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As players from the women's teams of World No.5 Germany and South American hopefuls Chile lined up for the opening match of the FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers on Saturday, one was not sure how many of them were aware of the significance of ...
Odisha is all set to host the prestigious FIH Hockey Men's World Cup from January 13, for the second consecutive time. Being the host state twice in four years, Odisha has built two state-of-the art hockey stadiums in the state and also ...
There are still several villages in Simdega district of Jharkhand that have no electricity but the passion of hockey runs high in the heart of the people residing there. Not very long ago, the sound of gunshots were heard often. But with the ...
India, led by Ajit Pal Singh, defeated Pakistan in the final to win teh 1975 Men's Hockey World Cup (Agency Photo) Ever since March arrived, WhatsApp had been abuzz with messages from the great Ashok Kumar. It was like 1975. On each match-date from 46 years ago in that historic Hockey World Cup, which India won, Kumar would send a narration. "Aaj humara Australia se muqabala hai... (Today we play Australia)" is how the son of the legendary Major Dhyan Chand would begin, before painting the words with his impeccable Hindi. All those who received these messages over the last fortnight lived ev...
India's 1975 hockey World Cup win created a storm: Ashok Kumar Mon, Mar 15 2021 22:03 IST | 9 Views Former Indian Hockey captain, World Champion and Olympic medalist Ashok Kumar. . Image Source: IANS News New Delhi, March 15 : For a man who was the 16th and last man to be selected in the Indian hockey team for the 1975 World Cup and for whom there was "messages from New Delhi" to the team management to "drop him" during the tournament, Ashok Kumar slammed in the title-winning goal that gave the country its first ever World Cup in Kuala Lumpur. On the 46th anniversary of India's lone...