New Delhi: India captain Sardar Singh and ace dragflicker Sandeep Singh will command the highest base-price of Rs 15 lakh each at the upcoming players' auction of the cash-rich Hockey India League (HIL) slated on Sunday. Sardar and Sandeep, with reserve price of USD 27,800 each are the players with highest base-price among the Indians as well as foreign players. A list of 246 players issued by HI to be...
06:44 PM, Dec 14, 2012
New Delhi: With a young Indian team managing an impressive fourth-place finish in the Champions Trophy, hockey coach Michael Nobbs has dropped hints that seniors such as Sandeep Singh could be on their way out as he is looking to build a side for the 2016 Olympics. Ace drag-flicker Sandeep and non-performing seniors such as Tushar Khandker, Shivendra Singh and former captain Bharat Chetri were left out of the squad...
11:28 AM, Dec 11, 2012
New Delhi: Ranked No. 11 in the world and buried at the rock bottom of the standings at the London Olympics, Indian hockey bit the bullet before announcing the squad to tour Australia. And a fortnight later, bosses at Hockey India will have a rare smile on their face as the boys have made it to the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy. Sandeep Singh, Bharat Chetri, Igance Tirkey, Shivendra Singh...
12:48 PM, Dec 07, 2012
New Delhi: Hockey India League on Thursday named midfielder Sardar Singh and drag-flicker Sandeep Singh among six 'Marquee Players' for the December 16 HIL Auction. Apart from the duo, India forward S V Sunil, Australian Jamie Dwyer, Germany's double Olympic gold medallist Moritz Fuertse and Teun de Nooijer from the Netherlands have been included in the list of Marquee Players, a release from HIL stated. "We are pleased to announce...
02:29 PM, Nov 29, 2012
New Delhi: Star midfielder Sardar Singh will captain India at the Lanco International Super Series and 34th Champions Trophy as Hockey India (HI) on Monday announced the 18-man squad for the tour of Australia, which will not include penalty-corner expert Sandeep Singh and veteran striker Shivendra Singh on the touring party. Sending a strong signal to the non-performers after the London Olympics debacle, the selectors made as many as seven...
06:25 PM, Nov 05, 2012
New Delhi: Ace drag-flicker Sandeep Singh today said that the Indian hockey team should play against top teams in the world regularly and prepare longer with the same set of players to avoid a London Olympics-like debacle in future. Indian hockey touched a new low in the just-concluded London Olympics as the eight-time champions finished last in the 12-team men's competition. Star of the qualifying tournament, Sandeep too failed to...
07:13 PM, Aug 21, 2012
New Delhi: India's star hockey players Sardar Singh and drag-flicker Sandeep Singh are set to play in the prestigious Euro Hockey League (EHL) for Dutch side Laren this year, subject to permission from Hockey India and their employer Haryana Police. If everything goes according to plan, the duo expects to leave for the Netherlands in the first week of September for a period of two months, where they will get...
06:54 PM, Aug 20, 2012
New Delhi: India's chief hockey coach Michael Nobbs on Tuesday vowed to carry on even as he prepares a stinging report on the eight-time Olympic champions worst ever finish in the Olympics at the 2012 London Games. "I come from a country where we don't take these things lightly. Success is defined from getting up the last time you were knocked down and that is what we are going to...
08:52 PM, Aug 14, 2012
New Delhi: Former national coach Joaquim Carvalho on Monday, asked Hockey India official Narinder Batra to quit his post for misleading the nation and vindictively keeping players, who took part in the rebel World Series Hockey, out of Olympic Games team selection. "I want Batra to resign as he misled the nation over the participation of WSH players in the Olympics saying they would not be allowed by FIH (International...
12:27 PM, Aug 06, 2012
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: If there's one Olympic medal dear to every Indian, it has to be hockey. Winner of eight gold medals at the Games but medal-less since 1980, the national game carries India's hopes of a medal every time the team participates in the Olympics. And this year is no different. The talk from a top-six finish is slowly shifting to presence on the podium come August 11. The team's...
12:24 PM, Jul 11, 2012
Santantder (Spain): An agile India put up a decent performance to held hosts Spain to an exciting 3-3 draw in the first hockey Test at the new facility in La Albericia in the capital city of the Cantabria province here. Ranked 10th in the world, India trailed twice in the match but bounced back well and with a bit more luck and pluck, they could have won against the ranked...
06:38 PM, Jul 06, 2012
New Delhi: India's drag-flick specialist Sandeep Singh says he has worked out a plan to hoodwink the European chargers rushing out to foil him from taking perfect penalty-corner hits. "How exactly he is going to get the better of the lightning fast marauders? How can I reveal a secret plan? You only have to see it while it is being executed in London," Sandeep quipped mischievously. "Jokes apart, I have...
05:36 PM, Jun 30, 2012
Lille: Indian hockey team's preparations for next month's Olympic Games began on a confident note with a 8-2 route of France in the first of the two friendly matches here on Thursday. India led 3-2 at the half-time after the home side had taken an early lead. SK Uthappa scored the equaliser with a field goal while Sandeep Singh's penalty corner strike gave India a 2-1 lead. Gurvinder Singh Chandi...
10:01 PM, Jun 29, 2012
Ranchi: Penalty corner conversion would be the key to Indian hockey team's success in next month's London Olympics, feel former players. "Unless the Indian team converts two out of three penalty corners into goals in every game, it is very difficult for the team to match the likes of Holland, Germany and Australia," said Michael Kindo, part of the bronze-medal winning 1972 Munich Olympics team. A fullback in the 1975...
12:58 PM, Jun 29, 2012
India ended a three-match losing streak against Great Britain by beating them 3-1 at the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament on Sunday to secure a bronze medal, which is exactly the kind of boost Michael Nobbs's men needed ahead of the Olympics in July-August. India went into the match having lost to the Britons thrice - twice at the London Olympics test event and once in the league phase...
05:28 PM, Jun 03, 2012
Thanks for joining IBNLive.com for live updates from the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament here in Ipoh, Malaysia. It was India's fourth match of the tournament, where they took on hosts Malaysia. ...
05:10 PM, May 28, 2012
SK Uthappa's last-minute strike helped India to a much-needed 2-1 victory against Korea at the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament in Ipoh, Malaysia, on Friday. The match turned out to be a classic hockey encounter with both the teams hungry for their first win - after India lost to New Zealand and Koreans drew with Malaysia on Thursday. India managed to get into lead as early as the 12th...
07:22 PM, May 25, 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
Mumbai: Ace drag-flicker Sandeep Singh has said that the Indian hockey team are keen to play more on the blue turf to get adjusted to it ahead of the London Games, as they failed to adapt to the surface during the Olympic hockey test event in London recently. After losing all their matches against world champions Australia, Olympic champions Germany and hosts Great Britain during the Olympic test event, India...
06:04 PM, May 10, 2012
