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Nobbs wants drag-flickers to be all-rounders BANGALORE: Drag-flickers or sound field players? Until now, the choice would have been obvious for India’s penalty corner specialists but henceforth, the accent would be on both the roles, ...

Drag-flick glory beckons Rupinder Pal Aby Jose, TNN BANGALORE: The last Sultan Azlan Shah Cup tournament was a forgettable experience for the Indian hockey team but for the emergence of another promising talent. The gangling ...

Rupinder pal Singh proving his worth With the likes of Sandeep Singh, VR Raghunath and Diwakar Ram to choose from, India’s option in the drag-flicking department has swelled further with the addition of Rupinder Pal ...

Ganesh against no-captain theory Aby Jose, TNN BANGALORE: Former India hockey captain and coach MP Ganesh is against the ‘no-captain’ theory favoured by the current chief coach Michael Jack Nobbs, opining that the system would ...

Baljit back after two years in the wilderness BANGALORE: Goalkeeper Baljit Singh isn’t in the camp to make up the numbers. Neither is Hockey India humouring him by including him in the camp. Baljit stands ...

Response from players has been terrific, says Nobbs The only grouse Michael Nobbs has at the National men’s hockey camp at the Sports Authority of India here is that the internet speed is poor. “It ...

‘We will have multiple captains’ New Indian hockey coach Michael Nobbs got down down to business on Monday to formally kick-start his five-year tenure and the Australian straightaway made his intentions clear, stating among many ...

Hockey: Netherlands win women’s Champions Trophy AMSTERDAM: The Netherlands won the women’s field hockey Champions Trophy 6-5 on penalties on Sunday, after regular time and 15 minutes of extra time failed to break the 3-3 ...

India’s London Olympics chances are 50-50, says Nobbs V Narayan SwamyV Narayan Swamy, TNN Michael Jack Nobbs, new coach of Indian hockey team interacts with players during a training session at SAI in Bangalore. (TOI ...

Nobbs dumps captain; plumps for leaders V Narayan SwamyV Narayan Swamy Indian hockey coach Michael Jack Nobbs during a training session at SAI centre in Bangalore. (PTI Photo)BANGALORE: Arjun Halappa will be India’s last hockey ...