HI bans Sandeep, Sardara for two years
August 27th, 2011 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) National team players Sandeep Singh and Sardara Singh were Saturday banned for two years by Hockey India (HI) for indiscipline.The two had left the camp ... 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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Pak hockey players get show-cause notice over WSH contracts
April 25th, 2011 - 1:38 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Apr 25(ANI): The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has issued show cause notices to hockey stars Rehan Butt, Wasim Ahmad and Shakeel Abbasi for entering into contracts with the planned World Series ... Read more...
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PHF issues show cause notices to three key players
April 24th, 2011 - 2:59 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, April 24(ANI): The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has issued show cause notices to three of its top players for entering into contracts with the planned World Series of Hockey (WSH) in ... Read more...
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HI announces squad for Sultan Azlan Shah
April 19th, 2011 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) Hockey India (HI) Tuesday announced an 18-member squad with a new captain and coach at the helm for the Sultan Azlan Shah tournament starting May ... Read more...
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Sports ministry not keen on foreign hockey coach
April 15th, 2011 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) After bitter experiences with Ric Charlesworth and Jose Brasa, the sports ministry is not keen on a foreign coach for the national hockey team and ... Read more...
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Pakistan won’t recall Abbas for Commonwealth Games
July 28th, 2010 - 3:42 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, July 28 (IANS) Sohail Abbas, Pakistan's record-breaking hockey player, will not feature in October's Commonwealth Games (CWG) in New Delhi as the country's hockey bosses have decided against including the veteran ... Read more...
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Dutch van den Heuvel takes over as Pakistan’s new hockey coach
June 20th, 2010 - 3:29 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, June. 20 (ANI): The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has appointed former Dutch coach Michel van den Heuvel as the national hockey coach, as he was the only foreigner ready to accept ... Read more...
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India beat Malaysia 3-1 in Junior Asia Cup hockey (Lead)
July 12th, 2008 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
By Avishek Roy
Hyderabad, July 12 (IANS) Drag-flicker Diwakar Ram scored a brace as an inspired India raised its game to beat Malaysia 3-1 in a Group A match to reach the semi-finals ... Read more...
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India junior hockey team face tough challenge
July 10th, 2008 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
By Avishek Roy
Hyderabad, July 10 (IANS) Future stars of Indian hockey are up against some strong teams in the region in the eight-nation Junior Asia Cup which kicks off with the hosts ... Read more...
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Gurbaz Singh to lead India in Junior Asia Cup
July 1st, 2008 - 7:25 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, July 1 (IANS) India's hockey team that won the silver at the recent Azlan Shah tournament will form the nucleus of the side for the junior Asia Cup starting here at ... Read more...
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Malaysian players in match-fixing row against India (Lead)
June 25th, 2008 - 11:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) In a startling revelation, several Malaysian hockey players reportedly colluded to fix their last pool game against India in the Azlan Shah Cup tournament at Ipoh in ... Read more...
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Bansal sees no reason for Malaysia to tank hockey match
June 25th, 2008 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) India's coach at the Azlan Shah hockey tournament, A K Bansal, is stunned over reports that several Malaysian players colluded to allegedly fix their last pool game ... Read more...
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Kalmadi felicitates Indian hockey team in New Delhi
May 20th, 2008 - 4:59 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, May 20 (ANI): After a commendable performance in the Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey tournament in Malaysia, Indian Olympic Association President Suresh Kalmadi felicitated the Indian hockey team here today.The ... Read more...
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Chaos rules Indian hockey team in Malaysia
May 10th, 2008 - 11:21 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) Chaos continued to prevail in Indian hockey with assistant coach Ramesh Parameswaran Saturday becoming the latest to return home even as the team stumbled from one defeat ... Read more...
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Pargat Singh appointed manager for Azlan Shah
May 7th, 2008 - 9:24 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) Pargat Singh was Wednesday appointed manager of the Indian team to play in the Azlan Shah hockey tournament as R K Shetty, along with observer Joaquim Carvalho ... Read more...
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Sandeep Singh back in Indian hockey team
May 3rd, 2008 - 12:10 am ICT by admin
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) Newly appointed hockey selectors Friday dropped nine players from the team that played in the four-nation tournament in Australia while including seven junior players for the Azlan ... Read more...
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New selectors reject IHF squad for Azlan Shah
May 1st, 2008 - 9:53 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) The newly appointed hockey selectors Thursday rejected the developmental squad named by the dissolved Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) for the Azlan Shah tournament. The IHF had submitted ... Read more...
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Choosing right team for upcoming Azlan Shah tournament is top priority
May 1st, 2008 - 7:48 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, May 1 (ANI): The ad hoc body set up by the Indian Olympic Association to clear the mess in the Indian Hockey met on Thursday here to discuss the ... Read more...
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Sports minister asks Gill to resign after hockey sting (Lead)
April 22nd, 2008 - 7:23 pm ICT by admin
The minister said he would take action against corruption in the hockey federation even as the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) called an emergency meeting to discuss the fallout of the incident. "I ... Read more...
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Hockey scandal is tip of iceberg, feel Olympians
April 22nd, 2008 - 4:25 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) secretary-general Kandaswamy Jothikumaran's 15-year-old tenure has ended after a TV channel showed clips showing him taking bribe for manipulating team selection, but Olympians ... Read more...
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Hockey sting: M.S. Gill to take action, IOA calls meeting
April 22nd, 2008 - 3:45 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) Sports Minister M.S. Gill Tuesday said he would take action against corruption in the hockey federation as the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) called an emergency meeting to ... Read more...
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