Johannesburg: Disappointed he is at losing out on the Champions Challenge title and with it a spot in the next Champions Trophy, but India hockey coach Michael Nobbs says there are positives to be taken from the defeat to Belgium in the finals here. India led 2-0 and then 3-1 but allowed Belgium to come back in the last 15 minutes to win 4-3 through a last-minute goal by Florent...
10:57 AM, Dec 05, 2011
Johannesburg: Drag-flicker Sandeep Singh converted two penalty corners as India beat hosts South Africa 4-2 to set up title date with Belgium in the Champions Challenge Hockey tournament here on Saturday. Sandeep's short-corner conversions in the 44th and 49th minute respectively enabled India to surge ahead after the two teams were level on 2-2. VR Raghunath (13th minute) and Sarvanjit Singh (40th minute) earlier restored parity on two occasions after...
09:42 PM, Dec 03, 2011
New Delhi: Former captain Rajpal Singh and veteran midfielder Ignace Tirkey were the notable omissions from an 18-member Indian hockey team announced on Friday for the FIH Men's Champions Challenge I from November 26 to December 4 in Johannesburg. Tirkey was vice-captain of the team during the recent tour of Australia and has been replaced by forward Tushar Khandekar in the position. Other notable omissions were forwards Bharat Chikara, Ravipal...
01:59 PM, Nov 18, 2011
New Delhi: The FIH has issued a veiled threat to block India's participation in the 2012 London Olympics in case the government does not grant Hockey India the status of a National Sports Federation and if all lawsuits, including the one filed by the Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) against it, are not terminated. Federation Internationale de Hockey (FIH), the world governing body of the game, shot a letter to Sports...
09:45 PM, Sep 29, 2011
The Sports Ministry informed this in a letter to the FIH while also intimating its decision to derecognise HI. ...
10:12 PM, Aug 06, 2010
FIH insisted all they want is friendship and fair play. ...
07:03 PM, Mar 02, 2010
FIH also has a Plan B in place for the 2010 World Cup. ...
10:37 PM, Apr 09, 2009
Malay Mail claims Malaysian players fixed May 17 match against India. ...
04:34 PM, Jun 25, 2008
Those close to super cop KPS Gill say that he won't go down quietly. ...
08:22 AM, Apr 29, 2008
Gill reacted strongly to FIH's criticism of the state of Indian hockey. ...
04:27 PM, Apr 28, 2008
The Indian Hockey Federation seems to be in more trouble. ...
07:55 PM, Apr 27, 2008
Melbourne: Mind games and countering India's swing bowlers are the main focus of Australia's batting camp ahead of the grueling four-Test series beginning on December 26. In a bid to improve the footwork of the struggling Australian batsmen as they gear up to deal with the likes of Zaheer Khan and Ishant Sharma, bowling machines will be used to simulate swing and the points of delivery of the Indian speedsters....
04:47 PM, Apr 01, 2008
CNN-IBN talked to the cricket fraternity after a jail sentence was handed out to tainted Pakistan trio in spot-fixing case. ...
12:50 PM, Mar 15, 2008
Kolkata: South Africa's Evan Speechly was on Saturday appointed physiotherapist of the Indian cricket team for two years. A BCCI statement, released after its working committee meeting here, said Speechly will join the team for the third Test between India and West Indies to be played at Mumbai November 22-26. Speechly was earlier associated with the Royal Challengers Bangalore as physiotherapist. He comes to the Indian team with over a...
06:42 PM, Mar 13, 2008
London: Jurors in the spot-fixing trial involving Pakistan cricketers Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif have not reached a verdict on the 18th day of the case and will resume deliberating on Monday. The 12-person jury returned to London's Southwark Crown Court on Friday to resume considering its verdict on whether Butt and Asif plotted to ensure the deliberate bowling of no-balls in the fourth Test against England in August last...
03:40 PM, Mar 13, 2008
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