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Chandigarh Women Hockey Association will hold state championship from August 4 to 6. Disclosing this on Wednesday, CWHA chairman DS Bains said the state championship will be held in sub-junior, junior and senior categories at ...

Man of honour Baldev yet to be recommended by IWHF for Drona Chandigarh HIS LIST of achievements astounds. From giving the country two dozen women hockey players to bringing home around 30 international medals, including ...

In Pune, Namrata, a mother of teenage children Manav and Saloni, was active in school’s coaching and, in later years, became president of the Women’s Hockey Association of Maharashtra. Her energy and passion in coaching ...

Left-handed she may be, but Namrata Shah, nee Nazleen Madraswala, would never be left out of anything con nected with hockey. India’s ‘Lightning Left Winger’ fought the natural disadvantage, turning it into an advantage. She ...

INDIA’S STICK magicians might have missed the bus to Beijing, but there is one person who will keep the Indian flag fluttering at the Games, albeit in a different role. Satinder Sharma, India’s 40-something Grade ...

Female hockey players from Britain are to wear red contact lenses to beat the smog in Beijing. The pollution is likely to be so severe that the women’s hockey squad — dubbed the Lionesses — ...

Bangalore: The Union sports ministry on Wednesday attempted to clear the air on the Joaquim Carvalho row, stating that the hockey coach’s application for the Dronacharya award was received well after the deadline. “The Indian ...

Association Asked To Fulfil Few Demands Mumbai: In a major relief for the Bombay Hockey Association (BHA), chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh is all set to renew the lease of the sprawling play ground allotted to ...

Bangalore: Blame it on the junior weightlifting squad. Blame it also on the insistence of Sports Authority of India, Delhi. SAI, South Centre found itself saddled with too many inmates at the hostel once the ...

The Indian Olympic Association’s ad-hoc committee for hockey is expected to shortlist a panel of 10 coaches — including six for the senior team — when it meets with former Olympians, current players and some ...