Hockey India

Two Goal Rule Is It a Winner?

The Hockey India League is almost a third of the way through the 2016 edition. This year has seen a new innovation which was designed to encourage players to have more attempts on goal rather than force a penalty corner,

A Photo Kills a Thousand Words

Sometimes the best laid marketing plans can be undone in the simplest of ways. In 1989, after much hype Pepsi launched a television commercial using the hottest person in Pop at the time, Madonna. The advert aired in prime time

Can India Really Medal in Rio?

Sunday evening was a very special one for Hockey in India. In a truly remarkable game in which they were losing 2-0 at half time and 2-1 at three quarter time against world number two side the Netherlands, India went

Court and Sport

We have been following the story of the banning of talented Indian Hockey player Gurbaj Singh for what appeared to be a personality clash with coaching staff. The national team player was banned for nine months from all Hockey in

Goals A Bonus?

The NPL in Western Australia petered out this year, with clubs having voted not to have a Finals series, and the dominant Bayswater City wrapping up the title with several weeks of the season remaining. What was disappointing to see,