K. ARUMUGAM & ERROL D’CRUZ It takes a lot to be different. It takes even more to be un-individual in a social milieu where individualism counts in the collective consciousness rather than the collective spirit ...
BY ERROL D’CRUZ New Year’s Day 1982 was special for the hockey community. It arrived during the 5th World Cup in Bombay (now Mumbai) which began on December 29, 1981. The unusual starting date of a ...
s2h Team Hockey in 2020, like everything else, walked a tightrope amid the Covid-19 pandemic that ravaged all walks of life. The year started off in spectacular fashion as India, who missed the first edition of ...
s2h Team India’s men’s team put on heartening performances at the start of the year but in came the Covid-19 pandemic to halt their steady but remarkable progress en route to the postponed 2020 Tokyo ...
They were bright stars that lit up the hockey firmament but now lead quiet lives. Their exploits and feats still draw the adulation of two generations of fans. Their path to success and recognition, however, ...
By K. ARUMUGAM One name from the epic 1966 Bangkok Asian Games gold medal triumph seems to have faded into oblivion long after that famous 1-0 victory against arch rivals Pakistan in the final played ...
Another of our effort to bring life and times of Indian hockey players, notably the former aces, to the forefront and also to the knowledge of GenNext – Editor By NANDAKUMAR MARAR Badminton was the ...
By ERROL D’CRUZ Big things, they say, come in small packages. Whether such an adage would apply to Hockey 5s remains to be seen. However the version of the sport for which there has been ...
Amazing story of how a single man’s commitment brought high voltage India-Pak match to the new destination – Editor By RANJIT DALVI “Have you committed a misadventure?” This was let’s say, a gentle reprimand or ...
Bengaluru, 10 December 2020: With their National Coaching Camp drawing to an end this Saturday, Hockey India striker Lalremsiami feels there are plenty of positives this year despite the pandemic stalling their plans of achieving success ...