Hockey

Olympics 2012: Sardar should be inspiration for players says Michael Nobbs

India`s hockey players have a role model within their ranks and should look at play-maker Sardar Singh for inspiration, says coach Michael Nobbs

London Olympics: Kenya`s lost glory in hockey

Twenty-four years ago, the Kenyan hockey team lined up with the rest of the world to vie for Olympic honours in the 1988 Seoul edition.

Olympic campaign not a failure, team did ``reasonably well``: Pak hockey coach

Pakistan’s hockey coach, Khwaja Junaid, has dismissed calls demanding his resignation following a dismal Olympics campaign, insisting that the team performed ``reasonably well``

Olympics 2012: Pak`s drubbing against Australia evokes strong reactions

Pakistan`s humiliating 0-7 loss to Australia in the London Olympics has left people fearing for the future of the sport in the country, with former Olympians and critics asking for the resignation of the PHF`s top brass

Olympics 2012: `Indian hockey will improve if rural youths get preference`

Congress leader Janardan Dwivedi on Wednesday lamented Indian hockey team`s miserable show in the Olympics and said the country`s performance in the game would improve if rural youths are given preference

Olympics 2012: Current players need to learn basics first: Baskaran

Former coach Vasudevan Baskaran lashed out at the Indian hockey team for their dismal showing in the London Olympics, and said the current batch of players should first get their basics right before aspiring to play at the international level

Olympics 2012: Aussies, Germany join Dutch in field hockey semis

Australia took less than six minutes to confirm a spot in the Olympic field hockey semifinals and rub out Pakistan`s chances in Riverbank Arena on Wednesday

2012 London Olympics Hockey: Tale of missed chances and three incisive blows

There is little left to say after India`s three-goal loss to Belgium in what was a tale of missed chances versus three incisive blows that completed the humiliation of Indian hockey.

London Olympics Hockey: Lifting players` morale a challenge ahead of wooden spoon tie

Motivating players for the play-off match to avert the bottom spot, known as the "wooden spoon" contest, is a big challenge confronting the Indian team management and senior players

Olympics hockey: India crash to fifth successive defeat

Belgium struck thrice to hand India their fifth consecutive defeat in the preliminary league of the Olympic men`s hockey competition here Tuesday.

Olympics 2012: Australia, Netherlands storm into men`s hockey semis

World champions Australia outplayed Pakistan 7-0 today to ease their passage into the semifinals of the Olympic Games men`s hockey competition, while the Netherlands also stormed into the last four stage with an all-win record after spiking South Korea 4-2

London Olympics 2012 hockey: India vs Belgium as it happened...

India lose yet another match 0-3 to Belgium. India finishes its campaign in the league without a point.

London Olympics women`s hockey: China lose to Japan, miss making semis

China failed to reach the women`s hockey semifinals at the London Olympics after losing to Japan 0-1 in the last round of group matches.

Olympics Hockey: Former hockey players lambast `bunch of mediocre` Olympians

There is a dearth of quality hockey players in India and the present national team possesses a "bunch of mediocre" individuals who are just satisfied to be Olympians, feel yesteryear stars of the game

London Olympics 2012: Day 11 Highlights

Read the higlights from Day 11 at the London Olympics.

London Olympics: Where do we go from here, asks Nobbs

India`s chief hockey coach Michael Nobbs has said he was deeply hurt with the performance of the eight-time Olympic champions in the 2012 London Games and was apprehensive about the future of the team.

London 2012: NZ women reach Olympic hockey semis for 1st time

New Zealand`s women reached the Olympic field hockey semifinals for the first time by knocking out Germany in a 0-0 draw at Riverbank Arena on Monday

London Olympics 2012: Our performance so far in Olympics not acceptable: Nobbs

Deeply hurt by the Indian hockey team`s display so far in the Olympic Games, national Coach Michael Nobbs termed the side`s performance till date as `unacceptable`

London 2012: Memories of 1986 World Cup return to haunt India in hockey

Memories of the bottom-place finish at the 1986 World Cup here returned to haunt the Indian hockey team, who will now have to lift their game to avert the wooden spoon at the London Olympics