Indian dreams crushed Faced with a do-or-die battle, Indias Olympic dream came down crashing as Barry Middleton (4th) and Richard Mantell (10th) scored for Britain in the nerve-wracking final at the Prince of Wales Country Club.
I am keeping my word
Carvalho quits as chief coach The Indian hockey teams failure to qualify for the Beijing Olympics claimed its first victim with chief coach Joaquim Carvalho deciding to step down along with the support staff.
IHF vice-president Batra quits
Gill refuses to step down Under-fire Indian Hockey Federation Chief KPS Gill brushed aside demands for his resignation in the wake of Indias failure to qualify for the Olympics but admitted that it was a setback for the game.
We cannot do anything: Aiyar Aiyar said his Ministry was bound by the Olympic Charter and he could not interfere in the functioning of an autonomous body like the IHF.
ATHLETICS / World Indoor meet
Soboleva sets World record Russian middle distance runner Yelena Soboleva stole the show on the final day of the world indoor championships when she smashed her own indoor world record to take gold in the 1,500 metres.
British players celebrate their win in the Olympic qualifying hockey tournament in Santiago on Monday. Forward Rajpal Singh (right) is a dejected man as India did not qualify for the Beijing Olympics. AP
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