Olympic hockey: Australia beat Britain to win bronze
August 12th, 2012 - 12:17 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 11 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Australia beat Britain 3-1 to claim the bronze medal in the men's Olympic field hockey tournament at the Riverbank Arena here Saturday.Simon Orchard of Australia ... Read more...
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Olympic hockey: India lose to SA, finish 12th
August 11th, 2012 - 4:21 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 11 (IANS) South Africa gave the finishing touches to India's disastrous campaign in the Olympic men's hockey competition with a 3-2 win in the classification match for 11-12 ... Read more...
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Olympic hockey: Netherlands beat Argentina to defend women’s title
August 11th, 2012 - 7:15 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 11 (IANS) The Netherlands became only the second team to retain their Olympic title with a 2-0 victory against world champions Argentina in the women's hockey final Friday.Chances ... Read more...
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Olympic hockey: India looking for consolation win (Preview)
August 10th, 2012 - 2:49 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 10 (IANS) In what would be a repeat of the 2006 World Cup scenario, India will take on South Africa in a classification match for positions 11 and ... Read more...
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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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Olympic hockey: India heading for lowest finish (Preview)
August 6th, 2012 - 2:11 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 6 (IANS) India will have to reconcile to playing for positions ninth to 12th and their result against Belgium on Tuesday would be of no consequence in the ... Read more...
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Olympic hockey: India to play only for pride against Korea (Preview)
August 4th, 2012 - 6:10 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 4 (IANS) The Indian hockey team will be hoping for a win against Asian rivals South Korea in the London Olympics Sunday, following three straight defeats which have ... Read more...
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Olympic hockey: Jittery India suffer third defeat
August 3rd, 2012 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 3 (IANS) A jittery India crashed to a 2-5 defeat against Germany for their third straight reverse in Group B of the Olympic men's hockey competition here Friday.The ... Read more...
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Olympic hockey: A test of character for India
August 2nd, 2012 - 1:29 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 2 (IANS) India find themselves in an all-too-familiar situation wherein they not only need to win all their matches, but also pray for favourable results in other games ... 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: first medal in, hopes alive in badminton and tennis (Overall India Roundup)
July 31st, 2012 - 12:12 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 31 (IANS) Rifle shooter Gagan Narang opened the medal count for India at the London Olympics by winning a bronze here Monday, and hopes for more laurels ... Read more...
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Olympic hockey: Valiant Indians go down 2-3 to the Netherlands (Lead)
July 31st, 2012 - 12:41 am ICT by IANS
London, July 30 (IANS) Eight time winners India gave tough fight to much higher ranked Netherlands before going down 2-3 in their opening London Olympic Games pool B men's hockey ... Read more...
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Pakistan will return empty-handed from Olympics: Experts
July 30th, 2012 - 4:45 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 30 (IANS) Pakistan's Olympic delegation will most likely return without winning a single medal at the London Games as there is no potential team or individual that can ... 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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Play Indian-style attacking hockey: Vasudevan Baskaran (Interview)
July 23rd, 2012 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 23 (IANS) Vasudevan Baskaran, who led India to its last Olympic hockey gold 32 years ago, feels the team needs to adopt the aggressive "Indian style of play" ... Read more...
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1968 Olympics: India’s slide in hockey begins (Sports Special)
July 14th, 2012 - 6:17 pm ICT by IANS
Behind the veneer of "unity" and "team spirit" that was projected to the public, Indian hockey was almost torn apart by petty politics, groupism and ego clashes in the months leading ... Read more...
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1932 Olympics: Despite groupism India won their second gold (Sports Special)
July 7th, 2012 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS
(With India back in Olympic hockey, IANS takes a look at the country's glorious past in the Games. The second of a series of articles recalling the country's performance from the ... Read more...
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1928 Olympics: India’s first step towards hockey glory (Sports Special)
July 6th, 2012 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
(With India back in Olympic hockey, IANS takes a look at the country's glorious past in the Games. The first of a series of articles recalling the country's performance from the ... Read more...
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First target to make Olympic semis: Hockey captain Chettri
June 19th, 2012 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 19 (IANS) Asserting that India were now one of the fittest teams, hockey team skipper Bharat Chettri Tuesday said making the semifinals would be the first target at ... Read more...
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Four from India’s Europe tour to miss Olympic hockey
June 10th, 2012 - 3:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) The 18-member hockey squad for the London Olympics will be announced Monday even though a 22-member team was cleared Sunday for a Europe tour ... Read more...
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India face Holland in Olympic hockey opener
May 22nd, 2012 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 22 (IANS) India will open their campaign in the 2012 Olympics hockey competition in London with a game against the Netherlands July 30, according to the schedule released ... Read more...
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India face mighty Australia in Olympic Hockey Test event
May 1st, 2012 - 6:07 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 1 (IANS) The four-nation London Olympics Hockey Test event will commence at the Olympic Park here Wednesday with India pitted against World Champions Australia in their opening match.The ... Read more...
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Pakistan hockey team to train in England
April 17th, 2012 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
Lahore, April 17 (IANS) Three-time Olympic hockey champions Pakistan will be training in England just before the 2012 London Games to fine-tune their preparations.Pakistan will be training at the Cannock ... Read more...
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Pakistani daily rues country’s Olympic woes
April 2nd, 2012 - 1:22 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 2 (IANS) How can Pakistan that is brimming with sporting talent be "a no-hoper" when it comes to the Olympics, asked a daily that noted two of the ... Read more...
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Olympic hockey qualifiers: Indian men, women in finals (Roundup)
February 25th, 2012 - 12:11 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) The Indian men's and women's teams Friday night made it to the finals of the 2012 London Olympics qualifiers, the former with a come-from-behind 4-2 ... Read more...
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Yuvraj Walmiki out of 2012 London Olympic hockey qualifiers
February 23rd, 2012 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) India's promising forward Yuvraj Walmiki Thursday has been ruled out of the remainder of the 2012 London Olympics hockey qualifiers with a hamstring injury.Chief coach ... Read more...
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Indian women beat Canada 4-1 in Olympic hockey qualifiers (Lead)
February 19th, 2012 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) The Indian women's hockey team churned out a much improved performance Sunday to beat Canada 4-1 in their second match of the 2012 London Olympics ... Read more...
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Indian women held 1-1 by lowly ranked Ukraine in hockey qualifiers (Lead)
February 18th, 2012 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) The Indian women started their campaign in the 2012 London Olympic hockey qualifiers in an unconvincing fashion with a 1-1 draw against lowly Ukraine at ... Read more...
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Pakistan omit skipper Imran and Waseem from Olympic hockey probables
February 18th, 2012 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, Feb 18 (IANS) Pakistan have in a surprise move omitted skipper Muhammad Imran, midfielder Waseem Ahmed and goalkeeper Salman Akbar from the preliminary list of hockey probables selected for ... 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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My job is to communicate with the junior players: Ignace
February 10th, 2012 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) Ignace Tirkey was there in Santiago when eight times Olympic hockey champions missed qualifying for the Games in Beijing for the first time in 80 ... Read more...
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Hero MotoCorp to sponsor Olympic hockey qualifiers
January 31st, 2012 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Hero MotoCorp Ltd (HMCL), one of the world's largest two-wheeler manufacturers, will be sponsor the men's and women's hockey qualifying events Feb 18-26 here for ... Read more...
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India to start campaign against Italy in Olympic hockey qualifiers
December 21st, 2011 - 10:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) Eight-time hockey Olympic champions India will start their campaign against lowly-ranked Italy in the men's Olympic qualifiers for the 2012 London Games that would be ... Read more...
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India’s oldest hockey Olympian laid to rest (Lead, superseeding earlier story)
June 2nd, 2011 - 7:05 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 2 (IANS) The funeral of Joseph "Joe" Galibardy, the oldest surviving member of India's 1936 Olympic hockey team, took place here Tuesday.The 96-year-old Galibardy passed away May 14 ... Read more...
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1936 hockey gold medallist passes away
June 2nd, 2011 - 1:14 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 2 (IANS) Joseph 'Joe' Galibardy, the oldest surviving member of India's 1936 Olympic hockey team, passed away here Tuesday.Galibardy, 96, played at left-half for the Indian team that ... Read more...
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