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Under-fire captain Harmanpreet Singh finally came good with his drag flick as he and young striker Abhishek struck a brace each as India demolished Asian Games champions Japan 8-0 in an inconsequential FIH Men’s World Cup classification match in Rourkela on Thursday. India, who had made a shock exit from the showpiece event after losing … Read More “Hockey World Cup: India Demolish Japan 8-0 In Classification Match” »
Germany edged out England in a penalty shootout under dramatic circumstances after trailing 0-2 two minutes before regulation time to book a berth in the FIH Men’s World Cup semifinals where Netherlands joined them with a win over South Korea on Wednesday. Germany struck in the 58th and 59th minutes through captain Mats Grambusch and … Read More “Hockey World Cup: Grambusch Brothers Take Germany To Semi-finals, Netherlands Join Them” »
Jeremy Hayward struck twice from the penalty corner as title favorites Australia eked out a narrow 4-3 win over Spain and enter their 12th straight semifinals of the FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup here on Tuesday. Winners of the 1986, 2010 and 2014 editions, Australia have made it to the semifinals of the World Cup … Read More “Australia, Belgium Enter Hockey World Cup Semifinals” »
South Korea stunned 2016 Olympic champions Argentina in the penalty shootout to book a quarterfinal berth, while Germany also reached the last eight stage after an easy 5-1 win over France in the FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup in Bhubaneswar on Monday. The South Koreans, who had finished third in Pool B, won 3-2 in … Read More “Hockey World Cup: South Korea, Germany Book Quarter-final Berths” »
File photo of Hardik Singh© Twitter Ahead of India’s crucial crossover match against New Zealand on Sunday, star midfielder Hardik Singh has been ruled out of the ongoing Hockey Men’s World Cup. Hardik, who had sustained a hamstring injury during the game against England, was rested for India’s final Pool D game against Wales. Hockey … Read More “Hardik Singh Ruled Out Of Remainder Of Hockey World Cup, Raj Kumar Pal Named Replacement” »
The seventh day of the FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023 brought the conclusion of the group stage action from Pool A and Pool B, as Australia and Belgium topped their groups, booking their quarterfinals spots, while Argentina, France, Germany and Korea now move on to the crossovers. Incredibly, all four games saw at … Read More “Men’s Hockey WC: Five Hat-Tricks On Final Day Of Pool Play As Australia, Belgium Seal QFs Spots” »
File photo of Hardik Singh.© Twitter India’s attacking midfielder Hardik Singh has been all but ruled out of the team’s last Hockey World Cup last group match against Wales owing to a hamstring injury. One of the team’s most impressive performers, the 24-year-old scored a goal in India’s 2-0 win against Spain and created a … Read More “Hockey World Cup – Hardik Singh All But Ruled Out Of Wales Clash Due To Hamstring Injury: Report” »
With Team India all set to open their FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup 2023 campaign against Spain on Friday, former India skipper Virat Kohli and legendary Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar wished them good luck for the marquee event. The World Cup will be held in Bhubaneswar and Rourkela from January 13 to January 29. India … Read More “Virat Kohli, Sachin Tendulkar Wish Team India Good Luck Ahead Of Hockey World Cup Opener” »