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Dilip Tirkey, Hockey India president. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: R. RAGU Amid the escalating rifts within Hockey India (HI), a group of former players has thrown its weight behind HI president Dilip Tirkey and called for urgent reform in the running of the federation. Some members of the group, of which illustrious names like…
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Germany players celebrate their triumph. | Photo Credit: AP While the Pro League which preceded the World Cup was a marker on where the sides stood in terms of team building and form, Germany’s numbers made for grim reading. It was a team in transition with a heavy influx of youth. But discount the Germans…
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Time for cheer: The Indian women’s team is a happy bunch after beating Germany in the classification match of the hockey World Cup at the Wagener Stadion in Amstelveen on Thursday. | Photo Credit: x@TheHockeyIndia Relevance for World Cup classification matches is a matter of perspective. For this Indian women’s team, which suffered a heart-breaking…
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Tough outing: That Mandeep Singh is yet to open his account in this edition of the hockey World Cup is hurting India. | Photo Credit: AP The lack of field goals remains an area of concern for the Indian men’s team, which is staring at a World Cup exit, after another disappointing result against a…
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Lacking bite: While Harmanpreet’s, left, form makes India a lethal PC outfit, the three goals from field play rank it ninth in the 16-team tournament. | Photo Credit: AP India head coach Craig Fulton has called for his men to refocus ahead of what he calls a ‘new tournament’ in the second round of the…
Mixed bag: While Abhishek, left, scored a brace against Pakistan, his senior partner up front Mandeep is yet to open his account at the hockey World Cup 2026 in Amstelveen, Netherlands. | Photo Credit: AP There is no ‘away’ World Cup if you are an Indian team. You will be hard-pressed to go to a…
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Harmanpreet in good spirits at the national-team camp. | Photo Credit: K. Murali Kumar An India-Pakistan clash in any sport evokes heightened passion. For the players, the marquee match is all about keeping emotions in check while focusing on the task at hand. Their resolve will be tested once again at the FIH Men’s Hockey…
India women hockey team coach Sjoerd Marijne. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: BISWARANJAN ROUT While there has been a lot of talk on the Indian men’s hockey team’s composition for the upcoming World Cup and the Asian Games, not many have spoken about the same for the women. In fact, their schedule is much tighter,…
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Spain took sweet revenge for their defeat against India in the bronze-medal match at the Paris Olympics, overcoming Harmanpreet Singh’s side 3-1 in a FIH men’s Pro League game in Bhubaneswar on Saturday. India put up a lackluster show in their first Pro League match this season, even as Spain showed loads of…
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