New Delhi: Placed in a tough pool, India's hockey coach Michael Nobbs says vice-captain Sardar Singh and ace drag-flicker Sandeep Singh's form would be crucial to the team's chances in the upcoming London Olympics. "I think we have the harder pool by long way and it would be foolhardy for any of these teams to say where they will finish. We are all trying to do the best we can,"...
01:11 PM, Jul 12, 2012
New Delhi: They might not be in the same league as Australia and Holland but India coach Michael Nobbs is determined that his wards will not be going to the London Olympics simply to make numbers. No one better than Nobbs knows the significance of the job at hand, and the Australian exuded confidence that his wards have the potential to recreate history provided lady luck smiles on them during...
05:17 PM, Jun 24, 2012
An inept display by the Indian defence allowed Argentina to dash India's hopes of playing the championship match at the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup here in Ipoh, Malaysia, after the Argentines held onto a 3-2 victory. The two teams went into the match needing at least a draw to keep themselves alive in the tournament, but two defensive errors by India at the start of the second half gave Argentina...
03:51 PM, May 30, 2012
Ipoh: A relieved coach of the Indian men's hockey team, Michael Nobbs, praised vice captain Sardar Singh for the team's hard-fought 3-2 win over Malaysia that kept the visitors in hunt to qualify for the championship match at the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup. "As always, Sardar Singh played an outstanding game and he could even have scored from a penalty corner hit towards the end," Nobbs said. Sardar stepped up...
09:17 PM, May 28, 2012
India took on Korea in their second match of the 2012 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup and won 2-1 in the dying minutes as IBNLive.com brought to you live updates of all the action from Ipoh, Malaysia. It was a much-needed win for India, thanks to scorers Sandeep Singh and SK Uthappa. They will now take on Great Britain on May 27. ...
05:03 PM, May 25, 2012
