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With youngsters around, there is aggression in team Saurabh Duggal, Hindustan Times Their dismal performance in the Commonwealth and Asian Games notwithstanding, the women’s hockey team is keen to prove a point under new chief ...

‘I don’t watch hockey, there’s no skill’ Firoz Mirza & B Shrikant, Hindustan Times “To hell with hockey,” stalwart Aslam Sher Khan had once said in anguish. So disgusted was he with the politics of ...

Govt gives HI, IHF two-day ultimatum to merge or face action The sports ministry on Saturday served Hockey India and Indian Hockey Federation an ultimatum that they either merge into a unified national body in ...

Will Maken’s move pay dividends? S. THYAGARAJAN The handshake diplomacy advocated by the Sports Minister, Ajay Maken, to resolve the issues confronting the hockey administration appears very simplistic. The problems are varied, complex and illogical. ...

No playing for states The concept of helping the have-nots is alien to the Services Sports Control Board (SSCB). Spoilt for choice while selecting teams for domestic events, institutional teams like Railways usually allow surplus ...

A day after report, players get R400 daily allowance Uthra G Chaturvedi Taking serious note of the poor facilities being provided to the players at the senior men’s national championships, the sports ministry has sought ...

Players force HI to double allowance B Shrikant, Hindustan Times Player power ruled on Friday as the organisers of the National Hockey Championship here were forced to double their daily allowance following protests. Earlier, all ...

Strange NOC rule stumps national hockey players BHOPAL: Not for nothing is India’s national sport in dire straits. On one hand, there are factions at loggerheads for the governing control of hockey in India. While ...

Goals galore on day one of national hockey championship BHOPAL: It rained goals on the opening day of the senior men’s national Championship as Punjab and Railways scored comprehensive victories over their opponents on Friday. ...

Ministry seeks report from HI, National Championships organisers NEW DELHI: The sports ministry on Friday sought details of the reportedly poor facilities given to players at the Senior National Hockey Championships in Bhopal from Hockey ...