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Pargat Singh threatens hunger strike NEW DELHI: Former hockey captain Pargat Singh wants a movement on the lines of ‘Save the Tiger’ campaign to save hockey, the ‘national game’. This is one of the many ...

Difficult to find a foreign coach in 15 days: Pargat Former captain Pargat Singh, who is a member of the five-man panel entrusted with the responsibility of finding a foreign coach for the national hockey ...

Hockey in ICU, needs oxygen, says Pargat “Hockey is in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) in the country. The discipline immediately needs oxygen,” said Pargat Singh, the man who heads the development panel of Hockey ...

IOC triumph in Obaidullah cup Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) won its maiden title in the 65th All-India Obaidullah Gold Cup Hockey Tournament being played at the Aishbagh Stadium in Bhopal by defeating BPCL 3-2 in ...

Foreign coach only solution, feels Hockey India SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Hockey India (HI) on Tuesday came to a firm conclusion that India’s hockey woes could be solved only with foreign assistance. At a meeting held here ...

Harendra to stay, foreign experts to be hired by HI UTHRA G CHATURVEDI The five-member committee formed to identify and approach foreign experts includes, Pargat, development director SS Grewal, AB Subbiah, Col. Balbir Singh and ...

Team support staff and coaches pass the buck Perhaps, for the first time, the appalling performance of the Indian team in the Azlan Shah Cup has sent the Hockey India (HI) officials into a huddle. ...

Pleas to shift camp ignored Saurabh Duggal, Hindustan Times Hockey India’s (HI) development committee, which focusses on coaching and training, did not want the camp for the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in Delhi. Instead, Bangalore, ...

Players blame dearth of resources Firoz Mirza, Hindustan Times Hockey team manager, Col Balbir Singh’s scathing report on the Azlan Shah Cup debacle submitted to Hockey India evoked sharp reactions from players participating in the ...

Hockey team could get foreign experts Biswajyoti Brahma NEW DELHI: Indian hockey team could well have a foreign coach soon. After the departure of Spaniard Jose Brasa post the Asian Games, Hockey India (HI) had ...