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Odisha govt recommends Dutee Chand for Khel Ratna, Anuradha Biswal for Dhy
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], June 29 (ANI): Sports and Youth Services Department (DSYS), Government of Odisha, has recommended ace sprinter Dutee Chand for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award and international hockey player Birendra Lakra for the Arjuna Award, for the year 2021.
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Tokyo Olympics: We've improved a lot in last 4 years, our confidence is re
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 20 (ANI): Indian men’s hockey player Manpreet Singh feels the squad has improved a lot in the last four years and the side can beat any good team in the upcoming Tokyo Olympics.
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Former India hockey player Usman Khan passes away
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 4 (ANI): Hockey India on Friday mourned the demise of 76-year-old former India International Usman Khan, who passed away in Madanapalle, Andhra Pradesh after a prolonged battle against cancer.
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Current batch better prepared for Olympics than we were in 2016, says VR R
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 31 (ANI): Veteran hockey players VR Raghunath feels that the current lot of Indian players are better equipped for the Olympics than the ones who took the field in Rio de Janerio in 2016.
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MK Kaushik inspired many generations of hockey players: Dhanraj Pillay
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 9 (ANI): Legendary hockey player Dhanraj Pillay has been left in "pain and shock" following the demise of MK Kaushik, who was a part of the gold medal-winning side at the 1980 Moscow Olympics.
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Proud to see talented players emerging from Jharkhand, says Hockey player
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], February 12 (ANI): Hockey Jharkhand defeated 4-time champions Hockey Haryana in 2018 to lift the Hockey India Junior Women's National Championship (A Div) title, a marquee domestic fixture held in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
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Women Ice Hockey players from Kargil await right opportunities
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Kargil (Ladakh) [India], January 27 (ANI): Ice Hockey players from the Chiktan block of Kargil district possess exemplary courage and talent and are waiting for the right opportunity to make their country proud in the sport.
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Ex-TDP Min, husband arrested for kidnapping 3 men over land dispute in Hyd
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], January 7 (ANI): Former Andhra Pradesh Minister Bhuma Akhila Priya, her husband Bharghav Ram were arrested for kidnapping a former hockey player Praveen Rao and two of their relatives in Hyderabad on Wednesday, Telangana police said.
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Telangana: Former hockey player among 3 abducted by men posing as Income T
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], January 6 (ANI): Police have rescued a former hockey player Praveen Rao and his two relatives, who were abducted on Tuesday from their residence by some unidentified persons posing as Income Tax officials in Hyderabad.
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Hockey India pays tribute to Olympic medalist and World Cup winner Michael
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 1 (ANI): Hockey India expressed their deepest condolences on the demise of former India hockey player Michael Kindo, who breathed his last on Thursday in Rourkela.
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Hockey legend Michael Kindo passes away
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 31 (ANI): Former India hockey player and 1975 World Cup-winning team member Michael Kindo on Thursday passed away at the age of 73.
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Sreejesh a 'huge inspiration' for all aspiring hockey players: Sahil Nayak
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 24 (ANI): The Indian Junior Men's core probable goalkeeper Sahil Kumar Nayak, who has been part of a few junior national camps in the last two years, expressed that senior team goalkeeper PR Sreejesh has been a huge inspiration for all young hockey pla
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