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Hockey World Cup: Netherlands edge past Australia to make final
Netherlands advanced to the final after overcoming defending champions Australia 4-3 in sudden death in a pulsating hockey World Cup semi-final in Bhuvneshwar on Saturday. Australia were…
Hockey World Cup: Belgium pummel England to enter maiden final
Olympic silver-medallist Belgium stormed to their maiden hockey World Cup final after thrashing England 6-0 in a lop-sided semi-final flash in Bhuvneshwar on Sunday. Belgium, whose best…
Hockey World Cup: Indian coach Harendra Singh blasts poor umpiring after quarters loss
Harendra Singh, the head coach of the Indian men's hockey team hit out at poor refereeing in their quarter-final match against the Netherlands in the ongoing Hockey World Cup in Bhubaneswar…
Hockey World Cup: Belgium seal semis berth with 2-1 victory over Germany
Olympic silver-medallist Belgium overcame two-time champions Germany 2-1 to progress to the semi-finals of the hockey World Cup in Bhuvneshwar on Thursday. Alexander Hendrickx (18th…
Hockey World Cup: India lose 2-1 to The Netherlands; crash out of tourney
Hosts India were knocked out of the hockey World Cup after losing 2-1 to the Netherlands in their quarterfinal encounter in Bhuvneshwar on Thursday. Akashdeep Singh gave India the lead…
India’s attacking game in World Cup one of the best: Dilip Tirkey
Indian hockey team has done well in the ongoing Men’s hockey World Cup and that has impressed legendary full-back and former skipper Dilip Tirkey. He rated India’s attacking game as one of…
Hockey World Cup: England stun Argentina 3-2 to progress into semi-finals
Late flurry of goals helped England stun Olympic champions Argentina 3-2 and advance into the semi-finals of hockey World Cup in Bhuvneshwar on Wednesday. Will Calnan (45th minute) and…
Hockey World Cup: Australia beat France 2-0 to advance to semi-finals
Two-time champions Australia remained on course to defend their title after storming into the semi-finals with a 3-0 victory over France at the hockey World Cup in Bhuvneshwar on Wednesday.…
Hockey World Cup: Netherlands thrash Canada 5-0 to meet India in quarterfinal
Three-time champions Netherlands thrashed Canada 5-0 in the final cross-over match to set up a quarterfinal date with hosts India in the hockey World Cup in Bhuvneshwar on Tuesday. All…
Hockey World Cup: Belgium knock Pakistan out with 5-0 thrashing defeat
Four-time champions Pakistan crashed out of the Hockey World Cup following the 0-5 thrashing at the hands of Olympics silver medallist Belgium in the third cross-over match in Bhuvneshwar on…
Hockey World Cup: India can beat any team on their day – Glen Turner, Australia forward
Glenn Turner feels that Australia are still the favourites but India has the ability to beat any given team on their day if they do not play scared. The two-time World Cup winner with…
Hockey World Cup: France overcome China in close fight to face Australia in quarterfinal
Timothee Clement scored the lone goal as France overcame a gritty China in the second cross-over match to progress to the quarterfinals at the hockey World Cup in Bhuvneshwar on Monday.…