Olympics hockey: India suffer another reverse, lose 1-3 to Kiwis
August 1st, 2012 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 1 (IANS) New Zealand chalked up a 3-1 win over India who thus slid to their second defeat in as many matches in the Olympic men's hockey competition ... Read more...
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Olympic hockey: India take on New Zealand in pressure game (Preview)
July 31st, 2012 - 2:28 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 31 (IANS) India take on New Zealand Wednesday in what would be a key game for both teams if they hope to remain on course in the men's ... Read more...
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Olympics hockey: India-Pakistan can regain lost glory in London
July 29th, 2012 - 6:57 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 29 (IANS) The Pakistani hockey coach and players feel that both India and Pakistan look good to regain their lost glory at the London Olympics.Khawaja Junaid, 46, a ... Read more...
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Olympic Hockey: Tough opener for India (Preview)
July 29th, 2012 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 29 (IANS) After an eight-year break, India renew their quest for the elusive ninth gold medal when they take on the Netherlands in their opening Group A fixture ... Read more...
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I have a plan to hoodwink the Europeans: Drag-flicker Sandeep Singh (Interview)
June 30th, 2012 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) India's specialist drag-flicker Sandeep Singh says he has worked out a plan to hoodwink the European chargers rushing out to foil him from taking perfect ... Read more...
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Players’ obsession is only to win: Hockey coach Michael Nobbs
June 17th, 2012 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) India's hockey coach Michael Nobbs says the one good thing about the present lot of players is that they are neither euphoric nor weighed down ... Read more...
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Pakistan recall rebel hockey players for Euro tour
June 8th, 2012 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 8 (IANS) The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) Friday recalled rebel senior players Shakeel Abbasi and Wasim Ahmad into the 18-member squad for the upcoming European tour scheduled to ... Read more...
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Need to play regularly against top teams: Nobbs
June 5th, 2012 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 5 (IANS) India hockey coach Michael Nobbs was happy with the team's bronze-medal finish in the Azlan Shah Cup ahead of the Olympics but said that the eight-time ... Read more...
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Azlan Shah Cup: India stun Britain to clinch bronze
June 3rd, 2012 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
Ipoh (Malaysia), June 3 (IANS) Five-time champions India bounced back from a goal down to beat tournament favourites Great Britain 3-1 and clinch the bronze medal in the Sultan Azlan ... Read more...
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Azlan Shah Cup: India beat Pakistan to keep faint hope (Lead)
May 31st, 2012 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
Ipoh (Malaysia), May 31 (IANS) A spectacular goal by Sunil a minute from the hooter gave India a 2-1 victory over Pakistan and a faint hope of making ... Read more...
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Azlan Shah Cup: Argentina end India’s title hopes
May 30th, 2012 - 8:47 pm ICT by IANS
Ipoh (Malaysia), May 30 (IANS) Five-time champions India's title hopes crashed as they went down 2-3 to Argentina in a crucial encounter of the Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament here ... Read more...
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Azlan Shah: India beat Malaysia to keep alive hopes
May 28th, 2012 - 10:37 pm ICT by IANS
Ipoh (Malaysia), May 28 (IANS) Five-time champions India kept alive their hopes in the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament with a 3-2 win over hosts Malaysia here Monday.India, who ... Read more...
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Azlan Shah Cup: India narrowly go down to Britain
May 27th, 2012 - 11:22 pm ICT by IANS
Ipoh (Malaysia), May 27 (IANS) Five-time champions India missed chances galore and went down narrowly 2-3 to favourites Britain in the Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament here Sunday.India played a ... Read more...
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Azlan Shah: India bounce back to beat South Korea 2-1
May 25th, 2012 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
Ipoh (Malaysia), May 25 (IANS) Five-time champions India bounced back from an opening match defeat to beat South Korea 2-1 with a last-minute strike from S.K. Uthappa in a closely ... Read more...
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Hapless India thrashed by New Zealand in Azlan Shah opener
May 24th, 2012 - 8:29 pm ICT by IANS
Ipoh (Malaysia), May 24 (IANS) India were thrashed 1-5 by New Zealand in their first match of the Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament here Thursday evening.It was a poor display ... Read more...
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Azlan Shah Cup: India gear up for New Zealand
May 23rd, 2012 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
Ipoh (Malaysia), May 23 (IANS) Keeping an eye on the Olympics, India will be looking to fine tune their strategy as they kick-off their campaign in the Azlan Shah Cup ... Read more...
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Argentina drop hockey player who featured in Falklands ad
May 9th, 2012 - 7:06 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 9 (IANS) Argentina have dropped their controversial hockey mid-fielder Fernando Zylberberg, who featured in a controversial Falklands advertisement, from the 18-member squad for the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup ... Read more...
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Chettri to lead India in Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
April 12th, 2012 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Goalkeeper Bharat Chettri will be leading an 18-member Indian hockey team in the 21st Sultan Azlan Shah Cup Tournament to be held at Ipoh, ... Read more...
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Rajpal, Halappa left out from Olympics hockey probables
February 27th, 2012 - 6:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) The dream of former India captain Rajpal Singh and Arjun Halappa to play in the Olympics was over Monday as they were left out ... Read more...
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India’s dragflickers grateful to Jugraj for improving penalty corner conversion rate
February 12th, 2012 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) Drag-flicker Jugraj Singh, now 28, would have been at the peak of his international hockey career had it not been for a life-threatening accident that ... Read more...
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India trounce China 5-0 in Asian Champions hockey
September 3rd, 2011 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
Ordos (China), Sep 3 (IANS) India recorded a convincing 5-0 victory against hosts China to begin their campaign in style in the men's Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament here Saturday.
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Raghunath confident of getting back into India team
June 18th, 2011 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, June 18 (IANS) Karnataka's V.R. Raghunath says he has worked on his drag-flicking technique and also tightened his defence and is confident of getting back into the India team ... Read more...
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Qualifying for Olympics a big challenge: Pargat
June 1st, 2011 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) Former hockey captain Pargat Singh, who heads the Hockey India (HI) committee to look for a foreign expert for the Indian team, said qualifying for ... Read more...
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Hockey India to appoint foreign expert
June 1st, 2011 - 12:28 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) Hockey India (HI) decided to form a five-member committee to look for a foreign expert for the Indian team.
The decision came after HI reviewed the ... Read more...
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Hockey India reviews Azlan Shah performance
May 31st, 2011 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) Hockey India (HI) Tuesday reviewed the team's poor performance in the Azlan Shah Cup and discussed the remedial action required ahead of important tournaments like ... Read more...
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Veteran Zeeshan Ashraf left out of Pakistan hockey squad
May 21st, 2011 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, May 21 (IANS) Just months after he led Pakistan to its first Asian Games gold medal in 20 years, seasoned fullback Zeeshan Ashraf has been sidelined by Pakistan Hockey ... Read more...
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‘Pakistan hockey on right track for London Olympics’
May 18th, 2011 - 9:15 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, May 18 (IANS) Pakistan hockey captain Muhammad Imran Wednesday expressed satisfaction at his team's performance in the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup and said they are on the right track ... Read more...
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Azlan Shah team missed experienced players: Skipper Halappa
May 17th, 2011 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Indian hockey captain Arjun Halappa says the lack of experienced players was one of the reasons for the team's disappointing performance in the Azlan Shah ... Read more...
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Azlan Shah debacle to be thoroughly reviewed: HI
May 16th, 2011 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) Hockey India (HI) Monday said it will "thoroughly review" the team's poor performance in the Azlan Shah Cup and will not hesitate to take harsh ... Read more...
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Azlan Shah Cup: India lose 1-2 to South Korea, finish sixth (Lead)
May 15th, 2011 - 9:10 pm ICT by IANS
Ipoh (Malaysia), May 15 (IANS) India finished a disappointing sixth in the Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament after losing to South Korea 1-2 in a classification match here Sunday.India and ... Read more...
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Azlan Shah: India to face South Korea for fifth place
May 14th, 2011 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
Ipoh (Malaysia), May 14 (IANS) South Korea set up a fifth-place play-off clash with India after they defeated Britain 3-1 in the Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament here Saturday.
South ... Read more...
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Azlan Shah: India’s medal hopes dashed as New Zealand crush them 7-3
May 12th, 2011 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
Ipoh (Malaysia), May 12 (IANS) India thrice surrendered the lead against New Zealand to go down 3-7 in their last league encounter of the Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament here ... Read more...
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India suffer humiliating 1-3 loss to Pakistan in Azlan Shah Hockey (Lead)
May 11th, 2011 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
Ipoh (Malaysia), May 11 (IANS) Pakistan came back from a goal down and thumped in three in the second half to beat India 3-1 in an important Azlan Shah Cup ... Read more...
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Azlan Shah Cup: Pakistan beat India 3-1
May 11th, 2011 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS
Ipoh (Malaysia), May 11 (IANS) Pakistan came back from a goal down to beat India 3-1 in the Azlan Shah hockey tournament here Wednesday.Rupinder Pal Singh converted a peanlty corner ... Read more...
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India need to cover all bases against Pakistan
May 10th, 2011 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
Ipoh (Malaysia), May 10 (IANS) India will have to cover all their bases when they take on Asian Games champions Pakistan in the Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament here Wednesday.Asked ... Read more...
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