K. ARUMUGAM India did not flinch at the colour red. The red that Great Britain wore. And the dreaded red card that Amit Rohidas was shown with 42 minutes left in the quarterfinal against formidable ...

ERROL D’CRUZ The English language and cricket are touted as two significant legacies of a century and a half of British rule in India. But what of hockey? The British, prolific inventors of modern sport, ...

K. ARUMUGAM Second August 2024 is a historic day for Indian hockey. Harmanpreet Singh led Indian outfit at Paris did what a couple of generation of Indian hockey players had tried, dreamt and longed for ...

ERROL D’CRUZ Australia’s last Olympic defeat to India (1-3) was way back at Munich 1972. Their last World Cup loss to the same nation was  Buenos Aires 1978 (0-2). The last time that India avoided ...

ERROL D’CRUZ Almost 50 years ago, India squared up to Belgium in a final. The occasion was the Rene Frank International tournament in Madras (now Chennai) to mark the erstwhile Indian Hockey Federation’s golden jubilee. ...

K ARUMUGAM Harmanpreet Singh suggested yet again that Indian fortunes are indelibly linked to his performance in the 2024 Paris Olympics. ‘Captain Cool’ scored both goals in his country’s 2-0 win over a doughty Ireland in ...

ERROL D’CRUZ A few years ago, Pakistan lost a European tour opener to Ireland 0-1. Fans expressed outrage online, one of whom said it’s less said the better on how the tour would go if ...

K. ARUMUGAM Harmanpreet Singh was again the cornerstone for India on the hockey pitch. On Monday it was a rescue act to dispatch home a drag flick from top of the ‘D’ to help India ...

ERROL D’CRUZ Argentina, you’ve lost the element of surprise! A greying, thinning-at-the-top Indian fan may well say as he flashes back some 49 years. As a schoolboy with final year exams fast approaching, he rushed ...