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Scheduling goof-ups stun all B Shrikant, Hindustan Times Star-studded favourites Air India will clash with strong contenders Karnataka in the quarterfinals of the Hockey India senior national championship at 8.15am on Thursday in what will ...

Jarkhar hockey stadium gets floodlights Mohit Khanna The sleepy village of Jarkhar, 25 km from the city, which plunges into darkness after sunset, will now glow with the bright light of the hockey stadium that ...

Loss to Haryana ends Maharashtra campaign Sudheendra Tripathi, TNN BHOPAL: Maharashtra’s campaign at the ongoing Senior National Hockey Championship came to an end on Monday. In a keenly-contested clash, the young team from Maharashtra went ...

Malaysian team cleared of match-fixing KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s national hockey team has been cleared of match-fixing following their poor performance in the recent Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, a top official said on Tuesday. “There were ...

IHF miffed at govt proposal ’tilting towards HI’, seeks time NEW DELHI: Uncertainty still remained over the proposed merger of Hockey India and Indian Hockey Federation with a miffed IHF on Tuesday claiming that the ...

Sports ministry accepts IHF’s request for a week’s time NEW DELHI: The sports ministry on Tuesday accepted Indian Hockey Federation’s request to grant it one week’s time to spell out their position on government’s proposal ...

Wife’s ‘return gift’ on birthday for Shiva By Paritosh Pramanik NAGPUR, June 13: Shivendra Singh had given his wife Nishi many surprises during their courtship and even after their marriage. On Monday, Shivendra’s 29th birthday, ...

Indian hockey needs clarity of vision and clear agenda By Ayaz Memom The deadline expires today for rival factions in Indian hockey — Hockey India and the Indian Hockey Federation — to signal a merger ...

SANDEEP SINGH HOPES TO MAKE A COMEBACK IN TEAM SOON Firoz Mirza Indian hockey has been embroiled in the club vs country debate ever since Hockey India (HI) dropped Sandeep Singh and Sardar Singh from ...

Lord of the `Olympic Rings’ Firoz Mirza Don’t be surprised if you see most Indian hockey players sporting a tattoo of the Olympic Rings in the London Olympics. The players have decided to get the ...