Certainly, this is not the best Indian Army team that one has witnessed in the MCC-Murugappa Gold Cup invitation hockey tournament. Its forwards haven’t stepped up to a great extent. The defence has been its saving grace. To be fair, it has played well within its limitations. Requiring a victory to stay alive in the…
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…
Indian Women’s Hockey Team forward Deepika became the first-ever Indian player to win the prestigious Poligras Magic Skill Award for her sensational solo field goal in the FIH Hockey Pro League last season. The 21-year-old attacker earned global recognition for her breathtaking run and finish in the 35th minute during India’s match against World No.1…
The India A men’s hockey team suffered its second consecutive loss on its European tour, going down 2-3 to England in Amstelveen, the Netherlands. Despite young Indian forwards Maninder Singh and Uttam Singh scoring for India A at Wagener Stadion, the team lost the match to World No. 5 England. After the match, India ‘A’…
Perhaps for the first time in the MCC-Murugappa Gold Cup hockey tournament, Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu (HUTN) provided a ray of hope that it could enter the knock-outs. Starting with a draw against Maharashtra, TN then sealed a huge win over Indian Army in its second match, followed by a thrilling draw with SAI-NCOE…
The schedule for the next edition of the Olympic Games, set to be played in Los Angeles in the United States, was announced on Monday, exactly three years before the tournament. India’s hopes of medals will bank on the usual suspects like Neeraj Chopra – Paris 2020 gold medallist — Mirabai Chanu — a Paris…
In terms of strategy, execution and aesthetics, the two Pool-A matches of the 96th-MCC-Murugappa Gold Cup hockey tournament at the SDAT-Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium here on Monday failed to rise above the mundane and ordinary. First, defending champion Indian Railways thumped Maharashtra 4-2 to top the table with nine points from three matches, and then Indian…
GOLF Aditi slips in final round to finish T-28, Australian Grace Kim wins Evian title Indian golfer Aditi Ashok, who looked good for a top-10 finish all week, faltered on the final day to card a disappointing two-over 73 to sign off tied 28th at the Amundi Evian Championship here. She ended with a total…
The 96th MCC-Murugappa Gold Cup invitation hockey tournament served up a wonderful treat to a modest gathering of spectators at the SDAT-Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium on Sunday. Three matches produced a total of 21 goals, with each match outdoing the other in terms of quality and suspense. In the first match of the day, Tamil Nadu…
The Malaysian National junior team started well, but couldn’t sustain the momentum and was roundly thrashed by Indian Navy 4-1 in their opening Pool-B match of the 96th-MCC-Murugappa Gold Cup invitation hockey tournament at the SDAT-Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium here on Saturday. Earlier, former champion Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) shut out a fighting Karnataka 4-3 in…
