Disappointed he might be on missing out on a bronze medal after losing to Pakistan, but India's hockey coach Michael Nobbs said there were several good signs for his team during the Champions Trophy ...
11:40 AM, Dec 09, 2012
Gwalior: Indian hockey team's centre-forward Shivendra Singh on Friday dropped a bombshell by stating that coach Michael Nobbs' wrong strategy of over-attacking was responsible for team's last-place finish at the London Olympics. "The team's coach Michael Nobbs was responsible for the humiliating defeat in London as he made us change the strategy," Shivendra told reporters after a function organised by a private school in his honour. "The coach was unable...
08:36 PM, Aug 24, 2012
New Delhi: Ending a dry spell of 32 years without an Olympic medal is a task that Bharat Chetri and his team will have to endure at the London Games. While the enormity of the job is not unknown, India somehow have managed to string together a team of 16 men who seem capable to improve dramatically if not turn the tide into a medal. Skipper Chetri is not unaware...
05:58 PM, Jul 13, 2012
Le Touquet, France: India made little work of France here in the second friendly hockey Test, beating the hosts 4-0 to sweep the two-match series. But as the Indian men's hockey team leaves France to cross the border into Spain for a triangular series before the Olympics, coach Michael Nobbs expects his side to not relent and up their scoring rate leading up to the London Games. Nobbs termed the...
07:19 PM, Jul 02, 2012
Mumbai: Indian hockey team, which won the bronze medal at the Sultan Azlan cup hockey tournament in Malaysia on Sunday, returned home last night to a warm reception at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International airport. Coach Michael Nobbs, who faces a Litmus test with the team at the July August London Olympic Games, was cautious in his reaction about the team's mixed performance in Malaysia where they failed to defend their...
01:59 PM, Jun 05, 2012
Ipoh: India's chief coach Michael Nobbs was left fuming at his wards' lacklustre performance against New Zealand in their opening match of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament on Thursday, saying the game was a "reality check" for the erstwhile giants of the game. The Australian said his wards were just not good enough to tackle the Black Sticks in the second half of the match. "I am more...
06:53 PM, May 24, 2012
India now aim to finish fifth and qualify for the Champions Trophy, says coach. ...
08:19 AM, Mar 05, 2010
