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State u-21 team BANGALORE: The Karnataka under-21 hockey team will play home-and-away Test match series (three apiece) against Mumbai, starting from January 22, at Mumbai. After completion of three matches at Mumbai, the return three ...

Reconsider Mander’s appointment: Ministry NEW DELHI: The Union Sports Ministry has advised Hockey India to preferably appoint a retired High Court or District Court judge as the returning officer for its elections on February 7 ...

FIH impressed with World Cup venue Sports Reporter NEW DELHI: International Hockey Federation President Leandro Negre seemed reassured after visiting the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium, the venue for the upcoming Hero Honda World Cup ...

Observer losing sleep over Hockey India elections NEW DELHI: Clearly unhappy with the way things are moving ahead as far as the Hockey India elections are concerned, the election observer for the polls said on ...

No money, only promise for women hockey players NEW DELHI: The men hockey players have got the incentives they deserved. The women, who supported them wholeheartedly during their strike, are likely to be left holding ...

FIH happy with India’s World Cup preparations NEW DELHI: The International Hockey Federation expressed satisfaction on the preparation of next month’s FIH World Cup and said the venue for theevent, Major Dhyanchand National Stadium is ...

Stokes steps into Mattoo breach By Tushar Bhaduri in New Delhi VETERAN politician Vidya Stokes was chosen as caretaker president of Hockey India on Monday, when the World Cup campers received the first installment of ...

Finally, monetary relief for Team India The stand-off over the non-payment of sponsorship money between the Indian hockey team and the national federation finally came to an end with the latter presenting cheques to players ...

Stokes to replace Mattoo as Hockey India president The resignation of Ashok Kumar Mattoo, who quit from the posts of president of Hockey India and treasurer of the 2010 Commonwealth Games Organising Committee, was accepted ...

Rift evident in UP hockey body Things are not very smooth in state hockey body with two factions— one in which former hockey international and former secretary of UP Women’s Hockey Association (UPWHA) Bula Ganguly ...