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INTERNATIONALHockeyFederation(FIH)presidentLeandro Negre on Friday defended the decision to postpone Hockey India elections by three months, saying he was confident the World Cup, scheduledtobeheldinFebruary-March2010,wouldremaininIndia. Regulations state that a country must have an elected body running the ...

Bickering continues: Coach Brasa and Hockey India take swipes at each other over Sandeep’s fitness “I don’t know where he is getting his information from. The president (Mattoo) is very clever because he knows the ...

Hockey India president A.K. Mattoo on Friday brushed aside confusion created over Sandeep Singh’s participation in next month’s Champions Challenge tournament and the 2010 World Cup, saying the ace drag-flicker had recovered from his back ...

The International Hockey Federation on Friday defended extending the deadline for Hockey India’s elections but re-asserted that India would be barred from next year’s World Cup if a democratically elected body was not put in ...

Hockey India (HI) president Ashok Kumar Mattoo appears to have brought about a temporary truce between the players and national coach Jose Brasa. Mattoo attributed the recent stand-off to a lack of communication. Both Brasa ...

The captain of the Kirori Mal College (KMC) hockey team was allegedly beaten by a group of youngsters on Friday evening, the police said. The victim, Yudhishtir Chowdhury, was beaten in the canteen of the ...

International Hockey Federation today defended extending the deadline for Hockey India’s elections but also asserted that India would be barred from next year’s World Cup if they fail to put in place a democratically elected ...

Hockey India President A K Mattoo today cleared the air over Sandeep Singh’s participation in next month’s Chammpions Challenge tournament and 2010 World Cup, saying the ace drag-flicker has recovered from his back injury and ...

CHANDIGARH: Joga Singh’s equaliser helped Air India hold Army XI to a 1-1 draw in the Jindal Steel Nehru hockey tournament at the Sector-42 Stadium here on Friday. Army XI had taken the lead through ...

Sports Reporter NEW DELHI: International Hockey Federation (FIH) President Leandro Negre on Friday reiterated FIH’s stand that a democratically-elected body should take control of Hockey India (HI) before the World Cup was held here in ...