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[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Argentine Max Caldas and Dutchman Siegfried Aikman are in contention to replace Graham Reid as Indian men’s hockey team head coach after the recent World Cup debacle, sources in Hockey India said.According to a HI source, the federation is in talks with two to three prospective foreign …

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Legendary Ajit Pal Singh feels Graham Reid‘s resignation as chief coach will be good for the Indian men’s hockey team as “change” was required after the home team’s disastrous outing at the just-concluded World Cup.Reid on Monday resigned from his position following India’s early ouster from the …

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The Indian men’s hockey team chief coach Graham Reid on Monday quit from his post following the team’s dismal outing at the just-concluded World Cup in Bhubaneswar.India finished joint-ninth along with Argentina after failing to make it to the quarter-final stage. The 58-year-old Australian was appointed India …

[ad_1] BHUBANESWAR: Former India men’s hockey head coach Roelant Oltmans has blamed the lack of tactical awareness and a non-existent club culture for India’s early exit in the ongoing edition of the FIH Men’s World Cup.India lost the crossover match to New Zealand and failed to make the quarter-finals after …

[ad_1] BHUBANESWAR: ‘Living out of a suitcase’ is how Indian hockey probables would best describe their lives, especially since April last year. They have spent about 150 days in camps at SAI, South Centre or here, and another 120 odd days travelling and competing.Most don’t see their families for months …

[ad_1] BHUBANESWAR: The contract of India’s chief coach Graham Reid runs until the Paris 2024 Olympics, but the Australian feels it might be up for review after the team’s dismal run at the ongoing Men’s Hockey World Cup in Odisha, where the Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist failed to make it …

[ad_1] ROURKELA: Head coach Graham Reid has taken responsibility for not pushing for a mental conditioning coach for India ahead of the FIH Men’s World Cup from which the home side made a premature exit.After India thrashed Asian Games champion Japan 8-0 in an inconsequential classification match here on Thursday, …

[ad_1] BHUBANESWAR: India’s title hopes at the Hockey World Cup ended in an anti-climax. For a second consecutive World Cup at home, the team failed to live up to its expectations and will now finish outside of the top eight. The fiasco has been hotly debated ever since India’s defeat …

[ad_1] BHUBANESWAR: Spain’s adventure of riding an open-top tuk-tuk (auto rickshaw) went awfully wrong here on Wednesday, injuring their national federation president and former referee Santiago Deo.The Spanish team, which lost to Australia 4-3 in the quarterfinals of the Men’s Hockey World Cup on Tuesday, perhaps were on their way …

[ad_1] BHUBANESWAR: Tucked quietly in the West Stand of the Kalinga Stadium, with no fancy tournament ribbon around his neck, a Sikh gentleman appeared no different than the many others from his hockey-loving turbaned community seated around him on Tuesday. Forty-one years ago, at the Wankhede Stadium in Bombay, now …