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Germany players celebrate their triumph. | Photo Credit: AP While the Pro League which preceded the World Cup was a marker on where the sides stood in terms of team building and form, Germany’s numbers made for grim reading. It was a team in transition with a heavy influx of youth. But discount the Germans…
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Argentina scored a late equaliser and went on to prevail in penalties. | Photo Credit: AFP On a chilly summer evening at the Wagener Stadion, Argentina’s women had their own Maracanazo moment. Netherlands does not lose often. In the last 13 years, it has lost just one game a year while lifting three successive World Cups. On…
Bichu’s late effort was described as the ‘save of the match’ by Savita. | Photo Credit: Hockey India It was not the way they would have wanted, but it would just be fine. They made it harder for themselves, but the Indian women survived an onslaught from England to hold on for a nervy goalless…
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Manpreet Singh celebrates with fans after the World Cup Field Hockey pool D match between India and Pakistan in Amstelveen, Netherlands. | Photo Credit: AP Skipper Harmanpreet Singh and Abhishek scored a brace each to help India beat arch-rivals Pakistan 5-3 in their final Pool D match of the FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup on…
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Harmanpreet scored a brace against Wales. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Harmanpreet Singh scores, India wins. But what happens when he doesn’t? Harmanpreet had a wry smile when the question was put forward to him. It’s a query he has faced countless times in his long career and one he was probably half-expecting after India’s…
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The absence of an Indian umpire or technical official at the upcoming FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup after nearly three decades has left former international officials disappointed, with veterans saying the focus should be on a structured pathway. For the first time since the 1998 World Cup in Utrecht, the tournament, beginning on August 15…
Harmanpreet in good spirits at the national-team camp. | Photo Credit: K. Murali Kumar An India-Pakistan clash in any sport evokes heightened passion. For the players, the marquee match is all about keeping emotions in check while focusing on the task at hand. Their resolve will be tested once again at the FIH Men’s Hockey…
India on Tuesday (July 21, 2026) named a 20-member squad for next month’s FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup, with four players from the side who featured in the European leg of the Pro League missing out owing to the tournament’s squad-size limit. Defender Amandeep Lakra, midfielders Raj Kumar Pal and Rabichandra Singh Moirangthem, and forward…
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