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Delhi to host – Champions Trophy 2011

33rd Men’ Champions Trophy will be held in New Delhi around 1st to 11th of December this year. However actual days and schedule of tournament will be decided after FIH president Leandro Negre had a meeting with with sports minister Ajay Maken and Hockey India (HI) officials. After Last year’s highly successful World Cup, FIH…

Indian Hockey Performance in 2010

Indian Hockey Performance in 2010 can be considered as an Average performance. Both team Men and Women has played 40 and 41 matches respectively, out of which Men’ Team won 20 (half of the matches) where as women team able to won only 14 matches. Indian Men’ Team’s Best Title win in 2010 was Azlan Shan…

Jose Brasa Still hopeful for a Call Back

Jose Brasa (Former Indian Hockey Coach) had his bitter checkout from India about 20 days back, but he has still not given up hope of being called back as Coach from Hockey India. During an interaction with Press Trust of India from Madrid he has given his statements as below: I think that the solution…

Indian Sardar & Rani in world’s All Star Team

After 6 Players got selected in Asian All-Stars hockey team, only 2 Players (1 from Men’ and 1 from women’ Team) are selected in FIH Worlds All-Stars hockey team selected by International Hockey Federation’s (FIH) today. Our Men’ Team leading Defender Sardar Singh and Indian Women Hockey Player Rani Rampal get in their Places in…

Harbinder & Dilip Tirkey new Observers

Dilip Tirkey & Harbinder Singh are appointed as new govt. observers. After S. Pargat Singh appointed as chairman of the development committee in Hockey India, there is another positive move by “Ministry of Sports (Govt. of India)”; who has now appointed Dilip Tirkey and Olympian Harbinder Singh as the new government observers by replacing Ajit Pal Singh…

33rd Men’ Champions Trophy – 2011

33rd Men’ Champions Trophy will be held in India. International Hockey Federation (FIH) has taken a postive step by giving entry to Pakistan and South Korea. As per normal rules for this tournament FIH allows only top six ranked teams to play in it. But as India is hosting this Tournament so we get a…

6 Indians in Asian All-Stars hockey team

Indian Hockey Fans will be happy to read this: Indian Hockey Players got their recognition back in Common continental Team. Its a good news that 6  Indian players (4 men, 2 Women) are selected in All-Starts Asian Team. Indian Players that are selected in Asian All-Stars hockey team Other Countries got major recognitions: Korea: 8 Players – 4 Men…

Pargat Singh in Hockey India Board

S. Pargat Singh “Former Indian Captain and one of the world’s best Player in his times” is appointed as chairman of the development committee in Hockey India on Saturday by governing council. Parget Singh will be leading development committee of 7 members. Other members of committee will be selected on 14th of December. Hockey India…

Men’ Hockey – A Team Without a Coach.

The men’ Hockey team of India is without a coach in these days because both the main Instructors the National and foreigner have left the team. Coach Harendra Singh resigned from his post after India’s defeat in the semi final against Malaysia, whereas Coach Brasa’s had left India as his controversial tenure ends after Asian…

Now its Captain Rajpal Vs Coach Brasa

Indian Hockey Team finished 3rd Position this time and managed to get Bronze medal in Asian Games 2010. If we look around the performance on Indian Hockey Team in this Tournament, we can say that its not too bad but not good enough. Indian Men’ Team Lost just 1 game out of 6, but that single…