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FIH to guarantee players safety

Wednesday 11 March '09

Even as the International Cricket Council (ICC) declared that it wouldn’t assure of players’ safety as a policy matter in India .....
Lahore brings back memories of Munich ’72 for hockey veterans

Wednesday 4 March '09

The attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team was the first directly targeting sportspersons since the 1972 Munich Olympics.....
Strength training for the turf war

Monday 23 February '09

While the Indian hockey team slug it out on the field, things are warming up off-field as well. The Delhi High Court has asked the IOA-constituted ad-hoc committee to submit concrete plans....
‘This time, our aim is to win’

Thursday 12 February '09

The Indian hockey team had just 10 minutes to get ready and leave for a felicitation programme on Wednesday...
Signs of a better tomorrow?

Wednesday 11 February '09

With 12-15,000 people turning up every day for the hockey matches during the Gold Cup, the event was a resounding success....
‘Crazy’ crowd amazes Dutch winners

Tuesday 10 February '09

Jereon Hertzberger has played the Champions Trophy and the Olympics. He has been part of the Dutch national hockey side for some time now and played all over the world....
India go down fighting

Tuesday 10 February '09

In the forty-third minute of the Gold Cup hockey final between India and Holland, Tushar Khandker got the ball on the run at the centre outside the Indian striking circle.....
Halappa, Tirkey back with extra responsibilities

Monday 9 February '09

Arjun Halappa and Ignace Tirkey are two key members of coach Harendra Singh’s core group.
Can India go the distance?

Monday 9 February '09

Ranked 11th in the world, India were not expected to reach this far in the four-nation Gold Cup.
Legal notice to ad-hoc committee

Sunday 8 February '09

The IOA’s ad-hoc committee for hockey has been served a legal notice for the absence of sponsor Sahara’s logo from the national team’s uniform.
Lacklustre India make final

Sunday 8 February '09

Hosts beat New Zealand 3-2 after Holland’s victory over Germany sends them through
Age-old problem

Sunday 8 February '09

Like in the past, hockey’s senior-junior debate has once again ruffled a few feathers, writes our correspondent from the sidelines of the Gold Cup in Chandigarh
Germany leave India on shaky ground

Saturday 7 February '09

The previous India-Germany match in the Gold Cup hockey tournament had luck playing in India blues. But an encore on Friday was not to be.
Draw will do for India

Friday 6 February '09

Despite India’s record at home — they have won a medal in every tournament in the last 15 years, except the 1996 and 2005 Champions Trophies — they were not expected to make it this far here, undefeated....
Balbir wants to see India back on top

Thursday 5 February '09

From outside, 1067 seems like any other house in Chandigarh’s Sector 36 C. Behind its unassuming facade, though, lives a story from that time in history when India were the unquestioned rulers of hockey....
India, Holland split points again

Thursday 5 February '09

For once, India did not take their foot off the pedal in the dying moments. And for once, the team looked like realising that a hockey match lasts 70 minutes....
Long-term, short-sighted

Wednesday 4 February '09

Uthra Ganesan LTDP is the latest buzz word in Indian sport -- it stands for Long-Term Development Programme, a grand idea to make the country a sporting power.
India ride their luck

Wednesday 4 February '09

Fortune favours India as they defeat Olympic and world champions Germany 2-0
Germans pad up for hockey practice, cricket style

Tuesday 3 February '09

Eminem was an unlikely and completely unexpected presence at the Sector 42 hockey stadium in Chandigarh...
We won’t be satisfied with a draw: Harendra

Tuesday 3 February '09

As coach Harendra Singh divided the Indian players into batches according to their areas of expertise in Monday’s training session...
Weise words: All-conquering German coach hungry for more

Monday 2 February '09

German hockey coach Markus Weise is no stranger to India, but his last memories of the country go back to 2001...
India take Holland by surprise in draw

Monday 2 February '09

The chant ‘Shivaaaa... Shiva’ reverberated through the packed stadium and, for four minutes, that was all everyone could hear.
Gold Cup loses Dutch superstars

Sunday 1 February '09

Even before the four-nation hockey Gold Cup kicked off, the tournament lost two of the biggest names in the fray.
After Argentina test, India ready for ‘board exams’

Saturday 31 January '09

The last time a team ranked in the top five in world hockey came to India was in December 2005 for the Champions Trophy...
Brasa sends acceptance for hockey top job

Wednesday 28 January '09

While the Indian hockey team is focused on the upcoming four-nation tournament at home, the sport’s administration in the country....
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