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V Krishnaswamy Piecing together history of any sport — save that of cricket to some extent — in India is an arduous task within sports writing. Perhaps that is the reason why many, even those ...

NEW DELHI, Aug 3: Abbas Ali Baig became the first Indian cricketer to be kissed by a lady admirer. Long before, when men’s hockey was an Indian fiefdom, Dhyan Chand evoked a similar response from ...

NEW DELHI: Ever since the IOA handed over Indian hockey’s charge to an ad-hoc committee, people have been expecting overnight changes, but newly-appointed selection committee Chairman Ajit Pal Singh said the process will take time. ...

Hockey umpire Sharma upbeat about officiating in Olympics Chandigarh: Though eight-time gold medallist India will not be competing in the hockey event of Olympics for the first time, the country will have an representation from ...

It’s bit like a jigsaw puzzle, especially when you are a 16-year-old hockey player on the cusp of attaining glory for your country in a junior World Cup. There are so many things to think ...

A hockey player’s heartbreak: so near yet so far after three olympics in quest of a medal Dilip Tirkey For Dilip Tirkey, India’s most capped international hockey player with 374 matches so far, the Olympic ...

BANGALORE: Al Ameen College ‘B’ prevailed over Surana College 2-1 in the KSHA inter-collegiate hockey tournament here on Saturday. In another match, Jain College ‘B’ defeated St. Joseph’s College of Arts and Science 6-3 via ...

Chennai: In a keenly contested encounter, Punitha Arogya Club, Keeranur, prevailed over Cheran College, Kangeyam, 5-4, thanks to the match-winner in the sudden death phase by Aruna in the Winning XI Women’s Club State-level hockey ...

hey, ram! There is absolutely no doubt that Diwakar Ram, who enabled our team to win the Junior Asia Cup in Hockey, is the find of the year (battering ram, July 27). He should be ...

Indian Bank, Chennai de throned Southern Railways, Chennai 1-0 in the final of the Rajamani- Kanagamani Ammal Memorial State Level Hockey Tournament here on Saturday. The match winner was scored by skipper V Raja following ...