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Archives for June 2008

Belated Diary II: Kazan Conundrum (6/1/2008)	-K.Arumugam(Kazan)
Russia wants to be back in the sports business – very seriously. One of the main aspects it is conce...

A letter to Aslam bhai (6/1/2008)	-M.S. Neelakantan
Dear Aslambhai, Greetings. Probably, you may not be aware of your contribution in a schoolboy’...

Prime Minister to release Balbir's book (6/1/2008)	-s2h team
June 1, 2008: Balbir Singh Sr.’s training manual *Golden Yardstick: In quest of Hockey Excellen...*

Belated Diary III: Gill unseated When I returned (6/1/2008)	-K.Arumugam(Kazan)
One great thing about the media facility at Kazan was the professionalism. In the night at least bef...

May 2008: SV Sunil (6/1/2008)	-s2h team
This month (May 2008) Hero SV Sunil

Do You Want to Say Anything? -- Prime Minister (6/2/2008)	-K.Arumugam
"Do You Want to Say Anything?" This is what Dr. Man Mohan Singh, Prime Minister of India, ges...

"Do You Want to Say Anthing?" - Prime Minister (6/2/2008)	-K.Arumugam
"Do You Want to Say Anything?" This is what Dr. Man Mohan Singh, Prime Minister of India, ges...

PM calls for a revival of Indian Hockey (6/2/2008)	-s2h team
The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, today gave a clarion call for the revival of Indian Hockey. ...

Hockey, football more significant in India than cr (6/3/2008)	-s2h team
New Delhi, Jun 2 (PTI) Indian Premier League may have gripped entire nation for 44 days but Prime Mi...

5 Mantras to kick-start Hockey (6/3/2008)	-K.Arumugam
s2h editor K. Arumugam met Randhir Singh, General Secretary, Indian Olympic Association and also ...

Video Clipping of Balbir Book Release (6/4/2008)	-s2h team
Click the following link for a minute video clipping of Prime Minister of India releasing Balbir Sin...

Hockey Auction Tomorrow at Chandigarh (6/4/2008)	-K. Arumugam
Two months ago we saw Auction of cricket players under the glare of media for the Indian Premier Lea...

Baldev Gets Rs.10 lac and 2-year extension (6/5/2008)	-K.Arumugam
On the occasion of awarding the state's sporting excellence award, Bhim, Haryana State Government ha...

16 bidders for hockey auction at Chandigarh (6/6/2008)	-s2h team
Couple of days before the auction of their jerseys, the hockey trio was in a fix whether it would ab...

Burning Issue: BHA Turf in Lease Danger (6/6/2008)	-s2h team
Mumbai Hockey Association, one of the oldest provincial hockey administering body of the country, wh...

Pawar Bats for BHA Turf (6/6/2008)	-s2h team
Bombay Hockey Association and Mumbai Cricket Association are located on the same area, adjoinng e...

Women left to defend for themselves (6/7/2008)	-s2h roving
In the last couple of months, whenever there has been a national hockey camp or selection trials for...

Stick on to Ric, he is worth it (6/7/2008)	-K.Arumugam
When Athens won the 2004 Olympic bid, Greece was denied the berth reserved for the hosts — because i...

Balbir Singh Sr.'s Golden Yardstick book released (6/7/2008)	-K.Arumugam
Prime Miniter of India, Dr. Man Mohan Singh released the 'Golden Yardstick: In quest of hockey excel...

Sonepat camp ends (6/7/2008)	-s2h team
The Under-21 camp going on at Sonepat (Haryana) in preparation for the next month's junior Asia Cup ...

Blend European HCokey with Indian Style (6/8/2008)	-s2h roving
Jalandhar, June 6: Aiming golden days ahead for the Indian hockey in the years to come, former USA...

Chief Minister Inaugurates Hockey Nursery (6/9/2008)	-Satish Sharma (Rourkela)
ROURKELA: Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated a hockey nursery at the sports hostel, P...

Europe tour team announced (6/10/2008)	-s2h team
Indian women hockey team for the forthcoming Europe tour announced. After two days trails in Lucknow...

Indoor hockey is important for Asian hockey (6/10/2008)	-K.Arumugam
“Compared to open field variety, some vital components of hockey sport are far superior in indoor ho...

Business as usual in KL Hockey Association (6/10/2008)	-K.Arumugam
Centrally located and buzzing with a flurry of activities, the Kuala Lumpur Hockey Association and i...

MP State Government Organizes an exhibition match (6/11/2008)	-s2h team
Sports Department of the Madhya Pradesh State Government organized an exhibition hockey match betwee...

Whenever he wants to irritate his wife..... (6/11/2008)	-s2h Team
‘Whenever he wants to irritates his wife, he wears that tie” Thus started MS Gill his speech in the ...

Canada Defeats Great Britain 1-0 (6/12/2008)	-s2h
The Canadian men's national field hockey team defeated number eight-world ranked Great Britain 1-0...

FIH to stream Champions Trophy Online for Free (6/12/2008)	-FIH Press Release
The WorldHockey Champions Trophy, taking place in Rotterdam from 21-29 June, will be stream...

PM scores a morale-boosting goal for Indian hockey (6/12/2008)	-
Prime minister Manmohan Singh meant to cast no aspersions on cricket when he revealed he was no devo...

Delhi High Court Dismisses Gill's Plea (6/13/2008)	-Arumugam
Former IHF president KPS Gill's pipe dream of staying in the chair through the legal manipulation di...

He beats cancer with hockey stick (6/14/2008)	-s2h
SIX years ago he was diagnosed with lymphoma, a type of cancer. He was only 14 then but he ...

Who’s running the show? Ric has no clue (6/14/2008)	-s2h
WITH anew regime to run the sport and agood show by the men’s team at the Azlan Shah Cup, Ric Cha...

Who is running the show? Ric has no clue (6/14/2008)	-s2h
WITH anew regime to run the sport and agood show by the men’s team at the Azlan Shah Cup, Ric Cha...

Balbir Book: "Measurable Yardstick is a must" (6/14/2008)	-K.Arumugam
Balbir Singh Senior has a gift of gab. The triple Olympic gold medalist is bestowed with silver tong...

Chak De India” sweeps Popular & Technical Awards a (6/14/2008)	-s2h
Yash Raj Films’ “Chak De India” bagged most of the Popular & Technical Awards at the International I...

Why we need a foreign coach in the mould of Charli (6/17/2008)	-HJS Chimni
There is a strong ongoing debate, “Whether India should go in for a foreign hockey coach or not”. My...

U-21 Probables Announced; AHF Gives Signal to IOA (6/18/2008)	-s2h
The Adhoc committee looking after the indian men's hockey affairs have announcd the probables for th...

100 Days Since the Santiago Shame (6/20/2008)	-K.Arumugam
100 Days. The painful 100 days. Friday marks one hundred days since Chile Disaster - that our ...

Even Olympic-Sized shock failed to wake up hockey (6/21/2008)	-K.Arumugam
Where does Indian hockey go from here? Today (Friday) marks the 100th day since Indian hoc...

Why did India not take Russia offer? (6/21/2008)	-K.Arumugam
It is clear now that India will not take part in the next month's Moscow 4-Nation. Russian Hock...

Why did India not take Russia offer? (6/21/2008)	-K.Arumugam
It is clear now that India will not take part in the next month's Moscow 4-Nation. Russian Hock...

June-July2008 Ten Sports Hockey Telecast Schedule (6/21/2008)	-s2h team
21-Jun-08 14:00 - 15:30 WorldHockey Champions Trophy Men Australia v Korea 15:30 -...

Indian women team leaves tonight (6/22/2008)	-IWHF
The Indian Women’s Hockey Team will be leaving for Netherlands and Germany on 23rd June 2008 (mid ni...

Charlesworth and Shekar Gupta in a TV chat (6/23/2008)	-dsf
Failure to qualify for the Olympics is the catalyst for the change that needs to occur" *...*

The next few months will decide what the future is (6/23/2008)	-s2h
"The next few months will decide what the future of this Project (Promoting Indian Hockey)is and whe...

Bangalore: Gill attempts to scuttle Jr. Asia Cup (6/24/2008)	-
Is KPS Gill at it again? After allegedly scuttling India's tour to Poland last month, the former Ind...

New Delhi: Indian Eves Hockey Gets the Stick (6/24/2008)	-
ON Sunday an 18-member Indian , women’s hockey team left for a 22day tour of Europe — without a chie...

Hyderabad: Getting right combination is first tas (6/24/2008)	-
The immediate task confronting Ajay Kumar Bansal, the chief coach of the Indian junior hockey team, ...

Nagpur: Challenge Cup: City Police in quarters (6/24/2008)	-
City Police, Vimal Sporting Club and Range Police recorded contrasting wins to enter the quarterfina...

Ludhiana: Hockey trials on June 25 (6/24/2008)	-
District Hockey Association, Ludhiana,will hold selection trials for u-16 team at Prithipal Singh Me...

Shashank's Blog: Yet Again Murmurs.... (6/24/2008)	-
I was always told by my parents, "Beta, clear IIT-JEE exam and that will make your life." Getting i...

Sonepat: SAI opens their centre at Sonepat (6/24/2008)	-
THE long-standing grievance of the national campers could come to an end soon, thanks to the facilit...

India loses to Great Britain (6/25/2008)	-s2h
A competent display by Great Britain saw them run out comfortable winners over India in a game which...

Nagpur: Challenge Cup: Rahim, Kalakot star in Poli (6/25/2008)	-
Teenage striker Sayyad Imtiyaz Rahim and Rahul Kalakoti slammed a brilliant brace each as New Police...

Pune: Former Players Essential for Success (6/25/2008)	-
THE first day of the Olympic week, initiated by the Maharashtra Olympics Association - MOA -on Mon...

Germany beat South Korea (6/25/2008)	-
Rotterdam: Florian Keller scored twice Tuesday to lead top-ranked Germany over South Korea 4-3 in it...

Chandigarh: Roller Hockey camp concludes (6/25/2008)	-
The 20-day long training camp for the 8th Women's World Roller Hockey Championship came to an end at...

India-Malaysia Match Fixing? (6/25/2008)	-K.Arumugam
This was going on last 4,5 days in Malaysia, but gets prominence today in India, with a news agency ...

WorldHockey available on You Tube (6/25/2008)	-FIH Press Release
The International Hockey Federation (FIH) launches its You Tube service www.youtube.com/WorldHockey....

FIH president to be in Hyderabad for Jr.Asia Cup (6/25/2008)	-s2h
The Asian junior men’s hockey championships at Hyderabad from July 11 to 18 will be the first intern...

MHF probes charge its players tanked India Match (6/26/2008)	-
New Delhi, June 25: Unnamed Malaysian hockey players have been accused by their own governing body o...

New Delhi: Hockey hit by match- fixing (6/26/2008)	-
Malaysian players accused of accepting bribes to lose match to India WHILE till now the un...

Bansal stunned by match fixing allegations (6/26/2008)	-
India's coach at the Azlan Shah hockey tournament, A K Bansal, is stunned over reports that several ...

Kolkata: India play down fixing allegations (6/26/2008)	-
The ad hoc committee of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), which looks after the functioning of I...

Women begin tour without coach (6/26/2008)	-K. Arumugam
New Delhi: Indian women’s hockey team, playing in the four-nation tournament in the Netherlands, i...

Bansal Rubbishes Match Fixing Reports (6/26/2008)	-
Bansal rubbishes match-fixing reports ‘Such allegations down boys' morale' We participated in the to...

PTI: Malaysian hockey body silent on fixing issue (6/27/2008)	-
The Malaysian Hockey Federation (MHF) today refused to comment on the authenticity of the match-fixi...

The Hindu: A big shock, says Bansal (6/27/2008)	-
HYDERABAD: A.K. Bansal, India’s coach, said that it is a big shock to him to hear the reports that...

Mother of Olympian Surjit Singh dies (6/27/2008)	-s2h
Tuesday, June 24, 2008: President, Surjit Hockey Society president Ajeet Singh Pannu, IAS, Deputy Co...

Punjab to soon invite applications for Ranjit Awa (6/27/2008)	-
CHANDIGARH, JUNE 20: The Punjab Government will be soon announcing the date of conferring the high...

Review: Hockey clinic a grand success (6/27/2008)	-
Friday, June 13, 2008: Main stress in the two-week hockey clinic organised by the Punjab Sports De...

Time hockey bosses come up with solutions (6/27/2008)	-K. Arumugam
Some hundred days back, disaster struck Indian hockey. For the first time in history, the team boast...

Match Fixing -- for what? (6/27/2008)	-K.Arumugam
Is India-Malaysia match fixed: This is what we were bombarded with last couple of days. For many, th...

Nagpur: Niyaz, Rahul lead NPB to semis (6/28/2008)	-
Challenge Cup, Hockey: Two late goals helped New Police Boys oust Athletic Club 2-0 to enter the sem...

Hyderabad: Hosts cut a sorry figure at Junior Asia (6/28/2008)	-
Not A Single Player Among Probables Hyderabad: It is a matter of pride to host an internationa...

Rotterdam: Korea upset Dutch,Argentina rout Korea (6/28/2008)	-
Australia moved atop the table of the men’s hockey Champions Trophy alongside Spain and Argentina ...

Mumbai: Junior Asia Cup reduced to eight teams (6/28/2008)	-
With Thailand pulling out of the sixth Men’s Junior Asia Hockey Cup, the tournament will now begin o...

Mumbai: Allegations dont surprise some (6/28/2008)	-
After a Malaysian tabloid claimed that the last group league tie between India and Malaysia in the A...

Mumbai: Our team is not involved (6/28/2008)	-
Aslam Sher Khan says India has nothing to do with match-fixing after allegations were made about ...

Chennai: Contact for State Level Tournament (6/28/2008)	-
WINNING XI Women's Hockey Club will organise the 16th State-level women's hockey tournament in the m...

Bangalore: Contact details 4 inter-School wom tour (6/28/2008)	-
The Karnataka State Women Hockey Association will conduct the BTC inter-school hockey tournament fr...

Rotterdam: Spain to clash with Australia in final (6/29/2008)	-
Champions Trophy, Rotterdam: Spain outplayed Germany 3-0 and Australia defeated Netherlands 3-...

Bangalore: Youth Games to be put off (6/29/2008)	-
Bangalore: The inevitable has happened. The National Youth Games, scheduled between July 22 and 29, ...

Nagpur: Cops have a field day (6/29/2008)

Challenge Cup

City, Range Police in SF

Nagpur: Police teams have a field day at ...

Bhubaneshwar: Match fixing is improbable:Tirkey (6/29/2008)	-
BHUBANESWAR, June 26: Former Indian hockey team captain, Dilip Tirkey expressed shock over media rep...

Jammu: Inter-Battalion CRPF Hockey: GCTB, 76th, 28 (6/29/2008)	-
JAMMU, June 28: Group Centre Bantalab (GCTB) , 76th and 28th battalions today made it into the semi-...

Guwahati: Women’s hockey camp on July 25 (6/29/2008)	-
GUWAHATI, June 27 – The Assam Women’s Hockey Association (AWHA) is organising a coaching-cum-selecti...

Rajouri: Inter District hockey tourney begins (6/29/2008)	-
RAJOURI, June 28: The Divisional Level Inter District Tournament for U/17 boys and girls in the disc...

Editor's Note: Message Board (6/29/2008)

-s2h

Dear s2h visitors,

Namaste.

A couple of days ago, we activated Hockey News Search. Wit...

Dwyer’s Australia wins ninth Champions Trophy titl (6/30/2008)	-FIH Press Release
In the highly anticipated final of the 2008 WorldHockey Champions trophy in Rotterdam between Au...

Rajouri:Rajouri excels in Inter District hockey to (6/30/2008)	-
RAJOURI, June 29: Rajouri got the better of Jammu by 5-0 goals today in boys section in the ongoing ...

New Delhi:Thailand, China pull out of Junior Asia (6/30/2008)	-
The Junior Asia Cup hockey tournament lost some of its sheen with Thailand and China pulling out of ...

Rotterdam:Indian eves go down to South Africa (6/30/2008)	-
ROTTERDAM, June 29: The Indian women’s hockey team were thrashed 1-5 by South Africa in the play-off...

Stickwork-Don’t believe fixing exists in hockey (6/30/2008)	-
Gurbux Singh: Indian hockey has been afflicted with the old disease. The ghost of match-fixing alleg...

Chandigarh: Another feature in Sandeep's cap (6/30/2008)	-
Grabs the ‘Player of the Year' award for Falz Zone in German League AFTER HIS superb run in th...

Rotterdam: Australia emerge winners (6/30/2008)	-
IN AN anti-climax, Australia crushed Spain 4-1 in final to win the Champions Trophy. Desmond Abbott ...

Bangalore:Big win for Siemens (6/30/2008)	-
Karthik scored four goals as Siemens beat Air Deccan 8-3 on the opening day of the 9th YES Bank inte...