Roelant Oltmans

Former India men's hockey team coach Harendra Singh reveals plans to switch to football coaching

Harendra Singh was last month removed after India's less than impressive performance in the World Cup. He was urged to take charge of the junior squad but Harendra refused to accept that position.

Hockey World Cup 2018: Pakistan captain Muhammad Rizwan lashes out at management after team's dismal performance

Rizwan said that whenever foreign coaches had been brought in they had tried to improve the system and structure of hockey in the team and performance of players had improved.

Hockey World Cup 2018: Rogier van 't Hek on crowd-surfing after Netherlands' 1998 title, the state of the game back home and more

Rogier van 't Hek was part of the Netherlands team which won the 1998 Hockey World Cup. In India as a journalist for the 2018 edition, he talks about the fortunes of the Dutch national team, how the celebrated the 1998 victory and more.

Hockey World Cup 2018: Is the dice loaded against 'star' coaches when they join Asian teams?

Despite the abundance of talent in Asia from which they feel privileged to pick their hockey squads, these star coaches often find the going tough once in the hot seat. That is the growing impression, so much so that some Asian teams now think twice before hiring these star coaches.

Hockey World Cup 2018: Pakistan vice-captain Ammad Butt, assistant coach Danish Kaleem let off without punishment by FIH

The suspension was invoked on Ammad Butt after Malaysia's coach Roelant Oltmans lodged an official complaint with the tournament's Technical Delegate Christian Deckenbrock of Germany.

Hockey World Cup 2018: People in Pakistan choose cricket over hockey these days, laments former captain Hasan Sardar

Once a force in world hockey, Pakistan is struggling for survival now and its Olympic gold-winning former captain Hasan Sardar says even he would have been driven to play cricket given the current state of the sport in the country

Hockey World Cup 2018: Former India coach Roelant Oltmans says he was not sad but surprised by his sudden sacking

Oltmans came to India as High Performance Director in 2013 and played an instrumental role in reviving Indian hockey before taking up the position of men's team's chief coach.

Hockey World Cup 2018: World No 12 Malaysia will be looking to impress despite being drawn in tough group

As the World No 12 team, Malaysia are the best ranked Asian outfit after India at the 2018 Hockey World Cup. What will also bolster their confidence coming into the showpiece event is the fact that the team won silver at the recent Asian Games

Hockey World Cup 2018: Unfazed by 'Group of Death', Pakistan assistant coach Rehan Butt optimistic of team's chances

Pakistan's assistant coach Rehan Butt believes goalkeeping and short-corner conversion hold the key in his team's campaign in Bhubaneshwar.

Hockey World Cup Memories: Tahir Zaman remembers overcoming father's demise to help Pakistan lift trophy in 1994

Pakistan's Tahir Zaman revisits the World Cup win of 1994 as part of Firstpost's series, My World Cup Memories.