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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Reaching quarters will be good: Indian rowing coach
July 20th, 2012 - 4:22 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 20 (IANS) India rowing coach Ismail Baig is realistic about his three-member team's chances at the London Olympics and feels a quarterfinal finish in the single and double ... 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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Dejected Rajpal blames HI for his omission from London list
February 27th, 2012 - 8:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) A dejected former India hockey captain Rajpal Singh Monday said he expected his exclusion from the list of 48 probables for the London Olympics and ... 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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Hockey squad picked on performance not reputation: Nobbs
January 31st, 2012 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) India hockey coach Michael Nobbs Tuesday said a national team cannot be picked on sentiment and reputation but on current form, making it amply clear ... Read more...
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CWG silver lining: Increased funding for Indian sport (Year after CWG)
September 29th, 2011 - 5:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) A year after the 19th Commonwealth Games (CWG), India's athletes are reaping the benefits of their good showing. A willing government has earmarked a ... Read more...
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Jwala-Ashwini pair loses in semifinals, settles for bronze
August 14th, 2011 - 8:47 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 14 (IANS) India's Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponappa lost 14-21, 16-21 to Chinese fifth-seeded pair of Tian Qing and Zhao Yunlei in the women's doubles semi-final of the ... Read more...
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Nobbs focussed on allround development of Indian hockey
June 30th, 2011 - 12:51 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS)India's new hockey coach Michael Jack Nobbs says that though his immediate priority is to see the eight-time Olympic champions qualify for the London Games, his ... Read more...
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New hockey coach Nobbs to focus on game’s development (Round up)
June 30th, 2011 - 12:50 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) Australian Michael Jack Nobbs has been appointed India's new hockey coach and given a long tenure of five years to get the eight-time Olympic champions ... 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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We want to make Haryana sport superpower: Hooda
August 30th, 2008 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
Bhiwani (Haryana), Aug 30 (IANS) Any player from Haryana qualifying for the Olympics in future will get a cash reward of Rs 1.1 million, said Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda here Saturday, ... Read more...
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Vijender wins gold, three Indian boxers qualify for Olympics
March 23rd, 2008 - 10:33 pm ICT by admin
(Second Lead)New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) Vijender clinched gold in the 75 kg category as three Indian boxers secured Olympic berths to round off their powerful show at the Asian Qualifiers in ... Read more...
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Three Indian boxers qualify for Olympics
March 23rd, 2008 - 7:31 pm ICT by admin
(Lead)New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) Three Indian boxers - Vijender, Dinesh Kumar and Jitender - booked their place in the 2008 Beijing Olympics during the Asian qualifiers in Astana, Kazakhstan. Doha Asian ... Read more...
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Indian boxers Vijender, Dinesh qualify for Olympics
March 23rd, 2008 - 1:20 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) Ace Indian boxers Vijender (75 kg category) and Dinesh Kumar (81 kg) have qualified for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, the Indian Amateur Boxing Federation (IABF) has ... Read more...
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Sports ministry not responsible for hockey fiasco: minister
March 10th, 2008 - 10:42 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Union Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Mani Shanker Aiyar said here Monday he was deeply saddened that the Indian hockey team did not qualify for the ... Read more...
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Prabodh to lead Indian hockey team in Olympic qualifiers
February 22nd, 2008 - 8:14 pm ICT by admin
Chennai, Feb 22 (IANS) Left half Prabodh Tirkey has been retained captain of the Indian team for the men's Olympic hockey qualifying tournament in Santiago, Chile Mar 1-9. The team, announced by ... Read more...
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