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Archives for February 2009

Chandigarh: India begin on winning note (2/1/2009)	-
India begin on winning note Chandigarh: India beat New Zealand 2-0 to win the inaugural match...

Chennai: TN hockey selection trials (2/1/2009)	-
TN hockey selection trials Tamil Nadu state team will participate in the Senior National Hoc...

Bangalore: no place for foul play (2/1/2009)	-
no place for foul play Former Indian hockey goalkeeper Ashish Ballal tells SS Shreekuma...

Chandigarh: Gold Cup loses Dutch superstars (2/1/2009)

Gold Cup loses Dutch superstars

UTHRA GANESAN

CHANDIGARH

E VEN before the ...

THALASSERY: Semifinalists spotted (2/1/2009)	-
Semifinalists spotted THALASSERY: Defending champion SAI (Kollam), Thrissur, Thiruvananthapur...

Bangalore: SAI beats PCTC (2/1/2009)	-
SAI beats PCTC Bangalore: Sports Authority of India (SAI) defeated Pioneer Corps Training Cen...

Hyderabad: Easy for Mamata HS (2/1/2009)	-
Easy for Mamata HS HYDERABAD: Mamata High School defeated Vignan PPN (Kondapur) 3-0 in the qu...

Chandigarh: Netherlands win easy (2/1/2009)

Netherlands win easy

Vaibhav Sharma

Tribune News Service

Netherlands’ Evers tries...

Chandigarh: Six top hockey centres by next year (2/1/2009)

Six top hockey centres by next year

Prabhjot Singh

Tribune News Service

Chandigar...

Did customs officer Negi allow smuggled goods to p (2/1/2009)

Did customs officer Negi allow smuggled goods to pass through?

By: Vinod Kumar Menon

Mum...

M.No.1: India NZ Web Commentary Text (2/1/2009)	-Printed Article
Match No. 1 Punjab Gold Cup, Chandigarh, India. First leg Saturday 31 January 2009 16.30

Unforced Errors extinguish an easy Indian euphoria (2/1/2009)	-K. Arumugam
Excitement extinguishes an easy Indian euphoria Holiday crowd of Chandigarh had enough to ch...

Chandigarh: India, the Netherlands play out an exc (2/2/2009)

India, the Netherlands play out an exciting draw

Vijay Lokapally

CHANDIGARH: Showing g...

Hyderabad: Mamata HS, HPS (Begumpet) in final (2/2/2009)	-
Mamata High School will clash with Hyderabad Public School (Begumpet) in the final of the 5th Vempar...

Bangalore: 'Education lends sophistication' (2/2/2009)	-
'Education lends sophistication' FORMER INDIAN HOCKEY GOALKEEPER AND OLYMPIAN,ASHISH BALLAL,O...

Weise words: All-conquering German coach hungry fo (2/2/2009)

Weise words: All-conquering German coach hungry for more

UTHRA GANESAN

CHANDIGARH, ...

THALASSERY: Tvm meets Thrissur in final (2/2/2009)	-
Tvm meets Thrissur in final THALASSERY: Thiruvananthapuram scored a 6-5 win over SAI (Kollam)...

Chandigarh: Hockey buffs miffed (2/2/2009)	-
Hockey buffs miffed Chandigarh: Hockey enthusiasts across the country were upset as the state-...

Lucknow: Hockey great K D Singh 'babu' fondly reme (2/2/2009)	-
Lucknow, Feb 1 : Sports loving city of Lucknow joins the entire nation to remember fondly its own ...

Hockey Year Book 2008 Released (2/2/2009)	-K. Arumugam
Seventh in the series, hockey year book 2008, has been released amidst a galaxy of present and forme...

Will India play full 70 minutes against Germany? (2/3/2009)	-K. Arumugam
Germany Indian encounters are always enchanting chapters of hockey Even when its performance ...

Baljit and Pillay anchor Indian win over Germany (2/3/2009)	-K. Arumugam
Goalkeeper Baljit Singh, aided by a good midfield support anchored by the likes of Vickram Pillay, g...

Controversies can wait (2/4/2009)	-K. Arumugam
Controversies Can Wait The ongoing Punjab Gold Cup may well enter the record books as one of t...

Germans no pushovers: Hockey coach (2/4/2009)

Germans no pushovers: Hockey coach

3 Feb 2009, 0002 hrs IST, Gaurav Kanthwal,TNN

CHANDIG...

Ajit Pal, Aslam Sher Khan pitch for Indian hockey (2/4/2009)	-
Ajit Pal, Aslam Sher Khan pitch for Indian hockey coach Chandigarh (PTI): With Harendra Singh...

Sponsors should come forward to promote hockey: Ti (2/4/2009)

Sponsors should come forward to promote hockey: Tirkey

2 Feb 2009, 1906 hrs IST, PTI

...

Sahara upset at players sans logos (2/4/2009)	-
Sahara upset at players sans logos Sharad Deep, Hindustan Times Lucknow, February 02, 200...

Perform or perish: Aslam (2/4/2009)

Perform or perish: Aslam

Saurabh Duggal , Hindustan Times

Chandigarh, February 02, 2009 ...

Chandigarh: Game for more (2/4/2009)	-sa
Game for more Nitin Sharma Author K Arumugam flips open the seventh edition of the Hockey Y...

Hockey coach in tears, flays Aslam Sher Khan (2/4/2009)

Hockey coach in tears, flays Aslam Sher Khan

3 Feb 2009, 2311 hrs IST, PTI

CHANDIGARH...

Gill congratulates hockey team for their performan (2/4/2009)	-
Gill congratulates hockey team for their performance at four Nation Tournament Submitted by S...

Indian hockey doesn't need a foreign coach: Khulla (2/4/2009)	-
Indian hockey doesn't need a foreign coach: Khullar New Delhi, Feb 4 (PTI) Two-time Olympian...

Punjab Gold Cup: India stun Germany, Netherlands b (2/4/2009)	-
Punjab Gold Cup: India stun Germany, Netherlands beat Kiwis Saurabh Duggal, Hindustan Times ...

Sahara to take hockey's ad-hoc body to court over (2/4/2009)

Sahara to take hockey's ad-hoc body to court over logo

PTI

Tuesday, February 3, 2009 19:...

New water facility at Khadki school (2/4/2009)	-
New water facility at Khadki school ¦ THE S V S High School, Khadki, run by the South Indian...

Hyderabad: Mamata HS win hockey tournament (2/4/2009)	-
Mamata HS win hockey tournament Mamata High School won the fifth Vemparala Purushotham Memo...

Bangalore: Canara Bank pip Central Excise (2/4/2009)	-
Canara Bank pip Central Excise: Canara Bank staged a superb rally to defeat Central Excise 4-...

Chandigarh: NZ relish Aussie downfall (2/4/2009)	-
NZ relish Aussie downfall Hockey players cant resist a chuckle as trans-Tasman rivals bite ...

We need to improve a lot: Kaushik (2/4/2009)

We need to improve a lot: Kaushik

Special Correspondent

NEW DELHI: “A lot of improve...

Chandigarh: Punjab to frame sports policy to unear (2/4/2009)	-
Punjab to frame sports policy to unearth fresh talent Chandigarh, Feb 3 (UNI) The Punjab gover...

Apology for interrupted coverage (2/4/2009)	-s2h team
Apology: Due to heavy hits the microsite showing the Live Text Commentary of the India - Netherlands...

Chandigarh: Balbir wants to see India back on top (2/5/2009)

Balbir wants to see India back on top

UTHRA GANESAN

CHANDIGARH

FROM outside,...

STICKWORK - Focus should be on youngsters (2/5/2009)

STICKWORK - Focus should be on youngsters

GURBUX SINGH

The hunt for a foreign coac...

Chandigarh: Balbir yearns to see India on top agai (2/5/2009)

Balbir yearns to see India on top again

Vijay Lokapally

CHANDIGARH: He wakes up to a...

Chandigarh: India, Holland split points again (2/5/2009)

India, Holland split points again

UTHRA GANESAN

CHANDIGARH,

European ch...

Delhi: Sports minister Gill pulls up hockey select (2/5/2009)

Sports minister Gill pulls up hockey selectors

Feb 4th, 2009 | By Sindh Today

New Delh...

Our mission is to win WC: Diwakar (2/5/2009)	-
Our mission is to win WC: Diwakar Exposure trips since winning the Asia Cup last year have ...

Rourkela: Orissa trounce J&K 9-0 (2/5/2009)	-
Orissa trounce J&K 9-0 ROURKELA, Feb 4: Hosts Orissa circle trounced Jammu and Kashmir circle ...

Imphal: Mixed day for State as NE Games begins (2/5/2009)

Mixed day for State as NE Games begins

By Our Sports Reporter

IMPHAL, Feb 4: Manipur col...

Chandigarh: Hockey is Childs play (2/5/2009)	-
Hockey is Childs play New Zealand striker Simon Child has played a key role in success of h...

Disjointed India manages to draw Holland (2/5/2009)	-K. Arumugam
Individual brilliances of a couple of players apart, India had nothing to show, yet could manages to...

Disjointed India manages to draw the Dutch (2/5/2009)	-K. Arumugam
Individual brilliance of a couple of players apart, India had nothing to show, yet could manage to p...

Chennai: An avoidable verbal war (2/6/2009)

An avoidable verbal war

S. Thyagarajan

Chennai: That a war of words should erupt betwe...

My job is to give my best: Baljit Singh (2/6/2009)

My job is to give my best: Baljit Singh

Vijay Lokapally

It is important I do well for ...

IHF Election on the Cards? (2/6/2009)	-s2h team
Indian Olympic Association has been asked to finalize the action plan for holding the Indian hockey ...

Germany outplays India in all areas (2/7/2009)	-K. Arumugam
Germany outplays India in all areas of the game Building team is not a run of the mill stuff. ...

India - Netherlands Final on Monday (2/7/2009)	-K. Arumugam
As India and Netherlands overcome their rival in distinct style in the penultimate day of the Punjab...

National Team's Sponsor Logo Issue (2/8/2009)	-K. Arumugam
In the penultimate day of the Punjab Gold Cup, all members of the Indian team used a piece of cloth ...

Netherlands wins the heart – and Punjab Gold Cup (2/9/2009)	-K. Arumugam
Netherlands wins the heart – and the Punjab Gold Cup as well In an electrifying atmosphere t...

ToI: We need a foreign coach: Harendra (2/11/2009)	-
We need a foreign coach: Harendra Vishal Sharma,TNN CHANDIGARH: For those struggling t...

The Hindu: Project the game positively: Pargat (2/11/2009)	-
Project the game positively: Pargat Vijay Lokapally CHANDIGARH: Good coaches, ...

The Hindu: Ranjit Singh hockey from February 16 (2/11/2009)	-
Ranjit Singh hockey from February 16 NEW DELHI: The fifth all-India Maharaja Ranjit Singh hock...

IE: Halappa, Tirkey back with extra responsibiliti (2/11/2009)	-
Halappa, Tirkey back with extra responsibilities Uthra Ganesan Posted: Chandigarh: Arjun ...

HT: Confusion persists over Hockey India’s existen (2/11/2009)

Confusion persists over Hockey India’s existence

B Shrikant, Hindustan Times

In jul...

Handing over reins to Harendra is no solution (2/11/2009)	-
Handing over reins to Harendra is no solution B Shrikant, Hindustan Times February 10, 2009 ...

India has to wait longer for Brasa (2/11/2009)

India has to wait longer for Brasa

By Sandeep Narayan in New Delhi

If selected, Spanis...

Indian Junior camp is on full swing at Bhopal (2/11/2009)	-K. Arumugam
Indian Junior camp is full swing at Bhopal Camp for the Johar Barau bound Indian team is on f...

Champions Colleges Quarterfinals tomorrow (2/11/2009)	-K.. Arumugam
Champions Colleges Quarterfinals tomorrow at Gwalior The eight teams who have made it to the...

TOI: Sardar, Hari in Indian squad (2/12/2009)	-
Sardar, Hari in Indian squad 12 Feb 2009, NEW DELHI: Wingers Sarwanjit Singh and Hari Prasad a...

HC asks hockey body to use Sahara logo (2/12/2009)	-
HC asks hockey body to use Sahara logo 12 Feb 2009 NEW DELHI: The Calcutta High Court has ...

Aslam's comment about seniors hurt me: Dilip Tirke (2/12/2009)	-
Aslam's comment about seniors hurt me: Dilip Tirkey 11 Feb 2009, NEW DELHI: Former India h...

Harendra accepts Ric's 'challenge' (2/12/2009)	-
Harendra accepts Ric's 'challenge' 12 Feb 2009 BANGALORE/NEW DELHI: The war of words that pre...

The Hindu: Indian team touring the Antipodes (2/12/2009)	-
Indian team touring the Antipodes NEW DELHI: As part of the preparatory process for the 2010 ...

Brace by Lakra (2/12/2009)	-
Brace by Lakra GWALIOR: Sandeep K. Lakra scored twice to help Municipal College (Rourkela) bea...

Harender, Sandeep differ on foreign coach (2/12/2009)	-
Harender, Sandeep differ on foreign coach Tribune News Service New Delhi, February 11: ...

Tribune: Tirkey ‘hurt’ by Aslam’s comments (2/12/2009)	-
Tirkey ‘hurt’ by Aslam’s comments Former captain Dilip Tirkey today expressed his disappointme...

Indian Express: Thanks, Chandigarh (2/12/2009)	-
Thanks, Chandigarh Feb 11, 2009 A good run for Indian Hockey is a priceless development. T...

Indian Express: Signs of a better tomorrow? (2/12/2009)	-
Signs of a better tomorrow? Uthra Ganesan Feb 11, 2009 Chandigarh: With 12-15,000 p...

Gwalior: Annamalai makes it to the semifinal (2/12/2009)	-K. Arumugam
Annamalai makes it to the semifinal Perhaps in a decade the Annamalai university’s hockey team...

Stick2hockey’s Live Commentary a Roaring Success (2/13/2009)	-K. Arumugam
Stick2hockey.com’s Live Text Commentary a roaring success Hockey fans from about 600 cities, c...

India defeats combined Queensland & NSW 8-1 (2/15/2009)	-s2h
India defeats combined Queensland & NSW 8-1 Winger Rajpal Singh scored four goals including ...

Penalty monies to Fair Play team in the Nehru Cup (2/15/2009)

-K. Arumugam

Penalty monies given to Fair Play team in the Nehru Cup

Another edition of the Champions C...

India defeat combined Queensland & NSW again (2/15/2009)	-TN Raghu
In an inconsequential contest, which is considered to be preparation for New Zealand tour, India aga...

Ranjit Hockey Cup from 16th at Gurgaon (2/15/2009)	-s2h
The fifth edition of the Majaraja Ranjit Singh Hockey Cup will be held from 16th onwards at Gurgaon,...

Journalism at its worst - once again (2/15/2009)	-K. Arumugam
Journalism at its worst - once again Media Watch: Whom did Ric Charlesworth say his team would...

Indian Express: India blank Queensland-NSW combine (2/16/2009)	-
Hockey: India blank Queensland-NSW combine 7-0 Skipper Sandeep pumped in 3 penalty corners a...

Death of a dream: Talented youngster dies in penur (2/16/2009)	-
Death of a dream: Talented youngster dies in penury Priyaranjan Sahu Not too long ago,...

Indian Express: This time, our aim is to win’ (2/16/2009)	-
‘This time, our aim is to win’ Uthra Ganesan New Delhi: The Indian Hockey team had just ...

Orissa's Maiden Trophy Triumph (2/17/2009)	-Satish Sharma (Rourkela)
All India Postal Hockey: Orissa’s Maiden Trophy Triumph By Satish Sharma ROURKELA: Orissa...

India loses 3-5 to Aussie Development team (2/18/2009)	-s2h
India suffered the first defeat of their Australia - New Zealand tour when they were beaten 5-3 by t...

Chile to visit India early next month (2/18/2009)	-K. Arumugam
Chile Women team is likely to visit India for a Test series next month. This is return visit by the ...

Mail Today: Ganesh resigns as treasurer of IWHF (2/18/2009)	-
Ganesh resigns as treasurer of IWHF Mail Today Correspondent in New Delhi MP Ganesh, tr...

TOI: At no. 11, 10-nil isn't far away! (2/18/2009)	-
At no. 11, 10-nil isn't far away! PANAJI: Whether or not Australian national coach Richard Cha...

Foreign coaches will be appointed for teams: Gill (2/18/2009)	-
Foreign coaches will be appointed for teams: Gill MUMBAI: Indian hockey teams are likely to ge...

Agency: Gill questions logic of playing weak rival (2/18/2009)	-
Gill questions logic of playing weaker opponents NEW DELHI: Indian hockey team may have been r...

The Hindu: PNB beats Namdhari XI (2/18/2009)	-
PNB beats Namdhari XI GURGAON: In a keenly-fought match, Punjab National Bank (PNB) defeated N...

Meltdown hits sports goods units too (2/18/2009)	-
Meltdown hits sports goods units too Sarbjit Dhaliwal, Tribune News Service Jalandhar, ...

India loses to Aussie Development team, 2-5 now (2/18/2009)	-Press Release
India suffered their second straight defeat at the hands of the Australian Development squad when ...

Ad-hoc Committee gets the taste of Income Tax (2/19/2009)	-K. Arumugam
Ad-hoc Committee gets the taste of, behold, Income Tax Indian Olympic Association’s Adhoc Comm...

Sabu shines in Bharat Petroleum's semis entry (2/20/2009)	-K. Arumugam
Ever-green Sabu shone in Bharat Petroleum's passage to the semis in the Fifth Maharaja Ranjit Singh ...

Sabu shines in Bharat Petroleum's semis entry (2/20/2009)	-K. Arumugam
Ever-green Sabu shone in Bharat Petroleum's passage to the semis in the Fifth Maharaja Ranjit Singh ...

Monthly Report on OTHL: January 2009 (2/20/2009)	-Shashank Gupta
Monthly Report : January 2009 Monthly Report: 1 2009 January marked a very crucial phase of Ho...

India drew New Zealand 1-1 in the first Test (2/21/2009)	-s2h
India and New Zealand played a 1-1 draw in the first Test of the Four Match Hockey series at the Nat...

Ranjit Hockey Cup: Semifinal line up drawn (2/21/2009)	-K. Arumugam
Indian colts will take on Punjab & Sind Bank while Bharat Petroleum fight it out against Punjab Nati...

TOI: Indian hockey in right direction: Kalmadi (2/21/2009)	-
Indian hockey in right direction: Kalmadi 19 Feb 2009, NEW DELHI: The Indian hockey team ha...

The Hindu: Bharat Petroleum wins (2/21/2009)	-
Bharat Petroleum wins GURGAON: Bharat Petroleum defeated Punjab and Sind Bank (PSB) through pe...

India victorious in the Second Test in New Zealand (2/22/2009)	-Printed Article
India earned a well deserved 2-1 victory over New Zealand in the second hockey Test at the Nati...

Indian Colts face Bharat Petroleum in Ranjit Final (2/22/2009)	-K. Arumugam
Indian Colts led by Diwakarram steamrolled Punjab and Sind Bank while Bharat Petroleum survived many...

Punjab Gold Cup: Well Managed Event (2/23/2009)	-K. Arumugam
*A mammoth ‘Support Hockey’ billboard was kept in each major colleges and universities, where stu...

Bharat Petroleum wins the Ranjit Cup (2/23/2009)	-s2h
It's Bharat Petroleum's day in the fifth Maharaja Ranjit Singh Gold Cup. The petroleum team overcam...

IE: Hockey team of Malwa School brings laurels (2/23/2009)	-
Hockey team of Malwa School brings laurels Express News Service Ludhiana: The Hockey t...

Indian Express: Strength Test for Turf Wars (2/24/2009)	-
Indian Express: Strength Test for Turf Wars Uthra Ganesan With elections to the IHF on the h...

Bharat Petroleum beat India Colts in Ranjit Singh (2/24/2009)	-
Bharat Petroleum beat India Colts in Ranjit Singh hockey GURGAON: Bharat Petroleum (BP) defeat...

The Hindu: Don Bosco Blues advance (2/24/2009)	-
Don Bosco Blues advance KOCHI: Don Bosco School Blues, Vaduthala, defeated St. John de Britto,...

Mail Today: (2/24/2009)

S. Kannan in New Delhi

Strange are the ways the adhoc committee of the Indian Olympic Ass...

Our only agenda is IHF Election: JB Roy (2/24/2009)	-K. Arumugam
On the eve of State Hockey Associations' meeting tomorrow in New Delhi, the convenor of the meeting...

IHF units ready to raise 'banner of democracy' (2/25/2009)	-
IHF units ready to raise 'banner of democracy' 25 Feb 2009, NEW DELHI: It seems 'adhocism' ...

I don’t want to be a mute spectator: JB Roy (2/25/2009)	-K. Arumugam
I don’t want to be a mute spectator: JB Roy I believe that like me majority of the people in o...

Sahara Scion flexes the electoral muscle (2/25/2009)	-K. Arumugam
Sahara Scion flexes the electoral muscle Crystal Ball Room in Delhi’s Lalit Hotel is not new t...

Bengal Hockey Association press for early election (2/26/2009)	-Press Release
New Delhi, February 25th 2009:Various State Hockey Associations have come together to launch a cam...

The Hindu: IHF elections demanded (2/26/2009)	-
IHF elections demanded Special Correspondent NEW DELHI: Twenty-eight units affiliated t...

The Hindu: Vidyodaya Seniors in final (2/26/2009)	-
Vidyodaya Seniors in final KOCHI: Vidyodaya Seniors from Thevakkal will meet Don Bosco Blues (...

Voices raised for early IHF polls (2/26/2009)	-
Voices raised for early IHF polls NEW DELHI: The Bengal Hockey Association (BHA) on Wednes...

State associations answer Bengal’s call (2/26/2009)	-
State associations answer Bengal’s call Express news service New Delhi: As far as the nu...

Dissolved IHF demands election; threatens to take (2/26/2009)	-
Dissolved IHF demands election; threatens to take legal action The dissolved Indian Hockey Fed...

Bengal hockey chief wants early IHF election (2/26/2009)	-
Bengal hockey chief wants early IHF election Wed, Feb 25 09:17 PM New Delhi, Feb 25 (I...

State Hockey Associations' Memorandum to IOA & MYA (2/26/2009)	-K. Arumugam
State Hockey Associations, who assembled in Delhi on 25th Feb, 2009, handed over a memorandum to the...

SHAs submit Memorandum to IOA officials (2/26/2009)	-Press Release
The office-bearers of 28 state hockey associations in the country today reiterated their demand for ...

Trouble brewing between IOA and hockey state unit (2/27/2009)

Trouble brewing between IOA and hockey state units

By Sandeep Narayan in New Delhi

THE ...

Bengal Hockey and Gurbux's central role therein (2/27/2009)	-K.. Arumugam
Editorial: Most embarrassing moments in my hockey writing career has been an occupational hazard -- ...

Sundargarh Finally Gets the Synthetic Hockey Turf (2/28/2009)	-Satish Sharma (Rourkela)
Sundargarh Finally Gets the Synthetic Hockey Turf By Satish Sharma SUNDARGARH: The long w...