Author: Patrick Rowley

The question at the Athens Olympics was always going to be who could beat the Netherlands both in the men’s and women’s competitions. The answer was only one side, Australia in the men’s final, and ...

Injuries and tiredness have taken a huge toll in Athens. India are not the only team to have suffered. They took their toll on semi-finalists Spain and Germany so that we are left with the ...

Everything seems to be static in field hockey. The list of semifinalists at Athens prove that. Three Europeans — Spain, Germany and Holland — are happily joined by Australia in the semis. Australia also plays ...

So it’s India v Pakistan. Much as everyone in Asia would have wished it were for a place in the final, we have to be realistic. There are a lot of sides in the world ...

“A nightmare happened there”, were the first words of Gerhard Rach, India’s German coach, as he faced the world’s media following India’s last minute 4-3 defeat by Australia in their third match at the Helliniko ...

You could say round one to Europe except, of course, Europeans are now coaching the Asian giants. The victories of the Netherlands over India (3-1) and Germany over Pakistan (2-1), both under floodlights, were hard ...

I have been wondering what sort of a man dared to be India’s first foreign coach. I had my answer yesterday (Thursday) I met the German Gerhard Rach after India trained at the Athens Olympic ...