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Indian men’s hockey team excited to be returning to Pro League competition in Argentina
The sense of excitement in the Indian men’s hockey team comes through as it reached Buenos Aires for its first set of FIH Pro League matches in more than a…
Coach Graham Reid wants frontline to improve efficiency, defence to tighten its game
It takes a lot for a coach to accept the shortcomings of his team, especially when the side has remained unbeaten in its four-match return to international competition after a…
Mandeep’s brace helps India round off four-match Europe tour with second victory
The Indian men’s hockey team ended its tour of Europe with a splendid 3-2 win against Britain in Antwerp on Monday. A brace by Mandeep Singh in the 28th and 59th…
Sjoerd Marjine has work cut out in improving women’s team play inside either circle
Chief Coach Sjoerd Marjine has expectedly focused on the development of the Indian women’s hockey team. In sharing his thoughts in public on the two tours of Argentina and Germany…
Lalremsiami gives Indian women’s hockey team some reason for cheer
Lalremsiami’s fine 50th minute strike gave the Indian women’s team some reason for cheer as it ensured that its four-Test tour of Germany would not end without a goal. India…
Kenisha Gupta holds out hope as bright prospect
Kenisha Gupta holds out hope to the Indian swimming community. Over the past couple of years, the six-footer from Mumbai has drawn attention as India’s brightest prospect. For a nation…
Any logic in taking IPL 2020 to UAE?
Columnist Hemant Kenkre and Sunil Vaidya, former Sports Editor of Khaleej Times, Dubai, join me in discussing the idea of staging this year’s delayed Indian Premier League in the United…
Celebrating GR Viswanath
It was an overwhelming experience, watching my colleagues and friends R Mohan, Vijay Lokapally, Vincent Sunder and Hemant Kenkre portray the image and aura of one of India’s finest batsmen…
Is India ready to make telling impact on the Olympic stage?
It is the pinnacle of sport. Inarguably, it is the dream of every athlete to stand on the podium at an Olympic Games and make the country proud. The Olympic…
Getting set for another India-Pakistan cricket game, with a bagful of memories for company
What can bring large parts of two nations, with shared history, divided over time and at loggerheads politically ever since, to a standstill in peace-time? Indeed, an India-Pakistan contest in…
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