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Goalkeeper Savita will lead India for the Malaysian tour. She has replaced injured Rani Rampal, who had been leading the Indian side over last two years. Experienced defender Deep Grace Ekka was named Vice Captain. ...

17 years ago around same time, 6-footer Bernhard Peters resurrected a forgotten player — who was taller than him — Florian Kunz to get Germany its first hockey World Cup. The Krefeld’s coach had with ...

Belgium, by lifting the World Cup in Bhubaneswar on Sunday, suggested that winds of change have begun to sweep world hockey’s top podium. Coming after Argentina’s triumph at the 2016 Rio Olympics, Belgium’s success has ...

There’s an Oceania touch to the Red Lions, the dramatic World Cup winners in Bhubaneswar. And it goes way back, before Shane McLeod, the Kiwi coach whose tutelage has seen Belgium rise up the rankings, ...

Just one goal separated India from the Netherlands in the rousing World Cup quarterfinal clash at the Kalinga stadium.But, in hindsight, there was a plethora or reasons that made for a Dutch 2-1 victory over ...

Coaches never die. Their role in shaping teams too never fade away from memory. Here in Kalinga stdium, we have just witnessed the scene repeating, truth reinforced. Yes, we are talking about South Korea’s hockey ...

BHUBNESWAR: Australian hockey legend Ric Charlesworth is a multifaceted personality. A medicine practioner, Ric was a professional cricketer before he switched over to hockey. His expertise was not just limited to being a player, thankfully ...

This coach doesn’t shout from the sidelines. He doesn’t know much of Japanese anyway. To communicate with the players, he uses a translator. Even when you hear the English of the translator, the accent is ...

Hockey in Oman is alive and kicking. It has set tangible targets to become a force to reckon with in Asia to start with. Considering the rise of countries like Ireland and Japan, who have ...

It is reliably learnt that Pakistan team coach Md. Saqlain has decided to walk out of Asian Champions Trophy. It is learnt that he had a tiff with the national men’s team manager Hasan Sardar. ...