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Nomination of Vidya Stokes accepted The nomination of Mrs Vidya Stokes for the post of president was accepted by the Returning Officer for the Hockey India (HI) elections on Tuesday on the understanding that the ...

IOC proves too good for India Juniors S. THYAGARAJAN Persistent rain precluded precision passing but that did not prevent the India Juniors sparkle in spells under grey clouds against the formidable IOC in the MCC-Murugappa ...

Army-Railways match drawn S. THYAGARAJAN There was a cornucopia of goals in the MCC-Murugappa Gold Cup hockey tournament on Monday. A total of 22 goals came on the board from three matches. And at the ...

HI elections: RO told to follow guidelines The observer appointed by the Union Sports Ministry for the Hockey India (HI) elections has written to the Returning Officer (RO) to point out that the revised Union ...

ONGC enter Murugappa semis CHENNAI: Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) became the first team to enter the semifinals of the 86th All-India MCC-Murugappa hockey tournament when they notched up their third consecutive win with ...

Hockey India, Sports Ministry on collision course NEW DELHI: The government and Hockey India headed for a showdown over interim president Vidya Stokes’ eligibility to contest the upcoming elections with the Sports Ministry saying that ...

Stokes’ HI president candidature under scrutiny NEW DELHI: Vidya Stokes’ candidature for Hockey India president’s post is set to come under scanner as Sports Ministry on Monday made it clear that the “No Objection” given ...

India beat France 4-3 in first hockey Test NEW DELHI: Ace drag-flicker Sandeep Singh continued his red-hot form and struck twice as India defeated France 4-3 in the keenly-contested first hockey Test at the National ...

Hockey India flouts govt guidelines Hockey India (HI) may have got just a provisional go-ahead to conduct its July 28 election, but the ad-hoc body is in no mood to abide by the government’s tenure ...

No need for video as England beat Germany NOTTINGHAM, England: Three weeks after England’s footballers slumped to a World Cup defeat by Germany, the country’s women’s hockey team rescued some national pride on Sunday by ...