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Till a decade ago, Indian hockey was suffering from a deep rooted malaise, malaise of conceding late goals and thus getting knocked out of knock-out stage of major tournaments. With the induction of competent coaches, ...

If the ongoing indications are anything to be believed, Roelant Oltmans is a continuing saga for Asia at least. He may be off for Pakistan, but the Dutch coach is all set to land up ...

Delhi based One Thousand Hockey Legs (OTHL) team has won the annual Birla Institute of Technology and Sciences’ Open Sports Meet (BOSOM) hockey title in Pilani, Rajasthan. The team led by Brajgopal, who is a ...

It happened recently. Two unexpected teams clashed in the FIFA World Cup. And in our own sport, Rio Olympics saw two new nations fighting out for the honours. Now its the turn of Asian hockey. ...

Three translators for English. Weekly two sessions for English learning. Four support staff imports from Germany. Different cultures, differing views of sporting success. But the German Coach Jamilon Lorenzo Muelders is enjoying his sojourn in ...

Terry Walsh: Multiple ‘peaks’ in a year not possible Every four years, Asian hockey teams have to confront at least three major tournaments in a year each one having its own high stakes. With World ...

“Indeed to my mind if a special souvenir was to be awarded to any one player, who contributed most to Indian’s victory, I would unhesitatingly give the palm to our squat, smiling-faced Leo. His display ...

Sports is not without stars. Its stars who make sports dazzle, forever. Here in India we have two immortals, one in Chandigarh, the other in Kolkata. Balbir Singh Sr and Keshav Datt are the only ...

Hockey presented Independent India’s first Olympic Gold, way back in 1948. The team led by right winger Kishen Lal did everything right to elevate just freed nation’s prestige on the world map. On August 12th, ...

STRAIGHT SHOOTOUTS NEED A RE-THINK Remember extra-time? This protracted struggle in a knockout hockey match is a thing of the past. Seven years ago the new shootout came into being. It caused the demise of ...