Sudhanshu Mittal's allegations on the 'illegality' of Narinder Batra's election have come amid the feud among the top brass of the IOA. He had earlier written to the International Olympic Committee, claiming that Batra was 'illegally' elected as IOA president.
A long-term plan is needed for Indian hockey to regain its status of yore, said the 1948 and '52 Games gold medal-winning team member.
Dinesh Nayak replaced injured Jugraj Singh in the 18-member Indian team which was announced in New Delhi on Saturday for the Asia Cup hockey tournament starting in Malaysia from September 21.
Viren Rasquinha said it was up to the hockey federation to decide when to select him in the Indian team.
K Jyothikumaran has been appointed as one of the four judges for the elite nations hockey tournament.\n\n
The Punjab Police defender had attacked Indian hockey ace Deepak Thakur during a match in the Ranjit Singh tournament last month.
IHF president K P S Gill assured the former cancer-striken India player more aid after the India-Pakistan Test series.
Former Team India coach John Wright is favourite to succeed Australia hockey legend Ric Charlesworth as New Zealand Cricket's next High Performance Manager.
Pillay said he would play in the inaugural Premier Hockey League in Hyderabad and donate his earnings for the tsunami victims.
Dilip Tirkey, Gagan Ajit Singh and Deepak Thakur are among many regulars left out of the team, to be coached by Harinder Singh.
The International Hockey Federation (FIH) on Friday announced that India will host the 2010 hockey World Cup. After the FIH board meeting in Hyderabad on Friday, a decision was made that the 2010 World Cup will be held in New Delhi.
The 27th edition of the prestigious tournament will be held in November-December, in Chennai.
Prabodh Tirkey will lead the 18-member Indian team at the Asia Cup in Chennai.
The IHF senior vice-president said he would initiate legal action if any constitutional amendment is done without following proper procedure.
Gagan Ajit Singh and Vikram Pillay failed to find a place in the list of probables for the Doha Asian Games.
The 19-year-old won the accolade ahead of Argentina's Maico Casella and Blake Govers of Australia, who finished second and third respectively.
The PHL Trophy, made from Swarovski Crystals, was unveiled in Hyderabd on Tuesday.
The proposed Bangalore event will now be a five-Test series between India and Belgium, the third team that was in the fray.
India would host the venue at Chennai if FIH decides to shift the event from Lahore on security grounds.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Tuesday
The second edition of the League, to be played in January in Chandigarh, will see several innovations in the rules.
The IHF chief said the Indian team is shaping well ahead of the Olympics.
Hockey India on Saturday sacked national coach Roelant Oltmans after a string of unimpressive outings at the international level.
The IHF chief said the National championship will be held in Nov-Dec this year.
Suresh Kalmadi, president of the Indian Olympic Association and chairman of the Commonwealth Games Organising committee to be held in New Delhi in 2010, said that it was a painful decision to suspend the Indian Hockey Federation and see the exit of former super cop K P S Gill as the president of the ailing Federation.
A miffed Pakistan has threatened to pull out of the FIH Junior World Cup to be held in India later this year, a day after the Indian government has cancelled the proposed bilateral series between the two nations.
IHF president K P S Gill said they will look at the possibility after assessing the team's performance at the Asian Games.\n
FIH secretary general Peter Cohen said the changes have been made to make the game easier to understand.
The IHF president also ruled out the inclusion of Gagan Ajit Singh, Baljit Dhillon and Deepak Thakur in the team for the Champions Trophy.
The German will return to Delhi today to prepare the team for the four-Test series in Pakistan.
In a massive blow to the Indian Hockey Federation (IHF), R K Shetty has resigned as its President citing 'personal reasons'.
Former hockey Olympian Vece Paes says winning the Asian Games' tournament could kick-start a revival in the team's fortunes.
Indian Hockey Federation secretary-general K Jothikumaran, who quit after being shown accepting cash in a television sting operation, claimed that he is innocent and accused the news channel of deliberately distorting his discussions. "I find that the entire discussions were recorded stealthily, willfully distorted and maliciously edited to show an entirely wrong picture," Jothikumaran said in a statement.
The last-minute change in fixtures of the Champions Trophy hockey tournament has drawn the ire of leading coaches.
William Xalxo has been asked to standby for the ace defender, who is suffering from typhoid-like symptoms and may miss Champions Trophy.
Hockey India said it has drawn up a list of competitions both for the senior men and women's teams in the run-up to next year's Tokyo Olympics. The detailed plan involves playing a number of matches against top teams in the world.
Former India captain Mohammed Shahid on Sunday welcomed Dhanraj Pillay's desire to become national hockey coach and asked the federation to take his claim seriously.
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