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‘Paes, Pillay my heroes’ Asian Games gold medallist Vijender Singh expressed his readiness to take on any challenge in the ring, and win five rounds for the gold, or at least three for a bronze, ...

Reckoned to be one of the best teams ever in the post-Independence era, the Indian squad for the 1984 Olympics glowed with talent and promise to an extent that nothing less than a medal was ...

SANTANDAR: India squandered an early lead before going down 1-3 to Great Britain in the inaugural match of the Tri-Nation invitational tournament, their final warm-up event ahead of the Olympic Games. Rain made the going ...

Placed in a tough pool, India’s hockey coach Michael Nobbs says vice-captain Sardara Singh and ace drag-flicker Sandeep Singh’s form would be crucial to the team’s chances in the upcoming London Olympics. “I think we ...

If Dhyan Chand is identified as the genius of Indian hockey in the pre-war era, not many will hesitate to agree that such a description fits to a nicety to Balbir Singh (Sr.) in the ...

NAGPUR: The hockey scenario in the city continues to be gloomy and if the latest developments are anything to go by, it will only get murkier. Vide its letter dated July 7, the Hockey Maharashtra ...

SAI felicitates junior women’s team members The Sports Authority of India (SAI) on Monday felicitated members of the Indian junior women’s hockey team, which bagged the silver medal in the recently-concluded Asia Cup in Bangkok. ...

BANGKOK: Indian women settled for silver at the 6th Junior Women’s Asia Cup hockey championship after China beat them 5-2 in the final, despite losers taking 2-0 lead. Indian girls played superbly to lead the ...

Dhyan Chand — the incomparable artiste S. Thyagarajan The ‘Wizard’ epitomised the ethos of sport’s best traditions Few sportsmen of our time and perhaps only a handful in any era enjoy for generations the iconic ...

Hockey’s impact on the nation’s psyche S. Thyagarajan Touch and artistry perfected by the Asians have given way to aggression and athleticism in modern hockey. If the image is in a shambles today, the villains ...