Our match against South Africa on Saturday was our penultimate assignment in this tour. As expected, the South Africans came with a determination to outdo us, but could not. We defeated them 4-3. Though the ...
International hockey is a serious thing. Nobody allows you any breathing space. It’s very important to be alert all the time and remain battle fit. Otherwise you will be ruthlessly taught a lesson. International sport, ...
We are finally in Sydney. The repeat 4-Nation Challenge Cup starts here on Wednesday at the Olympic Park Hockey Centre, half an hour drive from our hotel. This ground is on par with the best ...
We are finally in Sydney. The repeat 4-Nation Challenge Cup starts here on Wednesday at the Olympic Park Hockey Centre, half an hour drive from our hotel. This ground is on par with the best ...
Australia played better than us and deservedly won the first leg of the two 4-Nation Cups in Canberra on Sunday. The holiday crowd was sizeable; their team had won the Cup in the end, still ...
We overcame some anxious moments before putting it across South Africa 6-4 in the last of our pool matches in the Challenge Cup in Canberra. This second win in three matches enabled us to reach ...
I must confess that I am as relieved as any other Indian after our team qualified for the 2004 Athens Olympics, here in Madrid, today. We thus accomplished our mission and I think, in the ...
We won a needle match on Monday against New Zealand. But I have no hesitation in telling that we had to labour hard for that 2-0 win. Arjun Halappa set the ball rolling for us ...
I am sure that back home, the hockey fans are eagerly awaiting our match with Pakistan on Saturday, here in Madrid. Much as I would like to downplay, I cannot ignore the fact that any ...