Category: News Paper Articles

India have Scots as appetiser in hockey NEW DELHI: Is it fitness or psychology or poor tactics or lack of world class talent or mismanagement of the game in the country? Or a combination of ...

Big win, but semi-final hopes fade Sharad Deep, Hindustan Times The India women’s hockey team, silver medallist in the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games, notched up a convincing 7-0 win against lowly Trinidad and Tobago on ...

Indian hockey coach may quit after Games India chief coach Jose Brasa has hinted that he may quit the job post the Commonwealth Games after being disappointed with his treatment over the past few months. ...

We need more Indo-Pak Hockey: Shakeel Abbasi Redemption of Indo-Pak hockey is necessary to revive the fortunes of Asian hockey as not only the spectators but also the players enjoy the ‘on field war’ between ...

Kookaburras captain Dwyer is a Tendulkar fan NEW DELHI: Sachin Tendulkar’s popularity transcends the boundaries of cricket as star Australian hockey player Jamie Dwyer is a big fan of the champion Indian batsman and considers ...

India need big win against Scotland to keep alive medal hopes Drubbed by Australia 2-5 in their previous encounter, a demoralised India will have to get their acts together and win by a big margin ...

India’s hockey chances grim despite T&T victory S. THYAGARAJAN With the focus shifting on to spotting the qualifiers in the women’s hockey competition, the tie between India and Trinidad and Tobago was looked forward to ...

Indian hockey crucial for sport Shubhodeep Chakravarty, Hindustan Times He is heading a federation that is responsible for the meteoric rise of Australian hockey. But Mark Anderson, the Chief Executive of Hockey Australia feels the ...

Rajpal’s boys flatter to deceive Shubhodeep Chakravarty, Hindustan Times The Indian team has got to be getting that sinking feeling again. There’s a strange sense of déjà vu to this scoreline: India 2, Australia 5. ...

Australia complete 5-2 rout of India Shashank Shekhar NEW DELHI: Long after India had learnt yet another bitter hockey lesson from world champions Australia, what kept resonating in the mind were Aussie coach Ric Charlesworth’s ...