[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 …
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[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 …
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[ad_1] BHUBANESWAR: Strength & conditioning specialist Robin Arkell was with the Indian men’s hockey team when it won the Olympic bronze in Tokyo in 2021. Hockey India didn’t retain him after that. Three months ago, he joined the German national team who are now in the World Cup final.The context …
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[ad_1] BHUBANESWAR: Defending champions Belgium beat the last two editions’ runners-up Netherlands in penalty shootout 3-2 to set up a summit clash against Germany in the FIH Men’s World Cup on Friday.Reigning Olympic champions Belgium and the Dutch were locked 2-2 in regulation time at the Kalinga Stadium.The match between …
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[ad_1] BHUBANESWAR: Star drag-flicker Gonzalo Peillat struck a second-half hat-trick as Germany made a sensational comeback after being two goals down to beat Australia 4-3 and enter the FIH Men’s World Cup final for the fifth time on Friday.Peillat scored from penalty corners in the 43rd, 52nd and 59th minutes, …
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[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 …
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[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, …
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[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 …
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[ad_1] BHUBANESWAR: Germany struck twice with two minutes left in the match to wipe out a two-goal deficit and then prevailed over England in the penalty shootout to make a dramatic entry into the semifinals of the FIH Men’s World Cup here on Wednesday.Captain Mats Grambusch and his younger brother …
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[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 …
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