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SAIL’s offer NEW DELHI: Union Steel Minister Virbhadra Singh, on Friday, announced performance-based rewards for the Indian hockey team in the World Cup, starting here on Sunday. The awards on offer are: Rs. one crore ...

The 1975 triumph and after Vijay Lokapally NEW DELHI: The hockey stars of 1975 are a forgotten lot! That was the year when a bunch of ambitious men conquered the World Cup in Kuala Lumpur. ...

Security fears still haunt England hockey squad England hockey squad is leaving for New Delhi today to participate in the World Cup starting Sunday but security arrangements in the Indian capital are still a concern ...

Scouting for tickets is an arduous task Gaining admittance to the World Cup is proving to be an onerous task. Three days before the mega event, fans are still scouting the city for tickets and ...

Players feel insecure inside team buses Now this completely defies logic. On one hand, you wrap the hockey teams in town for the World Cup in three-tier (or is it four) security, you make sure ...

Unity will help us: Jose Manuel Brasa Tell us about your stint so far… It’s been really nice. The players are skillful. I am learning Hindi dheere-dheere. The best part is that the players are ...

National Stadium far from ready M.S.Unnikrishnan Tribune News Service The media outcry had its desired effect as the International Hockey Federation (FIH) agents finally delivered the media accreditation cards to most of the journalists who ...

Indians walk in park to destress Feb. 25: Shouldering the burden of an entire nation’s expectations, the Indian hockey team on Thursday took a stroll in the Talkatora garden to beat the stress ahead of ...

Attacking India win practice tie The players were around, warming up, the team managements discussing their plans and the security guards in place, the last lot a little nonplussed by the sudden influx of people ...

Referrals to make Cup debut One of the recurring images for hockey fans is of a group of Indian players protesting a decision, with one of them then being sent off. It often happens at ...