Hockey Crisis

• Which was the biggest controversy in 2010?

  Which was the biggest controversy in 2010?

• MOA disaffiliates MHA, hockey body cries foul

  The Maharashtra Olympic Association on Wednesday disaffiliated the state hockey body, saying it had received written complaints against the MHA from different quarters.

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  Now, women hockey players revolt over pay

  The women's hockey team, which is in Bhopal, will be wearing black arm-bands in practise from Thursday as a mark of protest against the non-payment of their dues.

• Vidya Stokes replaces Mattoo as Hockey India chief

  AK Mattoo's resignation as the Hockey India president has been accepted. Vidya Stokes will serve as the interim president till elections are held on February 7.

• Indian hockey players get Rs 1 crore

  Sticking to his words, Indian Olympic Association President Suresh Kalmadi distributed Rs 1 crore between India hockey players and support staff in Pune.

• Hockey players vow to show team spirit in WC

  Relieved after the deadlock with the federation ended in an amicable solution, the Indian hockey players on Wednesday vowed to put up a united front in the forthcoming World Cup which gets underway next month.

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  Pillay to manage all funds: Kalmadi

  Suresh Kalmadi, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) Chief, has shouldered Dhanraj Pillay with the responsibility of managing all the inflow of funds from the corporates that displayed heart of gold in times of one of the biggest crisis that the national game had ever seen.

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  Hockey crisis over, players' demands to be met

  The hockey crisis that exercised India over the last one week has blown over, with the national team calling off its strike on an assurance that the players will be paid their dues at the earliest.

• Mayawati offers 5 crore to Hockey team

  After BCCI announced that it was ready to save the sinking ship of Indian Hockey, it was Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati's turn to step ahead with her offers.

• BCCI steps ahead to help Indian Hockey

  The world's richest sports governing body, the Board of Cricket for Control in India, made its attempts to speed up the compromise between Hockey India and the hockey players.

• We will support seniors: 'B' Team

  Junior team captain and drag flicker V Raghunath has come out openly in support of the senior hockey team saying that the junior team will stand with them in their fight against Hockey India over monetary injustice.

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  Dhanraj Pillay, Suresh Kalmadi meet players

  The crisis in Indian hockey is nowhere closer to being resolved. The hockey players remained adamant and said that they would not resume training for the World Cup 2010 unless their demands were met. After another round of meetings which took place in Pune on Tuesday, the administrators threw up their hands saying they didn't have the money to pay ...

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  Sports minister asks players to end strike

  MS Gill has appealed to the players of the national hockey team to get back to training for the World Cup immediately and play to win next month, promising them a "fair deal" after the tournament.

• What are the hockey players demanding?

  They point out that they earn Rs 25,000 per month from government jobs. Hockey India's bizarre response to this: players are "too money-minded".

• Where has all the money gone?

  Sahara, as the main sponsor, has given Hockey India a total of Rs 1.78 Crores since November. How has that money been spent?