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Mander appointed RO NEW DELHI: G.S. Mander has been appointed as the Returning Officer (RO) for the elections to Hockey India (HI) to be held here on February 7. Mander, who is the president of ...

HI ask state units to nominate AGM members by Jan 21 NEW DELHI: After two postponements, Hockey India has finally set the ball rolling for its much-awaited elections by issuing notices to affiliated state units ...

Hockey India’s election process lacks transparency: Aslam NEW DELHI: Former secretary general Mohammad Aslam accused Hockey India of indulging in malpractices in granting affiliation to its state units and said such “close door” activities only ...

Vidya Stokes to head Hockey India, Mattoo’s resignation accepted NEW DELHI: A K Mattoo’s resignation as Hockey India president and treasurer of Commonwealth Games Organising Committee was on Monday accepted with “great reluctance”, paving the ...

Performance should be key measure: Ganesh BANGALORE: Former India captain MP Ganesh said hockey players should not accept a paisa more than what they deserve. Agreeing with the general opinion among the current lot that ...

Kalmadi disburses Rs 1cr to hockey players and coaches PUNE: As promised after their shocking revolt, 22 Indian hockey players and support staff, including coaches, were on Monday handed their payments adding up to Rs ...

We don’t want charity, say hockey players BANGALORE/PUNE: Players at the Pune hockey camp on Monday got their monetary incentives for their achievements in 2009, with the Indian Olympic Association president Suresh Kalmadi giving away ...

India among favourites for hockey World Cup: Pak coach The turmoil in Indian hockey notwithstanding, Pakistan coach Shahid Ali Khan feels Rajpal Singh and his men are one of the favourites to lift the World ...

Mattoo given a raw deal in hockey fiasco It were not the allegations by the players but the manner in which Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president Suresh Kalmadi handled the hockey players’ strike that prompted ...

AK Mattoo denies rift with Suresh Kalmadi Mumbai: Is AK Mattoo a victim of a flawed administrative system in Indian sports? If one were to go by the way the events have unfolded, there is ...