Bengaluru, 05 July 2021: Indian Olympic Association has named field hockey national team’s captain Manpreet Singh has been named joint flag bearer of the Indian contingent for the opening ceremony on 23 July at the ...
K. ARUMUGAM TRIVIA: MP Ganesh is the eighth hockey player to pen an autobiography “With hope in my heart and trust in God, I ran away from home to Jabalpur with Rs.25 as the allowance ...
A compact midfielder/forward, Jeroen Hertzberger more often than not is in the thick of action donning a Netherlands shirt, be it storming the rival citadel with bursts of speed, scoring from difficult angles, winning one-on-ones ...
Seve van Ass, a profusely talented midfielder/forward, has served The Netherlands for a decade and was undeterred by a horrific injury in a game for HGC against Amsterdam in 2013. Seve lost 10 teeth and ...
For Argentine fans, the image remains endearing. Augustin Mazzilli rolled the ball into an empty goal and then celebrated by sitting on the backboards in the 2016 Rio Olympic final against Belgium. With 16 seconds ...
When Argentina’s takes the pitch at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, he will be 42 years old. His career longevity, the role of a goalkeeper notwithstanding, is phenomenal. Having made his international debut in 2001, Vivaldi ...
By MERVYN FERNANDIS The Olympic Games men’s hockey is always a close affair. Holland, Germany and Australia dominated in most of the competition for quite some time. Change was seen at the Rio Olympics 2016 ...
Leading South Africa’s challenge at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics will be Tim Drummond. The 33-year-old creates the buzz in the midfield and has been the country’s mainstay since 2012 when he made his international debut. A ...
Lucas Vila has for 16 years donned the famous blue and white colours of the Argentine national squad nicknamed Los Leones. His tenure has spanned over 250 internationals and his trophy cabinet has two global major ...