The newly-appointed coach of the Indian hockey team says his goal is to see the team qualify for the Beijing Olympics; if he fails, he will quit.
'Indian hockey will lose out on one of its most important nurseries of good hockey talent.'
Norma Godinho challenges sporting know-it-alls.
Hailing the decision of the Supreme Court to appoint a two-member committee to oversee reforms in the Cricket Board after the removal of two top BCCI officials, some Olympians and Arjuna Awardees from other disciplines backed ex-cricketers Bishen Bedi and Kirti Azad to undertake the task. "The Hon. Supreme Court has given the onerous responsibility of suggesting names of eminent people who shall comprise a committee to oversee reforms in BCCI and state bodies which have been bedevilled by controversies and malfeasance," they said in a media statement following the apex court's ejection of Anurag Thakur and Ajay Shirke as President and Secretary of the BCCI.
'Coaching centres across the world will make everyone watch this game, the quality of the match was top-notch'
Yesterday, women's coach Harendra Singh was made in-charge of the men's side, while men's coach Sjoerd Marijne was re-designated the women's coach in a rejigging of roles by the Hockey India following the medalless show of the teams at last month's Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.
'He did not take a loss lying down.' 'He inspired us to go to the next tournament with renewed confidence and helped us perform well.' 'That's the way I would remember him.'
'Shahid was an artist, the kind who treated the hockey pitch as his own canvas.'
India's third-place finish at the Hockey World League Finals is a timely reminder of the improvement the team has made under Oltmans. But one must not get carried away.
As preparations for the Rio Olympics gather pace, India may be headed for yet another paltry medal haul.
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