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  India hockey coach receives reprimand from FIH for his outburst against umpires

  December 16, 2018 17:46 IST

  Eyeing to rewrite history after a hiatus of 43 years, India lost 1-2 to Netherlands in the fourth and last quarterfinal to crash out of the tournament.

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  All England Championships will be our target next year, says coach Pullela Gopichand

  December 16, 2018 17:25 IST

  Gopichand was the last Indian to win the All England Championship in 2001, achieving the coveted feat after 21 years of Prakash Padukone's 1980 title.

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  Hope no one will question me about my final losses anymore: PV Sindhu

  December 16, 2018 17:08 IST

  After losing seven successive summit clashes, Olympic silver medallist Sindhu finally settled her finals blues with a 21-19 21-17 win over Japan's Nozomi Okuhara to lift the prestigious season-ending trophy.

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  World Tour Finals: Sindhu creates history by becoming the first Indian to win gold

  December 16, 2018 20:10 IST

  Dubbed a bridesmaid after falling short of gold on a number of occasions, Sindhu finally broke her jinx, let out tears of relief and joy.

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  India hockey coach Harendra Singh irks FIH for raising questions on umpiring

  December 15, 2018 18:21 IST

  The India coach's vitriolic outburst came back to haunt him as the FIH chief said a team should be graceful in defeat.

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  World Tour Finals: PV Sindhu storms into the final after a thrilling win

  December 15, 2018 18:23 IST

  Sindhu reached the final of the prestigious tournament after averting a fightback from Intanon.

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  Saina Nehwal, Parupalli Kashyap tie the knot

  December 14, 2018 19:59 IST

  Saina posted pictures with husband Kashyap on her Twitter account.

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  World Tour Finals: PV Sindhu keeps clean slate, Sameer too qualifies for knockout stage

  December 14, 2018 17:41 IST

  Playing her third successive year-ending finale, Sindhu dished out some deceptive strokes and showed precision during the 35-minute contest to prevail over world no 12 Beiwen Zhang.

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  Hockey World Cup 2018: Coach Harendra Singh blames poor umpiring for India's early ouster

  December 13, 2018 23:14 IST

  Aiming to rewrite history after a hiatus of 43 years, India lost 1-2 to the Netherlands in the fourth and last quarterfinal, crashing out in front of a packed Kalinga Stadium.

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  Hockey World Cup 2018: India knocked out after losing 1-2 to Netherlands in quarterfinals

  December 13, 2018 23:15 IST

  The Dutch side broke a million hearts by coming from a goal behind to knock out the hosts 2-1 in the last-eight clash.

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  Hockey is almost dead in Pakistan: AHF CEO Tayyab Ikram

  December 13, 2018 21:19 IST

  Ikram, a Pakistani national who now resides in Hong Kong, said due to lack of international exposure hockey has no takers in the troubled nation.

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  World Tour Finals: PV Sindhu breaks Tzu Ying code, Sameer Verma also win

  December 13, 2018 18:01 IST

  After six successive losses in 13 meetings, Sindhu got the better of her nemesis Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei 14-21 21-16 21-18 in a Group A match.

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  Indian team is one of the fittest teams in this Hockey World Cup: Dilip Tirkey

  December 13, 2018 16:57 IST

  With the Indian side preparing for the crucial quarter-final clash against the Netherlands at the Kalinga Stadium on Thursday, Tirkey said the Manpreet Singh-led side's game sense has improved massively.

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  Highlights, Hockey World Cup 2018: Netherlands oust India 2-1 in thriller to enter semifinals

  December 13, 2018 21:35 IST

  In a thrilling quarterfinal, the Dutch managed to edge past India, cancelling out Akashdeep's goal in the first quarter to secure a spot in the World Cup semifinals, where they take on Australia.

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  We are ready to answer call of 1.3 billion Indians: Hockey coach Harendra Singh

  December 12, 2018 20:52 IST

  India has never defeated the Netherlands in the history of the World Cup, but Harendra refused to dwell on the past.

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  Hockey World Cup 2018: Official yells at Indian players for entering restricted area

  December 12, 2018 19:06 IST

  As per the protocol of the tournament, the players were not entitled to be present at the VIP lounge.

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  Working on how to end matches: Sakshi Malik

  December 12, 2018 16:22 IST

  The Rohtak wrestler picked up bronze in the Asian Championships but crashed out of the Yasar Dogu International before reaching the medal round.

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  Hockey World Cup: India chase slice of history against Netherlands in quarterfinal

  December 12, 2018 13:48 IST

  In the six earlier meetings at the quadrennial event, Netherlands defeated India five times while one ended in a draw.

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  World Tour Finals: PV Sindhu defeats defending champion Akane Yamaguchi in opener

  December 12, 2018 11:26 IST

  Sindhu had finished runner-up at the last edition in Dubai, dished out a superb game, mixed with patience and aggression, to defeat the Akane Yamaguchi 24-22, 21-15.

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  Commonwealth Games gold medallist Krishna Poonia wins election in Rajasthan

  December 11, 2018 22:34 IST

  It was Poonia's second attempt to get an entry in the state legislature, having suffered defeat in the previous elections.

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  World Tour Finals: Tough road ahead for PV Sindhu; Sameer Verma too eyes knockout berth

  December 11, 2018 13:55 IST

  the 23-year-old from Hyderabad, who had finished runners-up in the last edition at Dubai, will begin her quest to put a golden touch to her silver-filled cabinet.

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  World Tour Finals: PV Sindhu handed tough draw, Sameer Verma will fancy his chances

  December 10, 2018 17:51 IST

  Only eight top players compete in the prestigious season-ending event. 

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  We can expect Olympic medals in equestrian from 2024: Army Chief

  December 08, 2018 23:44 IST

  Like in many other sports, the Indian Army has played a pivotal role in the growth of equestrian in India.

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  Our World Cup begins now, says India coach after sealing quarterfinals berth

  December 08, 2018 22:59 IST

  India topped Pool C with seven points on account of a better goal difference than Olympic silver medallist Belgium and will play their quarterfinal game on December 13.

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  Hockey World Cup 2018: Impressive India maul Canada 5-1 to book quarterfinal berth

  December 08, 2018 21:20 IST

  India scored four goals in the fourth quarter through Chinglensana Singh (46th minute), Lalit Upadhyay (47th, 57th) and Amit Rohidas (51st) after Harmanpreet Singh gave home team the lead in the 12th minute.  

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  SAI appoints 11 Olympians and 3 Paralympians as coaches and assistant coaches

  December 07, 2018 22:28 IST

  These appointments have been made with an effort to ensure that experienced and elite sportspersons continue to contribute to the progress of sport in the country.

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  FIH initiates inquiry against Pakistan coach Danish Kaleem, hearing to be held on Saturday

  December 07, 2018 20:17 IST

  With the World Cup nearing halfway stage, Pakistan's campaign is getting from bad to worse due to a host of issues.

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  Hockey World Cup 2018: We will try to write our own script, says coach Harendra Singh

  December 07, 2018 18:09 IST

  India will play Canada in their last pool engagement on Saturday, Belgium will be up against South Africa.