Coach Michael Nobbs says India must keep faith with the young players to take Indian hockey to greater heights, while captain Rajpal Singh spoke of the players' pride at having won the Asian Champions Trophy. ...
09:56 PM, Sep 13, 2011
Lausanne: Shifted out of India due to the dispute related to hockey's governance in the country, the high-profile Champions Trophy will now be held in Auckland, New Zealand from December 3 to 11. "New Zealand, ranked number seven in the world, will replace India in the Champions Trophy. India was originally allotted a place in the Champions Trophy as the host, but has now been extended an invitation to play...
12:24 PM, Sep 13, 2011
India players got a rousing welcome when they returned home after winning the Asian Champions Trophy by beating Pakistan in the final. ...
11:35 AM, Sep 13, 2011
Former coach and goalkeeper Ashish Ballal talks to CNN-IBN about India's superb display in the Asian Champions Trophy. ...
11:36 PM, Sep 12, 2011
India coached by Mark Nobbs put in an impressive performance to beat Pakistan in the finals of the Asian Champions Trophy. ...
10:01 PM, Sep 12, 2011
New Delhi: With FIH chief Leandro Negre all set to meet Sports Minister Ajay Maken on Tuesday, Hockey India on Monday expressed confidence that it will able to convince the world governing body of the game to restore the Champions Trophy tournament back to the country. FIH had stripped the high-profile tournament of India as it raised objection to the way the game is being run in the country. FIH...
09:41 PM, Sep 12, 2011
Ordos: India's stunning victory over Pakistan in the Asian Champions Trophy hockey final on Sunday was marred by the constant hollering of the victorious players with abusive words by Pakistan's head coach. Pakistan's Dutch head coach Michel Henricus Maria, standing on the roof of the stadium, was seen screaming at the Indian players with abusive words, especially when they were involved in infringements. In the first half, when SV Sunil...
02:19 AM, Sep 12, 2011
New Delhi: Nobody came on streets, no sweets were distributed, the Tricolour wasn't carried on shoulders and no vocal cords yelled 'Come On' to have a hoarse voice later. But still it was a 'day in the sun' for Indian hockey, when the National Sport breathed and smiled again. The icing on the cake was that the 4-2 triumph in the Asian Champions Trophy hockey final came against arch-rivals Pakistan....
11:58 PM, Sep 11, 2011
Ordos: A last-minute goal by Firhan Ashari helped Malaysia beat Japan and clinch the bronze medal in the Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament that concluded here on Sunday. Just when it seemed that the match would go into extra-time, Malaysia moved in from the right flank and the cross found Ashari on top of the circle. He tapped the ball to his left and, with a powerful reverse shot, beat...
08:40 PM, Sep 11, 2011
Ordos, China: Indian men beat Pakistan 4-2 via penalthy shootout in a nerve-wrecking final here on Sunday to lift the Asian Champions Trophy. The match ended in a stalemate after the regulation 70 minutes and the extra time of 15 minutes failed to produce any goal, forcing the matching into a penalty shootout, where India's goalie S Sreejeesh became the hero with two crucial saves to lead India to triumph....
06:01 PM, Sep 11, 2011
Ordos: The India hockey team is facing an acute shortage of shoes ahead of their summit clash against Pakistan in the hockey Asian Champions Trophy on Sunday, as most of the players have only one pair of shoes for warm-up sessions as well as for matches. Manjit Kullu, the left-half-back in the Indian team, has been playing with warm-up shoes in the tournament after his only pair of hockey turf...
04:48 PM, Sep 10, 2011
Ordos: Their confidence sky-high after an unbeaten run in the league stage, a vivacious India will lock horns with arch-rivals Pakistan in what promises to be a cracker of a final in the inaugural Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament on Sunday. After their pulsating 2-2 draw in the group match on Friday, the stage is set for another thrilling encounter between the traditional rivals. In the group match, India fought...
04:37 PM, Sep 10, 2011
Ordos: India blew away a 2-0 lead as Japan scored a controversial golden goal in extra time off a penalty stroke and snatched the bronze medal in the Asian Women's Champions Trophy here on Saturday. India scored twice by the 28th minute but the Japanese capitalised on Indian errors in the second half to not only equalise but score a golden goal through Ai Murakami to destroy India's dreams of...
04:34 PM, Sep 10, 2011
Ordos, China: Malaysia beat Japan 3-2 in their last round robin league encounter on Friday to help India set up a clash with Pakistan in the final of the Asian Champions Trophy Hockey Tournament here. Earlier in the day, India and Pakistan drew 2-2 in their last league game that was a virtual semi-final. The draw ensured Pakistan's entry into the final with 10 points from three wins and a...
04:33 PM, Sep 09, 2011
Ordos: India staged a remarkable fightback to hold arch-rivals Pakistan to a 2-2 draw in a thrilling final group encounter of the Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament on Friday. Unbeaten in the tournament, India dominated the barren first-half, but conceded two goals in two minutes to trail 0-2 by the 42nd minute, only to come from behind to draw the match under chilly and windy conditions. The match was a...
12:58 PM, Sep 09, 2011
India hockey coach Michael Nobbs talks about the team's upcoming clash against Pakistan in the Asian Champions Trophy. ...
08:54 PM, Sep 08, 2011
Ordos: The Indian women's hockey team crashed to their third consecutive defeat, losing to China 0-4 under cold and windy conditions in their last group match at the Asian Champions Trophy here on Thursday. India, who lost to Korea and Japan in the first two matches, will now play Japan for the bronze medal match on Saturday. China scored through Yudiao Zhao (6th, 66th) and Yibo Ma (23rd, 65th). At...
06:35 PM, Sep 08, 2011
Ordos: Still not assured of a place in the summit clash, an unbeaten India will not settle for anything less than a victory when they take on arch-rivals Pakistan in the final group match of the inaugural Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament here on Friday. On paper, the high-voltage Indo-Pak encounter might be just a group match but in reality it is a showdown between two traditional rivals out to...
05:21 PM, Sep 08, 2011
Lahore: The Pakistan Hockey Federation will not bid for the hosting rights of the Champions Trophy, which was shifted from India due to the administrative row over the governance of the game in the country. "We have no intention of participating in this late bid for the Champions Trophy," PHF secretary Asif Bajwa told PTI. He said the PHF was not in a position financially to host such a big...
10:26 AM, Sep 08, 2011
Mumbai: Less than three months after asking the Indian Hockey Federation to exhibit patience and await the government's process in solving the differences between IHF and its rival Hockey India (HI), the International Hockey Federation (FIH) appears to have pulled the plug on the move. FIH had on Tuesday withdrawn the Champions Trophy from India "to maintain the integrity" of hockey. But in a reply on June 21 to IHF's...
08:46 PM, Sep 07, 2011
