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Carmel 5-a-Side Rink Hockey Starts Today in Mumbai (5/1/2009)	-K. Arumugam
Carmel 5-a-Side Rink Hockey Starts Today in Mumbai by K. Arumugam May 1 2009: The third C...

Bandra Rink Hockey Fixtures (5/1/2009)

-s2h

No Day Group match TIME

DAY ONE Friday 1st May 2009

1.Boy...

Indian hockey team gears up for Asia cup (5/1/2009)	-
Indian hockey team gears up for Asia cup Bhopal, May 1 (ANI): Indian Hockey team, which is pr...

DayAfter: Salute our soldiers (5/1/2009)	-sa
DayAfter: Salute our soldiers All is s not well with the Indian Hockey Federation. Yet, despit...

Brasa agrees to India hockey job (5/1/2009)	-
Brasa agrees to India hockey job>br> C Rajshekhar Rao New Delhi: Spaniard Jose Brasa has decide...

Viren means business (5/1/2009)	-
Viren means business Taus Rizvi Friday, May 1, 2009: Mumbai: Viren Rasquinha was one of t...

More exposure tours for women’s hockey team (5/1/2009)	-
More exposure tours for women’s hockey team Manuja Veerappa Bengaluru, April 30: The 20...

Court order to leave a hole in IOA coffers (5/1/2009)	-
Court order to leave a hole in IOA coffers By Sandeep Narayan in New Delhi CALCUTTA H...

Goals are galore at Bandra Rink Hockey on Day One. (5/2/2009)	-s2h
Goals are galore at Bandra Rink Hockey on Day One. Goals were galore on Day One of the ...

The Hindu: Brasa’s appointment approved (5/2/2009)	-
Brasa’s appointment approved NEW DELHI: The Union Sports Ministry has approved the appointmen...

The Hindu: Gill’s request to I&B Minister (5/2/2009)	-
Gill’s request to I&B Minister NEW DELHI: Union Sports Minister M.S. Gill has urged Union Inf...

Brasa appointed as chief coach of Indian team (5/2/2009)	-
Brasa appointed as chief coach of Indian team NEW DELHI: Euro 84,000 (Rs 55 l...

Asian Age: Brasa gets top job (5/2/2009)	-
Brasa gets top job Harpreet Kaur Lamba New Delhi May 1: Spanish coach Jose Brasa was...

The Tribune: Spanish coach for hockey team (5/2/2009)	-
Spanish coach for hockey team M.S.UnnikrishnanMp> Tribune News Service New Delhi, May 1 Af...

Telegraph: Jose Brasa to join on Monday (5/2/2009)

SPORT BRIEFS

Jose Brasa to join on Monday

New Delhi: Spanish coach Jose Brasa will join ...

Its official, Brasa is our coach finally (5/2/2009)	-K. Arumugam
In the last one month, stick2hockey.com broke a couple of news on the issue of appointment of Spain'...

Mail Today: Brasa gets official nod as India coach (5/2/2009)	-
Will sign contract Brasa gets official nod as India coach By S. Kannan in New Delhi Wil...

Day Two results of Carmel Rink Hockey in Bandra (5/3/2009)	-s2h
Day Two results of Carmel Rink Hockey in Bandra Loretto Convent pipped St Joseph's 3-2 in a...

"Naval Tata's loved hockey": His Secretary Skandan (5/3/2009)	-K. Arumugam
"Naval Tata's loved hockey": His Secretary Skandan Skandan is not a run of the m...

Carmel Rink Hockey Day Three Resutls (5/3/2009)	-s2h
Carmel Rink Hockey Day Three Resutls M.M.S played extremely well to defeat St. Andre...

Brasa deal finally through (5/3/2009)	-
Brasa deal finally through Uthra Ganesan New Delhi: India's quest for a foreign coach in...

The Hindu: Confident Indian team leaves for Kuanta (5/4/2009)	-
Confident Indian team leaves for Kuantan Special Correspondent NEW DELHI: A confident ...

Tribune: Uncertainty over WC hockey, CWG (5/4/2009)	-
Uncertainty over WC hockey, Commonwealth Games Prabhjot Singh Tribune News Service C...

Times of India: India to aim for gold in Asia Cup: (5/4/2009)	-
India to aim for gold in Asia Cup: Harendra 3 May 2009: NEW DELHI: The Indian hockey team w...

No need to have a foreign hockey coach: Azam (5/4/2009)	-sa
No need to have a foreign hockey coach: Azam 3 May 2009 BHOPAL: At least one state hockey a...

Times of India: Brasa would not tinker with Indian (5/4/2009)	-
Brasa would not tinker with Indian style of hockey 3 May 2009 NEW DELHI: The Indian style o...

Baton to Brasa by Mihir Vasavda (5/4/2009)	-
Baton to Brasa Mihir Vasavda Monday, May 4: Mumbai: When the trio of Harendra Singh, R...

Asian Age: Harendra keen to repeat Azlan show (5/4/2009)	-
Harendra keen to repeat Azlan show Age Correspondent New Delhi May 3: High on confid...

Brasa rules out radical changes to style (5/4/2009)	-
Brasa rules out radical changes to style New Delhi, Agencies: The Indian style of hocke...

Buoyed Sandeep eyes hattrick (5/4/2009)

Buoyed Sandeep eyes hattrick

Saurabh Duggal

He missed the 2007 edition of the Asia Cup bec...

PHOTO FEATURE Aslam Sher on Election Mode (5/4/2009)	-s2h
WORLD CUP HERO ASLAM SHER KHAN ON ELECTION MODE AND GEAR

PHOTO FEATURE Chak De Girls Reunion (5/4/2009)	-s2h
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PHOTO FEATURE VIREN & PILLAY AGAIN ON TURF (5/4/2009)	-s2h
HOCKEY STARS VIREN RASQUINHA AND DHANRAJ PILLAY ON THE TURF

Carmel Rink Hockey Day Four Results (5/5/2009)	-s2h
Carmel Rink Hockey Day Four Results Children's Academy continued thei...

The Hindu: Tough task ahead of new coach Brasa (5/5/2009)

Tough task ahead of new coach Brasa

S. Thyagarajan

CHENNAI: On debate for decades,...

Jose Brasa signs contract as chief hockey coach (5/5/2009)	-sa
Jose Brasa signs contract as chief hockey coach Sports Reporter, THE HINDU NEW DELHI: ...

THE HINDU: Ranjeetha to lead (5/5/2009)	-sa
Ranjeetha to lead BANGALORE: T.H. Ranjeetha will captain the under-21 Indian women’s hockey te...

Times of India: Master coach Brasa takes charge (5/5/2009)	-
Master coach Brasa takes charge 4 May 2009 NEW DELHI: Spaniard Jose Brasa on Monday took ov...

Times of India: Confident Pakistan eye Asia Cup (5/5/2009)	-
Confident Pakistan eye Asia Cup 4 May 2009 KARACHI: Just three weeks after crashing to a mo...

Times of India: Ranjita to lead India in U-21 WC (5/5/2009)	-
Ranjita to lead India in U-21 women's World Cup BANGALORE: Mid-fielder T H Ranjita will lead I...

IANS: Charlesworth tried to dissuade Brasa (5/5/2009)	-
Charlesworth tried to dissuade Brasa May 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - If Spaniard Jose Brasa had...

Telegraph: Brasa ready for the challenge (5/5/2009)	-
Brasa ready for the challenge OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT New Delhi: Spaniard Jose Brasa, w...

Brasa agrees to India hockey job (5/5/2009)	-
Brasa agrees to India hockey job C Rajshekhar Rao Friday, May 1 New Delhi: Spaniard Jo...

Brasa outlines plans for further improvement (5/5/2009)

Brasa outlines plans for further improvement

Express news service

New Delhi: India’s newly...

Mai Today: Brasa all set for job (5/5/2009)	-
Brasa all set for job By Sandeep Narayan in New Delhi Says Asia Cup will be an oppor...

KNOW YOUR ASIA CUP (5/5/2009)

-K. Arumugam

Know Your Asia Cup

Asia Cup was mooted by Pakistan; the Cup presented by India.

Asia ...

KNOW YOUR ASIA CUP (5/5/2009)

-K. Arumugam

Know Your Asia Cup

Asia Cup was mooted by Pakistan; the Cup presented by India.

Asia ...

PAKISTAN GOLD MEDALLISTS (5/5/2009)	-s2h team
PAKISTAN IS THE ONLY COUNTRY TO WIN GOLD THRICE. ALL PAKISTAN GOLD CAME IN THE FIRST THREE EDI...

INDIAN GOLD MEDALLISTS (5/5/2009)	-s2h team
INDIA WON ITS FIRST ASIA CUP GOLD IN IN ITS FIFTH ATTEMPT, AFTER FAILING IN FOUR FINALS. INDI...

INDIA'S LEADING ASIA CUP SCORERS (5/5/2009)	-s2h team
INDIA'S LEADING SCORERS IN THE ASIA CUP (1982-2007) INDIA HAVE SCORED 202 GOALS IN THE SE...

INDIAN PARTICIPANTS (5/5/2009)	-s2h team
INDIAN PARTICIPANTS IN THE ASIA CUP No player has ever played Asia Cup four times. In...

HOW INDIA FARED AT THE ASIA CUPS (5/5/2009)	-K. Arumugam
INDIA PLAYED IN ALL THE SEVEN ASIA CUPS HELD SO FAR. INDIA HAVE PLAYED AGAINST 11 COUNTRIES IN ...

Carmel Rink Hockey, Day Five Resutls (5/6/2009)	-s2h
Carmel Rink Hockey, Day Five Resutls If Sunday was the day for Mumbai Select to dazzle under the ...

The Hindu: I’m not a magician: Brasa (5/6/2009)	-
I’m not a magician: Brasa Sports Reporter NEW DELHI: Jose Brasa, the newly-appointed c...

Negre stresses on merger (5/6/2009)	-
Negre stresses on merger NEW DELHI: The International Hockey Federation (FIH) on Tuesday aga...

World hockey chief asks India to speed up work (5/6/2009)	-
World hockey chief asks India to speed up work 5 May 2009, NEW DELHI: International Hockey Fede...

I expect Brasa to take the team to a higher level: (5/6/2009)	-
I expect Brasa to take the team to a higher level: Gill 5 May 2009 CHENNAI: India hope new fiel...

Asian Age: Technology with skills is Brasa’s mantr (5/6/2009)	-
Technology with skills is Brasa’s mantra Age Correspondent New Delhi May 5: Technolo...

Brasa has no magic mantra, but vision (5/6/2009)

Brasa has no magic mantra, but vision
M.S.Unnikrishnan

Tribune News Service

New Delhi...

Charlesworth denies disuading Brasa (5/6/2009)	-
Reports claimed Aussie tried to stop Spaniard from taking India job Charlesworth denies disuadi...

Brasa sights Asian gold (5/6/2009)	-
Brasa sights Asian gold New Delhi, pti: Newly-appointed national hockey coach Jose Manu...

Bombay Gold Cup Review by Deepak Seth (5/6/2009)	-Deepak Seth
I got a remendous opportunity to witness the Bombay Gold Cup recently. Allowing this resident Califo...

ASIA CUP AT A GLANCE (5/6/2009)	-s2h
GENERAL STATISTICS OF ASIA CUP IS GIVEN BELOW Edition : First Year :

Hockey-Asia to beam Asia Cup Matches Live in web (5/6/2009)	-K. Arumugam
Hockey-Asia to beam Asia Cup Matches Live in web A Kuala Lumpur based new hockey websi...

Bombay Gold Cup Review Part II (5/6/2009)

-Deepak Sheth

Part of Two of Review of Bombay Gold Cup by Deepak Sheth

NEGATIVES

1.There were hardly a...

2009 ASIA CUP TEAMS UPDATED (5/7/2009)

-s2h

2009 ASIA CUP TEAMS

SOUTH KOREA

1 Lee Myung Ho (gk) ( 93 )
2 Ro Jung Hwan...

Bras-tic measures (5/7/2009)	-
Bras-tic measures DNA CorrespondentWednesday, May 6, 2009 3:11 IST Email Mumbai: After m...

It should be fun: Brasa (5/7/2009)	-
It should be fun: Brasa Mihir Vasavda Mumbai: India's Asia Cup preparations didn't start...

Which is the Best Ever Asia Cup? (5/8/2009)	-K. Arumugam
Which is the best Asia Cup? Is it the inaugural edition when Pakistan won the hearts of home...

Under-prepared Koreans at Kuantan (5/8/2009)	-K. Arumugam
Under-prepared but high on spirits, the Koreans are at Kuantan K. Arumugam in Kuantan ...

Kuantan Asia Cup Umpires Image (5/8/2009)	-K. Arumugam
Umpires are ready. But are they fit enough to do the job of running half the ground all the time? Ye...

Kuantan Update: China 1- Pak 1 Full time (5/9/2009)	-s2h
Pakistan 1 China 1 Final Score China's Hu Hi Ren conveted their second penalty corner to ta...

ASIA CUP ALIVE IN STICK2HOCKEY.COM (5/9/2009)	-K. Arumugam
We at stick2hockey.com are happy to announce that we will bring out Live Text Commentary of 8th Asia...

Shahid Ali Khan: We prepared for the Night match (5/9/2009)	-K.. Arumugam
Without directly complaining change of schedule by the organizers, Pakistan coach Shahid Ali Khan sa...

Korea draws Malaysia 1-1 (5/9/2009)	-K. Arumugam
South Korea drew Malaysia 1-1 in the second match of the 8th Asia Cup at Kuantan in Malaysia. ...

Asia Cup – tit bits here and there Part I (5/10/2009)	-K. Arumugam
Asia Cup – tit bits here and there I Kuantan is not a big city, a little town buzzing with l...

Koreans to protest; Ind-Pak match to start late (5/10/2009)	-K. Arumugam
Korean management has decided to lodge a protest against a Malaysian player not sent out of field af...

Times of India: China hold Pakistan 1-1 (5/10/2009)	-
Asia Cup: China hold Pakistan 1-1 KUANTAN (Malaysia): Three-time former champio...

Tribune: India to begin against Pak (5/10/2009)	-
India to begin against Pak Kuantan, May 9 India will open their title defence campaign ag...

In-form India face Pakistan in opener (5/10/2009)	-
In-form India face Pakistan in opener Kuantan (Malaysia), May 9: Defending champions India w...

Hockey units unhappy at IOA's merger initiative (5/10/2009)

Hockey units unhappy at IOA's merger initiativeAds By Google

The Indian Olymp...

Indian hockey owes a lot to Dilip Tirkey (5/10/2009)

Indian hockey owes a lot to Dilip Tirkey

Dilip Tirkey is one of those rare gems that any ...

Pakistan comes clean against arch rivals India (5/10/2009)	-K. Arumugam
Pakistan comes clean against arch rivals India,3-2 Pakistan defeated India 3-2 in the rain ma...

Brasa believes India can be world class again (5/11/2009)

Brasa believes India can be world class again

New Strait Times

Malaysia
INDIA'S newl...

Bhopal to have most Astroturf hockey stadiums (5/11/2009)	-
Bhopal to have most Astroturf hockey stadiums Bhopal, May 10 (UNI) Famed as India's hockey nur...

Love at first sight for Brasa (5/11/2009)	-
Love at first sight for Brasa Mihir VasavdaMonday, May 11 Mumbai: Jose Manuel Brasa has hig...

The Hindu: Pakistan beats India; assures itself a (5/11/2009)	-
Pakistan beats India; assures itself a semifinal berth Kuantan (Malaysia): De...

Indian Express: Records mean nothing (5/11/2009)

Records mean nothing

Uthra Ganesan

Sunday , May 10, 2009 Towards the fag end of a deman...

Pakistan edge past India, enter last-4 (5/11/2009)	-
Pakistan edge past India, enter last-4 Kuantan (Malaysia), May 10: Sohail Abbas found his sc...

Asia Cup: Tit bits here and there, Part II (5/11/2009)	-K. Arumugam
Asia Cup: Tit bits here and there, Part II KUANTAN DIARY : Did you watch IPL? Asked John Wrig...

DAILY RESUTLS (5/11/2009)

ASIA CUP, KUANTAN, 9-16 MAY 2009, DAY WISE MATCH RESULTS

9th May 2009 Saturday

China 1 Pa...

Malaysia and Korea move up towards semis (5/11/2009)	-K. Arumugam
Malaysia and Korea move up towards semis Malaysia made a strong claim for the semifinal b...

HT: IOA plans elections for Hockey India (5/11/2009)	-
IOA plans elections for Hockey India by Sharad Deep Bigwigs show interest but legal hurdle...

ESPNSTAR: Under pressure India take on China (5/11/2009)	-
Under pressure India take on China Defending champions India will have to come out all guns blaz...

'China won't shock us like Doha': Dhanraj Pillay (5/12/2009)	-
'China won't shock us like they did in Doha': Dhanraj Pillay By: Ashwin Ferro Date: 2009-05-12 ...

India gifts semis to China with a defensive mindse (5/12/2009)	-K. Arumugam
India gifts semifinal to China with a defensive mindset India conceded two goals in the secon...

India likely will now play Bangladesh (5/12/2009)	-K. Arumugam
India was supposed to start the campaign with a match against Bangaldesh. It was changed a week befo...

Asia Cup Highlights after Day Three (5/12/2009)

-K. Arumugam

Asia Cup Highlights After Day Three

The hard fought victory for Korea against Japan must b...

Asia Cup: Tit bits here and there. Part III (5/13/2009)	-K. Arumugam
Tit bits here and there Part III The Chinese team here had a practice session before India and...

Poor arrangements mar Asia Cup Hockey

(5/13/2009)

Poor arrangements mar Asia Cup Hockey

by Pakistan Watan

KUANTAN, Poor arrangements by Asi...

The Hindu: India misses semifinal berth (5/13/2009)

India misses semifinal berth

The defending champion draws with China

KUANTAN (Malaysi...

KPS Gill calls it 'tragic' loss (5/13/2009)	-
KPS Gill calls it 'tragic' loss Wednesday, May 13 Mumbai: The dissolved Indian Hockey Feder...

Asia Cup-winning coach Carvalho not surprised with (5/13/2009)	-
Hockey: Asia Cup-winning coach Carvalho not surprised with India's loss By: Ashwin Ferro Date: ...

India beat Bangladesh 11-1 (5/14/2009)	-K. Arumugam
India gave its vent on Bangladesh, defeating the young team 11-1 in the classification match for 5-7...

Korea in the finals of the Asia Cup (5/14/2009)	-K. Arumugam
Korea made it to the finals of the Asia Cup, majestically and methodically. Despite a 1-1 scoreline ...

Its Pakistan-Korea Final (5/14/2009)	-K. Arumugam
Kuantan on Saturday will see Korea and Pakistan final. In the onesided semifinals, Pakistan defeated...

India-Malaysia peaked too early (5/14/2009)	-K. Arumugam
"India and Malaysia peaked too early in the Azlan Shah tournament last month. We planned in such a w...

Asia Cup Tit Bits here and there Part IV (5/15/2009)	-K. Arumugam
Asia Cup Tit Bits here and there Part IV It seems television is a big thing in Pakistan. There a...

Asia Cup Update: India 5 Japan 1 (5/15/2009)	-K. Arumugam
India defeats Japan 5-1 to finish fifth in the Kuantan Asia Cup. India scored three goals in the las...

Asia Cup Update: Malay 2 China 1 HALF TIME (5/16/2009)	-K. Arumugam
Malaysia scored in the first minute and couple of minutes before the half time to lead China 2-1 at ...

Korea wins its third Asia Cup Crown (5/16/2009)	-K. Arumugam
Superbly fit and vastly cautious Korea annexed their third Asia Cup title, defeating Pakistan 1-0 in...

Korea sweeps all awards (5/16/2009)	-K. Arumugam
Korean team won not only the crown here in the Asia Cup, but also had a lion's share of individual a...

ASIA CUP TIT BITS HERE AND THERE -- LAST (5/22/2009)	-K. Arumugam
ASIA CUP TIT BITS HERE AND THERE -- LAST PART Sponsors always like winning. A day after Mala...

Chimni Column: Hockey Player's Prayer (5/22/2009)	-HJS Chimni
World Cup Goldie HJS Chimni feels the following is what a hockey player should pray every morning to...

Lack of continuity among players...: Jose Brasa (5/22/2009)	-
Lack of continuity among players behind India's failure: Coach 22 May 2009, 2135 hrs IST, PTI:...

Asia Cup – My last word. Part I (5/22/2009)	-K. Arumugam
Asia Cup – My last word, Part I In 2007, Joaquim Carvalho was given the target of Olympic Qua...

Prem Judge: "Indias shortcomings are too obvious (5/26/2009)

-s2h

Prem Judge: "Indian shortcomings are too obvious to ignore

“India need to pull up its s...

28th May: DHARAM SINGH six-a-side DAILY RESULTS (5/27/2009)	-s2h
The Seventh All India Olympian Sardar Dharam Singh memorial Six-a-Side Hockey Tournament is being he...

Gill made an impression as Sports Minister (5/27/2009)	-
Gill made an impression as Sports Minister New Delhi, May 27 (PTI) For Manohar Singh Gil...

Times of India: Pride & penalty corners (5/28/2009)	-
Pride & penalty corners 28 May 2009: Siddharth Saxena,TNN Hockey is dying in most of ...

Men's Jr.World Cup 2009 Preview: INDIA ALL THE WAY (5/29/2009)	-K. Arumugam
Men's Junior World Cup is India's fiefdom, and it has been so, on its own way for long. ...

ToI: Indian women's hockey team arrives in SA (5/31/2009)	-
Indian women's hockey team arrives in SA 30 May 2009, PTI DURBAN: Indian women's hockey tea...

Changing ironies of Aus from Indian standpoint (5/31/2009)	-K. Arumugam
Changing ironies of Australia from Indian sporting standpoint What is the much talked about a...

MS Gill’s return augurs well for Indian Sports (5/31/2009)	-K. Arumugam
MS Gill’s return augurs well for Indian Sports Manohar Singh Gill has been retained as Union G...

MHF and AHF did enhance their Image this time arou (5/31/2009)

-K. Arumugam

Asia Cup My last word Part II

MHF and AHF did enhance their Image this time around

Edi...

PHOTO FEATURE: Indians Swim 2 Relax (5/31/2009)	-K.. Arumugam
PHOTO FEATURE: Indians Swim to Relax at Kuantan Location: Hyatt Regency, official team...