India coach Jose Brasa feels that the video referral system, which made hockey World Cup debut here, need some fine-tuning with regard to its timing.
The Indian hockey team fought hard but eventually ran out of steam against Olympic champion Germany to go down 3-5 in its second match of the BDO Hamburg Masters tournament at Uhlenhoster Club, Hamburg.
Dragflicker Sandeep Singh made a return, while injured striker Shivendra Singh and midfielder Arjun Halappa have been rested from a 22-member Indian hockey squad for a tour of Europe, starting next month.
Yadav, a former Uttar Pradesh chief minister, was slated to travel to Kannuaj, around 125 km from the Uttar Pradesh capital, for a tractor rally as part of the 'Kisan Yatra' in support of farmers protesting against the Centre's new agri laws and the 'Bharat Bandh' called by them on Tuesday.
Hockey India on Monday sought to strike a conciliatory note with its revolting players, saying that the demands put forth by Rajpal Singh and his men were "fair enough" and a compromise would be thrashed out soon.
India dazzled with a near-perfect performance to stun world champions Australia 4-3 in a pulsating round-robin match of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament at Ipoh on Monday.
Suniel Shetty's father was 93.
Ace drag-flicker Sandeep Singh continued his red-hot form and struck twice as India defeated France 4-3 in the keenly-contested first hockey Test at the National Institute of Sport and Expert Performance (INSEP) in Paris.
The All India Tennis Association, often accused of being lax in dealing with age fraud, had no clear answers to what transpired at CLTA.
National coach Harendra Singh virtually conceded on Thursday that the Indian hockey team is divided on the captaincy issue, but assured that the episode will not affect the team's performance in the World Cup, in Delhi later this month.
The striking Indian hockey players expressed willingness to play the upcoming World Cup with their own money if need be after their demands for settlement of long-pending dues were rejected by Hockey India officials on Tuesday. 'We are willing to play the World Cup with our money. Since they [Hockey India] are saying they don't have the money we are ready to chip in from our own pockets,' declared captain Rajpal Singh on Tuesday.
Drag-flicker Dhananjay Mahadik scored a hat-trick as defending champions India crushed Egypt 7-1 to enter the final of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament in Ipoh on Saturday.
Drag-flicker Sandeep Singh and strikers Prabhjot Singh and Deepak Thakur were on Saturday dropped from the 18-member Indian squad for the Azlan Shah Cup in Ipoh, Malaysia as selectors chose to infuse new blood in the side.
India's squad for the 12th hockey World Cup in New Delhi.
Since Rajpal Singh does not enjoy the support of his team-mates, he should be replaced by the more popular Prabhjot Singh as the captain of the Indian hockey team for the World Cup, Olympian Vasudevan Bhaskaran said on Wednesday.
Indian hockey's Spanish coach Jose Manuel Brasa says top-eight finish at the upcoming World Cup should be a good result for India while a fifth position would be a great one.
Former Indian hockey captain Sandeep Singh will miss next year's World Cup in New Delhi due to a back injury, chief coach Jose Brasa said on Sunday.
Ace drag-flicker Sandeep Singh continued his goal-scoring spree as India thrashed France 6-0 in the second hockey Test and take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series in Paris.
Sandeep Singh struck twice and custodian Bharat Chetri saved a penalty stroke to steer India to a 3-2 win over hosts Belgium in the second hockey Test in Antwerp.
Continuing their stupendous run, India scored a comfortable 2-0 win against Canada in the fourth Test and secured an unassailable 3-0 lead in the seven-match series at Tamanawis Par in Surrey on Saturday. Vikram Pillay scored from a penalty stroke in the 22nd minute while Rajpal Singh shot home in the 38th minute to script India's victory.
Actor-filmmaker Feroz Khan will be buried in the Johnson Market burial ground, in Bengaluru, on Monday at 5.30 pm, his brother Sanjay Khan said
Drag-flicker Sandeep Singh will lead an 18-member squad as India sets out to defend its crown in the eighth Asia Cup hockey tournament in Kuantan, Malaysia from May 9 to 16.
On Tuesday, the government had agreed to refer it to the committee.
Captain Sandeep Singh starred with two goals as India beat Belgium 4-3 in the second hockey Test to level the three-match series in Braxgata, Belgium, on the second leg of their ongoing European tour.
In an exclusive interview to NDTV, Jeffrey Immelt, CEO of the $180-billion American giant GE, says he is paranoid and is gearing up for any eventuality.
Bollywood remembers their daddies on Father's Day.
After the critically acclaimed thriller Manorama 6 Feet Under, Shemaroo Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. produces Priyadarshan's Mere Baap Pehle Aap.
The goal-scorers in the 12th men's hockey World Cup, which is underway in Delhi.
Striker Tushar Khandekar pumped in two late goals as defending champions India routed Japan 5-1 to finish a lowly fifth in the seven-nation Asia Cup hockey tournament in Kuantan (Malaysia) on Friday.
The actress is doing an item number for Balaji Motion Pictures' new venture, C Kkompany, a rib-tickling comedy starring Tusshar Kapoor, Rajpal Yadav, Anupam Kher, Mithun Chakraborty, and Raima Sen.
Several people were feared trapped under the debris, police said, adding that the rescue operation was underway.
Hastey Hastey, aptly titled, is another comedy to tickle your funny bone. Unfortunately, it really doesn't.
With the outcome of the previous match assuring India a place in the final, the relaxed hosts beat New Zealand 3-2 in the last league match of four-nation Punjab Gold Cup hockey tournament in Chandigarh on Saturday.
Rama Rama Kya Hai Drama gives us a shameful version of marital dilemmas with zilch support from the story department. All we get is some bad marital advice from Rajpal Yadav.
The Sindhis are a lesson in perseverance. Once uprooted, they've started all over, often reinventing themselves
Madhuri and Isha Koppikar have one thing in common: Subhash Ghai.
Suresh Menon, more popular on small screen, is known for his funny one-liners and dressing sense while taking an interview. He is seen on TV mostly with Sajid Khan, who now has ventured into direction. We spoke to the actor about himself and his movie Krazzy 4.
Kolkata-based Neeraj Pandey, who arrived in Mumbai eight years ago to make a career in showbiz, gives us A Wednesday this week, a gritty film about a terrorist and a cop. The film also stars Jimmy Shergill, Rajpal Yadav, Amir Bashir and Deepal Shaw.
Four veterans of the Indian National Army, an all-women contingent of the 183-year-old Assam Rifles marching down Rajpath and an Indian Air Force aircraft flying using a mix of traditional and biofuel.
Producer, actor, director Aditya Bhattacharya shares his perspectives on Bollywood feudalism, piracy, Italian filmmaking and the need for youth-based niche markets in cinema.
