Olympics: Kenya’s lost glory in hockey
August 9th, 2012 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
Nairobi, Aug 9 (IANS) Twenty-four years ago, the Kenyan hockey team lined up with the rest of the world to vie for Olympic honours in the 1988 Seoul edition.And that ... Read more...
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‘Chak de’ moment: Hockey as passion (Feature) (With Images)
July 1st, 2012 - 5:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) With a swift flick of the hockey stick, the ball whizzes past the padded up goalie. The victors let out a loud cheer, and even ... Read more...
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Ice hockey coach banned for trying to attack crowd
November 8th, 2011 - 10:54 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Nov 8 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A two-match ban has been slapped on the coach of a Russian ice hockey team for grabbing a hockey stick and slashing it wildly on ... Read more...
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Teenager tortured to death by relatives
August 20th, 2010 - 1:16 am ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Aug 19 (IANS) A 15-year-old girl was tortured to death by her cousin sister and her husband in Bahadurgarh area of Ghaziabad, police said Thursday.
The Superintendent of Police (Rural), Capt. M.M. ... Read more...
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Murugappa hockey: Wins for ONGC, Railways
July 18th, 2010 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 18 (IANS) Defending champions Army XI not only lost their match but also their cool and assaulted the umpire as they went down 1-4 to ONGC in a pool A ... Read more...
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Mike Myers caught up in photographer scuffle
May 26th, 2010 - 3:13 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 26 (ANI): Mike Myers got entangled in a scuffle on the streets of New York, when one of his friends allegedly attacked a photographer with a hockey stick.The photographer attempted ... Read more...
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Climate professor to sue makers of YouTube video for defamation
April 27th, 2010 - 4:48 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Apr 27 (ANI): Penn State climate professor Michael Mann is suing the makers of a wildly popular YouTube video parodying his work on global warming.The video titled 'Hide the ... Read more...
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Dutch hockey stars play with rescued child labourers (Lead)
March 13th, 2010 - 7:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) Members of the Netherlands hockey team Saturday visited a shelter for rescued child labourers and gifted them hockey sticks. They also had a friendly hockey session with ... Read more...
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Hockey World Cup trophy unveiled in New Delhi
February 16th, 2010 - 1:00 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 16 (ANI): The trophy for the ensuing World Cup hockey tournament-2010 was unveiled here on Monday.Designed by Bashir Moojid of Pakistani Army, the trophy consists of a silver ... Read more...
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Hockey World Cup Trophy unveiled in Ludhiana
February 13th, 2010 - 3:21 pm ICT by ANI
Ludhiana, Feb 13 (ANI): The Hockey World Cup Trophy was unveiled in Ludhiana here as a part of the tour organised by Hero Honda, sponsors of Hockey World Cup 2010, for the ... Read more...
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Madhya Pradesh pays out Rs.1 crore, offers to support hockey teams
January 24th, 2010 - 11:07 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Jan 24 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan Sunday said it was a "national shame" that the both the Indian men's and women's hockey teams had to protest for ... Read more...
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Tiger Woods’ Affairs Inspire Christmas Card
December 3rd, 2009 - 7:10 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Dec. 03, (THAINDIAN NEWS) With the advancement of Christmas and the latest hot news of the Tiger Woods- Elin Norgreden fight, some smart prankster has decided to cash in on ... Read more...
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Levi Johnston Does A Stint For Playgirl
November 18th, 2009 - 7:48 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Nov. 18, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Levi Johnston, has completed his shoot for the Playgirl, which will be running on the internet next year in January. As claimed earlier, by his manager, ... Read more...
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How to hit that perfect wrist shot while playing hockey
May 30th, 2009 - 2:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 30 (ANI): A team of Canadian researchers believe that they have isolated the key components of a successful wrist shot in hockey, which is considered to be one of the ... Read more...
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Amritsar teacher booked for assaulting schoolboy
January 26th, 2009 - 4:51 pm ICT by IANS
Amritsar, Jan 26 (IANS) A physical training teacher of a private school here has been booked by the police after he mercilessly beat up a student, fracturing his arm, for not wearing ... Read more...
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McCainPalin Halloween.com offering $500 to best Sarah Palin look-alikes!
October 28th, 2008 - 1:54 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Oct 28 (ANI): A website called mccainpalinhalloween.com is reportedly offering 500 dollars to the best Sarah Palin look-alikes on the eve of Halloween.
The folks behind the website will select ... Read more...
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Sandeep Singh proves his class in telling manner
May 25th, 2008 - 12:25 pm ICT by admin
By Avishek RoyNew Delhi, May 25 (IANS) Two years ago, India's new hockey sensation Sandeep Singh boarded the Delhi-bound Shatabdi Express to join the national camp for the World Cup in Germany. ... Read more...
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Chennai cops arrest two for murder and robbery
May 13th, 2008 - 10:14 pm ICT by admin
Chennai, May 13 (IANS) A team of the Tamil Nadu police left for Rajasthan to trace and nab a suspect after they arrested two people here Tuesday and cracked a fortnight-old case ... Read more...
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Manipuris play wrestling and hockey together
March 18th, 2008 - 3:38 pm ICT by admin
Imphal, Mar 18 (ANI): The traditional game of wrestling hockey, a combination of two games, Mukna (wrestling) and Kong-Kangjei (Hockey), is stating a come back in Manipur with a large number ... Read more...
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Three passengers injured as goons attack Blueline bus
March 16th, 2008 - 12:01 am ICT by admin
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Three passengers were injured when a mob of 20-25 men attacked a Blueline bus in west Delhi with sticks, rods and stones, the police said Saturday, adding ... Read more...
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Jaspal Bhatti “invents” cricket-hockey
March 11th, 2008 - 12:01 am ICT by admin
Chandigarh, March 10 (IANS) Poking fun at Indian hockey team's failure in the Olympic qualifiers, humourist Jaspal Bhatti Monday claimed to have invented a special "morale-booster" hockey stick for the lovers of ... Read more...
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What is lacking? Manmohan asks Indian hockey team
November 14th, 2007 - 8:11 am ICT by admin
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