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Players threaten dharna NEW DELHI: Frustrated by the attitude of the World Cup organising committee, some of the 1975 World Cup-winning team members threatened to go on a dharna in New Delhi on Friday to ...

It’s a changed Indian team: Prabhjot Sports Reporter NEW DELHI: Like his goal-scoring ability, Prabhjot Singh is spot-on when he talks about the Indian team’s preparations for the hockey World Cup on home turf. The ...

Negre backs security measures NEW DELHI: Even as the media had a tough time in interacting with the players of various teams in the World Cup because of tight security on Thursday, International Hockey Federation ...

Give Brasa a fair chance, says Cedric Nandakumar Marar MUMBAI: Cedric D’Souza, two-time coach of Indian World Cup hockey teams (Sydney 1994, Kuala Lumpur 2002), will perform the role of a commentator for TEN Sports. ...

Controversies have bonded the team, says Rajpal Day in Pics: February 24 NEW DELHI: The India hockey team might have been in news for all wrong reasons in the recent past, but captain Rajpal Singh ...

Difficult, tricky outing for India against South Africa NEW DELHI: Few can forget South Africa’s grand entry into World Cup in a parched Sydney, back in 1994. Having been re-admitted to mainstream sports at the ...

India’s security arrangements of highest level: FIH NEW DELHI: International Hockey Federation (FIH) chief Leandro Negre on Thursday said he has no complaints about security arrangements that are of the highest level. “The security arrangements ...

Sandeep is the star to watch, says Argentine Ibarra NEW DELHI: Argentine penalty-corner specialist Pedro Ibarra thinks highly of Sandeep Singh and says that the Indian drag-flicker would be one of the stars to watch ...

Goalkeeper Bert Williams fears repeat of 1950 loss LONDON: England’s World Cup match against United States in June will bring back memories Bert Williams would rather forget. Now aged 90, Williams was the goalkeeper who ...

Rajpal says Prabhjot never made captaincy an issue NEW DELHI: India’s hockey captain Rajpal Singh on Thursday made light of the row over captaincy, saying Prabhjot Singh never made an issue of leading the side ...