1. INDIA VS AUSTRALIA, MONTREAL 1976 Play-off for semi-final place: India 1 Australia 1, a.e.t 1-1. Tiebreaker: 4-5 Battered and bruised by defeats at the hands of The Netherlands (1-3) and Australia (1-6) India were ...
Delfina Merino’s deadly striking skills in the opponents’ circle will be a huge factor if Argentina’s long-cherished dream of winning the Women’s Olympic gold medal is to be realized. Merino’s predatory instincts in the rival ...
Tiny she may be but Maria Jose Granatto is a bundle of energy laden with electrifying skills in the Argentine forward line. Just five feet one inches tall, the 26-year-old is a key to Las ...
K. ARUMUGAM Indian men’s hockey team is all set to land on the land of the Rising Sun. In exactly two weeks, they will be playing their first match at Oi Stadium in Tokyo. While ...
By OLYMPIAN LAZRUS BARLA Indian Olympic teams of the past raised hopes only to fail the country. I wish this time the team reverses the trend when they participate in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Expectations ...
Legendary Keshav Datt, lone surviving gold medallist from the historic 1948 Olympic team, is no more. He died today 00.30 hours at his Kolkata residence. He was born 29th Dec 1925 at Lahore, now in ...
Gold medals and more gold medals with a few silver to go with. Lidewij Welten’s trophy showcase is stretched for space. The Dutch forward has collected two Olympic gold medals (Beijing 2008 and London 2012) ...
Having made her debut in 2006, Eva de Goede seems to be getting better with age. The 32-year-old captain of The Netherlands was named FIH Player of the Year, twice running (2018, 2019), and much ...
She’s been a scoring machine in the first two FIH Pro League campaigns. Olivia Merry, the tall New Zealand striker has been the scourge of defenses with goal tallies of 16 from 15 matches in ...