Hockey World Cup Schedule 2010

Hockey World Cup Schedule 2010

Sunday February 28:

16:35 Pool B South Africa vs Spain

18:35 B Australia vs England

20:35 B India vs Pakistan

Monday March 1:

16:35 A New Zealand vs Canada

18:35 A Germany vs Korea

20:35 A Netherlands vs Argentina

Tuesday March 2:

16:35 B South Africa vs England

18:35 B Pakistan vs Spain

20:35 B India vs Australia

Wednesday March 3:

16:35 A Canada vs Germany

18:35 A Argentina vs Korea

20:35 A New Zealand vs Netherlands

Thursday March 4:

16:35 B South Africa vs Australia

18:35 B England vs Pakistan

20:35 B India vs Spain

Friday March 5:

16:35 A Korea vs New Zealand

18:35 A Netherlands vs Canada

20:35 A Germany vs Argentina

Saturday March 6:

16:35 B Australia vs Spain

18:35 B South Africa vs Pakistan

20:35 B India vs England

Sunday March 7:

16:35 A Korea vs Canada

18:35 A New Zealand vs Argentina

20:35 A Germany vs Netherlands

Monday March 8:

16:35 B Spain vs England

18:35 B Australia vs Pakistan

20:35 B India vs South Africa

Tuesday March 9:

16:35 A Germany vs New Zealand

18:35 A Netherlands vs Korea

20:35 A Canada vs Argentina

Wednesday March 10: Rest Day.

Thursday March 11:

15:35 Classification.11-12 6th Pool A vs 6th Pool B

18:05 Semi-final 1st Pool A vs 2nd Pool B

20:35 Semi-final 1st Pool B vs 2nd Pool A

Friday March 12:

15:35 Clas. 9-10 5th Pool A vs 5th Pool B

18:05 Clas. 7-8 4th Pool A vs 4th Pool B

20:35 Clas. 5-6 3rd Pool A vs 3rd Pool B.

Saturday March 13:

15:35 Bronze medal match

18:05 Final

India's long wait in New Zealand finally ended

WELLINGTON: India recorded their first series triumph on New Zealand soil in 41 years though rain denied them a deserving victory in the third Test on Tuesday. (Watch)

Rain played spoilsport in India's push for a 2-0 series win on the fifth and final day and the hosts escaped with a draw after they were down 281 for eight in the post-lunch session in chase of a near impossible 617 for a win.

The visitors will have to be content with a 1-0 victory in the three-match Test series after India won the first match in Hamilton by 10 wickets and drawing the second in Napier.

Despite the draw, India ended their long wait of 41 years to win a Test series in New Zealand after Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi-led side drubbed the Kiwis 3-1 in 1968.

The Indians, who outplayed the Kiwis throughout the match, were well on course for a victory by conjuring up four wickets in just over a session before light rain stopped play 30 minutes into post lunch session. Daniel Vettori on 15 was at the crease at that time alongwith Iain O'Brien (19).

Source: http://cricket.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/quickiearticleshow/4369078.cms

India loses 2-4 to Germany in Punjab Gold Cup hockey

India loses 2-4 to Germany in Punjab Gold Cup hockey
Chandigarh, Feb 6 (PTI) India suffered their first defeat in the Punjab Gold Cup hockey, going down 2-4 to World champions Germany here tonight.The hosts have eight points from five matches and will have to wait for tomorrow to see if they can seal a berth in the finals against Holland on Monday.Holland secured a berth in the finals, defeating New Zealand 4-1 in an earlier match today. They now have 11 points.India will take on New Zealand, while Germany and Holland will face off in the sixth and last match in the second leg between tomorrow.India just needs a draw tomorrow to reach to nine points, while a win for Germany will give them three points taking them to eight points.India would be hoping that Germany does not beat undefeated Holland by a huge margin and that they themselves don't lose badly to Kiwis as the second finalist will be then decided on the basis of better goal difference.India draw first blood in the 12th minute when Tushar Khandekar sounded the post with his reverse hit that beat German goalkeeper Nicolas Jacobi but the joy was shortlived as the Germans found the equalizer in the 14th minute through Jan Philipp Rabente. PTI

Challenge of the final frontier of football

Ten years ago a young man named Baichung Bhutia made the unlikely journey from Bengal to Bury, becoming the first Indian to play professional football outside his homeland.
Bhutia, the captain of the Indian national team, saw himself as a pioneer. Bury congratulated themselves on a coup that would allow them to tap into the Asian market – the Asian population of their town, that is, rather than dreaming of kids wandering around the streets of Mumbai and Calcutta wearing Bury shirts.
It was an anticlimax. For all his talent, Bhutia struggled to adapt to the physical demands of English football and scored only 3 goals in 46 appearances. Bury confessed that the “Bhutia Bounce” had not materialised. When his contract expired at the end of the 2001-02 season, he returned to India.
India is regarded by many as football’s final frontier. The leading Premier League clubs have, between them, visited and enjoyed considerable commercial success in China, Japan, South Korea, South Africa and Nigeria. India is ranked 143 in the world, which makes them only the 20th best national team in Asia.
source: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article5484933.ece

Mahilpur the 'football village' of Punjab

ANI

By Karan Kapoor
Mahilpur (Punjab), July 15 (ANI): Punjab has produced many football players of national fame. And village Mahilpur in Hoshiarpur district's is known for its long association with the football.
The passion for football lives on in people even long after it was introduced in the village by Harbhajan Singh, a school principal, in 1920's.

The village boasts of producing great players of repute like Jarnail Singh, Gurdev Singh, Chaudhary Ram Kishan, and the tradition lives on in the young enthusiasts of today.
"There is a culture of football in this area. Every village has its own football ground, no other sport is given much priority be it cricket or any other game. Only football is given importance here," said Ali Jasna, Coach.

The village holds a number of annual tournaments and provides the players with an opportunity to showcase and hone their skills.

Love for the game comes naturally to the people of Mahilpur. For many, it is a family tradition passed on from generation to generation.

The young enthusiasts feel there is a lot of scope for football in India, with so many clubs opening up, which provide the players with an excellent opportunity to further their careers.
"There is good scope for football here which give good money to the players. If one pursues football with studies, it could be very beneficial," said Amandeep Singh, a budding Football Player.

There are now plans of setting up a football stadium in the village so as to provide the youth with better facilities.

The sport has become quite popular in the country and with the advent of international football clubs in India like JCT, there is a good scope for sports enthusiasts wanting to pursue football. (ANI)

India Gear Up For Friendly Against Malaysia In Hyderabad

By P. VijianNEW DELHI, July 15 (Bernama) -- The Indian national football squad will use a friendly match against Malaysia in Hyderabad on July 22 to gear up for the team's participation in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Challenge Cup 2008 later this month.India ranked 153rd in the FIFA world ranking, are also drawn together in the same group with Malaysia in the 2011 AFC Asian Cup football qualifying round which will start next year."We are in the process of preparing for the AFC Challenge (Cup) and we wanted some match exposure so we decided to play against Malaysia. We wanted to play with a team which have a similar ranking like India," All India Football Federation media director B.M.R Mehta told Bernama.The AIFF general-secretary Alberto Colaco said the friendly match will be used to identify the weaknesses in the team and will give enough time for the coaches to iron out the flaws before the AFC Challenge Cup kicks off on July 30 to Aug 10."We had earlier played a match against Chinese Taipei but found that they are not a formidable team, so we wanted to play against a stronger team and Malaysia, ranked 166th are the ideal choice," he added.Meanwhile, Malaysian head coach Sathianathan and his assistants Zaki Sheikh Ahmad, Ismail Ibrahim and Mazlan Wahid as well as physical trainer Rustov Bozik have identified 18 players for the India trip but lamented the lack of time to prepare for competitive matches as the respective states were not releasing their players early because of the ongoing Malaysia Cup.Sathianathan has included seven players - Aidil Zafuan Abdul Radzak, S. Subramaniam, Daudsu Jamaluddin (defenders), Azi Shahril Azmi, Amirulhadi Zainal (midfield) and Zaquan Adha Abdul Radzak, Khyril Muhymeen Zambri (strikers) who lost to China's Olympic squad 0-4 in Yanbian on Sunday.The 18 players will report for centralised training Wednesday at Wisma FAM.The Squad: Goalkeepers: Helmi Eliza Elias, Badrulzaman Abdul Halim; Defenders: S. Subramaniam, Aidil Zafuan Abdul Radzak, Fauzie Nan, Daudsu Jamaluddin, Norhafiz Zamani Misbah, Irwan Fadzli Idrus, Shafizan Hashim; Midfielders: Shukor Adan, Hardi Jaafar, Amirulhadi Zainal, Azi Shahril Azmi; Strikers: Hairuddin Omar, Nizaruddin Yusof, Indra Putra Mahayuddin, Khyril Muhymeen Zambri, Zaquan Adha Abdul Radzak.-- BERNAMA source: http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v3/news_sports.php?

Indian U-16 football team register a massive win

Huttington, US, Jul 13 (UNI) The Indian Under-16 football team won their third consecutive match by thumbing Elite Camp All Stars 5-1 here. The Indian team is currently on an exposure and training trip in the US.Malswam Fela scored a brace while the other scorers were Reagan, Lalrindika and Prem Kumarm in a one sided encounter yesterday.Losing team Elite All Camp Stars fielded some of the best high school players in various states against the India. Though the margin of win was big, but it was a tough game for the Indians.India will now play Tri-State All-Stars at the Schoenbaum Stadium in Charleston in their next match.

India to play GD Gafanha in their 2nd Portugal tour match

India to play GD Gafanha in their 2nd Portugal tour match

PTI

NEW DELHI, July 9: Indian football team will play against GD Gafanha, a first division side in the AF Aveiro League, in their second match of the 12-day training-cum-exposure tour of Portugal on Thursday. The game, to be played at Estadio da Gafanha at Gafanha da Nazare in Aveiro region of the Iberian country, will be visiting team captain Baichung Bhutia's last match of the tour. Baichung leaves for Munich in Germany on Friday to play in the 'Goal 4 Africa' charity match where he will rub shoulders with international stars like Kaka, Didier Drogba and Steven Gerrard to raise fund for African children. The Indian team had beaten Gouveia Select 2-0 in their first match on July 5 at Gouveia.