Fuerste named Hockey Player of the Year

Indian hockey captain Sardara Singh missed out on the FIH player of the year award which was won by Germany's Moritz Fuerste. Fuerste, captain of the German team that won the Olympic Games gold......

Plucky India lose to Netherlands in hockey opener

Returning to the big stage after a gap of eight years, formerchampions India put up a brave fight before going down 2-3 to the Netherlands in their opening Group B match of the men's hockey......

The Netherlands hockey World Cup squad

ShirtFull NameDate of birthAgeMatches1Vogels Guus (GK)26 Mar 1975342532Stockmann Jaap (GK)24 Jul 198425263Derikx Geert-Jan31 Oct 1980292034Vermeulen Klaas04 Mar 198821125Balkestein Marcel29 Jan......

India end European tour with draw against Holland

The Indian hockey team ended its European tour on a positive note, rallying to hold European champions The Netherlands to a 3-3 draw in the second and final Test at the Wagener Stadium in......

Aymar, Amat WorldHockey Players of the Year

Argentina's Luciana Aymar and Spain's Pol Amat were crowned as WorldHockey Players of the Year 2008 in Los Angeles, USA on Friday. Both hockey stars received their awards during a special ceremony......