Editorial: What a pity! There is no Live Telecast. AHF to be blamed As India takes on Pakistan in only second time this year, tension mounts amidst the hockey fans especially those in the sub-continent. ...
Teams unfair to the Azlan Shah Organizers Competitions are lifelines of sport. Tournaments, such as ongoing Azlan Shah Cup, sustain interest of hockey in both short and long term perspectives. People remember and relish sports ...
Editorial: Pargat Singh downgrades himself Like no other hockey player in the history of hockey, Punjab’s Pargat Singh dreamt of becoming president of Indian hockey. As a first step, he went on to become Secretary ...
Why retaining foreign coach Brasa is necessary Jose Brasa is the fist genuine foreign coach of India. He was appointed following at least some procedures. Others who got the tag are for the heck of ...
The traffic control and Security aspects were excellent. Opening and Closing ceremonies were no less. Double the medals tally and extremely satisfying hockey event; Metros in place, life became easy and better in Delhi. Despite ...
My Last Word: Part II Hockey gave life to CWG CWG is the biggest sport event held in India. Being the national game of India, hockey’s role in its success or failure needs a perspective ...
My Last Word: Part I: Common Wealth Games a grand success “Thank you Delhi, you have delivered truly an exceptional (Common Wealth) Games”. This was the concluding sentence of Mike Fennel, Chief, Common Wealth Games ...
Indian hockey’s real culprits, the selectors Argentina’s humiliating defeat in the Football World Cup quarters again gives us a message – great players need not be equally great in coaching. So what about great players ...
A year after India innovated successfully its domestic event – introduction of Premier Hockey League, whose all matches were telecast Live on prime times – European Hockey Federation emulated it; without losing any time, with ...
Home teams always do well, more so in World Cups. India is stand alone exception to this global phenomenon. Like in Bombay 28 years ago, India did nothing worth here in Delhi. With a mere ...