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Canada Olympic team announced (7/1/2008)	-s2h
June 30, 2008 – Field Hockey Canada (FHC) and head coach Louis Mendonca (Thornhill, Ont.) today nomi...

Rajouri: Rajouri,Poonch clinch U/17 hockey titles (7/1/2008)	-
RAJOURI, June 30: Districts Rajouri and Poonch clinched U/17 hockey title in boys and girls sections...

Bangalore: IRS win big (7/1/2008)	-Arumugam.K
IRS drubbed Aditya Birla 6-0 in the corporate five-aside hockey tourney on Monday. Other results: ...

Mumbai:Rubbish,says Pargat as fixing fingers point (7/1/2008)	-Arumugam.K
Rubbish,says Pargat as fixing fingers point at him Former India skipper says his fri...

Mumbai:We were all set to win medal in Los Angeles (7/1/2008)	-
Former hockey stalwart, Rajinder Singh (jr), shares his experience of the 1984 Games I...

Pune:Great to lead in Olympics (7/1/2008)	-Arumugam.K
Ramandeep Singh Grewal, who led the Indian mens hockey team in Sydney in 2000, shares his moments...

Pune:Meeting Sabatini was memorable (7/1/2008)	-
Hockey player Gundeep Kumar narrates his experience of Seoul Olympics my story The ...

Hyderabad: Long-term ‘vision’ for ad hoc committee (7/1/2008)	-
High-level delegation from the FIH will be present HYDERABAD: The ad hoc panel governing ...

Indian team to defend Junior Asia Cup announced (7/1/2008)	-s2h
Midfielder Gurbaj Singh will lead an 18-member Indian team tasked to defend the Junior Asia Cup they...

HP hockey body urges CM to install Astroturf (7/1/2008)	-
Bilaspur, June 30 - The Himachal Pradesh Hockey Association has urged Chief Minister Dr P.K. Dhumal ...

Hockey 100 Years at Olympic Games (7/2/2008)

-FIH Press Release

Message from Els van Breda Vriesman, FIH President and IOC Member.

The Olympic Games in B...

Chennai: District officials meet arbitrator (7/2/2008)	-
Chennai: Officials of the newly-formed Tamil Nadu Hockey Association met one of the arbitrators of t...

Nagpur: New Police Boys face Range in final (7/2/2008)	-
Challenge Cup, Nagpur:New Police Boys and Range Police registered contrasting victories to storm int...

Bangalore: ECS get better of Reuters (7/2/2008)	-
Bangalore: ECS edged out Reuters 7-6in the 9th Yes Bank corporate hockey 5s at the KSHA stadium. Vim...

Jr Asia Cup: Gurbaj to lead (7/2/2008)	-Arumugam.K
Midfielder Gurbaj Singh of Punjab will lead an 18-member Indian team for the sixth Junior Men's Asia...

Delhi: Gurbaz to lead Indian team in Junior Asia C (7/2/2008)	-
NEW DELHI: Mid-fielder Gurbaz Singh will lead an 18-member Indian hockey squad in the upcoming Junio...

Hyderabad: Hat-trick by Adarsh, big win for Bangal (7/3/2008)	-
HYDERABAD: Winger Adarsh struck four goals, including a hat-trick, to guide STC (Bangalore) to a thu...

LAUSANNE: FIH to celebrate centenary in Beijing (7/3/2008)	-
LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Jul 2 (UNI): The international hockey federation (FIH) will celebrate the cen...

Delhi: Four Indians in Canada team (7/3/2008)	-
Chandigarh: With the Beijing Olympics turning into a no-entry zone for Indian hockey, four players o...

Bangalore: Narrow win for Motorola (7/3/2008)	-
Gurpreet Singh scored six goals as Motorola defeated Honeywell 7-6 in a close match in the Yes Bank ...

Who is Gurbaz? (7/3/2008)	-K.Arumugam
Yesterday all newspapers nearly carried a news item captioned “Gurbaz Singh to lead India in the Jun...

NZ: Ben Collier: 'My Childhood Dream' (7/3/2008)	-s2h
Being named in the New Zealand men's hockey team for the Beijing Olympics is the fulfilment of a chi...

NZL: Olympic Teams Announced (7/3/2008)	-s2h
The New Zealand Olympic Committee has named the 32 men and women who will make up the New Zealand Ol...

Delhi: Lack of foresight almost kills Badal astro- (7/4/2008)	-
Badal: IN A country where most hockey players don't get a chance to practice on astro-turf, it...

Bangalore: Madikeri to host Super Division (7/4/2008)

STATE LEAGUE

Madikeri to host Super Division

KSHA’s Flagship League To Be Played In Two...

Bangalore: Cariappa shines (7/4/2008)	-
Bangalore: Cariappa netted four goals as Infosys defeated ECS 6-5 in the Yesbank corporate hockey 5...

Pune: Aga Khan hockey from July 11 (7/4/2008)	-
Pune: The Maharashtra Hockey Association (MHA) will host the Aga Khan Cup at the PCMC stadium from ...

Chennai: From a defender to ’keeper (7/4/2008)	-
Nagpur Tourney Boost For India For Junior Asia Cup Nagpur: Mrinal Chaubey started off ...

Chennai: Shooting is lone big hope (7/4/2008)	-
Without Hockey India Will Find It Difficult To Remove Their Under-Achievers Tag In Beijing ...

Mumbai: Our win could have revived Indian hockey (7/4/2008)	-
Our win could have revived Indian hockey Says SS Gill, who was part of the Indian hockey t...

Mumbai: Poland tie was toughest (7/4/2008)	-
Surinder Sodhi, top scorer in 1980, recounts his village days The Olympics that I p...

Bangalore: Varun shines for Ocwen (7/5/2008)	-
Bangalore: Varun Chinnappa scored six goals as Ocwen routed Honeywell 11-3 in the ninth Yesbank Corp...

Teams opting out will not face action: KSHA (7/5/2008)

-Arumugam.K

SUPER DIVISION LEAGUE

Teams opting out will not face action: KSHA

Bangalore: The Karna...

Karnataka League in for change - Venue and gates (7/5/2008)	-s2h
Karnataka Super Division League is in for change - Venue first and gates second. The Super ...

See who represents whom? (7/5/2008)	-s2h
We saw it in March this year. When the whole India was up against adamant Gill, an assembly of famed...

When the going gets tough... (7/6/2008)	-
Indian hockey is going through turbulent times. It is yet to recover from the shock of failing to qu...

Chennai: Tainted hockey official stages ‘coup’ in (7/6/2008)	-
Chennai: Former Indian Hock ey Federation secretary K Jothikumaran, who was caught in a sting operat...

Chennai: Jothi story takes a new turn (7/6/2008)	-
Former IHF Official Re-constitutes His TNHA In ‘Secret’ Meeting Chennai: The Tamil Na...

Delhi: hockey tries to find its feet, and a laptop (7/6/2008)

-K.Arumugam(Kazan)

Indian hockey tries to find its feet, and a missing laptop

NEW DELHI

AT the e...

Bangalore: 5s tourney (7/6/2008)	-K.Arumugam(Kazan)
ECS and Air Deccan reached the Bowl final of the Yes Bank corporate hockey 5s on Saturday.

Gist of India's Junior Asia Cup Team (7/6/2008)	-K.Arumugam
Captain: Gurbaj Singh, plays for Air India, hails from Punjab, senior player Goalkee...

Chandigarh: CM International Cup in Dec (7/6/2008)	-
Chandigarh: The Punjab Sports Department has proposed to organize the Chief Minister International C...

Olympic tales to cherish from Moscow, 1980 (7/6/2008)	-
When Soviet forces moved into Afghanistan, in the dying days of 1979, US president Jimmy Carter deci...

Brief of previous Jr. Asia Cup (7/6/2008)	-s2h
First Asia Cup for juniors was held in Karachi in 1987, which the hosts won winning all matches. Ind...

Brief of previous Jr. Asia Cup (7/6/2008)	-s2h
First Asia Cup for juniors was held in Karachi in 1987, which the hosts won winning all matches. Ind...

Brief of previous Jr. Asia Cup (7/6/2008)	-s2h
First Asia Cup for juniors was held in Karachi in 1987, which the hosts won winning all matches. Ind...

Brief of previous Jr. Asia Cup (7/6/2008)	-s2h
First Asia Cup for juniors was held in Karachi in 1987, which the hosts won winning all matches. Ind...

Brief of previous Jr. Asia Cup (7/6/2008)	-s2h
First Asia Cup for juniors was held in Karachi in 1987, which the hosts won winning all matches. Ind...

Brief of previous Jr. Asia Cup (7/6/2008)	-s2h
First Asia Cup for juniors was held in Karachi in 1987, which the hosts won winning all matches. Ind...

Brief of previous Jr. Asia Cup (7/6/2008)	-s2h
First Asia Cup for juniors was held in Karachi in 1987, which the hosts won winning all the matches....

A grand double for Pramod Kumar (7/6/2008)	-K.Arumugam
It is a rare case. Normally, no player gets to play twice in an age group tournament such as Junior ...

Bangladesh Team all set to eye Hyderabad (7/6/2008)	-s2h
Bangladesh Hockey team will leave Dhaka for Hyderabad tomorrow (...

Malaysia: Shahid Ali on goalie Hakim Adnan (7/6/2008)	-s2h
NATIONAL goalkeepers’ coach Shahid Ali Khan sees promise in junior Hakim Adnan provided he sheds his...

Pakistan Team for the Jr. Event (7/6/2008)	-s2h
Shafqat Rasul will lead Pakistan in the 8-nation Junior Asia Cup. The team: Goalkeepers: Imran ...

Junior Asia Cup: Match Schedule (7/7/2008)	-s2h
The schedule for the 6th Junior Asia Cup, to be held in Hyderabad between 11th and 18th July, has ...

Hyderabad: Tough test awaits Indian colts (7/7/2008)	-
Hyderabad: India are likely to run into tough opponents in the semifinals of 6th Junior Asian Men’s ...

Bangalore: Varun shines in Ocwen victory (7/7/2008)	-
Bangalore: Varun scored eight goals to help Ocwen edge past Mphasis 10-8 in the final of the ninth Y...

Hyderabad: Asia Cup championship from July 11 (7/7/2008)	-
HYDERABAD: The Indian Olympic Association, as part of its efforts to give a new direction to the spo...

Ludhiana: Sticking around (7/7/2008)	-
Sticking around Nitin Sharma A thankless job! That is what umpiring during matches is al...

Hyderabad: POSITIVE MOVE IOA takes steps to revive (7/7/2008)	-
THE Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has decided to conduct a brainstorming session with prominent h...

Tough to believe (7/7/2008)	-
THE ISSUE: Reports that a hockey match between India and Malaysia was fixed has further deep...

AP Govt releases Rs 50 lac for Asia Cup (7/7/2008)	-s2h
The Andra Prasdesh government seemed to have assured the organizers of the 6th Junior Asia Cup a who...

Nagpur: Ritesh strike helps Police Boys clinch tit (7/8/2008)	-
Nagpur: The final of the Challenge Cup hockey tournament was the fight between youth and experience....

Bangalore: Cottonians post win (7/8/2008)	-
Bishop Cottons Boys’ School registered a solitary goal win over St Joseph’s Boys’ High School in the...

Chennai: Jothi convenes ‘TNHA’ meeting (7/8/2008)	-
A press release from K Jothikumaran, secretary TNHA, says that an executive committee meeting of the...

Dhaka: Youth hockey team in Kolkata on way to Hyde (7/8/2008)

Junior Asia Cup Hockey:Youth hockey team in Kolkata on way to Hyderabad

UNB, Dhaka

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Delhi: Sneha's come a long way, and she's just get (7/8/2008)	-
"EVER since she watched Taare Zameen Par, Sneha feels like a star. All her friends in our neighbourh...

Pune: Six outstation teams for Aga Khan Trophy (7/8/2008)	-
The tournament will kick off from July 11, has attracted 28 teams Avinash Rajput

Pune: It was honour to be a part of history (7/8/2008)	-
Says Jaswant Singh Rajput, who won hockey golds at the London and Helsinki Games Duri...

Keshav Dutt: Wembley gold was special (7/8/2008)	-
Keshav Datt, who won two consecutive Olympic golds in 1948 and 1952, recollects the experience

Bangalore: Hockey tournament (7/8/2008)	-
The Karnataka State Hockey Association will conduct the T. Shanmugham memorial inter-school and inte...

Junior hockey squad off to India today (7/8/2008)	-
KARACHI, July 7: The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) on Monday announced the itinerary of the men’s...

KL: Malaysia ready to take over as hosts of 2010 W (7/9/2008)	-Arumugam.K
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia are ready to take over from India as hosts of the 2010 World Cup Hockey Final...

Hyderabad: Indians lack focus, says Charlesworth (7/9/2008)	-
“INDIA needs to plan. A paradigm of shift is required to lift the game of hockey in India. That is t...

Delhi: K.P.S. agrees to return jr Asia Cup trophy (7/9/2008)	-
PRESIDENT OF the 'dissolved' Indian Hockey Federation (IHF), K.P.S. Gill, said on Tuesday that he wo...

Bangalore: Big win for Baldwin Boys (7/9/2008)	-
BANGALORE: Baldwin Boys High School notched up a facile 6-0 victory over St. Germain’s Boys High Sch...

Delhi: Ric flays qualification process (7/9/2008)	-Arumugam.K
NEW DELHI: India's hockey consultant Ric Charlesworth has lambasted the new Olympic qualification ru...

Chandigarh: Preventing injury key to sporting life (7/9/2008)	-
Chandigarh: There was a time when just a casual fitness regimen was all that coaches advised to the ...

KPS Gill's petition to be heard tomorrow in Delhi (7/9/2008)	-
PATIALA, Jul 8 (UNI): The petition filed by former President of Indian Hockey Federation (IHF), K P ...

Lahore: Pakistan Junior confident of performing we (7/9/2008)	-
LAHORE, Jul 8 (UNI): Pakistan hockey team today promised a better showing in the 6th Junior Asia Cup...

'Gill playing tricks to undermine IHF's credibilit (7/10/2008)	-
New Delhi, July 9: Apprehensive of dissolved Indian Hockey Federation boss KPS Gill's intention, org...

The new shotgun (7/10/2008)	-
With his stupendous success at the junior level, Diwakar Ram forced his way into the senior India...

Hyderabad: ‘Ram can ease into Tirkey’s shoes’ (7/10/2008)	-
Hyderabad: It is beyond doubt that Diwakar Ram is the fulcrum of the Indian junior hockey team and i...

Delhi: Bansal's boys ready for Asian challenge (7/10/2008)	-
Hyderabad IT'S TOO early to say whether India hockey is on the path to recovery or not fol...

Delhi,Ahmedabad: Hockey gets it’s Diego, as Aymar! (7/10/2008)	-Arumugam.K
Buenos Aires: Luciana Aymar has been hailed as the most famous member of “Las Leonas” (The Lionesses...

Bangalore: Gund guides SBA home (7/10/2008)	-
Bangalore: P Gund netted two second-half goals in a span of ten minutes as Sarla Birla Academy (SBA)...

Bangalore: Sarla Birla score twin victories (7/10/2008)	-
Sarla Birla Academy edged out Vidyashilp Academy 32in the Centenary hockey tournament for seniors at...

Ric to Team India: Learn from China (7/10/2008)	-
Aussie seeks good leadership & professional administration Hyderabad: HOCKEY legend Ric...

New Delhi: Fearing Gill may not part with trophy, (7/10/2008)	-
Fearing Gill may not part with trophy, organisers to buy new one New Delhi, July 9

Srinagar: Final match today (7/10/2008)	-Arumugam.K
KU INTER-DEPARTMENT HOCKEY TOURNEY Srinagar, July 9: The final match of the Kashmir University...

Bangalore: No stopping Baldwin (7/11/2008)	-
BANGALORE: Baldwin Boys High School continued its winning streak in the Father Eric Vaz memorial int...

All newspapers: Ric quits Indian hockey job (7/11/2008)	-
Consultant’s Demands Were Unacceptable, Alleges Ad Hoc Panel Member New Delhi/Hydera...

Goa: FIH to decide next week on India hosting Worl (7/11/2008)	-
New Delhi: The International Hockey Federation (FIH) will decide during the Junior Asia Cup, which k...

Web: India junior hockey team face tough challenge (7/11/2008)

From ThaiIndian.com

India junior hockey team face tough challenge By Avishek Roy

Hydera...

Mumbai: 8 gold medallists in Oz squad (7/11/2008)	-Arumugam.K
Sydney: Eight members of the gold medal-winning Athens line-up were named on Thursday in the Austral...

Hyderabad: New kits for India players (7/11/2008)	-
Hyderabad, July 10 (IANS) The India team will have new kits, a new blue jersey with the logo of Saha...

Howrah: India eye full points in Cup opener (7/11/2008)	-
By RAJESH RAVINDRAN HYDERABAD July 10: Defending champions India will look to garner full poi...

Web: Canada's Olympic field of dreams (7/11/2008)	-
From thestar.com When Canada’s field hockey team scooped an Olympic berth, little did its p...

Hyderabad: Lights go out of junior Asia Cup hockey (7/11/2008)	-
THE JUNIOR Asia Cup hockey tournament organising committee is trying to conduct as many matches as p...

Delhi,Hyderabad: Charlesworth resigns & heads home (7/11/2008)	-Arumugam.K
The ad-hoc committee tried its best to convince him but he was totally dejected with the system...

"Semifinal is our Target" Murali (7/11/2008)	-Arumugam
Malaysian coach Murali sees an opportunity to prepare his team for the future. Speaking to s2h from ...

Last word on Charlesworth is not said (7/11/2008)	-K.Arumugam
Richard Charlesworth has certainly resigned, but the last word on his going back leaving the purpose...

Srinagar: MCA deptt emerge winner (7/11/2008)	-
KU INTER-DEPARTMENT HOCKEY TOURNAMENT Srinagar, July 10: The department of Masters in ...

Tournament starts with a red card (7/11/2008)	-K.Arumugam
Singapore set the Gachibowli stadium nearly on fire scoring two goals early against traditinal rival...

Knowledge vacuum of Minister come to the fore (7/11/2008)	-K.Arumugam
Irked at the flurry of questions thrown at him only on Richard Charlesworth's reported, but wrong, r...

I had no other choice, says Ric Charlesworth (7/12/2008)	-Arumugam.K
NEW DELHI: Ric Charlesworth has said that he was left with no other choice than to resign ...

Hockey won’t collapse without Charlesworths: Gill (7/12/2008)	-
Hyderabad, July 11: : Union Sports Minister M S Gill appeared to have decided to move over from Ric ...

Frustrated coach denies after sending resignation (7/12/2008)	-
Frustrated coach denies after sending resignation letter, but Indian hockey officials not keen on ke...

Charlesworth's Resignation Letter (7/12/2008)	-s2h
Elements not interested in Richard Charlesworth continuing in India have released the media though k...

A perspective into Charlesworth episodes (7/12/2008)	-K.Arumugam
Soon after the formation of Selection Committee and ad-hoc committee after dissolution of his own f...

Bangalore: St Joseph’s win big (7/12/2008)	-
Bangalore: Two-goal efforts by Abhishek P N and Karthik propelled St Joseph’s Boys’ High School to c...

Lucknow: District hockey league (7/12/2008)	-
The district hockey league will be conducted by the district hockey association from August 5. All...

Chennai: Hockey, basketball issues to figure in me (7/12/2008)	-
Hockey, basketball issues to figure in meeting Chennai: The annual general meeting of T...

Hyderabad: Ram saves the day for India (7/12/2008)	-
Hyderabad: Nothing went according to the script for India in their opening match of the Junior Asia ...

Khan: Indian hockey will not miss Charlesworth (7/12/2008)	-
Hyderabad: While it is still not clear whether Ric Charlesworth, consultant to the Indian hock ey te...

Pune: Hockey Lovers swallow bitter pill (7/12/2008)	-
Pune: Sikh Regiment got the better of Goodwill Sports Club 6-3 and entered the second round in the A...

Chennai: An opportunity lost (7/12/2008)	-
Chennai: Yet another poignant chapter was added to the sordid history of Indian hockey. This relates...

Pune: Hockey falls off athletics bodys events (7/12/2008)	-
Hockeys popularity in the city, which has produced several greats like Dhanraj Pillay and Vikram Pil...

Imphal: Meiraa win (7/12/2008)	-
IMPHAL, Jul 11: Meiraa, Bashikhong overcame SAI RC, Takyel by the odd goal in three to wrest the tit...

India leads Malaysia 2-0 at half time (7/12/2008)	-s2h
Despite playing very ordinarily against equally mediocre team Malaysia, India had two goals to show ...

India defeat Malaysia 3-1, reaches the semifinal (7/12/2008)	-s2h
First half Despite playing very ordinarily against equally mediocre team Malaysia, India had tw...

It's not first time Ric resigned; but leaked (7/13/2008)	-K.Arumugam
One thing clear about the current controversy involving Richard Charlesworth is that he has not gone...

Junior Asia Cup History (7/13/2008)	-K.Arumugam
Hyderabad Junior Asia Cup seems to be an academic exercise, as six out of eight participating teams ...

A look into the Origin of Asia Cup (7/13/2008)	-K.Arumugam
Junior Asia Cup was conceived in the late 80s as qualifier for the Junior World Cups. Before that a ...

Hyderabad: Improved Indians far from impressive (7/13/2008)	-
Hyderabad: A day after dishing out a disappointing performance, India were an improved side but clea...

New Delhi: Ric to return in two weeks (7/13/2008)	-
Seeks A More Active Role New Delhi: Ric Charlesworth, Indian hockey’s technical advisor who...

Ahmedabad: India may bid for next year’s Asia Cup (7/13/2008)	-
Hyderabad: India may bid for next year’s Asia Cup hockey tournament, but a final decision will be t...

Pune: Sikh Regiment ride on Baldev’s brace (7/13/2008)	-
Pune: A fine brace by centre forward Baldev Singh helped Sikh Regiment beat Kids XI 4-0 and enter th...

Chennai: TNOA defers crucial decisions (7/13/2008)	-
TNOA defers crucial decisions Chennai: The Tamil Nadu Olympic Association decided not to take...

Hyderabad: Khan for more powers to selectors (7/13/2008)	-
Hyderabad: India’s hockey selection committee chairman Aslam Sher Khan wants more administrative pow...

Goa: To Portugal, hockey sticks at the ready (7/13/2008)	-
Goa Team Sets Out On Exposure Tour Panaji: Goa are on a hockey tour of Portugal. Ye...

Nagpur: SJAN-NMC awards function today (7/13/2008)	-
Nagpur: Vidarbha Ranji captain Preetam Gandhe, noted swimmer Prajakta Khangan, international hockey ...

Korea - Pakistan Play out an exciting 3-3 Draw (7/13/2008)	-K.Arumugam
Burly South Korean defender Lee Young Kuk showed enormous grit and greatness to punch a goal from th...

Bangalore: Abhishek stars for Cottons (7/13/2008)	-
Bangalore: Bishop Cotton Boys’ School scored a 2-1 win over Frank Anthony Public School in the Cente...

Bangalore: Hockey trials (7/13/2008)	-
The Karnataka State Women’s Hockey Association will conduct an open selection for the sub-junior sta...

Chandigarh: INDIAN PLAYERS HOPE TO SCORE FOR CANAD (7/13/2008)

ROAD TO BEIJING

Indian-origin athletes realise Olympic dreams in other colours

INDIAN PL...

Hyderabad: India coach, anyone? (7/13/2008)

Selection chief Khan wants candidates to take up the challenge

Hyderabad

PUTTING ALMOST an ...

Hyderabad: IOA officials say they have had enough (7/13/2008)	-
HYDERABAD: IOA officials say they have had enough of Charlesworth Though the International Ho...

Pune: Hockeys hot spot gets stadium (7/13/2008)	-
Civic body's 21,000 sq mt facility at Chikalwadi by November The city will have a spanking new...

Balbir Singh: Indian hockey doesn`t need foreign c (7/13/2008)	-
Indian hockey doesn`t need foreign coaches: Balbir Singh Sr Chandigarh, July 13: Irk...

Hyderabad: We’ve to improve: coach (7/14/2008)	-
India Has To Raise Bar To Defend Jr Asia Cup, Says Bansal Hyderabad: Hosts India might ...

Hyderabad: Korea hold Pak with late equalizer (7/14/2008)	-
Hyderabad: Pakistan staged a brilliant comeback but were left ruing their fate as Korea stunned them...

Web: UAE bid for Asia Cup hockey tournament (7/14/2008)	-
gulfnews.com, Dubai: UAE has bid for the Asia Cup hockey tournament to be held in 2009. P. Alagendr...

Pune: Sikh Regiment, Bhosale Club qualify (7/14/2008)	-
Sikh Regiment, Bhosale Club qualify in senior division Sikh Regiment and Hanumantrao Bhosale Club we...

Hyderabad: Archrivals game for semi-final showdown (7/14/2008)	-
THE Korea-Pakistan draw in the Junior Asia Cup means that India's opponents in the last four stage w...

Where is crowd, and who is reponsible for that (7/14/2008)	-
The facilities in terms of infrastructure and organization is excellent but where is ther crowd. The...

Pakistan and Japan in the semis (7/14/2008)	-
Despite struggling in the first half, Pakistan came on its own terms to outclass Bangladesh 8-2 ...

Kolkata: Ric in Hall of Fame (7/15/2008)	-
Selection was difficult but an exciting process — reviewing the history of the game going back...

Pune: Central Railway rout Friends Union (7/15/2008)	-
Pune: Central Railway, Pune division, routed Friends Union 6-1 to enter the second round in the seni...

Kolkata: IOA planning ‘walk-in interviews' (7/15/2008)	-
*IOA planning ‘walk-in interviews' to appoint national coach* KOLKATA: INDIAN hock...

Young guns hope to fire on big stage in the near f (7/15/2008)	-
Hyderabad: IT'S the generation next of hockey's equivalent of a specialist-the drag-flicker. But tha...

Chandigarh: Inter-school tourney from July 22 (7/15/2008)	-
Chandigarh: Education Department, Chandigarh Administration will organise Under14 Inter-school Tourn...

FIH blamed for the ills of hockey in India, Pak (7/15/2008)	-
Hyderabad: Jahangir Ahmed Butt has seen it all in his lifetime. He had been part of the golden era o...

Lucknow: Dope test for hockey players (7/15/2008)	-
Hyderabad: Employing zero tolerance policy on the use of drugs, the organising committee of Junior A...

Bangalore: Philomena’s enter semifinals (7/15/2008)	-
Bangalore: St Philomena’s, Bellary, reached the last four stage of the KSWHA inter-school girls’ hoc...

Bangalore: Big win for Cottonians (7/15/2008)	-
Bangalore: Bishop Cotton Boys’ School slotted in three first-half goals to post a comprehensive 4-0 ...

Hyderabad: Diwakar stars in India’s emphatic victo (7/15/2008)	-
Pakistan defeats Bangladesh; Korea blanks Oman HYDERABAD: Drag-flicker Diwakar Ram struck th...

Srinagar: Islamabad hockey championship (7/15/2008)	-
Srinagar, July 14: The district Islamabad Hockey Association organising district hockey championship...

Australian coach, Indian Physio, Oman is here (7/15/2008)	-K.Arumugam(Kazan)
The Oman team here in Hyderabd is perhaps the youngest of the eight teams seating it out for th...

"Dangerous' Semifinal tomorrow (7/15/2008)	-K.Arumugam
No team can afford to relax in the semifinal tomorrow as the number of teams that would make it ...

Hyderabad: Azlan Shah for AHF meet (7/16/2008)	-
His Highness Sultan Azlan Shah, Sultan of State of Perak and president of Asian Hockey Federation, w...

Delhi: SAI slams Charlesworth, seeks reports (7/16/2008)	-
New Delhi, July 15: A livid Sports Authority of India lashed out at Ric Charlesworth on Tuesday for ...

Hyderabad: Age-old problem resurfaces (7/16/2008)	-
Hyderabad: The problem of overaged players reared its ugly head again. The coaches of Malaysia and S...

Hyderabad: Singapore,Malaysia backtrack on over-ag (7/16/2008)	-
*Singapore, Malaysia backtrack on over-age accusations* Hyderabad: Malaysia and S...

Hyderabad: Will Jothikumaran attend Asian hockey m (7/16/2008)	-
WHILE controversies and Indian hockey have always gone hand in hand, of late they've shown special a...

Hyderabad: Predictably, confusion kicks in (7/16/2008)	-
The junior Asia Cup is supposed to be a qualifying event for the junior World Cup, but no one ...

Pune: City Police in Aga Khan quarterfinals (7/16/2008)	-
Pune City police managed to get past gritty Metro Club ‘A’ 5-4 via tie-breaker and enter the quarter...

Has not Ric signed the contract under duress? (7/16/2008)	-K.Arumugam
“Leak Specialists’ in the Sports Authority of India have done it again. Getting a rare chance to poi...

Ananthpur: Promoting the grassroots level game (7/16/2008)	-
HYDERABAD: “It took a foreigner to see hockey’s potential here,” said triple Olympian Mukesh Kumar i...

Bangalore: St Joseph’s post win (7/16/2008)	-
Bangalore: One goal each from Akshay A and Abhishek P N helped St Joseph’s Boys’ High School to a co...

Bangalore: St. Philomena’s to meet Bishop Cotton’s (7/16/2008)	-
BANGALORE: St. Philomena’s (Bellary) and Bishop Cotton’s Girls School ‘A’ set up the title clash in ...

India in the final of the Jr. Asia Cup (7/16/2008)	-
Diwakar Ram takes India to the repeat final of the Junior Asia Cup. He scored a brace in the second ...

India in the final of the Junior Asia Cup (7/16/2008)	-K.Arumugam(Kazan)
Diwakar Ram takes India to the repeat final of the Junior Asia Cup. He scored a brace in the second ...

Bangladesh defeats Singapore on tie breaker (7/16/2008)	-K.Arumugam(Kazan)
In a growing sign of its strength, Singapore team went down heroically to much more ranked Banglade...

Avoidable Fracas in the India-Pak semis (7/16/2008)	-
They never seem to understand. Both India and Pakistan hockey is, all said and done is on the wane, ...

India in the finals (7/16/2008)	-K.Arumugam
Diwakar Ram takes India to the repeat final of the Junior Asia Cup. He scored a brace in the second ...

Nan Hyun Woo's four goals take Korea to the Final (7/16/2008)	-s2h
Japan threatened late but the South Koreans warded off it with their characteristic nonchalance, as ...

Korea in the final (7/16/2008)	-K.Arumugam
Japan threatened late but the South Koreans warded off it with their characteristic nonchalance, as ...

Bangalore: FAPS score over Dream A Dream (7/17/2008)	-
BANGALORE: Powered by a three-goal effort from Joshua, Frank Anthony Public School defeated Dream A ...

Bangalore: Cottons ‘A’ triumph (7/17/2008)	-
BANGALORE :Bishop Cotton Girls’ School ‘A’ scored a 4-2 win over St Philomena’s School (Bellary) to ...

PATIALA: Synthetic turf at Shilaroo is a waste of (7/17/2008)	-
*Synthetic turf at Shilaroo is a waste of money: experts* PATIALA, Jul 16 (UNI): ...

Hyderabad: Korea win one-sided semifinal (7/17/2008)	-
The South Koreans expectedly beat Japan in the semifinal to set up the final against India in the Ju...

Hyd: Will Jothikumaran attend Asian hockey meeting (7/17/2008)	-
WHILE controversies and Indian hockey have always gone hand in hand, of late they've shown special a...

'Chappell or Charlesworth they come only for money (7/17/2008)	-
Like Greg Chappell, Ric Charlesworth too came to India with the sole objective of making money and t...

Sacked Gill to storm Asian Hockey Federation meet (7/17/2008)	-
Hyderabad: President of the dissolved Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) K.P.S. Gill will be here to att...

Pune: Bhagirath saves three for NDA (7/17/2008)	-
Pune: National Defence Academy (NDA), Khadakwasla, goalkeeper Bhagirath Somaiyaji saved three attemp...

Delhi: ‘Charlesworth has not honoured the contract (7/17/2008)	-
New Delhi: Did Ric Charlesworth care for his contract when he went public with his grievance that he...

Hyderabad: Diwakar ‘flicks’ Pak out (7/17/2008)	-
*Korea Set Up Final Clash With Hosts* Hyderabad: Raising their game when it matte...

Calcutta: Brawl mars tie (7/17/2008)	-
Hyderabad: Anything the seniors do, the juniors can do even better! The Gachibowli Stadium turned in...

Hyd: ‘Overage’ hockey players expose triumphant In (7/17/2008)	-
*‘Overage’ hockey players expose triumphant India to international odium* HYDERAB...

Diwakar powers India into final (7/17/2008)	-
Hyderabad, uly 16: Powered by a Diwakar Ram brace, India outplayed Pakistan 3-1 in the semifinal of ...

Bangalore: Bitter medicine for the Aussie doctor (7/17/2008)

HOCKEY Ric Charlesworth episode

Bitter medicine for the Aussie doctor

T...

Aus: Ric Charlesworth interested in taking Kookabu (7/17/2008)	-
Ric Charlesworth interested in taking Kookaburras job HOCKEY legend Ric Charlesw...

Delhi: Sports minister flays DD, channels for Asia (7/18/2008)	-
Sports minister flays DD, channels for Asia Cup snub New Delhi: With the ongoing...

Delhi: Charlesworth slams Olympic qualifying proce (7/18/2008)	-
AUSTRALIAN FIELD hockey legend Ric Charlesworth says he is not impressed with the new Olympic qualif...

Hyd: Pakistan ask for report on scuffle (7/18/2008)	-
REACTING SHARPLY over the scuffle between the Pakistani and Indian players during their semifinal ma...

Hyd: asian hockey federation council meeting (7/18/2008)	-
asian hockey federation council meeting - AHF supports IHF ad hoc panel Gill attends ...

Nagpur: No action against brawling players: PHF (7/18/2008)	-
Karachi: Pakistan on Thursday ruled out taking action against their players who were involved in a b...

Hyd: Ric's job is done, says FIH (7/18/2008)	-
*International body president Els van Breda Vriesman on Charlesworth and India's chances of h...*

Mumbai: Remember Shantaram Jadhav? (7/18/2008)	-
*Remember Shantaram Jadhav? He won India a medal in 1960 Olympics* Ageing star t...

Hyd: Malaysia defeat Bangla (7/18/2008)	-
Malaysia beat Bangladesh 1-0 to seal the fifth place in the junior Asia Cup hockey tournament at the...

Hyd: Asian Champs Trophy on anvil (7/18/2008)	-
Hyderabad July 17: The arrival of K.P.S. Gill at 49th council meeting of the Asian Hockey Federation...

We are not at war with anybody: KPS Gill (7/18/2008)	-
Hyderabad: President of the superseded Indian Hockey Federation K P S Gill yesterday said he is not ...

Hyd: Junior Asia Cup final today (7/18/2008)	-
HYDERABAD: India’s hopes will rest once again on drag flicker Diwakar Ram when it defends its title ...

Hyd: A battle of dragflickers (7/18/2008)	-
India Bank On Ram; Korea Look To Nam And Lee Hyderabad: After emerging unscathed from ...

Bangalore: Cotton, Baldwin storm into final (7/18/2008)	-
Bangalore: Bishop Cotton Boys’ School stormed into the final of the St Joseph’s Boys’ High School Ce...

World Cup Allotted to India (7/18/2008)	-K. Arumugam
Finally, the good news is there. Indian Olympic Association and the FIH will jointly organize the Wo...

Diwakar gives India the second straight Jr. Asia C (7/18/2008)	-K.Arumugam
India defeats strong, powerhouse South Korea in the golden goal to obtain its second straight Junior...

Grand Double -- and how (7/18/2008)	-s2h
Today's win in the colts Asia Cup offers India a grand double -- a record of which not with its hist...

Hyd: New face of Indian hockey (7/20/2008)	-
As India makes its way to the final of the Junior Asia Cup, to be played this Wednesday, Hyd Ti...

Hyd: India win Asia Cup on Diwakar’s golden goal (7/20/2008)	-
Hyderabad: Riding on two stupendous penalty corner conversions including a golden goal by Diwakar Ra...

Hyd: 2010 World Cup in India (7/20/2008)	-Arumugam.K
Hyderabad: Clearing the air of suspicion over the hockey World Cup and the future of Ric Charleswort...

Varanasi: ‘Drag terror’ comes of age (7/20/2008)	-
Varanasi: From flicking around a hockey stick as a little child in Gorakhpur to scoring crucial goal...

Pune: MHA in Aga Khan semis (7/20/2008)	-
Pune: Mumbai Hockey Academy (MHA) derailed Central Railway, Pune Division, 2-1 and enter the semifin...

Bangalore: St Joseph’s, Cottons make Centenary fin (7/20/2008)	-
Bangalore: St Joseph’s Boys’ High School set up a title clash with Bishop Cotton Boys’ School in the...

Bangalore: SAI hockey from July 21 (7/20/2008)	-
The south zone inter-Sports Authority of India hockey tournament for senior boys (above 17) will be ...

Calcutta: Charlesworth resignation accepted (7/20/2008)	-
Hyderabad : Ric Charleswor th’s controversial stint with Indian hockey has finally come to an end wi...

Delhi: Watching from the sidelines can be motivati (7/20/2008)	-
NEW DELHI THREE summers back, Shubhra Kathuria was among the probables selected for the junior wo...

Hyd: Young India scale Asian peak (7/20/2008)	-
Ten minutes away from a 2-0 defeat, India pull off a dramatic comeback to retain junior Asia Cup ...

Hyd: IHC is now Hockey India (7/20/2008)	-
HYDERABAD: Hockey India, the new name of Indian Hockey Confederation, will be the sole governing bod...

Hyd: Gill cries foul over WC deal (7/20/2008)	-
Hyderabad, July 18: The dissolved Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) president KPS Gill on Friday accuse...

Srinagar: Spanish players cleared of doping (7/20/2008)	-
LONDON, July 18 (Reuters): Two Spanish hockey players have been cleared of doping offences, the Inte...

Lahore: Raise Asian quota for Junior World Cup: PH (7/20/2008)	-
Raise Asian quota for Junior World Cup: PHF LAHORE, Jul 18 (UNI): Pakistan Hockey Fede...

Lahore: No action against brawling players: PHF (7/20/2008)	-
LAHORE, Jul 18 (UNI): Referring to the brawl during the Junior AsiaCup semi-final against India as '...

Gill will talk about Asian hockey, not represent I (7/20/2008)	-
Gill will talk about Asian hockey, not represent India: Kalmadi Hyderabad, July 18 (IA...

Prez praises Team India for winng Junior Asia Cup (7/20/2008)	-
New Delhi, July 19 : The Indian Junior Men's hockey team today received a pat on the back from Presi...

Delhi: Shabaas, says Gill to junior hockey team (7/20/2008)	-
New Delhi, July 19: Sports Minister M S Gill hailed the Indian team for its "brilliant performance" ...

Delhi: Prez praises Team India for winng Junior As (7/20/2008)	-
New Delhi, July 19 : The Indian Junior Men's hockey team today received a pat on the back from Presi...

Delhi: Shabaas, says Gill to junior hockey team (7/20/2008)	-
New Delhi, July 19: Sports Minister M S Gill hailed the Indian team for its "brilliant performance" ...

Hockey trapped in a bag of ironies (7/20/2008)	-
Once upon a time, Indian hockey used to be a great story full of glories; now, it is nothing but a t...

Hyd: Chak De party! (7/20/2008)	-
Indira Subbirammi Reddy's cozy inhouse do drew in the hockey bigwigs of the city. Celebrating Indi...

Pune: VPA in Aga Khan hockey final (7/20/2008)	-
Pune: Local favourites Vikram Pillay Academy (VPA) will clash against Mumbai Hockey Academy (MHA) i...

Bangalore: Recall dropped players: Khan (7/20/2008)	-
Bangalore: Hockey selection committee chairman Aslam Sher Khan feels the next logical step for the I...

Bangalore: St Joseph’s, Baldwin champions (7/20/2008)	-
Bangalore: St Joseph’s Boys’ High School overpowered Bishop Cottons Boys’ School 3-0 to defend their...

Chandigarh: Hockey suffering at grass root level: (7/20/2008)	-
Hockey suffering at grass root level: Balbir Chandigarh: Balbir Singh (senior), former hockey ...

Bangalore: Inter-school hockey (7/20/2008)	-
Rotary Bangalore, Indiranagar will organize the Dr GS Randhawa memorial inter-school U-17 hockey tou...

Chennai: A FLICKER OF HOPE (7/20/2008)	-
DIWAKAR RAM’S EMERGENCE COMES AS A BREATH OF FRESH AIR IN THE DARKEST SEASON IN INDIAN HOCKEY

Hyd: Juniors need more exposure: Bansal (7/20/2008)	-
THE victorious coach AK Bansal wants at least two or three exposure tours to European countries befo...

Delhi: Kalmadi lauds India's Junior Asia Cup win (7/20/2008)	-Arumugam.K
NEW DELHI, July 19: Indian Olympic Association President Suresh Kalmadi today hailed the junior Asia...

Hyd: Will present lead to perfect future? (7/20/2008)	-
India's junior Asia Cup victory has rekindled hopes of the national game's revival, but for exper...

Bhubaneshwar: Stickcheck! (7/20/2008)	-
End the Charlesworth charade Confusion still prevails over whether, and in what capa...

FIH Press Release on Hockey India and 2010 World C (7/20/2008)	-FIH Press Release
Representatives of the international hockey federation and the Indian Olympic Association met in Hyd...

Chennai: Baskaran calls for proper sports infrastr (7/20/2008)	-
Baskaran calls for proper sports infrastructure in India CHENNAI, July 19 (UNI): Forme...

Web: Why UPA should not lose the trust vote (7/20/2008)	-
*MS Gill is undoubtedly the best sports minister that India has had in living memory. It would ...*

Hockey India – What does it mean? (7/20/2008)	-K.Arumugam
The FIH exists, but it is branded as World Hockey. In every forum their officials sport jerseys ...

Mumbai: What’s in a name? (7/20/2008)	-
Not many in Indian hockey seem to know how the new setup will function MUMBAI: What ...

IOA Press Release on Jr. Asia Cup Win (7/20/2008)	-s2h
July 19, 2008: The gold-winning performance by our young team against South Korea in the...

Charlesworth interested in Kookaburras job (7/21/2008)	-
Hockey legend Ric Charlesworth has expressed strong interest in becoming head coach of the Australia...

Hyd: Milkha Singh to head Arjuna committee (7/21/2008)	-
‘Flying Sikh’ Milkha Singh will chair the 15-member expert committee which is to decide the winners ...

Pune: 2 goals in 4 mins zap Vikram’s boys (7/21/2008)	-
Mumbai Hockey Academy Lift Aga Khan Cup Pune: Mumbai Hockey Academy (MHA) got the better of l...

Bangalore: No easy road to hockey merger: Krishnam (7/21/2008)	-
No easy road to hockey merger: Krishnamurthy ‘No Point In Rushing Through The Process’ <...

Bangalore: Crowning glory for Kodava (7/21/2008)	-
Bangalore: As Indian hockey revels in a rare high after the Junior Asia Cup triumph last week, forwa...

Chennai: ‘Pak brawl spurred us on’ (7/21/2008)	-
Chennai: The high-voltage semifinal in the Asia Cup hockey against Pakistan at Hyderabad was the ton...

Goa: Portuguese down Goa 5-2 in final (7/21/2008)	-
Panaji: Portugal, ranked 41st in the world, beat Goa 5-2 in the Fernando Pessoa trophy hockey tourna...

Goa: Jaunt that haunts (7/21/2008)	-
As though the colonial hangover over Goan football wasn’t enough. The hockey team picked up their st...

Ludhiana: Malwa Khalsa School - a budding ground f (7/21/2008)	-
Malwa Khalsa School - a budding ground for hockey players "We are thankful...

Web: Balbir Singh - all charm and class (7/21/2008)

Balbir Singh - all charm and class

Anand Philar

I first met Balbir Singh some ...

Kalmadi Releases 'Olympics:The India Story (7/22/2008)	-K.Arumugam
Suresh Kalmadi and Randhir Singh released the ‘Olympics: the India Story’, jointly written by Bori...

Bangalore: Facile victory for Bangalore (7/22/2008)	-
Bangalore: Sports Authority of India Training Centre (STC), Bangalore opened their campaign with a t...

Bangalore: Secunderabad STC posts win (7/22/2008)	-
Bangalore: STC (Secunderabad) defeated STC (Pondicherry) 3-2 in the SAI South Zone inter-hostel hock...

Poonch: Poonch wins inaugural tie (7/22/2008)	-
POONCH, July 21: Host Poonch got the better of Rajouri by a solitary goal as the Divisional Level In...

Kolkata: Golden silence (7/23/2008)	-
Golden silence ¦ Sir — Diwakar Ram’s “golden goal”, which helped India win the Asia Cup final...

Hyderabad: Parliamentarians hail Junior Asia Cup w (7/23/2008)	-
Lok Sabha on Tuesday hailed Indian team’s victory in the Junior Asia Cup hockey but regretted the se...

Delhi: Missing documents leave players helpless (7/23/2008)	-
THE INDIAN Olympic Association appointed ad-hoc committee to run hockey in the country finds itself ...

Delhi: Absence of documents holds up Arjuna nomina (7/23/2008)	-
Absence of documents holds up Arjuna nominations for hockey New Delhi: Indian Olympic Associat...

Chandigarh: Plea challenging appointments withdraw (7/23/2008)	-
The petition - challenging the approval of Haryana government for granting cricketer Joginder Sharma...

Delhi: Don’t expect miracles: Kalmadi (7/23/2008)	-
NEW DELHI: Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President Suresh Kalmadi painted a grim picture of the s...

Kolkata: Ad-hoc hockey body helpless (7/23/2008)	-
The Indian Olympic Association (IOA)-appointed ad-hoc committee to run hockey in the country finds i...

Bangalore: Ministry pushes for cash awards (7/23/2008)	-
Bangalore: The sports ministry said on Tuesday that it had put forward a proposal to the state gover...

Bangalore: Big win for Chennai (7/23/2008)	-
Bangalore: Riding on Maria Stalin’s brace, STC Chennai outclassed STC Thrissur 4-0 in the South Zone...

Bangalore: Narrow win for Kollam (7/23/2008)	-
BANGALORE: Riding on a brace from Vishnuraj, Sports Training Centre, Kollam, overcame Sports Trainin...

FIH launches You Tube Video of the Week (7/23/2008)	-FIH Press Release
The International Hockey Federation (FIH) expanded its cooperation with You Tube. From today, the ...

BELSAJAR HORO: A Promising Midfielder (7/23/2008)	-Satish Sharma (Rourkela)
Belsajar Horo, 18, joins the illustrious list of hockey stars to come from the tribal district of Su...

Who should coach India? (7/24/2008)	-Francis Xavier
We all know when the cat(Richard Charlesworth)is out, the rats will have merry time. The scene is al...

KL: Azlan Shan match not fixed: Malaysian official (7/24/2008)	-
KUALA LUMPUR, July 23: There is no evidence of match-fixing and gambling by members of Malaysia's na...

Hyd: Prabhjot only hockey player to be recommended (7/24/2008)	-Arumugam.K
New Delhi: Prabhjot Singh is the only hock ey player to be recommended for the Arjuna Awards by the ...

Bangalore: Bangalore crush Thrissur (7/24/2008)	-
Bangalore: Deepak Bijwad’s three-goal effort was the feature of STC Bangalore’s crushing 7-0 win ove...

Sporting activities to be given a boost: Dhumal (7/24/2008)	-
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal on Wednesday stated that as a measure to p...

Kolkata: FIH proposes new meet (7/24/2008)	-
New Delhi: The international hockey federation (FIH) is planning to introduce a new tournament — Asi...

Looking ahead - IOA wooing Pak expert to ‘energise (7/24/2008)	-
Looking ahead - IOA wooing Pak expert to ‘energise' hockey The ad-hoc committee...

Olympian Jagbir to become India's next hockey coac (7/24/2008)	-
Olympian Jagbir to become India's next hockey coach? OLYMPIAN Jagbir Singh is tipped ...

Bangalore: Deepak stars for Bangalore (7/24/2008)	-
BANGALORE: Banking on a three goal effort from Deepak Bijwad, Sports Training Centre, Bangalore, sco...

Bangalore: Randhawa memorial hockey (7/24/2008)	-
Randhawa memorial hockey Rotary Bangalore, Indira nagar will conduct Dr GS Randhawa memorial ...

Cairns: S. Korea holds Australia (7/24/2008)	-
CAIRNS (Australia): Olympic field hockey champion Australia drew 2-2 with South Korea on Wednesday t...

Jammu: 17th CRPF Inter-Sector Hockey Tournament (7/24/2008)	-
Bihar holds Eastern Sector to a draw in opening tie JAMMU, July 23: The opening tie of 17th ...

We are rudderless at the moment: Khan (7/25/2008)	-
Kolkata, July 24 Ad hoc committee chief wants an administrative head to put plans in place T...

Delhi: Kaushik to join SAI (7/25/2008)	-
New Delhi: With sports minister MS Gill on Thursday approving the proposal of tagging MK Kaushik wit...

Mumbai: Women's sub-junior hockey selections (7/25/2008)	-
The Bombay Women's Hockey Association will be holding selecton trials of the sub-junior Bombay team...

Bangalore: Bangalore in title clash (7/25/2008)	-
SAI SOUTH ZONE INTER-HOSTEL TOURNAMENT Bangalore: Sports Authority of India Training Centre ...

Ad-hoc panel to shortlist coaches next week (7/25/2008)

SELECTION WRANGLES

HOCKEY COACH KI KHOJ

Ad-hoc panel to shortlist coaches next w...

Mint: His golden trick (7/25/2008)	-
Balbir Singh Sr, a national hero and a Padmashree, fondly recalls all three of his Olympic gold meda...

Mint: The last line of defence (7/25/2008)	-
In Leo Pinto, the 1948 Indian hockey team had an utterly fearless and committed player...

Mint: AstroTurf and fresh blood (7/25/2008)	-
*A member of the 1948 Olympic gold team, Keshav Datt, on why he wouldn’t want to play again*...

Lucknow: State trials for sports hostels begin (7/25/2008)	-
THE state level trials for admission to state government-run sports hostels commenced at the state ...

Jammu: Central,Northern Sectors seal convincing wi (7/25/2008)	-
JAMMU, July 24: Central and Northern Sectors registered emphatic wins today in the ongoing 17th Inte...

Poonch: Poonch strikes double in hockey tourney (7/25/2008)	-
POONCH, July 24: District Poonch proved their supremacy by clinching both boys and girls titles as t...

Kochi: EDHA felicitates Sreejesh (7/25/2008)	-
Goalkeeper P.R. Sreejesh, who played a big role in India’s victory in the recent Junior Asia Cup hoc...

Azlan Shan match not fixed: Malaysian officials (7/25/2008)	-s2h
KUALA LUMPUR, July 23: There is no evidence of match-fixing and gambling by members of Malaysia's na...

Dubai: Dubai Sports City to host 2009 hockey Asia (7/25/2008)	-
Dubai: The 2009 Asia Cup hockey tournament will be the first international event to held at this Wes...

London: Olympics-Factbox on hockey (7/25/2008)	-
LONDON, Jul 24 (Reuters): Factbox on hockey at the Aug. 8-24 Beijing Olympics: HISTORY Forms ...

Bangalore: Schools’ hockey from July 28 (7/26/2008)	-
Bangalore: The Karnataka State Hockey Association will conduct the inaugural T Shanmugam inter-schoo...

Delhi: Bansal may coach senior team (7/26/2008)	-
All credit goes to Bansal, and in my opinion, if Bansal applies for the post of a full-time co...

Chandigarh: KINGS of GOLD TIMES SPECIAL (7/26/2008)	-
I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW IT FELT. IT WAS AMAZING. ASTONISHING. WE SAW THE FLAG SANG THE JANA GA...

Bangalore: Chennai end third (7/26/2008)	-
BANGALORE: STC Chennai scored a 5-0 win over STC Kollam to finish third in the South Zone Senior SAI...

Semis line up drawn in hockey tourney (7/26/2008)	-
JAMMU, July 25: The semifinal line up has been drawn in the ongoing 17th Inter Sector CRPF Hockey to...

Bangalore: Bangalore claim inter-SAI title (7/27/2008)	-
Bangalore: Sports Authority of India Training Centre (STC) Bangalore came up with a commendable all-...

Goa: SAI adopts Fr Agnel in hockey (7/27/2008)	-
Panaji: The Sports Authority of India has adopted Fr Agnel High School, Pilar, for hockey under the ...

flashback - memories of munich, 1972 (7/27/2008)	-
flashback - memories of munich, 1972: the rattle of gunfire, the indo-pak battle on the hockey field...

battering ram (7/27/2008)	-
There was spark in Diwakar Ram’s eyes whenever the Indian forwards manufactured a penalty corner dur...

Chennai: SZ sub-junior girls’ hockey (7/27/2008)	-
The South Zone sub-junior girls’ hockey tournament will be hosted by the Tamil Nadu Women’s Hockey...

Dhyan Chands wizardry impressed Bradman (7/27/2008)	-
He scored six goals in the final against Germany at Berlin prompting Adolf Hitler to offer him the p...

Navi Mumbai: SAI shortlists 6 Augustine hockey pla (7/27/2008)	-
SAI shortlists 6 Augustine hockey players for training under DBS *The under-16 players...*

Jammu: North Western Sector lifts Inter Sector CRP (7/27/2008)	-
North Western Sector lifts Inter Sector CRPF Hockey trophy JAMMU, July 26: North Western Sect...

No turning back for Charlesworth (7/28/2008)	-
The Australian lands in India but only to complete the formalities of leaving Indian hockey for...

Historical blunder No. Two; Still time to rectify (7/28/2008)	-K.Arumugam
In the early 80s, even after India won the Moscow Olympics, around the time India was out of the sem...

Don't go by bureacratic deadlines (7/28/2008)	-K.Arumugam
It is widely reported that the hockey Selection Committee will be convened in Delhi on 31st as a par...

When Dhyan Chand & Co. defied Hitler (7/28/2008)	-Arumugam.K
New Delhi, July 27: They had the gift to mesmerise opponents and crowd alike. Few know that Dhyan ...

Bangalore: It’s all about money now (7/28/2008)

SUPER DIVISION LEAGUE

KSHA Hunts For Super Division Sponsors

Bangalo...

Chennai: SZ Hockey Tournament (7/28/2008)	-
The Tamil Nadu State Women Hockey As sociation will organise the 5th sub-jun ior south Zone Hockey ...

Bangalore: Neha to lead (7/28/2008)	-
Neha NS will lead the state women’s hockey team in the fifth South Zone sub-junior championship in C...

The goalkeeper who kept Pakistan at bay (7/28/2008)	-Arumugam.K
*In the 1964 Tokyo Games, Shankar Laxman executed number of brilliant saves to help India win h...*

He was the inheritor of Dhyan Chands legacy (7/28/2008)	-
*Balbir Singh played an outstanding role in restoring the hockey honour of India at the first p...*

Flamboyant Claudius never had an off-day (7/28/2008)	-
*The midfielder was also the first hockey player in the world to feature in four Olympic Games<...*

Naveen Jindal New Face of Nehru Society? (7/29/2008)	-K.Arumugam
Same faces Same old faces Same Graceful faces Same veteran veracity Same punctua...

Mumbai: Chuck de India! (7/29/2008)	-
National Women’s Team Bundled Like ‘Cattle’ Mumbai: Nothing seems to have changed f...

Bangalore: Easy for St. Joseph’s (7/29/2008)	-Arumugam.K
St. Joseph’s Pre-University College beat TES College 4-1 in the inter-college hockey tournament cond...

Madurai: SZ POLICE, RAMNAD IN SECOND ROUND (7/29/2008)	-
STATE-LEVEL HOCKEY TOURNAMENT SOUTH Zone Police, Madurai defeated Jothi Sports Club, Palayamk...

Delhi: To host, or not to host (7/29/2008)	-
*After Delhi is announced as host of U-18 hockey Asia Cup, authorities profess ignorance of all...*

The midfield maestro was at his best in Tokyo (7/29/2008)	-
Charanjit Singh captained the Indian hockey side that won gold at the 1964 Tokyo Games

Delhi: Beijing-bound sportspersons felicitated (7/29/2008)	-Arumugam.K
NEW DELHI: Beijing-bound bantamweight boxer Akhil Kumar and two other Olympic-bound boxers — Jitende...

New Delhi: Jagbir not in race (7/30/2008)	-
New Delhi, July 29 Olympian Jagbir Singh today made it clear that he was never in the race for...

Chdgh: Star hockey player Sandeep Singh gets engag (7/30/2008)	-
Chandigarh: Hockey star Sandeep Singh on Tuesday exchanged ring with international player Harjinder...

Bangalore/Mumbai: Coach Carvalho suspects foul pla (7/30/2008)	-
DRONACHARYA AWARDS Bangalore/Mumbai: Hockey coach Joaquim Carvalho has urged sports minister...

Shahid was the hero of the Moscow Games (7/30/2008)	-
Shahid was the hero of the Moscow Games The youngest of the lot in 1980, he scored the win...

New Delhi: Jagbir rues India’s failure to qualify (7/30/2008)	-
Jagbir rues India’s failure to qualify for Beijing NEW DELHI, July 29: Expressing disappointme...

New Delhi: Indian hockey to have Satender Sharma a (7/30/2008)	-
Indian hockey to have Satender Sharma as its representative NEW DELHI: Indian hockey would not...

Madurai: Ramdoss shines in GK Motors’ win (7/30/2008)	-Arumugam.K
A fine hat-trick by Ramdoss helped G.K Motors Hockey Club, Madurai defeat Ramnad DHA, Ramnad 4-1 in ...

New Delhi: Nehru hockey from Oct. 6 (7/30/2008)	-
NEW DELHI: The annual series of the Jawaharlal Nehru hockey tournaments will start from October 6 at...

Bangalore: Big win for St. Joseph’s (7/30/2008)	-
BANGALORE: St. Joseph’s Indian High School defeated St. Germain’s High School 5-0 in the Anglo-India...

Chennai: Big win for Karnataka (7/30/2008)	-
Chennai: Karnataka scored a comfortable 5-1 victory over Tamil Nadu in the South Zone sub-junior gir...

Ad-hoc committee on discussion mode (7/30/2008)	-s2h
Adhoc Committee, IHF, will meet tomorrow (Thursday) in New Delhi at the Olympic Bhawan, to discuss v...