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Rest seniors for Azlan: Harendra Singh BANGALORE: National coach Harendra Singh feels India ought to rest the seniors for the Sultan Azlan Shah hockey tournament, to be held in Ipoh, Malaysia from May 6 to ...

Hockey legend Claudius turns 83, confesses to be Sachin fan KOLKATA: Legendary hockey player Leslie Claudius on Thursday turned 83 in a quite manner away from home at his relative’s place in Perth, Australia but ...

German Lissek favourite to be Pakistan hockey coach KARACHI: Renowned German coach Paul Lissek has emerged as the favourite to take over as Pakistan’s hockey coach after the team’s World Cup debacle this month. The ...

Lissek favourite to be Pakistan hockey coach Renowned German coach Paul Lissek has emerged as the favourite to take over as Pakistan’s hockey coach after the team’s World Cup debacle this month. The News reported ...

Minister ‘opens’ astroturf A STAFF REPORTER Calcutta: Nearly three months after the century old Beighton Cup matches were held, union sports minister M.S. Gill ‘inaugurated’ the astroturf of Sports Authority of India (SAI), Eastern Centre, ...

Indian women hold Japan 2-2, lose hockey series 0-3 NEW DELHI: An impressive India held Japan to a 2-2 draw in their final game of the four-match women’s hockey Test series at the Gifu Green ...

Gold Cup hockey tournament: BPCL defeat PNB BHOPAL: Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) defeated Punjab National Bank 3-2 in the opening match of the prestigious All-India Obaidullah Khan Gold Cup Hockey tournament at the Aishbagh ...

Gold cup for next Obaidullah Hockey tourney winners: Chouhan BHOPAL: Winners of the All India Obaidullah Khan Gold Cup Hockey tournament would be presented with a gold trophy from the next edition onwards. Madhya Pradesh ...

Gill’s delayed inauguration of hockey turf KOLKATA: Union Sports Minister MS Gill on Wednesday inaugurated the artificial hockey turf at SAI Eastern Centre without the knowledge of Beighton Cup been played on the newly-laid surface. ...

World cup was a learning experience: Rajpal Singh CHANDIGARH: Notwithstanding their dismal show at the World Cup, Indian hockey captain Rajpal Singh on Wednesday said it was a learning experience for his team and would ...