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Sports Reporter NEW DELHI: Hockey India (HI) President A.K. Mattoo on Friday tried to downplay the reported ‘revolt’ by some players against chief coach Jose Brasa. Mr. Mattoo who air-dashed to Pune on Thursday after ...

NEW DELHI: Hockey India President A K Mattoo on Friday 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 ...

NEW DELHI: Hockey India (HI) president Ashok Kumar Mattoo’s assertion in Pune that Rajpal Singh was not the choice of selectors for captaincy is factually correct — but an HI release clearly mentioned the striker ...

NEW DELHI: International Hockey Federation on Friday 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 ...

NEW DELHI: It’s certainly not the best of times for Indian hockey. Reports of tension between players and the coach and the concerns over Hockey India elections are enough to make the International Hockey Federation ...

Eventful, exciting, and exhilarating in parts, the seventh edition of the Asia Cup in Bangkok mirrored the growing popularity of women’s hockey. For the first time in the history of the championship there were 11 ...

As news of a players’ revolt in Indian hockey started to gain momentum, Spaniard Jose Brasa today lashed out at some senior members of the team, saying they were trying to “sabotage” his stint as ...

What happens when a group that had set out to achieve a target suddenly begins to think along different lines? This is exactly what has happened with reports of a rift between the Indian hockey ...

Prabhjot Singh Tribune News Service Satinder Sharma, a Deputy Manager in State Bank of India here, has become the first Indian hockey umpire to get Golden Whistle Award from the International Hockey Federation. Golden whistle ...

India’s hockey coach Jose Brasa today dismissed reports of a players’ revolt against him and ruled out quitting his job over the issue. Although the Indian hockey circle is abuzz with the news of a ...