The drag flick ace scored four times from penalty-corners as Pakistan won 5-3 in the Olympic hockey qualifer in Madrid.
'My target is not just to qualify for the Olympics but also do well at Athens and end up in a good position,' says Indian hockey Chief Coach Rajinder Singh.
But he says he would need 1.3 million to find it
The ace Indian forward suffered a fracture in his nose during Sunday's match against Malaysia.
The drag flick ace scored a hat-trick as Pakistan beat India 3-2 in the Azlan Shah hockey tournament.
'The more emphatic denial of any proposal for an OIC foreign ministers meet in Islamabad appears aimed at keeping Pakistan on a leash,' notes Lieutenant General Syed Ata Hasnain (retd).
The court dismissed the last-ditch appeal by his mother, saying Dharmalingam has been given "due process in accordance with the law".
Malaysia Airlines on Friday announced it will operate 11 extra Boeing 777 flights between Kuala Lumpur and Mumbai under the open sky policy for two months from January apart from introducing special fares for senior citizens.
He also made it clear that the government had nothing to hide on the Volcker issue and that there was a procedure to be followed.
Reeling under the pressure of two catastrophic aviation tragedies, Malaysia Airlines is mulling a name change and restructuring of routes in a bid to repair its reputation, a media report has said.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni slips down to eighth position in the ICC ODI Player rankings after a poor showing in the DLF Cup tri-series.
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The West Indies will seek a rare title triumph when they cross swords with Australia in the final of the cricket tri-series in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday, fully aware that the brittle batting line-up needs to put up a far more inspired show.
The gap may further reduce if third-placed India beat them on Friday.
Australia's captain said the umpire is among the best in the business and deserves to stand in the biennial event.
India need to beat Australia in the final league match on Friday to secure a place in the final of the DLF Cup tri-series.
India's incredible victory over the West Indies was because of well-planned strategy, skipper Rahul Dravid revealed.
India replaced Irfan Pathan with S Sreesanth in the only change to the team that played Australia in the previous match.
India need to win their remaining two league matches to qualify for the final of the DLF Cup tri-series.
However, the speedster said India only need to win the remaining two matches to reach the final.
Australian pacer Mitchell Johnson, who tormented India on Saturday, will take no further part in the DLF Cup tri-series.
Old rivals Sachin Tendulkar and Glenn McGrath were involved in a short and sharp exchange on the field during the rain-hit India-Australia tri-series match in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday.
India were tottering at 35 for 5 against Australia in the DLF Cup tri-series match before rain forced an abandonment.
India shares a three-way lead at the midway stage of the World Cup qualifying campaign.
Joshna Chinappa pulled off a huge upset when she beat second seed Sharon Wee to reach the final of the NSC Tour 1 squash tournament in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday. The sixth seeded Indian No 1 fought gamely for 50 minutes to carve out a 9-6, 3-9, 1-9, 9-7, 9-2 victory over her illustrious Malaysian opponent.
Shivnarine Chanderpaul's fine knock was in vain, as the West Indies were beaten by 78 runs in the opening match of the DLF Cup tri-series.
The ace Indian off-spinner says the tri-series will be ideal preparation for the Champions Trophy.
India will take on world champions Germany in the opening match of the hockey World Cup.
Percept has acquired three tenders floated by the BCCI worth Rs 75 crore.
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