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  Mayawati To Give Rs 5 Crore To National Hockey Team

  January 13, 2010 22:28 IST

  The Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati on Wednesday announced a financial assistance of five crore rupees for the national hockey players and also offered to sponsor the team for the next two years. Annoyed by

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  No Ultimatum To Hockey Players, Says Mattoo

  January 12, 2010 20:34 IST

  Hockey India (HI) President A K Mattoo who arrived in Pune on Tuesday to hold talks with abstaining players, said he had not given any "ultimatum" to them to return to practice sessions at the

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  Players Continue Strike, HI Threatens Suspension

  January 11, 2010 16:31 IST

  India's revolting hockey team continued its boycott of the World Cup preparatory camp over a payment dispute even as the game's dministrators toughened their stand, threatening to suspend the striking players.  While the players went

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  Chak De! SRK Comes Out In Support Of Striking Hockey Players

  January 09, 2010 15:17 IST

  Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan whose film Chak De India propelled the Indian hockey players to new heights has expressed anguish over the move by Team India players to go on strike demanding pay.  This

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  Hockey Players Revolt Against Non-Payment Of Dues

  January 08, 2010 13:35 IST

  Indian hockey plunged into a fresh crisis on Friday with revolting hockey players deciding to boycott the ongoing World Cup preparatory camp in Pune for an indefinite period in protest against non-payment of their dues.

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  Hockey Punjab can't be denied affiliation, Says Randhir Singh

  January 04, 2010 17:37 IST

  Indian Olympic Association General Secretary Randhir Singh on Monday said Hockey Punjab cannot be denied affiliation as the IOA constitution makes it mandatory to recognise a state association approved by the state's Olympic association. Randhir

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  India To Face Pakistan On Opening Day Of Hockey World Cup

  December 29, 2009 17:00 IST

  In what promises to be a rollicking start to next year's Hero Honda FIH Hockey World Cup, hosts India will take on arch-rivals Pakistan in the opening day of the mega event to be held

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  India Beat Argentina To Finish With Bronze

  December 14, 2009 11:48 IST

  India overcame a two-goal deficit to eke out a 3-2 win over Argentina and finish with the bronze medal in the Champions Challenge hockey tournament in Salta.  Their hopes to qualify for Champions Trophy dashed

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  India In Champions Challenge I Semis, To Take On Pakistan

  December 11, 2009 10:29 IST

  India spanked Belgium 4-2 in their final preliminary match to top group A and set up a semifinal clash with arch-rivals Pakistan in the Champions Challenge I hockey tournament in Argentina.  India, who needed just

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  India Thrash China 4-1 In Champions Challenge

  December 09, 2009 11:57 IST

  An aggressive India thrashed China 4-1 in their second Group A match to inch closer to a semifinal berth in the Champions Challenge I hockey tournament in Argentina. India, who led 2-0 at half time,

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  India Held By New Zealand In Champions Challenge Opener

  December 07, 2009 17:03 IST

  India twice squandered lead to settle for a 2-2 draw with New Zealand in their Champions Challenge opener in Salta (Argentina).India went into the breather with a 1-0 cushion after Tushar Khandker had earned them

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  Germany, Australia, South Korea Win In Champions Trophy Hockey

  December 01, 2009 21:05 IST

  Germany snatched a last-minute goal to down Spain 5-4 in a thrilling contest at the men's field hockey Champions Trophy in Melbourne on  Tuesday.In the day's second match, South Korea downed the jet-lagged Netherlands 2-1.Germany

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  Video Umpire To Work In International Hockey Matches

  November 23, 2009 21:18 IST

  Field hockey teams unhappy with an umpire's ruling can now demand a video referral of the decision, the International Hockey Federation (FIH) said on Monday in New Delhi.Teams will be allowed one referral per match

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  Argentina Qualifies For Men's Hockey World Cup

  November 23, 2009 16:06 IST

  Argentinean men's hockey team defeated Belgium 4-3 to earn a slot in the World Cup to be held in New Delhi next year. Elsewhere, Pakistan and New Zealand also won tickets with wins in qualifying

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  Sandeep Ruled Out Of Champions Challenge I

  November 21, 2009 21:14 IST

  Injured drag-flicker Sandeep Singh was on Saturday ruled out of the Champions Challenge I hockey tournament in Argentina next month and will be replaced by Diwakar Ram in the 21-member Indian squad.  The former skipper,