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There was spark in Diwakar Ram’s eyes whenever the Indian forwards manufactured a penalty corner during the recently held sixth Junior Asia Cup hock ey tournament. All pumped up, the 18-year-old would execute a drag-flick ...

flashback – memories of munich, 1972: the rattle of gunfire, the indo-pak battle on the hockey field It is the dream of every sportsperson to represent his country in the Olympic Games. The pride, prestige ...

Panaji: The Sports Authority of India has adopted Fr Agnel High School, Pilar, for hockey under the day boarding scheme. Selection trials for players between 14-21 years will be conducted on July 31 between 3.30 ...

Bangalore: Sports Authority of India Training Centre (STC) Bangalore came up with a commendable all-round effort to swamp STC Secunderabad 9-3 and retain the SAI south zone inter-hostel hockey title here on Saturday. Bangalore went ...

JAMMU, July 25: The semifinal line up has been drawn in the ongoing 17th Inter Sector CRPF Hockey tournament being played at K K Hakku Stadium today. In the league matches played today, Special Sector ...

BANGALORE: STC Chennai scored a 5-0 win over STC Kollam to finish third in the South Zone Senior SAI inter-hostel hockey tournament at the SAI Training Centre here on Friday. Sathya Rajan opened the account ...

I CAN’T TELL YOU HOW IT FELT. IT WAS AMAZING. ASTONISHING. WE SAW THE FLAG SANG THE JANA GANA MANA LEO PINTO, Goalkeeper, 1948 team Independent India’s first Olympic Gold winners reminisce about glory days ...

All credit goes to Bansal, and in my opinion, if Bansal applies for the post of a full-time coach of the senior team we would certain- ly consider it. ASLAM SHER KHAN, chairman, selection committee ...

Bangalore: The Karnataka State Hockey Association will conduct the inaugural T Shanmugam inter-school and V J D’Cruz inter-collegiate hockey tournaments from July 28 to August 11 at their stadium here. As many as 12 teams ...

LONDON, Jul 24 (Reuters): Factbox on hockey at the Aug. 8-24 Beijing Olympics: HISTORY Forms of hockey were played in ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome as well as by the Aztecs. The game was standardised ...