
New Delhi: India's drag-flick specialist Sandeep Singh says he has worked out a plan to hoodwink the European chargers rushing out to foil him from taking perfect penalty-corner hits.
"How exactly he is going to get the better of the lightning fast marauders? How can I reveal a secret plan? You only have to see it while it is being executed in London," Sandeep quipped mischievously.
"Jokes apart, I have really worked out something special to tackle the Europeans when they charge out to check my penalty-corner flicks or drives. I hope I can beat them, though I can't divulge what exactly I intend doing," Sandeep told IANS in an interview before leaving on the European tour.
A catalyst in India qualifying for the Olympics, scoring five goals including a hat-trick in India's 8-1 demolition of France in the final, Sandeep was the tournament's top scorer with 16 goals....
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Bhubaneswar: Hockey legend and former Indian captain, Dilip Tirkey was among the three persons who were on Thursday declared elected unopposed to Rajya Sabja from Odisha. Besides Tirkey, BJD leader Rabi Narayan Mohapatra of Nayagarh and AV Swamy from Nuapada, supported by the ruling BJD, were also declared elected to the upper house of Parliament to fill three vacant seats from Odisha. The results were declared by returning officer and...

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