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Share How many Penalty corners will we miss, Before we finally score from one, Yes n’ how many times will we lose the ball, Before we can trap it? Yes n’ how many times will we miss sitters, Before we score a goal? Yes n’ how many times will we lose a match Before we win any, Yes n’ how many times will we lose tournaments Before we regain our lost glory? The answer, my friend, is blowin’... 

Share 4 in 4 and England are all set for a semifinal encounter, and with just one win India are out of the Hockey World Cup. Well one the hindsight no one expected India to reach the semis, with teams like Australia, Spain and England in the fray it was always going to be tough. India were up against the European Champions England and they started of well, as they always do, the crowd cheered them... 

Share Another loss by the margin of 5-2 and this loss to Spain puts to rest all the speculation about India’s great hockey revival story. There is no way India can now reach the last four with England winning its three encounters. Australia is looking pretty solid with the demolition of South Africa. Now India has to do something great to win the remaining matches, at least to provide some consolation... 

Share Dear friends Its another disappointing performance by team India.It seems that Indian team has learnt little from their past mistakes.After the intial euphoria over the victory over Pakistan India has suffered its second consecutive defeat by identical margin of 5-2. What frustrates me and all the hockey lovers is the way Indian team plays like a school boys.The defense don’t come up therefore... 

Share It came as no surprise to see Jugraj Singh cheering for India at the hockey world cup 2010. The former player of the Indian hockey team reveals all about his journey for being the super hero of hockey to his recent experience as a spectator. Iconic drag flicker’,  young face of the India hockey team’,  the spirit of Indian hockey and brave fighter’ are synonymous for Jugraj Singh. To... 

Share Australian hockey It was the same old story, the same old failings and the same old result-a defeat after raising the expectations to very high levels, in fact, leaving some to dream about the glory days of long gone by decades. The hockey team that suddenly became the focus for all the right reasons after the stunning victory over Pakistan, was stopped in its tracks by the team from down under.The... 

Share Outpaced, Outplayed, Outclassed is what Australia did to India in their pool B encounter. The Major Dyan chand National stadium was full of tri colors, the crowd was at its euphoric best after a scintillating 4-1 drubbing by India to their Archrivals, Pakistan. A win here would strengthen India chances of a semifinal berth. On the other hand World number 2 Australia after a disappointing lose... 

Share Successful twenty-four teams have qualified for a Hockey World Cup. Of these, eleven teams have made it to the semifinals. Seven teams have made it through to the finals. To date, Pakistan has been the most successful team in the World Cup, with four titles and six appearances in the final. The Netherlands have also been successful, with three titles and five appearances in the final. Germany... 

Share Dear friends here comes another jem of partiality ,ignorance or should I say a prejudice towards Indians from FIH. Ken Read,Director of ongoing World Cup handed a 3 match ban on Shivender for ‘deliberately’ hitting Pakistan’s Fareed Ahmed.Now come on folks of FIH,anyone who had seen the match can easily infer that Shivender’s “hit” on Fareed Ahmed was not deliberate,even... 

Share Holi revelry broke out a day in advance as India outplayed arch-rivals Pakistan 4-1 in their Hockey World Cup opener here Sunday. The ace drag- flicker Sandeep singh struck twice in the 35th and 57th minute to enable India win its opening thriller. This win also enable India to avenge a 3-6 Champions Challenge defeat to the subcontinental rivals in Salta, Argentina, in December. But today Indians...