Author: K. Arumugam
How do we understand the battering of India at the Monchengladbach mega event? As a death knell for hockey, end of a tradition, flogging a dead horse, eye-opener or anything beyond? What should we do ...
Only way to silence your critics is to perform, not buckle. Not many sportsmen’s career proved the axiom in a telling way than in the case of celebrated goalkeeper Shankar Laxman, who died on Thursday ...
There is a popular cynicism about former players. They are often accused of not contributing to the development of sports — which gave them name and fame — the way they are expected to. Former ...
Recollecting a rare hockey feat when the sport is on its worst gloomy phase might appear a jarring note, but 19th December 1966 is not just another day in a heritage called Indian hockey. The ...
Only way to silence your critics is to perform, not buckle. Not many sportsmen’s career proved the axiom in a telling way than in the case of celebrated goalkeeper Shankar Laxman, who died on Thursday ...
Sikh diaspora still sees India through the prism of hockey. They did not give up hockey in their settled countries either. We have seen enough of them in the UK, Canada, Malaysia and Kenya teams. ...
Keep mum amidst shame. It would pay in the long run. This is the thumb rule for coaches in KPS Gill’s hockey kingdom: That’s why sacked coaches don’t fume or fret nowadays. A survival instinct ...
This question might look out of context in view of India hockey’s focus on next week Commonwealth Games, but it attains significance as the world body FIH has recently changed the Qualifying criteria for the ...
January 2004. Indian women add Asia Cup to their kitty, already to the brim with glittering golds from Afro-Asian Games (December 2003) and Commonwealth Wealth Games (July 2002). March 2004: Reigning champions of above three ...
26th February 2006: Rajinder Singh Jr. ‘s unheralded and under-estimated Indian team made history in the just concluded India-Pakistan series. For the first time since the gifted rivals started playing the highly volatile bilateral series ...
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