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Leslie Xavier
Rolling Back to Square One: Hockey India Continues Coaching Musical Chairs, Boots Out Harendra Singh
10 Jan 2019
Disappointed with underwhelming results in 2018, Hockey India’s High Performance & Development Committee has asked Harendra Singh to step down as coach of the senior team and instead take up the…
Leslie Xavier
Hockey India: Ruling With an Iron Fist
14 Dec 2018
Is Hockey India’s modus operandi, particularly with regard to how it handles players, consistent with acceptable standards of professionalism and transparency? Incidents on the sidelines of the sport…
Vaibhav Raghunandan
India Lose to Error-Prone Netherlands, Crash Out of FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup
13 Dec 2018
In an absorbing, if not technically brilliant, match of hockey, India lost 1-2 to the Netherlands in the quarterfinals to exit the FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup. Indian hockey team coach Harendra Singh…
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FIH Hockey World Cup: India face the Netherlands With Burden of Losing Too Much
12 Dec 2018
Indian hockey legend V Baskaran breaks down India's FIH Men's Hockey World Cup quarterfinal clash against the Netherlands.
Leslie Xavier
India vs Netherlands FIH Hockey World Cup quarters: Rest, as They Say, is Mystery
12 Dec 2018
Indian hockey team will play host and hope to also play spoilers to the Dutch dominance. The FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup quarterfinal match is guaranteed to be one for those with a purist, attacking…
Leslie Xavier
FIH Hockey World Cup: India and the Double Dutch Dilemma
10 Dec 2018
India’s high-scoring free-wheeling thrillers have been matched by the Netherlands hockey team who outplayed and casually dismissed Pakistan in their final group encounter at the FIH Hockey World Cup…
Leslie Xavier
FIH Hockey World Cup: India Show Old School Guile and Modern Will in Victory
09 Dec 2018
Indian hockey team employed old school tactics, including the penalty corner hit instead of a drag flick, and street smarts to outwit a gritty Canada in the final quarter of an otherwise tight game…
Leslie Xavier
FIH Hockey World Cup: Group Deciders at Different Times Provide Unfair Edge to Some Teams, Kill Fair Play
07 Dec 2018
FIH Hockey World Cup: With Belgium playing their final group game before the hosts, India will know exactly what they need to top the pool. This oversight opens the door for possible gamesmanship,…
Vaibhav Raghunandan
FIH Men's Hockey World Cup: Dutch Hopes, Argentina's Scope and India Under the Microscope
05 Dec 2018
Indian hockey team, with a big win against South Africa and a draw against Belgium, has put themselves in a great position to top Group C and qualify directly for the quarterfinals at the FIH Men's…
Vaibhav Raghunandan
FIH Hockey World Cup: In Game of Two Halves, India, Belgium Share Spoils
02 Dec 2018
Indian hockey team and Belgium played out a 2-2 draw in their Group C match at the FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup. Harmanpreet Singh and Simranjeet Singh scored to earn the draw, and India would now…