Category: Asian Games 2018

Siegfried Aikman, Japan’s Dutch coach of Surinamese origin, gazed at the blue artificial surface. His visage was grim but his eyes beamed with expectancy. He knew his team was right in it despite the odds ...

Japan’s victory over Malaysia in the 2018 Asian Games men’s hockey final could go well with a motivational speech on never giving in. The humdinger at the GBK Complex in Jakarta last Saturday wouldn’t be ...

In a thriller of a final, despite trailing by 4-1 early in the match, Japan jolted Malaysia to claim its first Asian Games hockey gold. The final played against full stands presented one of best ...

Vandana Katariya was a forlorn figure in the entire medals award ceremony that lasted almost an hour after the final match between Japan and India. She had her own reason. Just a mere sixteen seconds ...

Malaysia first and then Japan dished out a kind of fare not seen so far in the history of Asian Games. These two nations have entered the final, defeating their higher ranked rivals when counted ...

It took long time for the Indian girls to return to the dug out. First, the eleven players celebrated as if the title is won. Then they moved to where the goalie was waiting for ...

Today was India’s National Sports Day. Indian girls celebrated the way it should be: giving nation a joy on the turf in Jakarta. Rani Rampal’s wonder girls overcame gritty China in a keenly fought semi-final ...

Never before in the history of Asian Games hockey, both the Indian mens’ and women’s hockey teams have established such a supremacy in the pool stage as is happening here in Jakarata. Perhaps close to ...

India will take on Japan in the semi-final of the Asian Games hockey chapter. In the last match of the day, Malaysia needed a draw to pip China to second position in the points table, ...

Playing under hot and humid conditions, Indian girls struggled in the entire first half before striking a goal midway through in the third quarter. For the girls who played so far the last match of ...