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Sunil bids international goodbye

As the Indian hockey team head coach Graham Reid, buoyed by the catalytic bronze-medal win at the Tokyo Olympics, begins to build a new team, the seniors have started to make their exits. A day after Rupinder Pal Singh and Birendra Lakra announced their international retirements, Karnataka’s SV Sunil followed suit but with a caveat.

01 October 2021, 14:23 IST

Sunil bids international goodbye

01 October 2021, 14:23 IST

Former India hockey striker S V Sunil retires

32-year-old Sunil, hailing from Karnataka, was not a part of the team that competed in the Tokyo Olympics

01 October 2021, 10:20 IST

Former India hockey striker S V Sunil retires

01 October 2021, 10:20 IST

Kodagu's lost legacy

Once a hockey super power, the district’s representation in the Indian team has dwindled

19 December 2020, 18:59 IST

Kodagu's lost legacy

19 December 2020, 18:59 IST

2-way communication key to rise in rankings: S V Sunil

12 September 2020, 09:53 IST

Systematic approach, two-way communication key to rise in world rankings: S V Sunil

2-way communication key to rise in rankings: S V Sunil

12 September 2020, 09:53 IST

Athletes mentally tough: Sunil

S V Sunil is well known for his speed and dribbling prowess on the hockey field. With the clock ticking fast and the score board favouring the ‘common invisible enemy’, he too agrees that countering the surging attack from coronavirus is way trickier than penetrating through the best rival defenders to score goals.

25 April 2020, 11:52 IST

Athletes mentally tough: Sunil

25 April 2020, 11:52 IST

I thought of quitting, says Sunil

When athletes are forced to spend more time on the bed than the playing field, nightmarish thoughts cross their mind. Such thoughts kept constantly bombarding striker SV Sunil’s mind when he suffered a career-shattering Grade 3 LCL tear on his left knee last October.

30 July 2019, 18:42 IST

I thought of quitting, says Sunil

30 July 2019, 18:42 IST

Manpreet, Sreejesh rested; Sunil returns

Hockey India has rested a few men's senior players for the Olympic Test event scheduled from August 17-21 in Japan.

25 July 2019, 12:11 IST

Manpreet, Sreejesh rested; Sunil returns

25 July 2019, 12:11 IST

National camp last chance for WC berths: Harendra

The 23-day camp will begin on Thursday at the Kalinga Stadium and the 34 campers will report to chief coach Harendra.

31 October 2018, 10:50 IST

National camp last chance for WC berths: Harendra

31 October 2018, 10:50 IST

Sunil hanging onto thin hopes

Striker SV Sunil’s World Cup hopes, which appeared doomed a few days ago, have brightened considerably, although the Kodava faces a race against time to prove his fitness for the year-end bash at Bhubaneswar.

26 October 2018, 11:53 IST

Sunil hanging onto thin hopes

26 October 2018, 11:53 IST

Injured Sunil doubtful for World Cup

In a major setback for the Indian hockey team, star striker S V Sunil has been all but ruled out of next month's World Cup after suffering a knee injury.

11 October 2018, 11:11 IST

Injured Sunil doubtful for World Cup

11 October 2018, 11:11 IST