Asian Teams Out-Muscled
Last night at the Odisha Men’s Hockey World Cup the host nation India bowed out of the competition following a 2-1 defeat at the hands of the Netherlands. Their loss meant that no Asian team was left in the competition
Do Australia’s Team ‘Cultures’ Reflect The Nation?
Whenever we hear sports coaches, players or even administrators interviewed in the modern era the word “culture” is a strong chance to be mentioned. There are ‘good cultures,’ ‘bad Cultures,’ ‘winning Cultures’ and ‘losing cultures.’ The crucial thing is every
Patience, and Faith in Youth Can Deliver a Dream
Patience is a real virtue in modern-day sport, but sadly very few club owners, administrators or even national associations seem to possess this virtue. In 2005 the Junior Hockey World Cup was played in Rotterdam. In the final Argentina defeated
All Eyes on India’s Squad Selection
Tomorrow Hockey India are expected to announce their team for the Rio Olympics and there is great expectation in the country that has won 8 Olympic Gold medals in the sport, although the last one was 36 years ago. India
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
