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Tirkey turns down IHF offer to become selector Apparently under pressure, former India captain Dilip Tirkey on Friday turned down the offer by the rejuvenated Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) to become a part of the ...

A mix of the prosaic and the pulsating S. THYAGARAJAN Photo: M. Vedhan BATTLE FOR POSSESSION: Karnataka’s Girish Ganapathy (left) and ONGC’s Sandeep Antil vie for the ball on Thursday. The opening day of the ...

Laboured wins for Army XI and IOC S. THYAGARAJAN Holder Army XI put down a determined Namdhari XI 4-2 while former winner IOC made heavy weather of the local challenge from Southern Railway but managed ...

‘Tirkey stopped from becoming selector’ While it finds a lasting solution to the present imbroglio, the Sports Ministry has allowed Hockey India (HI) and the Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) to co-exist peacefully. But it seems ...

Tamil Nadu, Haryana in National hockey semifinal BHOPAL: Tamil Nadu and Haryana entered the semifinals of the 63rd Rangaswami Cup Senior National men’s hockey championship played at the Aishbagh Stadium. Tamil Nadu defeated last year’s ...

Carvalho accuses HI of targeting Tirkey, Ballal MUMBAI: Olympian Joaquim Carvalho on Thursday hit out at Hockey India for stopping fellow-Olympians Dilip Tirkey and Ashish Ballal from performing their roles as selectors of the rival ...

Four teams in Champions Trophy contention NOTTINGHAM: England kept alive their hopes of a final berth at the women’s Champions Trophy tournament with a 2-1 victory over China on Thursday. It left the hosts level ...

England win over Germany marred by controversy NOTTINGHAM: England continued their successful run in the women’s Champions Trophy tournament on Tuesday, beating Germany 2-1 in a match overshadowed by controversy. It was the first time ...

HI releases representatives for elections NEW DELHI: Hockey India on Wednesday set the ball rolling for its much-awaited July 28 elections by releasing names of 56 authorised representatives from 30 state and institutional units to ...

Germany and Japan win in 4 Nations NOTTINGHAM: Two exciting games saw Germany squeeze past Britain 3-2 and Japan beat New Zealand 4-3 for their first win in the men’s 4-Nations field hockey tournament on ...