The Champions Trophy in December could be the last assignment for the India's German hockey coach.
The beleaguered Indian Hockey Federation came down heavily on the Indian Olympic Association for the hockey team's poor show at the London Olympics and denounced the three-member committee set-up by it to look into the running of the Indian hockey.
IHF handed ONGC their second defeat and will thus fight it out with Air India to decide the top place in the pool in the Murugappa hockey tournament.
Holders Punjab and Sindh Bank entered the final of the All India Bombay Gold Cup Hockey Tournament.
After a marathon eight-and-half-hours meeting between Hockey India, IHF and Sports Ministry officials, it was agreed that the two bodies will work under an arrangement that will continue till December 2012. However, there was no merger between the two bodies.
In a move which could derail the ambitious plan of the Indian Hockey Federation to organise a World Series of Hockey in the country, the FIH has threatened to bar players and national associations from participating in the Olympic Games if they associate with the league.
Unperturbed by the FIH diktat asking member countries to either stay away from the World Series Hockey or risk Olympics exclusion, the organisers of the league on Thursday said they will "go ahead" as planned and seek legal recourse against the game's governing body if necessary.
Sports Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar has advised former Olympians to push the issue on the floor of the Houses.
India men's hockey team striker Lalit Upadhyay has worked hard to rebuild his career and considers all the setbacks as blessings in disguise.
The Bhopal Hockey Association said handicapped players from Punjab are being offered an opportunity to represent the country.
The IHF also clarified that Baljit Singh Saini could not make it with the team to the US as he did not get the visa.
In a dramatic turn of events, the erstwhile Indian Hockey Federation and newly-formed Hockey India decided to bury the hatchet and joined hands to bring the state associations -- both men's and women's into Hockey India's fold.
India has lost the right to host this year's Champions Trophy because of an administrative mess which may cost the country future events as well, the International Hockey Federation (FIH) said on Tuesday.
Calling the working agreement between Hockey India and the Indian Hockey Federation a 'bizarre live-in relationship', IOA acting President Vijay Kumar Malhotra on Tuesday said the two federations for one discipline will never be accepted.
Viren Rasquinha said it was up to the hockey federation to decide when to select him in the Indian team.
The IHF senior vice-president said he would initiate legal action if any constitutional amendment is done without following proper procedure.
IHF president K P S Gill assured the former cancer-striken India player more aid after the India-Pakistan Test series.
The respondents were asked to file replies to IHF senior vice-president Batra's petition, alleging financial irregularities in the IHF and other charges.
The Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) has decided to knock the doors of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, after the Sports Ministry has refused to reimburse Rs 85.3 lakh spent by the IHF on national team's participation in five events between 2005 and 2008.
Sports Minister Vikram Verma said there was no discussion on selection matters.
The government on Wednesday issued an ultimatum to Hockey India and the Indian Hockey Federation to merge by July 25, failing which the Sports Ministry will take a decision and intimate the Supreme Court about it.
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday said the government should not associate itself with the Hockey India elections, due Wednesday, as it is a private body. The Court also held that Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) is the only recognised body for the sport in the country.
Ex-Indian hockey star Rajiv Mishra was found dead at his residence in Sarsauli area of Varanasi under mysterious circumstances.
Most likely Jugraj will be treated either in Australia, South Africa or Germany," IHF secretary K Jothikumaran said.
FIH secretary general Peter Cohen said the changes have been made to make the game easier to understand.
Indian colts' victory was backed by a grand show of character to hold off pressure from the Dutch side, and the cynosure of India's defence was Rohit who was hard to breach -- he blocked away six successive penalty corners in the final quarter ensuring India emerge victorious. He was awarded player of the match for his efforts.
A miffed Indian Olympic Association hit out at the Sports Ministry for not involving it in Saturday's merger talks to resolve the long-standing dispute between Hockey India and the Indian Hockey Federation.
Faced with the prospect of India's hockey team being ousted from the race to Olympics, the Sports Ministry has called a meeting of the IOA, Hockey India and the Indian Hockey Federation on October 14 to resolve the dispute related to the game's governance in the country.
'The IHF should not think they are bigger than the players. Only because of the players is the IHF is functioning, not the other way around.'
Reid submitted his resignation to Hockey India president Dilip Tirkey, a day after the conclusion of the World Cup in Bhubaneswar
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After 80 per cent of the votes were cast, Batra objected to some 'identification mark' beside KPS Gill's name on the ballot paper
The Asian Games normally serves as the Olympic qualifiers but there was some confusion after the Hangzhou Asian Games were postponed from last year to this year due to the COVID-19 situation in China.
They will take part in a procession in New Delhi to protest against the functioning of the Indian Hockey Federation.
The surprise decision comes despite the Indian team finishing a creditable second in the four-nation tournament in Dusseldorf\n\non Sunday.
Several senior players including Dhanraj Pillay and Baljit Singh Dhillon were not included in the 18-member squad.
The Federation has apparently warned the players that talking to the media could cost them a place in the team.\n\n
K Jyothikumaran has been appointed as one of the four judges for the elite nations hockey tournament.\n\n
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