Karnataka rode on Deepak Beijawad’s insatiable appetite for penalty corners to capture the 64th senior National hockey championship here on Thursday.Karnataka has won this Rangaswamy Cup (donated by The Hindu group in 1951) for the first time since the ina
Though Mumbai had scored 21 goals against Manipur in its final league fixture, its team management demanded more. On Wednesday, the team management proved right. Twenty-one goals were not enough. On the last day of league matches in the senior National ho
With a 2-1 victory over Punjab, Karnataka held its turf when confronted by a bully who threatened to take over.An aggressive attitude — backed by a vastly superior physical presence — gave Punjab the edge in its 64th senior National hockey championship ma
When the umpire awards a penalty corner to Karnataka, the opposition fears the worst. Deepak Bejiwad, once again, put away two attempts to power Karnataka to a 3-1 victory over Jharkhand in the 64th Senior National hockey championship here on Monday.With s
Punjab whips Manipur 9-3 in another match A couple of late goals allowed Mumbai to shut down a persistent Uttar Pradesh in the 64th senior National hockey championship here on Sunday.With seven points from four games, Mumbai now moves to first-place. Pu
A gritty Uttar Pradesh team held on to a slim lead against Punjab, and moved to the second spot in the 64th Senior National hockey championship here on Friday.In another match, Karnataka brushed aside Manipur to go to the top of the standings. The top two
In a match which oscillated between freakish and sublime, Jharkhand held off Manipur to open its 64th Senior National hockey championship with a 4-2 victory here on Friday. After the first-half stuttered to a close, the game came alive after the restart
Karnataka squandered a two-goal advantage and slipped to a draw for the second consecutive match in the 64th senior National hockey championship, for the Rangaswamy Cup, here. The host, which surrendered a 2-0 lead against Mumbai in its opening match, f
Two last-gasp goals helped Mumbai snatch a draw against Karnataka on the opening day of the 64th Senior National hockey championship for the Rangaswamy Cup here at the KSHA Stadium on Wednesday.Down 0-2 at half-time, a disjointed Mumbai side appeared down
