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  Hockey: India clinch second successive win against France

  August 06, 2015 4:39 IST

  Wattignies (France):  After clinching the opener 2-0 India men's hockey team outclassed France 4-1 in the second match of the Europe Tour at the Wattignies Sports Centre here on Wednesday.Gurjinder Singh scored twice, Amir and

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  Indian women's hockey camp from Saturday

  August 05, 2015 14:13 IST

  New Delhi: Following its fifth place finish at the Hockey World League (HWL) Semi-Finals in Belgium, the Indian women's team will now assemble for a preparatory camp at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium here

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  India hockey team takes on France in Euro tour

  August 02, 2015 17:32 IST

  Le Touquet (France): The Indian hockey team will play their first match after the ouster of chief coach Paul van Ass and the appointment of high performance director Roelant Oltmans in his place.They will take

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  Roelant Oltmans to be India hockey coach till Olympics

  July 25, 2015 18:39 IST

  New Delhi: High Performance Director Roelant Oltmans was today appointed coach of the Indian hockey team, replacing Paul van Ass, who was unceremoniously sacked after a bitter spat with Hockey India President Narinder Batra.The 61-year-old

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  Indian hockey juniors hold England 1-1

  July 25, 2015 5:02 IST

  Breda (The Netherlands):  India held England 1-1 in a league match of the men's Volvo International Under-21 hockey tournament here on Friday.Nilakanta Sharma (11th minute) cancelled out Luke Taylor's strike in the same minute as

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  'Autocratic' Batra was just finding ways to fire me: Paul Van Ass

  July 24, 2015 17:40 IST

  New Delhi: The special committe's recommendation to remove him as India's hockey coach did not come as a surprise to Paul van Ass, who said an “autocratic” Hockey India president Narinder Batra was just finding

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  Paul van Ass set to go as India hockey coach

  July 24, 2015 18:24 IST

   New Delhi: India's hockey coach Paul van Ass' brief tenure is all set to end following a bitter public spat with Hockey Indian President Narinder Batra after a special committee today recommended his removal from

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  India jump to eighth spot in world hockey rankings

  July 24, 2015 6:13 IST

  Lausanne (Switzerland):   Riding on their fourth-place finish in the Hockey World League (HWL) Semi-final, India leapfrogged South Korea to take the eighth spot in the latest International Hockey Federation (FIH) rankings released on Thursday.Asian

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  Indian hockey juniors lose 1-3 against Belgium

  July 22, 2015 6:08 IST

  Breda (The Netherlands):  India went down 1-3 against Belgium in a league match of the men's Volvo International Under-21 hockey tournament here on Tuesday.After winning the first two matches against Germany and New Zealand, the

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  I am fired as Indian hockey coach, claims Van Ass

  July 20, 2015 21:21 IST

  New Delhi:   Indian men's hockey team chief coach Paul van Ass today claimed that he has been fired by Hockey India following his alleged public altercation with federation president Narinder Batra."As far I know

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  Indian hockey juniors outplay New Zealand 3-0

  July 20, 2015 8:00 IST

  Breda (The Netherlands): Harmanpreet Singh converted two penalty corners as India outplayed New Zealand 3-0 to post their second consecutive victory in the Volvo International Under-21 hockey tournament here on Sunday.Apart from drag-flicker Harmanpreet (6th

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  Indian junior hockey eves lose 0-1 to Dutch

  July 20, 2015 0:02 IST

  Breda (The Netherlands): India lost 0-1 to the Netherlands in their first match of the women's Volvo Invitational Under-21 hockey tournament here on Sunday.The Netherlands managed to win through Carmen Wijsman's field goal in the

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  Hockey India to evaluate team's performances

  July 19, 2015 16:57 IST

  New Delhi:  As part of its preparation for the 2016 Olympics, Hockey India (HI) will evaluate the performance of the national teams in the recently held Hockey World League (HWL) Semi-Finals in Antwerp.While the men's team

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  Indian hockey juniors hammer Germany 3-0

  July 19, 2015 9:35 IST

  Breda (The Netherlands): India overpowered Germany 3-0 to kick off their Volvo Invitational Under-21 Hockey Tournament campaign on a positive note here on Saturday.Armaan Qureshi (29th minute), skipper Harjeet Singh (46th) and drag-flicker Harmanpreet Singh

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  Indian junior hockey eves face Dutch challenge

  July 18, 2015 17:07 IST

  Breda (The Netherlands): The Indian women's junior hockey team is all set to face a tough challenge as it clashes with the Netherlands at the six-nation Volvo Invitational Under-21 Tournament here on Sunday.The Indians will

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  Indian junior hockey team eyes winning start

  July 17, 2015 17:04 IST

  Breda (The Netherlands):  The Indian junior hockey team will look to make a positive start in the Volvo International Under-21 Tournament when it faces Germany here on Saturday.After claiming the Sultan of Johor Cup title, India,

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  Indian hockey eves arrive to grand welcome

  July 06, 2015 16:32 IST

  New Delhi : Having all but booked a berth in next year's Rio Olympics, Indian women's hockey team today arrived here early morning to a grand welcome amidst beating of drums and loud cheers.A large

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  Hockey World League: Indian men thrashed 5-1 by Great Britain

  July 06, 2015 8:17 IST

  Antwerp, Belgium: India were thumped 5-1 by Great Britain in the third place playoff at the Hockey World League (HWL) Semifinals at the Brasschaat Municipal Park in Antwerp, Belgium on Sunday.For Britain, Alastair Brogdon, Chris

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  Indian team needs to organize defence better: Sardar Singh

  July 05, 2015 23:57 IST

  Antwerp (Belgium): After suffering a 1-5 loss to Great Britain, India captain Sardar Singh today said his team needs to organise its defence better if it has to be ranked among the top international sides.India

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  Indian defence crumbles, lose 1-5 to Britain bronze play-off

  July 05, 2015 21:35 IST

  Antwerp (Belgium):   India's defence crumbled in the bronze medal playoff as they crashed to a 1-5 defeat against Great Britain for a fourth-place finish at the World League Semifinals, here today.This is Britain's biggest

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  HWL: Custodian Savita is India's star as women enhance Olympic chances

  July 04, 2015 18:47 IST

  Antwerp (Belgium): Custodian Savita emerged a saviour by blocking half-a-dozen goal-bearing chances as India enhanced their Olympic qualification, following a 1-0 victory over Japan in the fifth-place playoff in the women Hockey World League Semifinals,

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  World champions Australia set up title clash with Belgium

  July 04, 2015 12:57 IST

  Antwerp : World champions Australia overcame some stiff resistance put up by Great Britain to notch up a 3-1 win and set up a title contest against Belgium in the men's Hockey World League Semifinals

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  Belgium beat India 4-0 to book place in HWL final

  July 04, 2015 7:32 IST

  Antwerp: Hosts Belgium secured a thrilling 4-0 win over India in their Hockey World League (HWL) Semi-Final match at the Brasschaat Municipal Park here on Friday to book a place in the final.For Belgium, Florent

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  HWL: Pakistan lose to Ireland, out of Olympic race

  July 03, 2015 20:44 IST

  Antwerp: Once a powerhouse of the sport, Pakistan men's hockey team slumped to a new low as it failed to qualify for next year's Rio Olympics after suffering a shocking 0-1 defeat to Ireland in

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  Indian women one win away from presenting Olympic credentials

  July 03, 2015 10:45 IST

  Antwerp : Indian women go into tomorrow's hockey encounter with Japan in the World League Semifinals with the focus on enhancing their claim for Olympic qualification after a gap of 36 years.India are eager to

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  HWL: Jasjit's brace sends India to semis with 3-2 win over Malaysia

  July 01, 2015 23:54 IST

  Antwerp:  Jasjit Singh sent two rasping penalty corner drag flicks into the net as India edged past hosts Malaysia 3-2 to move to the semifinals of the Hockey World League Semifinals, here today.India were lifted

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  Rio dream still alive as Indian eves face Italy in play-offs

  July 01, 2015 15:11 IST

  Antwerp (Belgium): A day after being thrashed 0-7 by top-ranked The Netherlands, India are still nurturing the Olympic qualification dream as they brace for a play-off fixture against lowly Italy in the women's Hockey World

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  Indian hockey eves face mighty Dutch in quarters

  June 30, 2015 11:30 IST

  Antwerp:  Odds are stacked heavily against India as they face a huge task of going past the reigning world and Olympic champions the Netherlands in the quarter-finals of the women's Hockey World League (HWL) Semi