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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]