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New Zealand-Holland match delayed due to power failure NEW DELHI: The Hockey World Cup Pool A match between New Zealand and the Netherlands was delayed by a couple of minutes on Wednesday due to a ...

‘India’s revival important for hockey’ NEW DELHI: He avoids talking in length about his brush with Indian sports authorities when he was the technical advisor for the national hockey teams less than two years back. ...

FIH not biased against Asian players: Negre NEW DELHI: International Hockey Federation president Leandro Negre on Wednesday dismissed allegations that the two-match suspension of Indian striker Shivendra Singh for injuring a Pakistani player in the ...

Going will get tougher for India in hockey World Cup NEW DELHI: It was not surprising that India stood exposed during their 2-5 rout against Australia in the men’s Hockey World Cup on Tuesday night. ...

Sehwag wishes good luck to Indian hockey team NEW DELHI: Recuperating from a sore back, Virender Sehwag has been spending the time away from cricket to root for the Indian hockey team in the World ...

Hockey World Cup not a test event for CWG The organisational hazards at the recently concluded Commonwealth shooting championship in the capital has put the Hock- ey World Cup under the scanner, with Common- wealth ...

Pakistan’s 2-1 victory over Olympic silver medallists Spain has spiced up the race for the semi- finals of the 12th Hockey World Cup in Pool `B’. With four teams tied on three points each, every ...

India will miss Shivendra against Spain: Charlesworth NEW DELHI: India would badly miss Shivendra Singh against Spain on Thursday but in a big tournament like the World Cup, the team should have prepared a good ...

India bank on Brasa’s insight As a Spaniard, Jose Brasa knows quite a few things about his national team. On Thursday, the Indian chief coach will have to put every bit of that inside information ...

India will need man-to-man marking against Spaniards VS Vinaya is the only Indian hockey player to have first-hand Spanish league experience. The senior Indian midfielder plays for Real Club de Polo in Barcelona, one of ...