Author: stick2hockey

ERROL D’CRUZ Argentina, you’ve lost the element of surprise! A greying, thinning-at-the-top Indian fan may well say as he flashes back some 49 years. As a schoolboy with final year exams fast approaching, he rushed ...

K. ARUMUGAM India left it late while winning an enthralling 2024 Olympic hockey opener against New Zealand 3-2 at the Yves-du-Manoir stadium in Paris on Saturday. Captain Harmanpreet Singh, coolness personified, scored from a penalty ...

ERROL D’CRUZ First up, New Zealand! Now, if you’ve been a follower of Indian hockey long enough, you’ll likely endure the jitters as the teams open their campaign at the 2024 Paris Olympics on Saturday. You ...

S2H Team Is there a stronger or weaker pool at the 2024 Paris Olympics due to start on Friday? Opinions float around but given the serpentine method with rankings as the basis of drawing out ...

S2H Team The article based on FIH newsletter. Photos Courtesy: Yan Huckendubler The hockey competitions at the 2024 Paris Olympics will be held at a venue enjoying the rarest of rare privileges. The Yves-du-Manoir Stadium was ...

K. ARUMUGAM One of the oldest provincial hockey associations in India, based in Tamil Nadu, has taken a unique step to promoting the profile of hockey. Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu, headed by Sekhar Manoharan, ...

S2H TEAM Great Britain won a riveting FIH Pro League encounter against India 3-2 in a scoring sequence eerily matching the women’s match played earlier at the Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre in London ...