Former India hockey captain Pargat Singh on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on Indian Olympic Association president Suresh Kalmadi, accusing him of preventing athletes from joining National Sports Federations. Pargat, who is the secretary of Hockey Punjab, said Kalmadi's style of functioning is in violation of the Olympic Charter.
The left-hander nominated nine people, including his Uttar Pradesh teammates Praveen Kumar, RP Singh, Piyush Chawla, India hockey goalkeeper P R Sreejesh, Board of Control for Cricket in India vice-president Rajeev Shukla, singers Shreya Ghosal and Sonu Nigam to take forward the Challenge and urged them to continue the campaign.
Putting up a dominating show, India scored in three of the four quarters to outplay Poland 3-1 to clinch the FIH World Hockey League Round 2 at Major Dhyan Chan stadium, in New Delhi on Sunday.
Former India hockey captain Pargat Singh launched a scathing attack on Indian Olympic Association chief Suresh Kalmadi, calling him the "dirty face of Indian sport", who is desperate to maintain control over the game's administration by interfering in the much-awaited Hockey India polls.
former India hockey goalkeeper Alloysius Edwards believes there is a huge pool of talent in India and there is still hope for hockey in the country.
Former India hockey captain Dhanraj Pillay today said that the legendary Dhyan Chand should be bestowed with the Bharat Ratna as soon as possible.
Former India coach Anil Kumble is in the running for the Coach of the Year award in the inaugural edition of the Indian Sports Honours, instituted by the RP-SG Group in association with the foundation of skipper Virat Kohli.
Indian hockey star Shivendra Singh is all set to tie to knot with former Indian women's hockey player Nishi Chauhan, later this year. Nishi reveals details of their romance in a tete-a-tete with Harish Kotian.
Following India's not-so-impressive World Cup campaign, chief coach Jose Brasa on Thursday unveiled the roadmap for hockey's revival and demanded more control in the day-to-day running of the team.
The suave, soft-spoken and quiet former Indian hockey captain has agreed to make his acting debut in an Oriya film -- Toro Moro Katha Heba Chup Chap (You and me will talk silently), likely to be released during Dusshera this year.
A top official from the national federation of a prominent Olympic sport asked if Batra would deem the competition good enough if shooting is brought back into the CWG fold.
Upset over the directive from Hockey India to merge into a single unit before seeking its affiliation, three Maharashtra units, who were part of the erstwhile Indian Hockey Federation, were up in arms against HI on Wednesday.
Ranchi Rays came back from a bitter loss in their previous game to clinch a remarkable 7-3 win over table toppers Dabang Mumbai in the Coal India Hockey India League in Ranchi on Thursday.
India opener Rohit Sharma also took to the micro-blogging site to offer his condolences.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Wednesday
India's hockey coach Jose Brasa dismissed reports of a players' revolt against him and ruled out quitting his job over the issue. Although Indian hockey circles are abuzz with the news of a revolt by some disgruntled senior players, the Spaniard claimed he enjoys the support of all his wards.
Indian hockey goalkeeper Baljit Singh's condition remains unchanged even as doctors at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences put his injured right eye under numerous tests to ascertain the extent of damage.
'I just did not believe India could be this difficult,' said the Australian hockey legend in his resignation letter.
Eight-time champions India have been clubbed alongside title holders Germany and World No 2 Netherlands in Pool B at the men's hockey competition at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
India hockey goalkeeper Baljit Singh, who was hit on the eye with a golf ball during practice, will undergo treatment in the United States. Hockey India secretary Mohammad Aslam Khan said the Sports Ministry has agreed to foot the bill for the same.
'The way we are playing now, if we continue to play the same hockey, no one can stop us from standing on the podium in Tokyo.'
Hockey India (HI) has lifted the nine-month ban on Gurbaj Singh with immediate effect in the wake of Punjab and Haryana High Court's order that termed the suspension of the senior player "illegal".
Sardar Singh is not done yet and wants to give himself a chance till the 2020 Tokyo Olympics before deciding on his illustrious career.
Junior India hockey team coach A K Bansal has his priorities in place for the upcoming Test series in Argentina. He says he will be working on fine-tuning his boys in powerplay, a characteristic the Argentines rule world hockey.
The travails and triumphs of former India hockey goalkeeper Mir Ranjan Negi, whose stint as a coach in the game he played with distinction was depicted in the Bollywood hit movie Chak De India, have been chronicled in his autobiography.
India hockey coach Joaquim Carvalho on Wednesday reiterated that he was not involved in any conspiracy and did not ask three players and the team manager to skip the Azlan Shah hockey tournament.
India's 16-member squad for Rio Olympics was announced on Tuesday in New Delhi. Goalkeeper PR Sreejesh will lead the side with SV Sunil as the vice captain.
India hockey players Yuvraj and Devender Walmiki attend Rashtriya Rifles for their silver jubilee year celebrations in Anantnag earlier this week.
In a strongly-worded message, the International Hockey Federation on Monday warned India that it may lose the right to host the 2010 World Cup for men if satisfactory progress is not made in FIH-backed developmental project and preparations for the mega event.
Goalkeeper Adrian D'souza was also included in the squad for the six-nation Champions Challenge tournament.
The young drag-flicker was rewarded with a berth in the senior squad following consistent performances in junior tournaments, particularly the Under-21 tournament Malaysia, where he emerged top scorer.
The Indian team are in Pool B along with Pakistan, Malaysia, Wales, England, and will begin their campaign on April 7 against Pakistan.
Indian men's hockey team slipped one place to occupy sixth in the FIH rankings after their lackluster show in Rio Olympics while their female counterparts surprisingly gained one position to be at 12th in the latest charts released on Tuesday. The Indian men's side crashed out of the Olympics in the quarterfinals by losing to eventual runners-up team Belgium 1-3 while the women's team failed to get past the group stage.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday
It was touted as the year which could herald a change in the fortunes Indian hockey, but 2018 turned out to be yet another saga of missed opportunities for the sport.
Hockey Olympian Joe Antic, who had been hospitalised a few days ago, died here last night, according to family sources.
Indian men's hockey team managed to hold Argentina to a thrilling 3-3 draw in the six-nation Invitational tournament during their penultimate round-robin match in Valencia on Saturday. The first half started off slowly before Argentina took control of the ball in the first quarter, trying to carve inroads into the Indian defence.
Devendra Jhajharia, on Tuesday became the first para athlete to receive India's highest sporting honour -- Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna -- along with hockey star Sardar Singh, who has endured trying times off the field in the last one year.
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