Indian hockey continued to suffer at the hands of its administrators who experimented with the team throughout the year but without any success.

BY Biswajyoti Brahma 20 December 2004

It turns out to be a red-letter day for Sohail Abbas as the dreaded drag flicker's opening goal propels him to the top of the chart as the world's highest goal-getter. The joy is doubled as Rehan Butt's strike seals the match and the series in favour

BY Biswajyoti Brahma 7 October 2004

The error-prone hosts miss five penalty corners and as many sitters to allow the arch-rivals to escape with a draw, leaving themselves the task of winning the next two matches to square the series.

BY Biswajyoti Brahma 5 October 2004

Two brilliant strikes by the ace penalty corner expert authors Pakistan's fluent 3-1 victory. In the process, he joins Dutchman Paul Litjens for the maximum number of goals with a tally of 267.

BY Biswajyoti Brahma 3 October 2004

'We never shunted him out. I told him just a month and half ago not to worry since he was being preserved for the Olympics,' says the IHF chief, thus ending the controversy over the star player's omission from the list of probables

BY M.R. Mishra 7 May 2004

The mercurial forward's brilliance and histrionics dominated the year as the team struggled to dish out their best.

BY Biswajyoti Brahma 25 December 2002