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Aslam slams Batra, says govt supporting hockey in a big way NEW DELHI: Former Hockey India secretary general Mohammad Aslam on Wednesday slammed his successor Narinder Batra for attacking the government and said if not ...

MOA disaffiliates MHA, hockey body cries foul NEW DELHI: In a new development which could further delay the much-awaited Hockey India elections, the Maharashtra Olympic Association on Wednesday disaffiliated the state hockey body, saying it ...

Hockey India runs like a mafia organisation: Gurbax KOLKATA: Olympian and former India captain Gurbax Singh on Wednesday criticised officials of the Hockey India for “running the organisation like mafias”. “The way they are running ...

Pargat continues his tirade against Kalmadi CHANDIGARH: Continuing his tirade against Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president Suresh Kalmadi, former India captain and Hockey Punjab (HP) secretary general Pargat Singh said hockey administration in the country ...

HI polls: HC may appoint RO NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday hinted it might appoint a retired judge as the returning officer for the election of Hockey India (HI) in view of ...

Ministry clears Rs 2 lakh each for women’s hockey team Black Armband Protest BANGALORE: At last, it was pay day for the Indian women’s hockey team. The players, who went on a black armband protest ...

How women hockey players’ protest began BANGALORE: It was at the national women’s hockey camp in Bhopal a few days back that the team came to know about goalkeeper E Rajini’s plight. A newspaper report ...

Pak seek security clearance Pakistani hockey authorities have sought government security clearance to take part in next month’s World Cup in India, amid strained sporting relations between the neighbours. Pakistan’s government has said the team ...

How girls from garib Bharat play hockey… BANGALORE: It was at the national women’s hockey camp in Bhopal a few days back that goalkeeper E Rajini’s plight came to be known. A newspaper report highlighting ...

WOMEN HOCKEY PLAYERS STILL AWAITING THEIR DUES By Tushar Bhaduri in New Delhi WITH the World Cup approaching, authorities went into overdrive to resolve the pay dispute with the men’s hockey probables, but things seem ...