<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><feed><author name="ASHOK DHYANCHAND"><item><title>TEAM INDIA SHOULD NOT PLAY DEFENSIVE HOCKEY</title><link>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/sports/team-india-should-not-play-defensive-hockey/</link><pubDate>August 4, 2021, 3:56 am</pubDate><image>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/dc2230a9_3836_P_3_mr-1.jpg</image><category>Sports</category><excerpt>It is unfortunate that after winning the gold in the 1980 Moscow Olympics, the tradition of having a defensive coach in Indian hockey started. Due to this our hockey could not rise up as far as performance is concerned. And hence, as a result, our...</excerpt></item><item><title>HOCKEY TEAM DESERVES TO REACH THE SEMI-FINALS IN TOKYO OLYMPICS: ASHOK DHYAN CHAND</title><link>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/sports/team-india-should-not-play-defensive-hockey/</link><pubDate>August 4, 2021, 3:56 am</pubDate><image>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/dc2230a9_3836_P_3_mr-1.jpg</image><category>Sports</category><excerpt>Mind and art mattered more in hockey in our time but in modern hockey, physical strength is more important than mind.&amp;nbsp; I am glad that despite all this, the way Indian players did in the FIH Pro Hockey League, beating powerful teams like Nethe...</excerpt></item><item><title>Michael Kindo played with passion &amp;#038; positivity</title><link>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/sports/michael-kindo-played-with-passion-positivity/</link><pubDate>January 2, 2021, 4:42 am</pubDate><image>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Michael-Kindo-1.jpg</image><category>Sports</category><excerpt>Affectionately called Kindi bhai by all his teammates, Michael Kindo played his game with as much heart as he served as an officer in the Indian Navy.</excerpt></item><item><title>India’s report card for sports in 2020</title><link>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/sports/indias-report-card-for-sports-in-2020/</link><pubDate>December 31, 2020, 5:47 am</pubDate><image>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/e093a25e_1162_P_3_mr-1.jpg</image><category>Sports</category><excerpt>From Sania Mirza’s comeback to Indian pugilists bagging nine medals, it has been an eventful year for the country’s sportspersons, despite the shock of the pandemic. Here is a roundup of some of the most prominent achievements in sports in 2020 an...</excerpt></item></author></feed>