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SAIL incentives for Team India New Delhi, Feb. 26: The Steel Authority of India on Friday announced performance-based rewards for the Indian hockey team during different stages of the 12th Hockey World Cup starting at ...

Brothers in arms: Rajpal and Zeeshan eye top prize New Delhi, Feb. 26: Amidst a row of foreigners, they sat like brothers in arms, speaking a language alien to the rest. The tongue and the ...

The goal that turned umpire Vijaynathan into a villain for Pakistanis Even after 35 years, the goal scored by Ashok Kumar against Pakistan in the 1975 World Cup final is clearly etched in the memory ...

Today: India, Pak hockey blockbuster For thousands of hockey fans, the Hero Honda FIH World Cup will start and end on Sunday when India play Pakistan in a blockbuster on the opening day of the ...

Australia, Germany start favourites M.S.Unnikrishnan Tribune News Service Over the top, in your face, security arrangements, with gun-totting policemen keeping vigil around the National Stadium and the team hotel, present an intimidating picture, as Delhi ...

Coming back to life Prabhjot Singh Tribune News Service Putting aside their golden past, India start their campaign in the 12th World Cup at the historic Major Dhyan Chand National Hockey Stadium here tomorrow as ...

FIH proposal turned down NEW DELHI: The sports ministry has turned down a proposal from the International Hockey Federation (FIH) to place a 3-D logo on the field for enhancing the brand value of the ...

Balbir Sr. and Tendulkar wish Indian team success Vijay Lokapally NEW DELHI: Two stalwarts will follow the Indian hockey team’s progress at the World Cup with a lot of passion. Balbir Singh Sr., triple gold ...

Media boycotts Negre press meet NEW DELHI: Mediapersons staged another walkout from an International Hockey Federation (FIH) press conference even as FIH President Leandro Negre apologised for the inconvenience caused to the scribes during the ...

World Cup kicks off amidst unimaginable security New Delhi: The 12th hockey World Cup goes on stage on Sunday amidst unimaginable security, organisational glitches and misgivings about the Indian team’s performance. “It is like a ...