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Not a knee-jerk reaction: Sports ministry BANGALORE: The sports ministry rejected the notion that Ajay Maken’s announcement of cash awards for the Indian hockey team on Wednesday was a knee-jerk reaction to the bad publicity ...

`Delighted to have grabbed my chances’ T.N. RAGHU P.R. Sreejesh was a jack of many trades in his younger days. He threw the discus and smashed the ball on a volleyball court before taking up ...

FIH allots Champions Trophy to New Zealand M.S. Unnikrishnan Tribune News Service The International Hockey Federation (FIH) announced today that the 2011 edition of the Champions Trophy would be held in New Zealand. Even as ...

Victorious Indian hockey team returns home The victorious Indian hockey team received a rousing welcome when it returned home in the wee hours today after claiming the inaugural Asian Champions Trophy in Ordos, China. Even ...

New Zealand replaces India as Champions Trophy host The Hindu It is always tough to move an event out of any country, but I have to say that the silver lining is the bid from ...

Hockey skipper Rajpal to marry shooter Avneet Sudhanshu Bisen, TNN NAGPUR: The angry young man of Indian hockey has finally found something to be happy about. And no, it’s not just the Asian Champions trophy ...

Nobbs’ quiet approach has the team impressed Biswajyoti Brahma, TNN NEW DELHI: India’s top-place finish in the Asian Champions Trophy in China could be attributed, among other factors, to some hot coffee! Michael Nobbs and ...

New Zealand replace India as hosts of 2011 Champions Trophy LAUSANNE: Shifted out of India due to the dispute related to hockey’s governance in the country, the high-profile Champions Trophy will now be held in ...

Form a single body or lose Olympic qualifiers too: FIH to India NEW DELHI: Still reeling from the Champions Trophy shock, India could also lose next year’s Olympic qualifiers if a single national federation was ...

All credit to young team: Indian hockey team coach Nobbs Manuja Veerappa DC Bengaluru A little over two months ago when Australian Michael Nobbs took over as the Indian hockey team coach, he was welcomed ...