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By NANDAKUMAR MARAR Darryl D’Souza is of the firm opinion that playing the Olympic Games changed him from inside. The men’s hockey forward, a member of the Indian team at the 1992 Barcelona Games, does ...
BY NANDAKUMAR MARAR Gavin Ferreira recalls playing hockey with Leander Paes when the Indian tennis ace, competing in the men’s singles category at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games, visited the hockey team in the Village. ...
K ARUMUGAM Indian hockey legend Udham Singh was only the second Olympian after Claudius to win three gold and a silver at Olympics. Like Claudius, he was short in stature but was about a ...
K. ARUMUGAM The first player in the hockey world to figure in four Olympics and win a medal in each (three gold, one silver), Bengal’s Leslie Walter Claudius is an Indian sporting icon. His first ...
SATISH SHARMA Defender Amit Rohidas will be a man to watch at Tokyo Olympics. He is a trier, tireless all rounder and above all a match winner on his days. However, with his Olympic selection ...
TAZEEN QURESHY Six years ago, Azad Malik sat by the bedside of his trainee Udita’s father. Usually the two men discussed the girl’s progress on the hockey pitch. This time, the conversation was poignant and ...
A product from the prestigious Australian Institute of Sport, Eddie Ockenden, 34, has lived up to early promise. The effervescent midfielder/striker was part of the Australian team that finished with a silver medal at the ...
The Great Britain men’s and women’s squad to the Tokyo Olympics have been announced. The men’s squad of 16 includes 12 twelve making their Olympic debut. Captain Adam Dixon, David Ames, Ian Sloan and Sam Ward will ...
Aran Zalewski has been a mainstay in the Australian team in which he mans the centre-half position with aplomb. The 30-year-old made his debut against India in 2011 at Bunbury, Australia, and scored a goal ...
The 32-year-old attacking midfielder has had a profound influence on the Dutch side ever since he made his debut in 2009. Billy Bakker’s great big moment came in the 2012 London Olympic semifinals where his ...
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