Indian Hockey
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Roelant Oltmans to be India hockey coach till Olympics
Hockey | Jul 25, 2015, 06:39 PM ISTNew 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 outplay New Zealand 3-0
Hockey | Jul 20, 2015, 08:00 AM ISTBreda (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 hockey juniors hammer Germany 3-0
Hockey | Jul 19, 2015, 09:35 AM ISTBreda (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 hockey eves arrive to grand welcome
Hockey | Jul 06, 2015, 04:32 PM ISTNew 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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Indian women one win away from presenting Olympic credentials
Hockey | Jul 03, 2015, 10:45 AM ISTAntwerp : 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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Rio dream still alive as Indian eves face Italy in play-offs
Hockey | Jul 01, 2015, 03:11 PM ISTAntwerp (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
Hockey | Jun 30, 2015, 11:30 AM ISTAntwerp: 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
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Hockey umpire Raghuprasad completes 100 matches
Hockey | Jun 25, 2015, 03:00 PM ISTAntwerp: Indian hockey umpire Raghuprasad R.V. achieved a personal milestone in his career when he officiated his 100th international match here.Raghuprasad was one of the umpires during the Australia vs Pakistan match at the ongoing
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Indian hockey team sets sights on conquering Pakistan, Australia
Hockey | Jun 24, 2015, 02:34 PM ISTAntwerp: Following their two consecutive victories in the Hockey World League Semi-Final, Indian midfielder Lalit Upadhyay on Wednesday said they are looking forward to their other upcoming pool A encounters against arch-foes Pakistan and world
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Ramandeep's late goal clinches Indian men 3-2 win over France
Hockey | Jun 21, 2015, 06:37 AM ISTAntwerp: Indian men's hockey team fired in a goal two minutes from the final hooter through Ramandeep Singh to pull off a 3-2 win over France and begin their FIH World League Semifinals campaign on
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Contrasting outings for Indian hockey teams
Hockey | Jun 17, 2015, 05:08 PM ISTAntwerp (Belgium): Indian men's hockey team registered a thumping 4-0 victory over the US in their second practice match, but the women's team lost to Italy 1-2 in a warm-up contest here.The men's team earned
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Young blood has added flexibility: Skipper Sardar
Hockey | Jun 17, 2015, 02:17 PM ISTAntwerp: Indian hockey team captain Sardar Singh on Wednesday said the inclusion of new and young players has made the side more flexible as the squad gears up for the Hockey World League (HWL) Semi-Final
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Indian hockey team leaves for Belgium
Hockey | Jun 09, 2015, 07:20 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Indian men's hockey team left for Belgium from here on Monday night to take part in the Hockey World League Semi-Final.The 10-team tournament will be played in Antwerp from June 20 to
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Sreejesh, Nikkin have raised their levels said Sardar Singh
Hockey | Apr 14, 2015, 03:36 PM ISTNew Delhi: Indian hockey team captain Sardar Singh has said that forward Nikkin Thimmaiah and goalkeeper P.R. Sreejesh raised their game-levels which led to their bronze medal winning performance at the recently concluded 24th Sultan
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Indian coach best option for team: Dhanraj Pillay
Hockey | Mar 09, 2015, 02:03 PM ISTNew Delhi: Unhappy that a Dutch has been made the new chief coach for the men's national team, legendary hockey player Dhanraj Pillay said an Indian would have been the best option for the post.In
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Indian hockey is on the rise: Halappa
Hockey | Jan 21, 2015, 04:58 PM ISTMumbai: Notwithstanding the absence of a regular national hockey coach since the exit of Australia's Terry Walsh, selector Arjun Halappa sounded upbeat here about the Indian squad's future following its good show over the last
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Walsh helped Indian hockey improve: Mark Knowles
Hockey | Jan 18, 2015, 02:04 PM ISTNew Delhi: Mark Knowles, captain of reigning world hockey champions Australia, believes Terry Walsh's stint as chief coach helped India's performance improve remarkably.Under Walsh, India had one of their best seasons in the recent past
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Walsh departure won't impact hockey team: Selector Harbinder
Hockey | Jan 14, 2015, 06:15 PM ISTNew Delhi: Indian hockey selector Harbinder Singh Wednesday said the departure of Terry Walsh as India's chief coach will not have any impact on the team's fortunes.Walsh demanded an improved contract after masterminding India's 2014
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German coach lauds Indian hockey players on skills
Hockey | Jan 12, 2015, 08:19 PM ISTMumbai: Young Dabang Mumbai chief coach, Valentin Altenburg, today praised Indian hockey players for their skills and wished they could integrate those with tactical acumen of top teams like his native Germany and World Cup
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A year of development for Indian hockey
Hockey | Jan 06, 2015, 10:25 AM ISTNew Delhi: Indian men's hockey took giant strides towards reclaiming its long-lost numero uno position with an Asian Games gold, after a 16-year drought, and several memorable victories, but the momentum was marred by an