Mumbai: Former Indian Olympian Dhanraj Pillay has hailed national hockey coach Michael Nobbs for his contribution after India thrashed France 8-1 in the final of the Olympic qualifiers on Sunday to book their spot for this year's London Games. "I have no words to describe this victory. Today, I feel very proud to be an India hockey player (after representing India in four Olympics, four Asian Games and four World...
11:29 AM, Feb 27, 2012
Some moments take your breath away; then they stay with you for a lifetime. Sunday, the 26th of February 2012, was one such day. It was Judgement Day for Indian hockey, which had spent the last four years waiting to right its wrongs. Who will step up? Who will become the nation's blue-eyed boy? Who will get India back into Olympics? All eyes were on Sandeep Singh and stayed fixed...
02:23 AM, Feb 27, 2012
New Delhi: Even before Indias big boys had set off in search of an Olympic return, coach Michael Nobbs brain waves had started mapping his opponents. Singapore proved a far cry, Italy a rookie, Canada talented and Poland hostile. But in Frances case, Nobbs words have proved prophetic. They are the dark horses, he had said. And here they are " the Frenchmen " standing in Indias path of redemption....
08:30 AM, Feb 26, 2012
New Delhi: Indian women hockey team's Olympic dream came crashing down on Saturday as they lost the final 3-1 to a formidable South African (SA) team that will now advance to the London Olympics to be played later this year. India always appeared second best in a match dominated by South Africa, which reflected in the two penalty corners (PC) they earned as opposed to five by the visitors. Shelley...
09:54 PM, Feb 25, 2012
New Delhi: Italy narrowly edged out Ukraine 2-1 to finish third in the women's hockey Olympic qualifier at the Major Dhyan Chand Stadium here on Saturday. Italy have performed admirably in the tournament. They were one goal away from qualifying for the final, losing to India 0-1 courtesy a late goal. Ukraine stunned India on the opening day with a draw (1-1) and then beat Canada (5-2) to earn a...
09:24 PM, Feb 25, 2012
New Delhi: In a bid to ensure good turnout at the men's final of the London Olympics hockey Qualifiers here, Hockey India is offering discounted tickets to students, players of various academies and government employees. "Hockey India is pleased to announce special discounted Entry Tickets for students from schools and colleges, players of various Hockey Academies and employees of State/Central Government for Sunday 26th February 2012 at the ongoing 'Hero...
03:42 PM, Feb 25, 2012
New Delhi: The lift that Indian hockey needs may arrive this weekend in the form of both the men and women teams qualifying for the Olympics. But when the summit is in sight, the last climb is the hardest. That's where India are going to be tested, and tested hard. A week ago when it all began, the men started as favourites and the women second best. With two days...
11:38 AM, Feb 25, 2012
New Delhi: India coach Michael Nobbs said he wants his team to be the "best in the world in the time to come." Nobbs said his team wants to dominate against all teams each and everytime they take the field. "It is hard to be your best everytime you are in the field and we want to be at the top of every team we play both physically and psychologically....
11:10 PM, Feb 24, 2012
New Delhi: Unbeaten India dashed Poland's hopes of reaching the final of the Olympic qualifiers with their fifth straight victory to set up a summit clash with France. The hosts beat the Poles 4-2 in their final league encounter. The match that was played at a breathtaking pace saw end-to-end stuff as both the teams went for a kill. However, Poland needed just a draw to leave France behind on...
09:29 PM, Feb 24, 2012
Jagbir Singh analyses India's 1-0 win over Italy in the Olympic qualifiers, which enabled them to enter the finals. ...
08:40 PM, Feb 24, 2012
New Delhi: New Delhi: Indian women beat Italy 1-0 in a must-win encounter of the Olympic qualifying tournament for hockey on Friday here to reach the final against South Africa that will be played on Saturday. Ritu Rani's final tap in a goal-mouth melee off a penalty corner in the 55th minute earned India victory against an Italian team that was evidently playing for a draw. The Italians, who needed...
07:38 PM, Feb 24, 2012
New Delhi: Canada's dreams of playing in the London Games came to a screeching halt on Friday when France held them to a 1-1 draw in their must-win last round-robin match of the men's hockey Olympic Qualification tournament here. Needing an outright win to stay in the hunt for a place in Sunday's final, the 14th ranked Canadians failed to hold on to their 1-0 half-time lead as lower-ranked France...
07:13 PM, Feb 24, 2012
New Delhi: South Africa continued their unbeaten run with a dominating 4-1 victory over Canada in their last round-robin match to seal their place in the finals of the London Olympics women's hockey qualifiers here on Friday. Ukraine also notched up a 1-0 triumph over Poland and will play for 3rd-4th place against Canada on Saturday. South Africa, who had three wins and a surprise draw against Italy, scored through...
07:08 PM, Feb 24, 2012
India's men hockey team is on the brink of the finals and India's former hockey star feels they should play their normal game and they will qualify for London. ...
08:13 PM, Feb 23, 2012
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