Santander, Spain: India survived a late fightback from South Africa in an 11-goal humdinger here on Sunday to beat them 6-5 in the first friendly hockey Test, and their coach Michael Nobbs believes the experience will keep the team in good stead at the London Olympics. "We learnt quite a few things today as a result of this game that will help in the coming matches and at the Olympics,"...
03:01 PM, Jul 09, 2012
Indian men's hockey team captain Bharat Chhetri says they will not take any participating team lightly. ...
09:47 PM, Feb 17, 2012
New Delhi: Chief coach Michael Nobbs on Thursday said there is no fixed starting eleven in the Indian men's hockey team and all 18 players are good enough to start in the 2012 London Olympics qualifiers here on Feb 18-26. The Australian said he has full faith in the 18-man squad and the players are capable of taking each other's place. "We don't have a fixed starting first XI. I...
04:59 PM, Feb 16, 2012
Another year passed but the sorry state of Indian hockey refused to change as the prolonged struggle for power between two warring federations once again took centre-stage over the performance of the national team in 2011. Just like a never-ending television soap opera, there seemed to be no immediate solution to the tussle between Hockey India and the de-recognised Indian Hockey Federation, who, after calling a temporary peace, went back...
10:00 PM, Dec 29, 2011
New Delhi: The World Series Hockey (WSH) suffered a serious setback on Wednesday after six top Indian players pulled out of the league, citing national commitment. Goalkeepers Bharat Chettri, Sreejesh, ace drag-flicker Sandeep Singh, Tushar Khandekar, Sardara Singh and rising star Yuvraj Walmiki assured their parent body Hockey India (HI) that they would not participate in the WSH, which is promoted by Nimbus Communications and the Indian Hockey Federation (IHF)....
07:54 PM, Nov 30, 2011
