Murugappa Gold Cup: Indian Railways defends title, outplays IOC 5-3
A decent turn-out of spectators gave a rich round of applause to the Indian Railways team when it did a lap of honour after a fighting 5-3 victory over Indian … Read More
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Murugappa Gold Cup: Joginder, with goals aplenty to his name, hopes to make it to Indian National camp
A simple Google search about ‘Joginder Singh’ provides links to the profiles of a Param Vir Chakra Awardee, an Olympic gold medallist in field hockey from 1964, a former national … Read More
Murugappa Gold Cup: IOC triumphs over Army, set to face Railways in final
Former champion Indian Oil Corporation is well-versed in managing high-pressure situations. Facing an Army side, playing, probably at its best, IOC showcased its class by securing a 3-2 win in … Read More
‘Needs a lot of sacrifice’ – Two-time Olympian V. R. Raghunath on the art of drag-flicking
The Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) did not have to wait long for its first Penalty Corner (PC) during its final Pool B match against the National Centre of Excellence … Read More
Murugappa Gold Cup: Two-time Olympian Sunil hopes to ride on perseverance until age catches up with him
Content with his decade-long international career, SV Sunil just wants to extract every ounce of hockey left in him as a player on the domestic circuit. “ Jab tak jaan … Read More
Murugappa Gold Cup: Railways, Army through to semifinal
Defending champion Indian Railways shut BPCL out of the 95th MCC-Murugappa Gold Cup All-India hockey tournament here on Wednesday. With the 5-4 win over the former champion, Railways qualified for … Read More
Germany series a chance to test the team further after Asian Champions Trophy victory: Harmanpreet Singh
India hockey captain Harmanpreet Singh said he is looking forward to the two-match bilateral series against Germany, which will be a good test for his side and also help in … Read More
MCC-Murugappa Gold Cup: IOC books semifinal berth after defeating Odisha 3-1; Army beats Tamil Nadu
Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) has left nothing to chance this time. The former champion, who was ousted in the league stages last year, has played hard and has ticked all … Read More
Unfulfilled dream fuels Yuvraj Walmiki’s mission to inspire the next generation
“You only live once, but if you play hockey, once is enough,” reads the bio section on Yuvraj Walmiki’s social media handles. It has been almost a decade since the … Read More
Indian men’s hockey team to face Germany in two-match series in October
The Indian men’s hockey team will host Germany for a two-match series at New Delhi’s Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium on October 23-24, Hockey India announced on Tuesday. “This bilateral … Read More