MCC-Murugappa Gold Cup: Indian Railways shuts off SAI-NCOE (Bhopal), Navy outwits IOC

Defending champion Indian Railways and Indian Navy scripted an all-win record in their respective pools with impressive victories as the league matches of the MCC-Murugappa Gold Cup invitation hockey tournament came to an end at the SDAT-Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium on Thursday. Railways scored a comfortable 5-2 victory over SAI-NCOE (Bhopal) in a Pool A match,…

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Pro League was a wake-up call ahead of next year’s Asian Games and World Cup: Sreejesh on Indian hockey team’s struggles

Former India captain and goalkeeping stalwart PR Sreejesh believes the just-concluded FIH Pro League was a good wake-up call for the men’s national hockey team ahead of next year’s Asian Games and the World Cup. India struggled in the European leg of the Pro League and finished eighth out of nine teams to avoid relegation…

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Malaysia hockey legend Balasingam, son of Netaji’s loyal soldier, reconnects with Madras at Murugappa Gold Cup

The Malaysian junior team, taking part in the ongoing MCC-Murugappa Gold Cup 2025 at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium in Chennai, had some unexpected home support ahead of its Pool B encounter on Tuesday.  K. Balasingam, a member of Malaysia’s golden hockey generation, here in Chennai on the organiser’s invite, was casting a keen eye on…

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