2006 ASIAN GAMES: Adrian D’Souza, Bharat Chetri, Dilip Tirkey(Captain), Harpal Singh, V. Raghunath, Ajmer Singh, Ignace Tirkey, V. S. Vinaya, Gurbaj Singh, Arjun Halappa, Tushar Khandker, Hari Prasad, Adam Sinclair, Rajpal Singh, Shivendra Singh, Tejbir ...
Standing (l-r): AB Subbaiah (gk), Harendra Singh (Defender), Pargat Singh(Captain) (Defender), Vivek Singh (centre-half), Dhanraj Pillay (inside-forward), Jagbir Singh (centre-forward), Jagdev Singh (Defender, left-half). Sitting: (l-r) Jude Felix (inside-forward), John Fernandes (Forward), Darry D’Souza (forward ...
There has never been an FIH Olympic Qualifiers format that pleases everyone. The latest was no different. The positives, however, are worth noting. The do-or-die contests numbering seven double-legged playoffs for either gender created a ...
The erstwhile Soviet Union was often inaccurately referred to as Russia. Especially when it came to sports. So, when India drew Russia in the men’s Olympic hockey double-legged qualifier, correct or not, one was tempted ...
Errol D’Cruz The Ganesh festival is on in India with its customary joy and gaiety. In 1973 as the festivities were on, India led by MP Ganesh attempted to win their first ever World Cup ...
For Indian fans who have the gumption of deciphering the FIH Olympic qualifying system, the results from Le Touquet, France, where the third and concluding FIH Series Finals (men’s) took place, may hold more than ...
Graham Reid takes on presumably his toughest challenge either as a player or coach as he knuckles down to coach India. The 55-year-old Australian becomes the fifth foreigner to coach India in seven years following ...
The Sultan Azlan Shah Cup is an opportunity. Has been for 36 years now. And India, still smarting from the 2018 Odisha World Cup disappointment in Bhubaneswar, will have done well to avail of the ...
Five out seven matches in the inaugural men’s FIH Pro League have been thrillers producing a heap of goals. The other two have also been high scoring encounters. The ambitious project couldn’t have hoped for ...
Not for the first time have India kept themselves out of a potential game-changing situation in the world of hockey. The financial heavyweights of the game had pulled out of the annual FIH Pro League ...