Hockey
India to Face China in Final
Published on 7 Nov 2009, 17:37 by bibanIndia’s women hockey squad would be facing China in the final of Women’s Asia Cup. The match will be held in Bangkok. If being able securing victory this would be India’s second world cup trophy. In semi-final, India were able defeating South Korea by a narrow margin of 3-2.
The place in the final has [...]
India Advance towards Semi-Final of Asia Cup
Published on 3 Nov 2009, 19:04 by bibanIndian hockey squad advanced towards the semi-final of Women’s Asia Cup. Indian women, according to reports, produced an almost complete show while defeating China to an 1-1 draw. For India, it would now be only a draw against Malaysia, that could assist them in reaching the last 4 stage of the tournament.
In initial phase [...]
Baljit Singh Interested in Best and Timely Treatment
Published on 2 Aug 2009, 21:47 by bibanLatest reports quote Baljit Singh, the goalkeeper of the Indian national hockey squad, as saying, that he remained interested in ‘the best possible and timely treatment’. The reports stated that the intention of returning early to the field, was the reason for making the comment.
The player continues battling an eye injury which could endanger [...]
Argentina, in A Leading Position in Champions Trophy
Published on 12 Jul 2009, 23:20 by bibanSome extremely tough matches on the 2nd day experienced Argentina reaching a leading position in the women’s Champions Trophy field hockey tournament. While moving on their way to the highest place, the latin American squad defeated Australia by a margin of 1-0.
Amongst other matches, The Netherlands defeated China by a margin of 1-0 and [...]
Germany, The Champions of FIH Men’s Junior World Cup
Published on 28 Jun 2009, 17:49 by bibanGermany are the champions of Standard Charted Bank FIH Men’s Junior World Cup. They have defeated The Netherlands by a margin of 3-1. The result holds all the more importance as Germany had to come back from a 0-1 trail.
The match, that was played at the Johor Bahru Hockey Stadium in Taman Daya, experienced [...]
The Netherlands and Germany to Play the Final
Published on 20 Jun 2009, 19:38 by bibanThe Netherlands have reached Standard Chartered Bank FIH Men’s Junior World Cup’s Final. The development became clear as they defeated New Zealand by a margin of 4-1.
As reported, New Zealand dominated the game while playing for most part of the 1st half. They received an outstanding scope for scoring in the 8th minute. The [...]
First Victory for Singapore
Published on 20 Jun 2009, 19:34 by bibanSingapore registered their first victory in the Standard Charted Bank FIH Men’s Junior World Cup while beating United States. The victory has placed them in 19th place.
On Saturday, however, they played a tough match for 19th spot. The match experienced 3 players getting yellow carded. Singapore, however, had a decent start while scoring for [...]
Hockey India Comes Under Criticism from Olympians
Published on 5 Jun 2009, 19:00 by bibanJust after few days of coming into existence, the Hockey, has come under criticism from Former Olympians of India. According to reports, former Olympians have criticized IOA for constituting Hockey India, an incorporate body covering the men’s as well as the women’s unit.
While raising their voice in the matter, former India Olympians, in the [...]
New Hockey Coach Happy with Indian Skills
Published on 3 May 2009, 11:10 by bibanJust after few days of appointment, the new Indian Hockey coach has expressed his happiness over condition of the team. While speaking with journalists, Spanish coach Jose Brasa stated that Indian style of hockey was still effective in era of more and more tactical power styles.
According to various reports, the coach has a well [...]
Pakistan Looks Up to Sohail Abbas for 2010 Qualifying
Published on 22 Apr 2009, 18:00 by bibanPakistan hockey players as well as the officials are looking up to the former players for taking them through the 2010 world cup qualifier matches. Topping the list of these former players is Sohail Abbas. Abbas, a former player of the Pakistan national squad, was known for his masterpiece penalty-corners.
Excluding Abbas, other senior players [...]
