames lack of facilities for hockey in India TIRUCHIRAPALLI, Jul 31 (UNI): For...

Editor's Note: Some Corrections (8/4/2008)	-K.Arumugam
Corrections: It has been brought to the notice that neither JB Roy, President of Bengla Hocke...

Charlesworth's Indian Experience (8/4/2008)	-Press Release
My role with Indian hockey right from the start in December 2007 – when my contract with SAI was dis...

Charlesworth lashes out at SAI (8/5/2008)	-
New Delhi, August 4 Lashing out at the Sports Authority of India (SAI), former technical adviso...

Charlesworth blames SAI for quitting (8/5/2008)	-
Monday August 4 2008 IANS NEW DELHI: Australian Ric Charlesworth, who resigned as the t...

Hockey Player Prabhjot Singh gets Arjuna Award (8/5/2008)	-
Tuesday, August 05, 2008: New Delhi, August 4: India one-day skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni became o...

Injustice to Ignace Tirkey (8/5/2008)	-K.. Arumugam
Tribal star Ignace Tirkey has again been ignored by the paper conscious, bureaucrats-driven Arjuna A...

Bangalore: Carvalho demands probe (8/5/2008)	-
Bangalore: While congratulating Dhoni for being se lected for the award, former India hockey coach ...

Canada banks on its Indian connections Beijing cal (8/5/2008)	-
Canada banks on its Indian connections Beijing calling 6 Indian-origin players in hockey tea...

Lucknow: Senior hockey league from today (8/5/2008)	-
The Lucknow District Hockey Association will organise the senior league from Tuesday at Babu stadiu...

Bangalore: South too good for Central (8/5/2008)

HOCKEY

INTER-REGIONAL TOURNEY

South too good for Central

Bangalore: South Zo...

Bangalore: St Germain win (8/5/2008)	-
St Germain win: Riding on a hat-trick by Ashley Arwin (7th, 11th, 16th), St Germain got the b...

Chandigarh: DPS Pinjore pockets six-a-side soccer (8/5/2008)	-
DPS Pinjore pockets six-a-side soccer trophy DELHI Public School of Pinjore grabbed the Holy C...

Kolkata: No Beighton Cup on astroturf ? BHA blames (8/5/2008)	-
THE Bengal Hockey Association's (BHA) grand plans of hosting the prestigious Beighton Cup this seaso...

Chandigarh: Satvir's brace sets up WAC triumph (8/5/2008)	-
CHANDIGARH: BUOYED by a brace from Satvir Singh, Western Air Command team scored an easy 3-1 win ove...

Chennai: PAHC in last four (8/5/2008)	-
Chennai: Punitha Arogya Hockey Club (PAHC), Keeranur, made it to the semifinals of the Winning XI Ho...

IMPHAL: Veteran Hockey (8/5/2008)	-
IMPHAL, Aug 4: Hockey Union, Lairikyengbam Leikai overcame YAC, Yaiskul 6-5 in a keenly contested ma...

Ric bares Sports Authority of India's bluff (8/5/2008)	-K.Arumugam
We have long been telling that it was the bureaucracy in the Sports Authority of India, that troubl...

AMARDEEP EKKA: Promising Midfielder (8/5/2008)	-Satish Sharma (Rourkela)
Amardeep Ekka, a promising midfielder, is another gem from Sundargarh. The young lad stuck limelight...

Chandigarh: Pargat pins hope on Saina, shooters (8/6/2008)	-
CHANDIGARH: Olympics in psyche of Indians has always been synonymous with hockey . It should be, as ...

Delhi: Privatise Indian hockey: Charlesworth (8/6/2008)	-
New Delhi, Aug 5 (PTI) Lambasting the Sports Authority of India for the mess that Indian hockey has ...

Delhi: ‘India can’t sustain results’ (8/6/2008)	-
NEW DELHI Aug. 5: Having spent ten unhappy months in India battling controversy and struggling to d...

BANGALORE: Big win for St. Joseph’s (8/6/2008)	-
BANGALORE: St. Joseph’s Indian High School thumped Sarla Birla Academy 6-1 in the T. Shanmugham Memo...

Thiruvananthapuram: Dhyan Chand memorial hockey (8/6/2008)	-
Thiruvananthapuram: The Major Dhyan Chand memorial South India inter-collegiate hockey tournament fo...

Chennai: Madurai DC to meet Vivekananda Arts & Sci (8/6/2008)	-
Madurai DC to meet Vivekananda Arts & Science College Chennai: Madurai District Club will mee...

Bhubaneshwar: Hockey hotch-potch (8/6/2008)

Hockey hotch-potch

No quickfix remedy

It was an ad hoc arrangement which saw the (mis)m...

Beijing: Aussies miss India in hockey (8/6/2008)	-
Beijing, Aug. 5: Reigning Olympic champions Australia are disappointed not to be able to test their ...

Ric’s parting shot aimed at IOA (8/6/2008)	-
New Delhi, August 5: On Tuesday, a day before he heads to Australia for good — leaving some of h...

Bangalore: East post second victory (8/6/2008)

ALL-INDIA SAI INTER-REGIONAL TOURNAMENT

East post second victory

Bangalore: East Zon...

Bangalore: Cottons win big (8/6/2008)	-
Cottons win big: Bishop Cotton Girls’ School “A” outplayed Sacred Heart 8-0 in the Tanvi Rao ...

One to one with Charlesworth (8/6/2008)	-K.Arumugam(Kazan)
Read my resignation letter carefully, I resigned only from the Advisor post, not from working in Ind...

Pune: Rekha lines up memories from Moscow (8/7/2008)

-Arumugam.K

TOI-Pune: PUNE AT THE GAMES

Rekha lines up memories from Moscow

Winning Oly Gold In...

Lucknow: SSB, Sports College win (8/7/2008)	-Arumugam.K
SSB and Sports College registered wins against their respective rivals Lucknow United Club and Polic...

Chandigarh: WAC, SWAC score huge wins (8/7/2008)	-
Chandigarh: Central Air Command (CAC) beat Eastern Air Command (EAC) 3-1 in the Air Force Hockey Cha...

Chandigarh: Stephen’s, CC-18 to clash for title (8/7/2008)	-
ST STEPHEN'S School, Sector 45, will take on Coaching Centre, Sector 18, in the final of the Chandig...

Beijing: Aussies miss India in hockey (8/7/2008)	-
Beijing, Aug. 5: Reigning Olympic champions Australia are disappointed not to be able to test their ...

Pune: Striding the sports and battlefield (8/7/2008)

PUNE AT THE GAMES

Striding the sports and battlefield

Shantaram Jadhav Lost Hockey G...

Chandigarh: Jr state hockey meet from today (8/7/2008)	-
THE CHANDIGARH Hockey Association will organise the under-14 Junior State Hockey Championship from A...

Karachi: Pakistanis find Beijing air ‘much cleaner (8/7/2008)	-
Pakistanis find Beijing air ‘much cleaner’ than home Karachi: As athletes from around the wor...

Kolkata: Hockey meet (8/7/2008)	-
Nearly 400 students from city schools will assemble in the La Martiniere for Boys auditorium on Frid...

Lucknow: Hard-fought win for Sports College (8/7/2008)	-
Sports College bounced back from a goal deficit to defeat Babu Society 2-1 in a hardfought encounter...

Bangalore: ABSC keep semis hope alive (8/7/2008)

SAI INTER-REGIONAL TOURNAMENT

ABSC keep semis hope alive

Bangalore: Army Boys Spor...

Bangalore: A valuable lesson in hockey (8/7/2008)

FORMER STARS HOLD FORTH

A valuable lesson in hockey

India’s Presence Will Be Missed...

Rejection (8/7/2008)	-
The Court of Arbitration for Sport dismissed a second appeal by the Azerbaijan women's field hockey ...

Chandigarh: Training Command storm into semis (8/7/2008)	-
Chandigarh: Training Command (TC) trounced Air Headquarters (Air HQ) 7-1 to storm into the semifinal...

Chandigarh: Coaching Centre-18 bag sub-junior, jun (8/7/2008)	-
Coaching Centre-18 bag sub-junior, junior titles Chandigarh: Coaching Centre, Sector18, beat ...

Chandigarh: SPS-41 face GSSS-43 in opener (8/7/2008)	-
Chandigarh: Shivalik Public School, Sector 41, will take on Government Senior Secondary School, Sect...

Hyderabad: Hockey league from Aug. 10 (8/7/2008)	-
The Hyderabad Hockey Association will organise A-1 Division hockey league championship from August 1...

Chennai: Rasana pilots Madurai to victory (8/7/2008)	-
Chennai: Inside forward Rasana played a stellar role in piloting Madurai District Hockey Club to a 5...

Bangalore: St. Joseph’s advances (8/7/2008)	-
BANGALORE: St. Joseph’s Boys HS progressed into the semifinals of the all-India Anglo-Indian Associa...

Bangalore: Emphatic win for ABSC (Delhi) (8/7/2008)	-
BANGALORE: ABSC (Delhi) scored an emphatic 6-2 victory over North Zone in the SAI all-India inter-re...

Chennai: All Is Not Well With The YMCA Nandanam Ho (8/7/2008)

A PICTURE OF NEGLECT

All Is Not Well With The YMCA Nandanam Hockey Arena

Chennai...

Most Olympians back Gilly’s idea on cricket (8/7/2008)	-
Hyderabad/ Bengaluru, Aug. 6: Adam Gilchrist’s idea of introducing Twenty20 cricket at the Olympics ...

Lucknow: Impressive win for Northern Railway (8/7/2008)

DISTRICT HOCKEY LEAGUE

EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE

LUCKNOW

NORTHERN Railway, Luc...

Beijing: Korea crush Pakistan 4-1 in friendly (8/7/2008)	-
BEIJING, Aug 6 (UNI): Former champion Pakistan suffered an embarrassing 1-4 defeat and also had thei...

Indian Coaches at Beijing -- and When? (8/7/2008)	-K.Arumugam
Barry Dancer, Australian coach, spent an hour with MK Kaushik on the sidelines of Beijing Olympic h...

Delhi: ‘Project suffers after Charlesworth’s exit’ (8/8/2008)	-
NEW DELHI: The Project Leader of the International Hockey Federation-backed ‘Promoting Indian Hockey...

Bangalore: Bishop Cottons defeats St. Joseph’s Ind (8/8/2008)	-
Bishop Cottons defeats St. Joseph’s Indian HS BANGALORE: Bishop Cottons packed too many guns ...

VIJAYAWADA: Hyderabad SAI bags title (8/8/2008)	-
VIJAYAWADA: Sports Authority of India (Hyderabad) defeated Rural Development Trust outfit 4-2 in the...

Chandigarh: Shivalik thrash GMSSS-43 (8/8/2008)	-
In the first match of Chandigarh State U-14 Hockey Championship, Shivalik Public School, Sector 41, ...

WAC, CAC to clash in final (8/8/2008)	-
Chandigarh: Western Air Command (WAC) beat Training Command (TC) 3-2 in extra time in the first semi...

Beijing: Spain's Amat chasing family's golden drea (8/8/2008)	-Arumugam.K
BEIJING, Aug 7 (Reuters): Ace Spanish forward Pol Amat is making his family's 20th Olympic appearanc...

Chinese lesson for Indian hockey (8/9/2008)	-K.Arumugam
China sent a single person for the 1932 Olympics. At the same Los Angeles city India won its second ...

ASC, St Joseph’s enter final (8/10/2008)	-
ASC Boys overcame St Germain’s High School 2-1 via tie-breaker in the semifinals of the T...

Book Review: Repeated heartbreak (8/10/2008)	-Arumugam.K
Repeated heartbreak By Gulu Ezekiel Olympics: The India Story By Boria Majumdar and Nalin ...

First Olympic Gold for India other than hockey (8/11/2008)	-K.Arumugam
India wins first gold at the Olympics in a discipline other than hockey, in its 80-year association ...

Beijing: Embarrassing poser for the Indians (8/11/2008)	-
It’s not easy being an Indian at the Olympics. The obvious question ‘‘How many medals?’’ chases y...

Beijing: China study tactics after beating Spain (8/11/2008)	-
China, hoping for their first Olympic hockey medal, went back to the drawing board immediately after...

Doping issue still haunts: Spain coach (8/11/2008)	-
Adoping controversy surrounding the Spanish women’s hockey team before the Olympics hit the team so ...

Australia down South Korea in hockey thriller (8/11/2008)	-
Former champions Australia produced a stunning fightback to defeat South Korea 5-4 in their opening ...

Chandigarh: DAV-8 are state champ (8/11/2008)	-
Chandigarh: DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 8, comfortably beat Rock Rovers 3-1 in the final of ...

Goa: Goans strong for Canada (8/11/2008)	-
For the Goan hockey faithful, the ongoing Beijing Olympics holds some interest. Why? Well, why no...

Beijing: Olympic hockey without India (8/11/2008)	-
Press Trust of India Beijing, Aug 10: When Beijing wakes up tomorrow for another action-packed...

Disillusioned NRIs expect few fireworks (8/11/2008)	-
Indo-Asian News Service Sorry, no 'golds' for India, say a number of NRIs, but a couple of silver o...

Indians galore (8/11/2008)	-
New Delhi, Aug. 10: There was no Indian on the podium after the trap shooting competition but it was...

Madurai: Thirunagar HC wins men’s final (8/11/2008)	-
Madurai: Thirunagar Hockey Club, Madurai, won the men’s final of the Southern Districts Police Publi...

Beijing: Aussies out to defend Athens gold (8/11/2008)	-
Beijing, Aug. 10: Resurgent Australia hope to mark the centenary of men’s hockey at the Olympics by ...

Wall Street Journal: India, Once a Field-Hockey Po (8/11/2008)	-
India, Once a Field-Hockey Power,Watches From Home MUMBAI -- Germany's victory over host natio...

Ahmedabad: Indian hockey … in doldrums? (8/12/2008)	-
Hockey,our national game, is in a mess. The latest is that Ric Charlesworth, technical advis...

Lucknow: NER, Sports Hostel win (8/12/2008)	-
North Eastern Railway ‘stroked’ past Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) 4-3, while Sports Hostel registered a...

Bangalore: ASC Boys emerge champs (8/12/2008)	-
ASC Boys edged out St Joseph’s Indian High School 4-0 ina tiebreak to emerge triumphant in the T Sha...

Shimla: IOA to uplift infrastructure: Nadda (8/12/2008)	-
Shimla: To meet the infrastructural needs of varied sporting disciplines the newly-elected Himachal ...

‘Abhinav’s gold bigger than ours’ (8/12/2008)	-
‘Abhinav’s gold bigger than ours’ Chennai-Based Hockey Captain Of ’80 Team Says 112-Yr Wait...

Nagpur: On the Gold medal (8/12/2008)	-
Vinod Gavai (secretary, Vidarbha Hockey Association): It’s a remarkable achievement. I can recollect...

Web: NRIs Have Been Making Their Adopted Countries (8/12/2008)	-
NRIs Have Been Making Their Adopted Countries Proud With Olympic Glory An Honor Roll Needs To ...

Beijing: Britain break 56-year Pak jinx (8/12/2008)	-
Beijing, Aug. 11: Britain scored their first Olympic men’s hockey victory over Pakistan in 56 years ...

Beijing: Britain gets the better of Pakistan (8/12/2008)	-
Australia routs Canada; New Zealand upsets South Korea BEIJING: Britain scored its first Olym...

Beijing: Hockey results (8/12/2008)

Men’s pool matches: New Zealand 3 bt South Korea 1;

Germany 4 bt China 1;

Great Br...

Chandigarh: ‘I had tears in my eyes again today’ (8/12/2008)	-
WHEN I stood on the podium on that historic day in Moscow when India won an Olympic gold medal, I ha...

Beijing: Oz downs S Korea (8/12/2008)	-
Beijing: Former champions Australia produced a stunning fightback to defeat South Korea 5-4 in their...

Web: Bajwa-Aslam discuss strengthening sub-contine (8/12/2008)	-
Bajwa-Aslam discuss strengthening sub-continent hockey From Ehsan Qureshi BEIJING,...

A stadium named after living legend- Dilip TIrkey (8/13/2008)	-Satish Sharma (Rourkela)
Dilip Tirkey has earned many laurels on the ground and equally many accolades outside the sporting f...

Bangalore: Sandeep spurs RMS to big win (8/13/2008)	-
Sandeep scored four goals (15th, 41st, 46th, 49th) to spur Rashtriya Military School to a thumpi...

Olmpians discuss hokcey issues (8/13/2008)	-s2h
A festival hockey match between former Olympian / Internationals & M.P. Former Olympian & Internat...

Pune: Hockey umpires’ clinic (8/13/2008)	-
The Maharashtra Hockey Association (MHA) will conduct an umpires’ clinic at Metro Compound, next to...

Beijing: Temperamental Saqlain makes grade (8/13/2008)	-
Beijing: Pakistan’s Saqlain Muhammad is desperate to shed his image as a spoilt brat as he makes his...

Lahore: Pak-India hockey officials ponder to resum (8/13/2008)	-
LAHORE, Aug 12 (APP): The officials of Pak-India hockey Federations have showed inclination to resum...

Beijing: 'I don't like people calling me Leander's (8/13/2008)	-
'I don't like people calling me Leander's father' Beijing, August 13: For a father, there cann...

Lucknow: Red Eagle trounce United Club in hockey (8/13/2008)	-
Red Eagle trounced United Club 8-1 in the district hockey league at Babu stadium. For the winners, ...

Bangalore: What's your sport? (8/13/2008)	-
WHAT’S YOUR SPORT? India’s first gold medal has upped interest in the Olympics. BT asks sport...

Chennai: HALL OF FAMERS (8/13/2008)

Viswanathan Anand (1991-92, chess),

Geet Sethi (1992-93, billiards),

Cdr Homi D Motiva...

Beijing: Pak hockey coach optimistic after poor st (8/13/2008)

Pak hockey coach optimistic after poor start

By: Khalid A-H Ansari

Beijing: Pakistan h...

Beijing: Argentine magician upbeat after second dr (8/13/2008)	-
Luciana Aymar slumped to the turf in disappointment after Argentina were held 2-2 by Britain today, ...

Shooting Range is the new meeting place for Indian (8/13/2008)	-
Shooting Range is the new meeting place for Indian contingent Beijing, Aug 12 : For years an a...

Media Bluff (8/13/2008)	-s2h
Indian journalists, print and media, in general keep watching, writing and talking about cricket all...

Beijing: Aussies rout SA 10-0 (8/14/2008)	-
Beijing, August 13 Champions Australia humiliated South Africa 10-0 in the men’s Olympic hockey tod...

India now identified with shooting, not hockey (8/14/2008)	-
Beijing, August 13 It may sound strange but it is true; shooting has replaced hockey as a sport by ...

Oz Captain quote (8/14/2008)	-
"We were satisfied with some of the things we set out to do, but obviously we never get so excited b...

BHUBANESWAR: Athlete, coach awarded (8/14/2008)	-
BHUBANESWAR, Aug. 13: Nila Madhab Deo and Amiya Mallick have been selected for the prestigious Ashok...

Bangalore: Big win for Army School (8/14/2008)	-
BANGALORE: Army School overpowered Sarla Devi School 9-0 in the Dr. G.S Randhawa Memorial inter-Scho...

Beijing: Cornered! Germans far from convincing (8/14/2008)	-
Hockey World Cup holders Germany were struggling against a stubborn Belgium on Wednesday and were he...

Web: Pak-India hockey officials ponder to resume s (8/14/2008)	-
Pak-India hockey officials ponder to resume series LAHORE, The officials of Pak-India hockey F...

Kolkata: Chat with Olympians (8/14/2008)	-
The auditorium of La Martiniere for Boys School buzzed with excitement on August 8 as students from ...

Hyderabad: AGAP, SCR move up (8/15/2008)	-
Accountant General of Andhra Pradesh (AGAP) and South Central Railway Sports Association (SCRSA) reg...

Lucknow: Prem’s hat-trick (8/15/2008)	-
Prem struck a hat-trick as Northern Railway stormed into the super league section of the district ho...

Bangalore: Sunil on a roll (8/15/2008)	-
Sunil scored at will as Army School notched two big wins in the Dr GS Randhawa memorial inter-school...

Bangalore: Anglo-Indian hockey fest (8/15/2008)	-
The Anglo-Indian community will conduct their annual Independence Day hockey festival at Frank Anth...

Bangalore: Christ sports meet (8/15/2008)	-
Christ University will conduct their annual inter-collegiate sports festival from September 8 at the...

Web: Olympian Sikh Search (8/15/2008)	-
Olympian Sikh Search Jagmohan Singh The Olympic mania has affected the Sikhs too. The gold...

Chandigarh: How do you evaluate progress of Amrits (8/15/2008)	-
Amritsar has been the most neglected city, despite being a tourist place, Amritsar lacks basic infra...

Beijing: A do or die battle for Pakistan (8/15/2008)	-
A disjointed Pakistan with one win from two outings take on defending Champion Australia in a do-or-...

India’s Independence Day and Hockey (8/15/2008)	-K.Arumugam
72 years ago Indian hockey obtained its third Olympic hockey gold at Berlin. The final between India...

Scholz strikes the pose (8/15/2008)	-
German hockey player Katharina Scholz will appear on the cover of Playboy Sanjay Rajan. Beiji...

Bangalore: Easy for Army School MEG (8/15/2008)	-
Bangalore: Army School MEG thumped Kendriya Vidyalaya DRDO 14-0 in a Dr. G.S. Randhawa Memorial inte...

Olympic Hockey results (8/15/2008)	-
HOCKEY Women’s preliminary matches: The Netherlands 1 bt China 0; Germany 4 bt USA 2; Spain 2...

Hyderabad: Big win for SCRSA (8/15/2008)	-
HYDERABAD: SCRSA recorded a thumping 10-0 win over APSRTC in the ‘A’-1 division hockey league champi...

My son did pick the hockey stick, Abhinav’s dad (8/15/2008)	-
New Delhi, Aug 14:: When did you first trace the ‘shooting’ skills of Abhinav? I spotted hi...

India's medals at the games (8/15/2008)	-
Since making its debut in the 1900 Olympics in Paris, India had won only 17 medals before the st...

Ajit Pal and Zafar to visit Beijing (8/15/2008)	-K.Arumugam
S2h finds out that two of the five Olympians in the Selection Committee will be making a jolly ride ...

Beijing: Top guns call the shots (8/16/2008)	-
AUSTRALIA, SPAIN and the Netherlands broke away from the pack with their third wins to step closer t...

Hyderabad: State hockey team (8/16/2008)	-
HYDERABAD: Andhra Pradesh sub-junior girls’ team to take part in the sub-junior National hockey cham...

Beijing: Top guns inch closer to semis (8/16/2008)	-
Beijing, Aug. 15: Australia, Spain and the Netherlands broke away from the pack with their third win...

Beijing: Top guns inch closer to semis (8/16/2008)	-
Beijing, Aug. 15: Australia, Spain and the Netherlands broke away from the pack with their third win...

Beijing: Spain beat China; Dutch clinical (8/16/2008)	-
Spain, among the favourites for the men’s Olympic hockey gold, muscled their way past inspired China...

Beijing: Pak go down to Oz 1-3 (8/16/2008)

Pak go down to Oz 1-3

Dutch b Canada 4-2; Spain b China 2-1

Beijing, August 15

Pl...

Web: SEAFORD: Town to hold field hockey event (8/16/2008)	-
SEAFORD -- Seaford High will hold a field hockey play day Aug. 23 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The ev...

Beijing: Cool nude: Kat Scholz poses for Playboy (8/17/2008)	-
GERMANY HOCKEY player Katharina Scholz has joined the list of female sports stars who have posed nak...

Beijing: Dutch girls first into hockey semi-finals (8/17/2008)	-
BEIJING, Aug 16: World number one The Netherlands became the first team to book a place in the semi-...

Bangalore: Hat-trick by Sandeep (8/17/2008)	-
BANGALORE: Rashtriya Military School trounced St. Patrick’s High School 9-1, thanks to a fine displa...

Hyd: AOC registers a comfortable win over AG (AP) (8/17/2008)	-
HYDERABAD: Army Ordnance Corps Centre (AOC) recorded a 6-1 win over Accountant General (AP) in the ‘...

Beijing: Oz face Chinese test as Dutch advance (8/17/2008)	-
Beijing, Aug. 16: Former champions Australia were set for a tough Chinese challenge after world numb...

Imphal: HU, KhSU in veteran hockey final (8/17/2008)	-
IMPHAL, Aug 16: Hockey Union, Lairikyengbam Leikai and Khongman Students’ Club will vie for the crow...

Beijing: White wash of Asian teams in Olympic Hock (8/17/2008)	-
White wash of Asian teams in Olympic Hockey likely Midway through the competition, it is almo...

Olympic sports on a song: What hockey should learn (8/17/2008)	-K.Arumugam
In a make believe Indian media world -- where no sports exist other then cricket -- Olympics spo...

Beijing: Korea back in reckoning with a 3-1 win ov (8/18/2008)	-
Korea back in reckoning with a 3-1 win over Belgium Trailing 0-1 till the 46th minute,Asian ch...

KL: Rajan is the fourth coach to take charge of na (8/18/2008)	-
Rajan is the fourth coach to take charge of national junior team KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian H...

Beijing Hockey results (8/18/2008)

HOCKEY Men group matches:

Britain drew with Canada 1-1;

South Korea bt Belgium 3-1; ...

Delhi: DD wakes up late to make amends (8/18/2008)	-
Revenue target halves to Rs 5-7 crore NEW DELHI: Mid-way through the Beijing Olympics, stat...

Beijing: Taekema keeps Dutch afloat (8/18/2008)	-
Beijing, Aug. 17: Taeke Taekema slammed a last-second penalty corner as the Netherlands held reignin...

Tirunelveli in final (8/18/2008)	-
Tirunelveli and Kanyakumari entered the final of the TN State South zone inter-district school under...

Easy win for SAAP (Nalgonda) (8/18/2008)	-
Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh Academy (Nalgonda) recorded a 7-2 win over Youth League in the A-...

Beijing: Oz, Dutch in semis; Pak hopes vanish (8/18/2008)	-
Beijing, August 17 Defending champion Australia and runners-up Holland played out a 2-2 draw and bo...

Imphal: KhSC veterans win hockey title (8/18/2008)	-
IMPHAL, Aug 17: KhSC, Khongman overcame COSMO, Wangkhei 7-6 via the tie-breakers to clinch the title...

Sahara tycoon in the IHF race (8/19/2008)	-K.. Arumugam
The stakes are high. But the stage was empty. There was none to throw the hat into the ring. We are ...

Beijing: Hockeyroos crash out, Dutch win (8/19/2008)	-
Aug. 18: Hosts China entered the Olympic women’s field hockey semifinals after holding former champi...

Web: Orissa announces Rs.500,000 award for Bindra (8/19/2008)	-
Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Monday announced an award of RS.500,000 for Abhinav Bindra on w...

Beijing: Playing the Indian game in Canada (8/19/2008)	-
Though hockey is the national game of India and they are the eighttime Olympic gold medallists, Dhya...

Lucknow:Babu Society pip Police Radio (8/19/2008)	-
Babu Society and Sashastra Seema Bal registered hardfought wins against their respective rivals in t...

Bangalore: Big win for Army School (MEG) (8/19/2008)	-
BANGALORE: Army School (MEG) scored a thumping 7-0 win over Government School (Hoskote) in the Dr. G...

Beijing: Crafty China holds Australia, qualifies (8/19/2008)	-Arumugam.K
BEIJING: Hosts China entered the Olympic women’s field hockey semifinals after holding former champi...

Srivilliputhur: Hat-trick by Gabriel (8/19/2008)	-
At Srivilliputhur, a hat-trick by Gabriel helped Tirunelveli defeat Kanyakumari 4-0 for the title in...

Bindra has opened a new chapter: Dhanraj Pillay (8/19/2008)	-
Bindra has opened a new chapter: Dhanraj Pillay In an exclusive interview, Dhanraj Pillay, who...

PHF chief blasts team after hockey debacle at Olym (8/20/2008)	-
PHF chief blasts team after hockey debacle at Olympics Beijing, Aug 19 (UNI): Expressing his ...

Beijing: Germany, Dutch in semis (8/20/2008)	-
Beijing, August 19 World Cup champions Germany and strong contenders the Netherlands cruised into t...

Beijing: Big four into to hockey semis (8/20/2008)	-
Beijing, Aug. 19: Defending champions Australia ensured field hockey’s big four contested the Olympi...

Spain completes last four line up (8/20/2008)	-
Spain ended Asian challenge in the Olympic men’s hockey as they pipped Korea 2-1 to complete the las...

Bangalore: Hat-trick by Kumar (8/20/2008)	-
BANGALORE: Dream-A-dream and St. Patrick’s School played out a 5-5 draw in the Dr G.S Randhawa Memor...

Delhi students selected for UK’s National School G (8/20/2008)	-
Delhi students selected for UK’s National School Games Abhishek Kumar (15) and Bipra Biswambha...

Lucknow: Rain plays spoilsport (8/20/2008)	-
Heavy rains played spoilsport in the district hockey league as the encounter between NER and Red Eag...

Pak won 1982 hockey World Cup at Wankhede (8/20/2008)	-
The Shiv Sena’s politics never allowed Pakistan’s cricketers to set foot on the Wankhede pitch after...

Natl sports awards to be given away on August 29 (8/20/2008)	-
New Delhi: Indian ODI cricket captain and Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna awardee Mahendra Singh Dhoni will ...

Beijing: Australia make it to semis (8/20/2008)	-
Defending champions Australia ensured field hockey’s big four contested the Olympic men’s semifin...

Beijing: Chinese girls uspet Germany, in final (8/21/2008)	-
Hosts China defeated Olympic champions Germany 3-2 on Wednesday to advance to the final of the women...

Beijing: Asian men miss out again on hockey medal (8/21/2008)	-
Beijing: For the second successive Olympic Games, there will be no Asian team on the podium at the h...

Lucknow: Hockey match abandoned (8/21/2008)	-
In the senior hockey league championship the match between Red Dragon Club and North Eastern Railwa...

Bangalore: Lop-sided matches (8/21/2008)	-
BANGALORE: Qualifying teams played lop-sided contests in Phase II of the Dr. G.S. Randhawa memorial ...

Beijing: China sink Germany, in final (8/21/2008)	-
Beijing, Aug. 20: Hosts China entered their first ever Olympic women’s hockey final with a thrilling...

Web: “Monica... Manipur is behind you" (8/21/2008)

“Monica... Manipur is behind you"

By: R.K. Shivachandra

In the last couple of months Mon...

Ric's Predictions almost come true (8/21/2008)	-s2h
Predictions of Richard Charlesworth on the outcome of the Olympic hockey prospects come almost true....

Hyderabad: Dyanchand hockey on Aug 28 (8/22/2008)	-
Dyanchand Hockey Tournament for under-14 boys will be held at the Begumpet Stadium on August 28 and...

Hyderabad: SAI (STC), AOC advance (8/22/2008)	-
Sports Authority of India Sports Training Centre (Begumpet) and Army Ordinance Corps (AOC) scored fa...

Beijing: Germany, Spain in summit clash (8/22/2008)	-
World Cup champions Germany and Spain gatecrashed into the hockey final on Thursday after avenging ...

Bangalore: Bopanna clinches winner (8/22/2008)	-
Bangalore: Army School, MEG, edged out ASC School 1-0 in the Rotary Club Indiranagar inter-school bo...

Chandigarh: India can fare better: Experts (8/22/2008)	-
Chandigarh: The euphoria over the unprecedented medal haul by the Indian contingent at Beijing Olymp...

Chandigarh: 11 academy girls in city team (8/22/2008)	-
Chandigarh: Eleven players of Chandigarh Girls' Hockey Academy have been selected to represent the c...

Beijing: Germany enters men’s hockey final (8/22/2008)	-
In a tense encounter, World Champion Germany stroked out arch rival Holland 5-4 in a sudden death sh...

Beijing: Spain upset Oz to set up final with Germa (8/22/2008)	-
Beijing Aug. 21: World Cup champions Germany and Spain gatecrashed into the Olympic men’s field hock...

Rawalpindi: Hockey slump causes despair in Pakista (8/22/2008)	-
RAWALPINDI, Aug. 21: Pakistan's worst-ever eighth-place finish in the men's hockey at the Olympic Ga...

Hyderabad: Easy for SAI (STC) (8/22/2008)	-
HYDERABAD: Sports Authority of India (STC, Secunderabad) recorded a 8-0 win over APSRTC in the ‘A’-1...

Vishakhapatnam: Hockey trials (8/22/2008)	-
At Visakhapatnam, the District Hockey Association will conduct trails at the DLB Salagrampuram hocke...

World Cup 2010: MOU between IOA and FIH signed (8/22/2008)	-s2h
It was a great day for Indian hockey. The Indian Olympic Association president, Suresh Kalmadi, and ...

Sub-Jr. Girls Nationals Starts tomorrow at Rourkel (8/23/2008)	-Satish Sharma
ROURKELA: The 21st Sub Junior Girls National Hockey Championship will begin here from tomorrow, the ...

Editor's Note: A Mail From an Australian Fan (8/23/2008)	-s2h
We at s2h recently received a mail on the Indian hockey. The writer is from Australia, and we don't ...

PESTA HOCEKY: Is India Ready? (8/23/2008)	-s2h
Mr. Ramanathan, Co-ordinator /Liaison Officer of 35th PESTA HOKI USM PENANG INTERNATIONAL tournam...

Mumbai: Rahul stars for DPA (8/23/2008)	-
Mumbai: A Rahul Deokar brace and goals by Vikas Pillay and Prithviraj Salunkhe helped Dhanraj Pillay...

German hockey remains strong for Pete’s sake (8/23/2008)	-
Cold, calculating and clinical. That’s the image of Germany in sport exemplified by feats in socc...

GERMANY, SPAIN BANKING ON THEIR COACHES’ EXPERIENC (8/23/2008)	-
World Cup champions Germany and Spain go into Saturday’s Olympic men’s field hockey final hoping ...

DUTCH DELIGHT (8/23/2008)

HOCKEY WOMEN’S FINAL

DUTCH DELIGHT

Shatter Chinese Dream To Win Women’s Hockey Gold ...

Chak de idol looks for inspiration (8/23/2008)	-
As Abhinav Bindra cut a cake in Beijing to celebrate his Olympic gold, a song played in the backgrou...

Delhi: Escape from this penalty corner (8/23/2008)

Escape from this penalty corner

Khushwant Singh

INDIA’S FIRST gold ever won by Abhina...

FINDING NETHERLANDS (8/23/2008)	-
The Netherlands won back the Olympic women’s field hockey gold medal after 24 years with a 2-0 win o...

Bangalore: Big win for ASC School (Boys) (8/23/2008)	-
BANGALORE: ASC School (Boys) scored a thumping 6-0 victory over Rashtriya Military School to enter t...

Sameer sizzles (8/23/2008)	-
Winger Sameer struck four times, including a hat-trick, to fashion AOC Centre’s 6-1 win over Nav Bha...

Beijing: Dutch shatter China’s golden dream (8/23/2008)	-
Beijing, Aug. 22: The Netherlands won back the Olympic women’s field hockey gold medal after 24 year...

Mumbai: Dry run for CG 2010? (8/23/2008)	-
While, Spain and Germany gear up for the men’s hockey final this evening, India too kept themselves ...

1 gold, 2 bronze, a few reasons to stop whining (8/24/2008)	-S. Mageshwaran
Sunday, August 24, 2008: Beyond the Beijing tally: Indian sport has begun to climb out of the barrel...

Beijing: Inquiry committee to look into Olympics h (8/25/2008)

Inquiry committee to look into Olympics hockey debacle

From Ehsan Qureshi

BEIJING, Aug ...

IOA, FIH sign MoU; to share 2010 World Cup profits (8/25/2008)	-
Beijing: The 2010 hockey World Cup, to be held in New Delhi, will be jointly hosted by the FIH and I...

Poetic Gift To 'Olympic's Heroes' By Hockey Coach (8/25/2008)	-
Bhopal : When the entire country was applauding India's triumph in Beijing Olympics, a Hockey coach ...

Charlesworth: I want Kookaburras (8/25/2008)	-
Nicole Jeffery \| August 23, 2008 OLYMPIC gold medal-winning coach Ric Charlesworth has declar...

Rourkela: Uncertainty looms over hockey Natls (8/25/2008)	-
ROURKELA: Uncertainity looms large over the holding of prestigious 21st Sub-Junior Girls’ National H...

Wanted: champions by choice, not chance (8/25/2008)	-
The gold-medal winning formula for Indian sports has been expounded. Abhinav Bindra did that when hi...

Making India a great sporting nation (8/25/2008)	-
Pervez Musharraf quit his job; Mayawati announced that she has a successor; Indian batsmen failed to...

Chandigarh: MGA hold on to score thrilling win (8/25/2008)	-
MEHTA GURUKUL Academy, Dhoraha, held their nerves to edge past Anee's Hockey Academy, S.A.S. Nagar,...

Mumbai: Springdale in last eight (8/25/2008)	-
Mumbai: An organised Springdale hockey academy did everything right as they handed Dhanraj Pillay H...

Madurai: Venugopal passes away (8/25/2008)	-
MADURAI: G. Venugopal, part-time Sports Correspondent of The Hindu, died after a brief illness, here...

Lucknow: The Power Of One (8/25/2008)	-
India’s success at the Olympics has raised an interesting question: Why are we doing so well in indi...

After 16 yrs, Germany smile again (8/25/2008)	-
BEAT SPAIN TO TAKE MEN’S HOCKEY GOLD Power-packed Germany won the Olympic men’s hockey go...

Pak sports minister calls for PHF chief’s head (8/25/2008)	-
Pakistan sports minister Najamuddin Khan is doing an MS Gill. Just as his Indian counterpart had ini...

Goals galore in national sub-junior women’s hockey (8/25/2008)	-
The 21st National Sub-Junior Women’s Hockey Championship began in Rourkela on Sunday with hosts Ori...

Mysore: NATIONAL SPORTS DAY INVITATION HOCKEY TOUR (8/25/2008)	-
NATIONAL SPORTS DAY INVITATION HOCKEY TOURNAMENT FROM AUG. 25 Mysore, Aug. 24- The National S...

Sub Jr.Girls Nationals Inaugurated (8/25/2008)	-Satish Sharma (Rourkela)
ROURKELA: The 21st Sub junior Girls National Hockey Championship began here on Sunday (24th August...

Sub Jr.Nationals Second Day Results (8/26/2008)	-Satish Sharma
On the second day ( 25th August) of the 21st Sub junior Girls National Hockey championship being pla...

Beijing: Pakistan Hockey team leaves home after di (8/26/2008)	-
Pakistan Hockey team leaves home after dismal showing in Beijing BEIJING, Aug 25 (APP) : Paki...

London calling for India's athelete (8/26/2008)	-
Biswajyoti Brahma,TNN NEW DELHI: Suddenly there's hope. The hope that we can do it at the Olympics....

Is it the end of the road for Asian hockey? (8/26/2008)

Is it the end of the road for Asian hockey?

S. Thyagarajan

Chennai: As images flipped ...

Lucknow: SAI Centre defeat Sports College (8/26/2008)	-
SAI Centre defeated Sports College by a brace of goals in a league match of the Lucknow Hockey leagu...

Lucknow: Jaman’s anniversary (8/26/2008)	-
The first death anniversary of hockey Olympian Jaman Lal Sharma will be observed on August 26 by th...

Lucknow: Hockey meet to commemorate Dhyan Chand’s (8/26/2008)	-
Sports Department will organise a district-level hockey meet for under-14 boys to commemorate hocke...

Bangalore: Manoraj passes away (8/26/2008)	-
Former state hockey player Charles Manoraj passed away on Monday due to a cardiac arrest. He was 54....

Chandigarh: Surjit Academy start with a bang, down (8/26/2008)	-
Chandigarh: Surjit Hockey Academy, Jalandhar, commenced their campaign with a bang as they thrashed ...

Mysore: Huge win for DYSS, Bellary (8/26/2008)	-
Mysore: Lakshman’s four goals inspired DYSS, Bellary to a 19-0 victory over Mangalore in the Andolan...

Nagpur: VHA PREPARING A GREEN CARPET (8/26/2008)	-
GOING GREEN: After years of neglect by the administrators, local hockey seems to be getting the much...

Web: The real Chak De India (8/26/2008)	-
The dismal performance of the Indian Women's Hockey Team at the Olympic qualifiers this year emphasi...

Kolkata: Bengal Hockey (8/27/2008)	-
The Bengal Hockey Association will observe National Sports Day, the 103rd birth anniversary of Dhyan...

Hyderabad: AP posts win (8/27/2008)	-
HYDERABAD: Andhra Pradesh girls assured themselves of a quarterfinal berth with a 2-0 win over Chhat...

Karachi: Heads to roll in Pakistan (8/27/2008)	-
Karachi, Aug. 26: The Sports Ministry has asked former Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali to ...

Karachi: Pak to probe hockey debacle at Beijing (8/27/2008)	-
The Sports Ministry has asked former Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali to step down as Presi...

Mumbai: Punjab & Sind in semifinals (8/27/2008)	-
INTER-ACADEMY TOURNAMENT Mumbai: Riding on a Rnjodh Singh brace, Punjab and Sind Bank Hockey ...

Mysore: BIG WIN FOR DYSS, BELLARY (8/27/2008)	-
Mysore, Aug. 26- Inspiring performances by Lakshman (4 goals) and two goals each by Ravi Nayak, Devr...

Lucknow: Rains rob play in hockey (8/27/2008)	-
Heavy seasonal rains robbed of any play in the district hockey league at Babu stadium. On Wednesday...

Chandigarh: Balwinder stars in DAV Academy victory (8/27/2008)	-
Chandigarh: Sector 8 DAV Senior Secondary School Hockey Academy, Malwa Khalsa School Hockey Academy...

SubJr.Nationals: Quarterfinals Line Up drawn (8/27/2008)	-Satish Sharma
Quarterfinal line up has been drawn at the Sub Junior Nationals going on at Rourkela. On Thur...

Why is Gill fond of democratic procedures now? (8/28/2008)	-K.Arumugam
The ghost of KPS Gill comes to taunt Indian hockey again. He has called for an Annual General Meeti...

Gill convenes AGM of defunct IHF (8/28/2008)	-s2h roving
As images of German hockey players cheering in unison, after winning gold, flashed in front of our t...

Chandigarh: BUSH Academy clinch a thriller (8/28/2008)	-
Chandigarh: Baba Uttam Singh Hockey (BUSH) Academy of Khadoor Sahib snatched two points from Malwa K...

Kolkata: Hockey’s golden era (8/28/2008)	-
The centenary celebrations of the Bengal Hockey Association were held in La Martiniere for Boys Scho...

Bangalore: Mani nets three (8/28/2008)	-
Centre-half Mani’s three strikes and a brace each by left-in Darshan and Kariappa, helped Sports Sch...

Lucknow: Sports Hostel lose (8/28/2008)	-
Sports Hostel lost to Sashastra Seema Bal by a solitary goal in the Lucknow hockey league. The go...

New Delhi: Gill convenes IHF’s AGM (8/28/2008)	-
NEW DELHI: The President of the suspended Indian Hockey Federation (IHF), Mr. K.P.S. Gill, has conve...

Web: From trains to hockey sticks (8/28/2008)	-
Beginning this week, we introduce a new column featuring facts about the Indian Railways. We are tha...

Hockey Lovers Should Take an Oath Today (8/29/2008)	-K.Arumugam
103 years ago, the genius Dhyan Chand was born. The simple soldier transformed Indian psyche with hi...

SubJr.Nationals: Semifinalists Spotted (8/29/2008)	-Satish Sharma (Rourkela)
ROURKELA: Last edition fianlists both Harayana and Jharkhand joined the host Orissa and Uttar Prades...

Four-nation hockey tourney to start in Chandigarh (8/29/2008)	-K.Arumugam(Kazan)
Four-nation hockey tourney to start in Chandigarh NEW DELHI: A four-nation double leg hockey t...

PAK HOCKEY COACH RESIGNS (8/29/2008)	-
KARACHI: Pakistan hockey team's disastrous performance in the Beijing Olympics has taken another tol...

Mumbai: Golden moment for PNB Hockey Academy (8/29/2008)	-
Arjun Antil of PNB Hockey Academy struck a golden goal in the 78th minute of the match against...

Assam: Birthday of Dhyanchand on Aug 29 (8/29/2008)	-
Directorate of Sports and Youth Welfare Department will celebrate the birthday of hockey legend Dh...

Mysore: MANI SHINES IN SPORTS SCHOOL PONNAMPET'S W (8/29/2008)	-
Mysore, Aug. 28- Centre-half Mani's three strikes and a brace each by left-in Darshan and Kariappa, ...

Ashok Lohar dies after collapsing at the BHA (8/29/2008)	-K.Arumugam(Kazan)
Mumbai: Multi-sport official Ashok Lohar died suddenly yesterday. In his sixties, Lohar suffered a s...

Today in History - August 29 (8/29/2008)	-
Today is the 241st day of the year. There are 124 days remaining until the end of the year. On...

Recalling hockey wizard Dhyan Chand’s charisma (8/29/2008)	-
Mumbai: The country celebrates National Sports Day on August 29 which is the birthday of hockey leg...

Mumbai: It’s PNB vs SAI (8/29/2008)	-
Mumbai: Punjab National Bank Hockey Academy will take on SAI Lucknow in the final of the All-India I...

Ahmedabad: Sporting pangs (8/29/2008)	-
On National Sports Day, AT checks out the sporting scenario in India While India is on a high...

Lucknow: Matches to celebrate Dhyan Chand’s birth (8/29/2008)	-
Matches to celebrate Dhyan Chand’s birth anniversary Three matches were played on the opening...

Kolkata: Sports Day celebrations (8/29/2008)	-
Hockey wizard Dhyan Chand’s birth anniversary will be celebrated as Sports Day throughout the countr...

Chandigarh: Malwa Academy taste first success (8/29/2008)	-
Chandigarh: Trailing by one goal, Baba Uttam Singh Hockey Academy, Khadoor Sahib, staged a fine...

DPS Amritsar forms hockey team (8/29/2008)	-s2h
Sports can rightly be called the building blocks for a well built, fit and healthy physique. It is w...

President confers awardsL Prabhjot gets Arjuna (8/30/2008)	-
New Delhi, August 29 President Pratibha Patil presented the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, Arjuna, Dronac...

Kalmadi to meet state hockey associations (8/30/2008)	-s2h
New Delhi, Aug 30 (PTI) Suresh Kalmadi, IOA President and Chairman of the ad-hoc committee to run ho...

Hyderabad: STC drub APP (8/31/2008)	-
Sai Training Centre (Secunderabad) drubbed Andhra Pradesh Police 5-1 in the exhibition match played ...

Delhi:Dhoni conferred Khel Ratna (8/31/2008)	-
Mahendra Singh Dhoni became only the second cricketer, a decade after Sachin Tendulkar, to receive t...

Mumbai: SAI Lucknow emerge champs (8/31/2008)	-
Mumbai: SAI Lucknow rallied splendidly to beat PNB Hockey Academy 4-3 in the final of the All-India ...

Rourkela: Orissa, Jharkhand, Haryana, UP in semis (8/31/2008)	-
Rourkela: Hosts Orissa, defending champion Haryana, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh reached the semifina...

Lucknow: Sports Day celebrated with hockey tie (8/31/2008)	-
Lucknow: The sports department organised a hockey tournament for under-14 boys at Babu stadium to ce...

Chandigarh: BUSH, MKS set up summit clash (8/31/2008)	-
Chandigarh: Strong contenders Baba Uttam Singh Hockey (BUSH) Academy, Khadoor Sahib, and Malwa Khals...

Chandigarh: Hockey trio honoured (8/31/2008)	-
Chandigarh: To mark the 103rd birth anniversary of legendary hockey player Dhyan Chand, which is ce...

Chandigarh: UT education department award sportspe (8/31/2008)	-
Chandigarh: The UT education department on Friday honoured outstanding sportspersons of 53rd Nationa...

Chandigarh: Panjab varsity celebrates Sports Day (8/31/2008)	-
Chandigarh: The Department of Physical Education, Panjab University, celebrated the National Sports ...

Kolkata: National Sports Day celebrated (8/31/2008)	-
Sports Authority of India, Eastern Centre, on Friday celebrated National Sports Day with a series of...

Hyderabad: Syed Mustafa passes away (8/31/2008)	-
Syed Mustafa, former assistant secretary of the Hyderabad Hockey Association, passed away here on Fr...

Hyderabad: Kendriya Vidyalaya wins (8/31/2008)	-
Kendriya Vidyalaya No. 1 (Uppal) won the Dhyan Chand Memorial hockey tournament for schools with a 4...

Thiruvananthapuram: Sreejesh felicitated (8/31/2008)	-
Hockey star P.R. Sreejesh, who was part of the Indian team in the recent Azlan Shah Cup and junior...

Dhan dhana dhan GOAL! (8/31/2008)	-
Trupti Palkar in conversation with the Kandivli resident Karan Amin, hockey-turned-football player ...

Mumbai: SAI Lucknow rake up glory (8/31/2008)

Winners rally to beat PNB Hockey Academy 4-3

Gayatri Parameswaran. Mumbai

The Sports Aut...

St Josephs Khadki triumph (8/31/2008)	-
Come from behind (0-1) to win the championship St Joseph High School Boys, Khadki edged out Lo...

Lucknow: UPP, NR win (8/31/2008)	-
UP Police laboured past SAI 2-1, while Northern Railway registered an easy 3-0 win against Sports Co...

Bangalore: Super Division prelims at SAI (8/31/2008)	-
Bangalore: The preliminary phase of the Super Division hockey league will be held on the Sports Aut...

Rourkela: Haryana, Jharkhand enter final (8/31/2008)	-
Rourkela: Defending champion Haryana will lock horns with last year’s runners up Jharkhand in the fi...

Chandigarh: Hockey meet: BUSH, MKS declared joint (8/31/2008)	-
Hockey meet: BUSH, MKS declared joint winners Chandigarh: BUSH Academy, Khadoor Sahib and Mal...

Chandigarh: Officiating in Olympics challenging: S (8/31/2008)	-
Chandigarh: When the Indian squad walked into the Bird Nest stadium on August 8 during the opening c...

Chandigarh: Hooda bestows cash prizes on sportsper (8/31/2008)	-
Chandigarh: Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Saturday announced a reward of Rs 11 lak...

Chennai: Murugappa Cup back with a bang (8/31/2008)	-K.Arumugam(Kazan)
Chennai: The 84th edition of the All-India MCC-Murugappa hockey tournament will be held at the Mayo...

Kalmadi to meet state hockey associations (8/31/2008)	-
Suresh Kalmadi, IOA President and Chairman of the ad-hoc committee to run hockey in India, will soo...

Stickwork - Our build-up to 2012 Games should star (8/31/2008)	-
Stickwork - Our build-up to 2012 Games should start right now Gurbux Singh The Olympic Game...