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On The Surface

English Field Hockey 

Ashley Morrison

When he was elected President of the International Hockey Federation in Dubai in November 2016 Dr Narinder Batra stated in his presentation prior to voting, “I would like to take Hockey across the globe, extend the boundaries.” He went on to say “if you want to grow and you want Hockey to remain in the Olympics hockey has to spread, and nowadays everything is calculated in terms of how much is your viewership, how much you earn out of it, which I call reach and revenue. Reach means expand your boundaries. Читать дальше...

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From a wheelchair-bound hockey player to being sports minister — The journey of Sandeep Singh

English Field Hockey 

By Suraj Iyer

Sandeep Singh (Source: Facebook)

Popular known as Flicker Singh in Indian Hockey, Sandeep Singh has a comeback story like none other. Portrayed by Diljit Dosanjh in the movie Soorma which is based on Singh’s life, a lot of factors came into the journey of Sandeep Singh from humble beginnings to holding the position of Sports Minister of Haryana today.

Anna O'Flanagan: Ireland’s record breaker

English Field Hockey 



Remarkably, almost two years have passed since Ireland striker Anna O’Flanagan and her Green Army team stunned the sporting world by claiming the silver medal at the Vitality Hockey Women’s World Cup London 2018.

Mumbai hockey gets the stick

English Field Hockey 

Mumbai Hockey Association decides against challenging Hockey India's one-state-one-unit ruling that came into effect on Wednesday; no more Mumbai teams at Nationals

Subodh Mayure

Mumbai hockey players after winning the Sr Nationals in Bhopal in 2010

Representing Mumbai at the National Hockey Championships has always been a matter of pride and the list of India stalwarts this city has contributed over the past, is endless. However, Mumbai hockey teams will not be part of the Nationals now.

Namibian Hockey welcomes MTC backing

English Field Hockey 

by Helge Schütz

Emilia Kashopola in action for Namibia against Zambia.

MARC Nel, the president of the Namibia Hockey Union has welcomed MTC's entry into hockey, following Tuesday's announcement of a N$3 million sponsorship to the sport code over the next three years.

Lockdown halted preparations for junior women''s hockey WC, says captain

English Field Hockey 

Imphal: The Indian junior women''s hockey team was preparing for the 2020 Junior Asia Cup in Kakamigahara, Japan which was to begin on April 6 this year when COVID-19 pandemic halted the team''s quest to achieve a berth for the Junior Women''s World Cup by winning the continental championship.

Another week, another Black Sticks departure

English Field Hockey 

By Dylan Cleaver

Black Sticks assistant coach Katie Glynn. Photosport

The Black Sticks women's programme has seen another abrupt departure, with assistant coach Katie Glynn resigning.



Back on the blue pitch and under blue skies

English Field Hockey 

By Jugjet Singh

Coach Amin Rahim (second from left) putting the national players through the paces during their first training session together since the RMCO at Bukit Jalil Hockey Stadium yesterday. -NSTP/AIZUDDIN SAAD

THE senior national hockey players walked into the stadium in Bukit Jalil yesterday, looking like they had just come out of underground World War II bomb bunkers after the all clear siren was sounded.

THE ROCK'S 100 GREATEST GAMES - NOS. 14 AND 13

Dumbarton Football Club 

GAMES against Elgin City and Berwick Rangers feature in the latest part of our series finding the 100 greatest games at what is currently the C&G Systems Stadium.
(Published on Thursday 2nd July 2020 at 10:00)

The Rye Apartments / Tikari Works

Archdaily.com 

The Rye Apartments is a development of 10 sustainable apartments on a highly visible corner site opposite Peckham Rye Park in London. A mix of 1, 2, and 3-bedroom units are set in two blocks that form the termination of an urban block. Through careful analysis of privacy, daylight, and neighbouring building forms the studio developed an architectural language which would complement the surrounding context and history. Through a process of transformation, the buildings share a sibling relationship with their neighbourhood and with each other... Читать дальше...

Searching for Consolation in Max Weber’s Work Ethic

The New Republic 

People worked hard long before there was a thing called the “work ethic,” much less a “Protestant work ethic.” The phrase itself emerged early in the twentieth century and has since congealed into a cliché. It is less a real thing than a story that people, and nations, tell themselves about themselves. I am from the United States but now live in Amsterdam; the Dutch often claim the mantle of an industrious, Apollonian northern Europe, as distinct from a dissolute, Dionysian, imaginary south. Or... Читать дальше...

Elena Kagan’s Fiery Defense of the Administrative State

The New Republic 

Selia Law v. CFPB wasn’t among the highest-profile cases of this Supreme Court term, but it was far from insignificant. In a 5–4 decision along the usual partisan lines, the court struck down part of a federal law that said the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau could only be fired by the president for cause. Such protections aren’t uncommon at the federal level, especially among financial regulators, but they are unusual for a post like the one in question.

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Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Ingenious Families

The New Republic 

Two women are playing a tender scene. The brunette, who can’t be 30 yet, strokes the blonde’s hair. The blonde is in her seventies, but her lips tremble as if she’s a child trying not to cry, and she calls the younger one “maman.” “Please don’t go away without me,” she says. Behind the women, you can see a blurry reflection of the camera crew filming them, and the blonde actress’s daughter standing there watching.

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Believe the Polls This Time

The Atlantic  

These aren’t Hillary Clinton’s numbers. Biden has a wide lead because the landscape has changed.

Thursday’s FTB: NHL procrastinating right to the deadline on Hub Cities

Pension Plan Puppets 

TORONTO, ON - APRIL 23: William Nylander #29 of the Toronto Maple Leafs salutes the crowd after getting the game’s first star against the Boston Bruins in Game Six of the Eastern Conference First Round during the 2018 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at the Air Canada Centre on April 23, 2018 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. | Photo by Kevin Sousa/NHLI via Getty Images

Plus Gritty on Queer Eye!

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Revisiting the best Tweet of the Sidney Crosby era

PensBurgh 

Photo by Len Redkoles/NHLI via Getty Images

Passing the baton....

Ah, Rivalry Week. A time to reminisce on how much the Philadelphia Flyers suck. These jabs are all in good fun, of course. Most of the time.

Today, we’re going to re-examine the tweet that has defined a generation... and became a meme in the process.

I’m talking about when Sidney Crosby passed the baton.

In a since-deleted tweet from Flyers reporter Sam Carchidi during the 2012 playoff series between the Flyers and Penguins... Читать дальше...

Best Galaxy S20, S20+ and S20 Ultra cases: Top picks in every style

PC World 

We're just gonna say it—you're crazy to take your Galaxy S20 out in public without something to protect it. With prices starting at $1,000 and going all the way up to $1,600, it's one of the most expensive phones ever made. It's also the biggest, with the S20 Ultra tipping the scales at a whopping (and eminently droppable) 6.9 inches. So check out these picks and stop playing chicken with your phone.

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Let night owls be night owls: How the pandemic could dethrone the larks

Mashable 

When the light starts to fade in the evening is when I start feeling it. A rush of heightened awareness, a palpable sense of increased IQ, like my brain is a Sim City growing on fast forward. Daytime's rural village of slow-talking neurons explodes into a bustling metropolis full of taxis, neon signs, and hot jazz. The sundown rush, I can confirm after years of experimentation, is unrelated to anything I might have imbibed, inhaled, or ingested. If anything, it feels like my morning coffee fully, finally, kicked in. Читать дальше...





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