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Finals lost, but hearts won as India goes under in spirited fight

Tuesday 10 February '09

For the nearly 25,000 hockey fans who gathered at the Sector 42 stadium on Monday, the finals of the first Punjab Gold Cup offered a riveting experience.
Harendra blasts selectors

Wednesday 4 February '09

A day after one of the national selectors gave a statement telling senior players to perform or perish...
Game for more

Tuesday 3 February '09

The name might be tad of a tongue twister this side of the country but tell a sports enthusiast that K Arumugam was here and chances are he’s already sprinting for an autograph book.
As Chandigarh hosts its first international hockey tournament, fans say Chak de!

Sunday 1 February '09

When Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal declared the 10-day long Punjab Gold Cup as “open” on Saturday, it marked a historic moment as the city was finally hosting its first International hockey tournament.
‘This experience vital for young team’

Friday 30 January '09

Netherlands may have lost their four-match test series to Australia early this week...
From bats to sticks for Burrows

Thursday 29 January '09

Growing up in a country where hockey is still a minority sport, it is no surprise that New Zealand captain Phillip Burrows had a brief fling with cricket....
Baljeet looking forward to home cheer

Wednesday 28 January '09

The Indian hockey team’s man between the sticks, Baljeet Singh Dadhwal has plenty to cheer about during the upcoming Punjab Gold Cup....
Thakur hopes to keep scoring

Monday 26 January '09

For someone who spent the last two years being completely sidelined, Deepak Thakur’s re-emergence on the Indian hockey scene resembles a dream.
Ojha hopes for favourable turn of luck

Monday 19 January '09

It has been exactly four and half months since Pragyan Ojha last played for India. And the 22-year-old left-arm spinner...
Kyra Unplugged!

Wednesday 7 January '09

Three years ago, as a wild card entrant at the WTA tour in Kolkata, young Kyra Shroff wilted under pressure to a 0-6, 0-6 defeat.
Using reverse to move ahead, Zak winds up on a high

Wednesday 24 December '08

THERE’S a longish pause when Zaheer Khan is asked about him, by a quirk of fate, not getting a chance to bowl in overcast conditions in this Test that was hit by bad weather in long patches.
We can still win: Broad

Tuesday 23 December '08

The last few days have seen teams chasing more than 350 runs to win Test matches and with England keeping a check on India’s progress...
Monty’s grandparents to see him ‘spin’ his trade

Tuesday 23 December '08

When Mudhsuden Singh Panesar alias Monty Panesar gets ready to bowl against India on the final day of the second India-England Test match at the PCA Stadium...
Men in uniform outnumber spectators on Day 1

Saturday 20 December '08

As the second and last match of the India-England Test series got under way at the PCA Stadium amid an overcast sky and unprecedented security...
NET practice at fortress PCA

Thursday 18 December '08

The Indian and English cricket teams attended practice sessions at the PCA Stadium on Wednesday amid the watchful eyes of three quick reaction teams and scores of specially trained commandos.
On the mark: city golfer set to play in Thailand

Wednesday 17 December '08

When Jeev Milkha Singh tees off in the Volvo Masters of Asia Open in Thailand on Thursday, the ace golfer will be joined by another player from Chandigarh: Rahul Bakshi.
Jeev Milkha Singh’s personal loss fails to cloud his Tokyo sunshine

Tuesday 9 December '08

A few months ago, when Jeev Milkha Singh had come to Chandigarh for a holiday, a journalist had asked the ace golfer how his life had changed after marriage.
Jeev Milkha Singh’s personal loss fails to cloud his Tokyo sunshine

Monday 8 December '08

A few months ago, when Jeev Milkha Singh had come to Chandigarh for a holiday, a journalist had asked the ace golfer how his life had changed after marriage.
Jeev’s Cup of emotions

Monday 8 December '08

For followers of Indian golf, the most compelling images over the past few months have been those of Jeev Milkha Singh and his three trophies...
Days of Glory

Sunday 30 November '08

Be it Abhinav Bindra claiming India's first-ever Olympic gold, Jeev Milkha Singh continuing his fine run in the international circuit or Yuvraj Singh returning into the reckoning after hitting two consecutive centuries against England...
City shooter brings home a bronze from international event

Thursday 27 November '08

It was a big day for local shooter Smit Singh. He claimed the bronze medal in the skeet category of the Fourth South Asian Shooting Championship under way at Gun Club in Islamabad, Pakistan.
India’s talented shuttler duo on a roll

Friday 21 November '08

The last few months have seen Indian junior badminton players on a high giving their best in the world junior circuit. India's third place finish in the World Junior Championship...
Jeev's big payday

Monday 17 November '08

At the 18th green at the Singapore Open, Jeev Milkha Singh was waiting for Ernie Els to sink his birdie on the par-five 18th and take the tournament into a playoff.
Amateur circuit’s rising star

Friday 14 November '08

Seventeen-year-old Rashid Khan is one of the few Indian golfers who have won the Indian amateur title twice and has two back to back wins in the Indian Amateur Tour this season in the form of Golden Greens Amateur...
Amateur golfer on a high swing

Monday 3 November '08

When Rahul Bakshi plays in the Samrvir Sahi Amateur Golf Championship at Chandigarh Golf Club from November 11 to 14, the 17-year-old golfer will have a reason to be confident.
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