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The Indian hockey team defeated South Africa 6-5 in a thrilling third test at the capital city of Cantabria. Spain:Strikers Shivendra Singh (13th, 38th minutes), Dharamvir Singh (19th, 21st), Tushar Khandker (36th) and penalty corner ...

Former captain of the Indian hockey team and aggressive forward, resilient in the face of the pressure holding him down; he is the man who revived our national sport at a time when it was ...

1952 Olympics: Babu seals gold for India The team selection ahead of the 1952 Games was marred by such controversy that India looked destined to return home from Finland empty handed. There was a near-riotous ...

Book on hockey Olympians released Special Correspondent A book on hockey Olympians was released in New Delhi last week. Titled Profiles of Indian Hockey Olympians, and complied by hockey historian and chronicler, K. Arumugam, the ...

1948 Olympics: Record fourth gold medal for India It was a wonder that India managed to field a team for the 1948 Olympics which were held on the conclusion of the World War II and ...

The Hindu (IANS) 1936 Olympics: Hat-trick for India under Dhyan Chand As destiny would have it, the Berlin Games was to be Dhyan Chand’s third and last Olympics at the age of 31, for he ...

With no major triumph to show in the last 32 years, erstwhile hockey powerhouse India badly needs a medal in the London Olympics to revive the national sport’s interest in the cricket-crazy nation, feels veteran ...

With no major triumph to show in the last 32 years, erstwhile hockey powerhouse India badly needs a medal in the London Olympics to revive the national sport’s interest in the cricket-crazy nation, feels veteran ...

The man is as outspoken as his game was aggressive. Former captain and manager of the Indian Hockey team, Dhanraj Pillay, is quite practical and realistic realistic about India’s chances in the upcoming London Olympics. ...

By Saumojyoti S Choudhury New Delhi, Jul 8 (PTI) Once the undisputed powerhouse of world hockey, India will return to the Olympic stage after a gap of eight years, determined not to end up as ...