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Security issue overshadows hockey World Cup NEW DELHI: The strange ways of the stakeholders have ensured that the original objective behind holding the hockey World Cup in India — to revive the game in the ...

Up for challenge: Pak striker Rehan New Delhi, Feb. 22: Pakistan forward Rehan Butt fired the first warning on Monday saying that “the Green Sticks were more than ready” for the crunch opener against India ...

FIH says no World Cup access to media till Feb 27 The International Hockey Federation (FIH) on Tuesday said media access to the training of the World Cup hockey teams will not be allowed without ...

India-Pakistan hockey match tickets sold out It will be a full house at the majestic Major Dhyanchand National Stadium when Indian hockey team takes on Pakistan under floodlights on the first day of the Hero ...

Eight teams reach Delhi; England forward out Eight of the 11 foreign teams have reached here for the World Cup, putting to rest all uncertainty over security issues. The teams that have checked in are ...

‘Why can’t hockey produce the buzz as other sports?’ We claim hockey is our national game, but cricket still rules our hearts. While many know that the men’s Hockey World Cup 2010 will be held ...

India start practice on a right note New Delhi: India defeated Argentina 2-1 in a World Cup practice match at the Dhyanchand Stadium here on Tuesday. The hosts scored their first goal in the 49th ...

Hockey world cup winning captain stopped outside stadium New Delhi: The man, who led India to the country’s only World Cup win, became a casualty of the apathy of sports officials when he was left ...

Overskill in hockey in sub-continent Mumbai: The sight of Dhanraj Pillay or Mukesh Kumar cutting through the rival defence is one sight to behold. Seeing the dribbling and delicate stickwork that Indians and Pakistanis are ...

Media tangled in ‘security net’ M.S.Unnikrishnan Tribune News Service The media fretted and fumed as inordinate delay in security clearance held up the making and distribution of their accreditation cards for the Hero Honda FIH ...