Indian Hockey

Two Golds for India on Day 13 as Women Win 4 x 400m Relay and India Beat Pak in Hockey

 October 4, 2014   R K Gupta

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The 13th day proved lucky for India at Incheon. With two golds fetched on the same day, India bounced back into top-10 in medal standing yet again. As the eagerly awaited hockey final with Pakistan in the evening was still going on, Indian women’s 4 x 400 relay team won the gold for India. Not […]

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World Cup Hockey

Indians lose their last league game to Australia in World cup hockey

 June 10, 2014   R K Gupta

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With the league phase of the Rabobank World Cup in the Netherlands drawing to a close, Australian men are table toppers in Group A. They were joined by England, who met Belgium on Monday’s must-win last league game. Australia’s last league encounter was with India, in which they stamped their superiority in men’s hockey by […]

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World Cup Hockey

Victory for Out-of-Contention India At Last As World Cup Hockey Nears End of League Phase

 June 9, 2014   R K Gupta

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On June 6 & 7, six matches in Pool B and another six in Pool A were played in the Rabobank Hockey World Cup. Except the drawn men’s game between Korea and South Africa on Friday, every match ended with a decisive margin. In an upset Pool B game, Argentinian men thrashed the mercurial Black […]

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Hockey World Cup

India Suffer Another Last Minute Curse At Rabobank Hockey World Cup at The Hague

 June 4, 2014   R K Gupta

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Indian men played brilliant hockey on Monday in their second league match against England but it seemed their misfortune would not stop trailing them. For the second time in three days, they lost just as the final hooter was about to sound. It happened in their first match against Belgium and the script was same […]

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Rabobank Hockey

Rabobank Hockey World Cup 2014 Gets Off To A Colorful Start At The Hague

 June 1, 2014   R K Gupta

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On May 30, members, representing 12 teams each for men and women, participated in a glittering opening ceremony that marked the official beginning of the 16-day long 2014 Rabobank Hockey World Cup at The Hague, Netherlands. The players were greeted by His Majesty the King Willem-Alexander and City Mayor with the King also posing for a […]

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Hockey India League

Financial Boost Continues As Hockey India League Enters Second Year

 February 8, 2014   R K Gupta

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Until sometime back, cricket was the only sports in India that attracted viewership and corporate money. It was a sad story for other sports, which languished as poor cousins to cricket in terms of earnings and recognition. The year 2013, however, brought a semblance of change, as Indian Badminton League, IBL and Hockey India League, […]

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Will Indian hockey return back again with their golden performance!

 September 10, 2013   Kruti Mehta

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Go back in the era of 1970’s when Indian Hockey was considered as by far the best in world. But with the passing time, there have been a lot of ups and down. The question arises, what is the situation now? To answer this question, we will go through certain statistics. Till date, there have […]

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India will wait for the conclusion of Oceania championship to confirm their World Cup qualification.

Indian Hockey: There journey to qualify for World Cup 2014!

 September 4, 2013   Kruti Mehta

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There was a time when India was known for its hockey. We were the world champions and Hockey was considered as the National game of India. Time change, things change. This quote tells the present situation of the Indian Hockey team. With the changing time, the Indian Hockey has undergone a big change. The situation […]

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