India had just lost the all-important Olympic qualifier to Japan and skipper Savita Punia was distraught.…
Category: Hockey
Kalu Sir, Two Turfs in Panposh and Indian Hockey’s Bright Future
It wasn’t the only time that Lazarus fled the camp. “He had left a second time…
Kalu Charan Chowdhury and the Panposh Cradle of Indian Hockey – part 1
As the flight touched down on the newly laid airstrip and the engines were turned off,…
Pakistan’s hockey team continues to rot as it fails to make cut for the Olympics third time in-a-row
No Pakistan in the Paris Olympic Games hockey? Considering that it is the third straight time…
Ranchi and hockey fans have a strong bonding as FIH qualifiers showed
India’s opening fixture of their Ranchi leg of the FIH Women’s Hockey Qualifiers against the United…
Decoding the Indian women’s hockey disaster in Ranchi
When the Indian men’s hockey team failed to qualify for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, it was…
An anatomy of heartbreak & how Indian women paid the penalty
As the dejected Indian players made their way out of the Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh Munda…
Indian Sports Fans Will Bleed Blue Despite Hockey and Football Setbacks
It is not easy being an Indian sports fan. For years, it hasn’t been. And the…
Losing to Germany was sad, but the Indian women won hearts in Ranchi
If you didn’t witness it, you perhaps would dismiss the humdinger between India and Germany in…
Indian Women’s Hockey Needs Redemption Against Japan
Even the normally stoic MS Dhoni was excited and jubilant on occasions. That’s how tense it…