Hockey

I have to start from scratch: Kaushik

Indian hockey has a new coach of the men’s team in M K Kaushik and no wonder he has an arduous task facing him.
“This is true that I have to start from the scratch. But we cannot fall from here and I am sure that hereafter everything is going to be right as far as […]

Kaushik new Indian Hockey coach

Former Olympian Maharaj Krishan Kaushik was on Wednesday appointed India’s new field hockey coach for a two-year term, ending months of suspense over the job.
Kaushik, 53, was named in a media release by the ad hoc committee running Indian hockey to succeed Joaquim Carvalho, who quit in March after the former champions failed to […]

Kaushik to be new men’s hockey coach

Olympian M K Kaushik has a clear edge over Harendra Singh, A K Bansal and A B Subbaiah to take over as the new coach of the senior men’s hockey team.
The ad-hoc selection committee, headed by Ajit Pal Singh, on Tuesday held a marathon six-and-half-hour long meeting here to discuss the next coach besides shortlisting […]

Asia Cup will be a boon for India: Bhutia

India could become a good footballing side over the next three years after their AFC Challenge Cup victory earlier this month qualified them for the 2011 Asian Cup, according to the side’s captain Baichung Bhutia.
“It was a massive victory because we have qualified to play in the Asian Cup… the biggest tournament in Asian football,” […]

Indian sport headed in the wrong direction ?

Before starting, I would like to point out that not many people are going to like this article. I do not want to take anything away from India’s first individual gold medalist Abhinav Bindra but would like to point out that India really need to get their act together and plan for the next edition […]

India win Junior Asia Cup Hockey

It was a tight final as India just about managed to beat South Korea 3-2 in extra-time to clinch the Junior Asia Cup hockey crown.
Diwakar Ram’s goal in the extra time by converting a penalty corner did the trick for India to not only retain the trophy, but to also add to the flavour of […]

India will host 2010 Hockey World Cup

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) today confirmed that the 2010 Hockey World Cup will be held in India.
Although the decision to hold the Hockey World Cup 2010 in India was made last year, the decision was later put on hold after India failed to quality for the Beijing Olympics earlier this year. The federation […]

India vs South Korea in junior Asia Cup

Defending champions India beat Pakistan 3-1 through Diwakar Ram’s brace to storm into the final of the Junior Asia Cup hockey tournament on Wednesday in an ill-tempered match that saw players of both sides exchange blows in the first half.
Diwakar, who has been in brilliant form throughout the tournament, with his two second-half goals emerged […]

Match fixing in Azlan Shah tournament

In a sensational allegation, several unnamed Malaysian hockey players have been accused by their own governing body of fixing a match against India in the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup last month. The players had placed online bets on Malaysia losing the last round-robin game against India on May 17, a Malaysian tabloid alleged in a […]

India settle for Silver, go down fighting Argentina

India settled for Silver after falling to Argentina in the finals of the Azlan Shah hockey tournament. Argentina scored the winning goal during the extra-time by 2-1 in Ipoh, Malaysia on Sunday. Mario Almada saw their side lift the trophy with the goal during the extra-time after initially making repeated attempts.
Sandeep Singh had scored the […]

India races into the Azlan Shah final

India raced into the final of the Sultan Azlan Shah hockey tournament by beating Malaysia 2-1 in their final league match in Ipoh, Malaysia.
The two goals from India came in the first half of the match, whereas the Malaysians could only manage their only goal during the last few minutes of the game. This was […]

Pakistan in shock

CHAK DE INDIA - 3rd straight win
India notched a stunning victory of 2-1 over their arch-rivals Pakistan to stay in contention in the Azlan Shah hockey tournament in Ipoh, Malaysia today.
Sandeep Singh (sixth minute) and Diwakar Ram (20th minute) scored a goal each for India, while Mohammad Saqlain (58th minute) scored the goal for Pakistan. […]

India beat the Belgians to stay afloat

India beat Belgium 6-4 to keep themselves afloat in the Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey Tournament, in Ipoh, Malaysia.
The Indians blasted off to a 5-1 lead by half-time, but Belgium fought back brilliantly to score three goals in the second session. The young Indians held on their lead to register their second successive win in the […]

Second straight defeat for India in Malaysia

India suffered a very embarassing 5-1 defeat against Argentina in the Sultan Azlan Shah hockey tournament in Ipoh, Malaysia on Friday.
The Indians, who had lost 4-3 to New Zealand in their opening match, put up a rather pathetic display to find themselves at the bottom of the points table after the first two matches.
Facundo Callioni, […]

INDIA to stage hockey WC in 2010

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) announced on Wednesday that its premier event, the 12th men’s hockey World Cup, played by the 12 top nations, will in principle be staged in New Delhi over two weeks in February 2010 at the Major Dhyan Chand National Hockey Stadium.
The 2010 World Cup will be a joint venture between […]

India beats Hong Kong by 11-0

Indian hockey team started their mission with a winning note at Singapore International Hockey Challenge 2007.They thrashed Hong Kong with a record of 11-0 in a complete dominating performance.
India will […]

Bronze for India in Champions Challenge

India survived a scare to pip a resurgent England 4-3 and bag the bronze medal in the Champions Challenge hockey tournament for men in Boom, Belgium, on Sunday.
The weakness of faltering at the death again haunted India, who nearly blew away a 4-0 lead before clinching their back-to-back bronze.

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India down England for first win

India revived their hopes with a hard-fought 3-2 victory over England for their first success in two matches in the Champions Challenge men’s hockey tournament in Boom, Belgium, on Sunday.
The Indians saw off a determined bid by England, who equalised twice before Prabhjot Singh scored the match-winner in the 53rd minute.

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India retain Bronze in Azlan Shah Cup

Sardara Singh guided India to a 1-0 victory over Asian Games champions South Korea by scoring a goal in the 56th minute and enabled them to finish third in the 16th Sultan Azlan Shah Cup eight-nation hockey tournament in Ipoh, Malaysia, on Sunday. Goalkeeper Bharat Kumar Chhetri did a great job in saving several penalty […]

India fall in the semis - too many chances wasted

India failed to make it to the final of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament, going down 1-2 to Malaysia on Friday. Malaysia will meet Australia (who scored 6-2 in the finals over Korea) in the finals.
India were unlucky not make it to the final. They had several high moments, but defense lapses and […]