Author: K Arumugam

When the Indian men’s hockey team failed to qualify for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, it was considered a tragedy of epic proportions. The country fretted and fumed. Hockey buffs were frustrated and downcast. And with good reason. It was the first time in 80 years, since India made its hockey debut at the Olympics in Amsterdam in 1928, that a country which won eight gold medals failed in the FIH qualifiers. The coach then was Joaquim Carvalho. Sixteen years hence, the Indian women’s team has failed to make the cut for the Paris Olympics, leading to sadness at home. Get…

Spain confirmed their supremacy over India with a 3-1 victory to grab the bronze medal in the 2023 FIH Men’s Junior World Cup at the Bukit Jalil stadium in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday. The result fetched the Spaniards their second third-place finish in history and their second success in this campaign against two-time champions India whom they had humbled 4-1 in the pool stage. “This is our best match here” said excited coach Oriol Puig Torras. After a downpour delayed the match by an hour, India held a marginal edge in the first quarter with three PCs forced and two…