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Balle Balle Bhajji ! He deserves to be a captain now. Only cricket Test player in the world to bat at no. 8 and hit a back-to-back century in two consecutive Test matches		India held, out of medal hunt Sandeep did get an opportunity to seal the match and a semi-final place for India but this time his drag-flick was stopped by a diving Chinese goalkeeper Su Ri Feng to dash India’s hopes.
India lose 2-3 to Pakistan in Asia Cup Both the teams displayed very high speed and attractive hockey in the pulsating opening half with the ball continuously moving from one end to the other.		AFTER A LONG WAIT OF 13 YEARS: Indian captain Sandeep Singh kisses the winner’s trophy after India beat Malaysia in the final of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup field hockey in Ipoh, Malaysia, on Sunday. Arjun Halappa, Prabhjot Singh and Shivender Singh sounded the board as India won the tournament beating Malaysia 3-1.
Neha Singh, kin of the Indian hockey legend Dhyan Chand "The agile centre forward Naha display rare control over the ball on the field" "Looks like a perfect image of the hockey legend of our times.” said Narinder Singh, a veteran hockey player.		India book berth in semis The Indians exhibited skilful hockey to beat the formidable Koreans, taking their points tally to nine from three matches.
USA pounded Brazil 13-0 in the 7th/8th place game at the Pan American Games. The USA jumped out early on the home team with three goals in the first seven minutes.		The USA saw its Olympic qualifying quest put on hold in field hockey. “The team gave everything they possibly could,” said U.S. coach Lee Bodimeade. “When you’re coming up against No. 2 in the world, you know it’s going to be a tall order, and to Argentina’s credit, they were outstanding today.”
USA Field Hockey Women register 4-1 semifinal victory over Chile “We’re feeling pretty good,” said U.S. coach Lee Bodimeade. “Chile is a very good team and played very good against us. They put us under a lot of pressure and I think that has made us cherry-ripe for the final. We’re certainly looking forward to the game with Argentina.”		USA Men play to 2-2 draw with Canada at Pan Am Games “I thought we outplayed them, and I’m pretty certain Canada would agree,” said Conway.
USA Field Hockey Women Shut out Cuba, Earn Spot in Pan Am Semifinals “Overall, I’m very happy with our performance,” said Bodimeade. “This had the potential to be a very dangerous game for us. To get the win is a big plus.”		USA Field Hockey Men Fall to Chile in Pan Am Games Opener. 2-1 “Chile has always been a tough game for us,” said U.S. captain Shawn Nakamura (Camarillo, Calif.) the game could have gone either way today, and unfortunately it fell on their side today. We’re looking forward to the next two games and getting back into position for the semifinals.”
Pan American Games on the way The USA Field Hockey men begin their bid to take home a medal, earn some international respect and keep alive an Olympic dream when the team opens play against rival Chile at the Pan American Games.		USA Field Hockey women's national tean announced for the AtaHolding Champ in Baku. AtaHolding Champions Challenge, June 9-17 in Baku, Azerbaijan.
USA Field Hockey Announces 2006 Coaches of the Year The USA Field Hockey honorees will now join selections from other Olympic sport governing bodies as nominees for the United States Olympic Committee’s Coaches of the Year to be announced later this spring.		Sad day for Indian hockey, Dismal decline Olympian Balbir Senior said, “It is shocking. Up to what level will the team fall? It is worth pointing out that there is no dearth of talent. The need of the hour is to polish the stones into gems. The most important aspects are mental training, physical fitness and improvement on the technical front.”
Indian hockey plunges to new low in field hockey. Both men and women lose to China in field hockey.		Netherlands Wins Field Hockey World Cup The USA Field Hockey national team earned a 6th place finish at the Samsung World Cup
USA Field Hockey Women advance to World Cup 5th-8th playoff with win over Korea With the victory, the USA places third in Pool B and will next play Pool A’s fourth place team, Germany, when crossover play begins on Friday. Argentina, Australia, The Netherlands and host Spain qualified for the World Cup semifinals		USA Field Hockey Women down South Africa for World Cup win The win raises the USA record to 1-2-1 (4 points) at the World Cup and keeps the team in contention for a spot.