New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) The Indian Premier League (IPL) is back in India after shifting to South Africa last year because it could not get the expected security as it clashed with the general elections. The third edition of the Twenty20 razzmataz will spring to life Friday night when the 2009 champions Deccan Chargers take on Kolkata Knight Riders in the opening game in Navi Mumbai.
Mumbai, March 10 (IANS) Want to watch an Indian Premier League (IPL) match live? No need to go to the stadium. Just book a ticket at the nearest cinema hall and enjoy it in airconditioned comfort. ...
By Avishek Roy-----
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) Fourteen years is a long career in sport. More so, if you are a hockey goalkeeper. But the Dutch great Guus Vogels makes the job look all too easy because his philosophy is simple. ...
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Defending champions Germany take on New Zealand while three-time winners the Netherlands clash with Korea in two key games that will decide the semi-finalists from Pool A at at the Hockey World Cup here Tuesday....
By Anand Philar----
It is time to pick up the pieces of Indian hockey even as coach Jose Brasa is humming John Denver's "Leaving on a Jet Plane" melody. One suspects that the Spaniard believes that he could be the first before the firing squad, post the Hockey World Cup.
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By Vivek Shukla--- New Delhi,Mar. 6: The sad and sob story of Indian hockey is not all about on and off the field deeds of our players or officials, but it goes beyond that....
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New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) The Netherlands, in a second-half blitz, decimated Canada 6-0 and moved closer to a semi-final berth from Pool A of the Hockey World Cup here Friday....
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) The woes of the Asian teams continued as Korea followed India and Pakistan to the brink of missing the semi-final cut even as European powerhouses the Netherlands and Germany remained in the hunt with contrasting wins at the Hockey World Cup here Friday....
Moscow, March 5 (IANS) Somdev Devvarman came close to giving India a point but the Russians wrapped up both the opening day singles to take a 2-0 lead in the first round of Davis Cup World Group at Luzhniki arena here Friday....
Moscow, March 5 (IANS) Somdev Devvarman failed to get third time lucky against Russia's Igor Kunitsyn, but not before India No. 1 put up a terrific fight in his four-set loss in the opening singles of the Davis Cup World Group first round at Luzhniki arena here Friday.
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New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) Defending Champions Germany edged past a fighting Argentina 4-3 in a pool A match of the Hockey World Cup here Friday....
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) Maoists want to overthrow the Indian state by 2050, Home Secretary G.K. Pillai said Friday and admitted that it would take at least 7 to 10 years before states affected by the leftwing insurgency are able to crush the entrenched rebels and re-assert their authority....
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) chief executive Mike Hooper Friday said the successful staging of the Commonwealth Shooting Championships and the ongoing Hockey World Cup will help reduce security fears among some of the participating nations for the October 3-14 Games.
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By Sirshendu Panth and Avishek Roy-----
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) India squandered chances and defended sloppily to go down 2-5 to a determined Spain as their Hockey World Cup hopes lay in shambles here Thursday....
By Avishek Roy----
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) India wasted far too many chances to go down 2-5 to Olympic silver medallist Spain and with it their World Cup hopes lie in shambles here Thursday....
By Abhishek Roy------
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) Modern hockey experts may feel that penalty corners are the most potent weapon to win matches, but famed Dutch drag-flicker Taeke Taekema thinks otherwise....
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) India Wednesday urged Australia to provide a list of authorized education agents recognised by Australian institutions so that students are not cheated by touts or misled by dubious institutes.
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New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) Defending champions Germany defeated Canada 6-0 in a Pool A clash of the Hockey World Cup at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium here Wednesday.
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By Avishek Roy-----
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) The mauling they got from Australia can be shattering, but India will have to pick up the pieces quickly as they cannot afford to lose any of their remaining three matches in the Hockey World Cup, starting with Spain here Thursday.
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By Anand Philar ----
It was not surprising that India stood exposed during their 2-5 rout against Australia in the men�s Hockey World Cup Tuesday night. The lack of exposure against the top teams in the past year highlighted many inherent weaknesses in the Indian team that were covered up by their 4-1 success against a mediocre Pakistan on the opening night.
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