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Indian Women Lose 1-3 Against Netherlands In FIH Pro League Hockey | Hockey News
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Indian Women Lose 1-3 Against Netherlands In FIH Pro League Hockey | Hockey News

[ad_1] Indian women's hockey team's penalty corner woes continued as it fell to its second consecutive defeat at the FIH Pro League, losing 1-3 to the Netherlands in Bhubaneswar on Sunday. Navneet Kaur was on the lone goal-scorer for India, who were guilty of squandering as many as six penalty corners. Yibbi Jansen (3rd, 34th minute) and Fay van der Elst (21st) etched their name on the scoresheet for the Netherlands. India had lost to China on Saturday. India's goalkeeper Savita Punia was called to action right from the get-go, saving successive shots at her goal. Soon after, the Netherla...
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Indian Women Hockey Team’s Olympic Dream Shattered After Loss To Japan In Qualifiers | Hockey News
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Indian Women Hockey Team’s Olympic Dream Shattered After Loss To Japan In Qualifiers | Hockey News

[ad_1] Paris will remain out of bounds for Indian women's hockey team that eschewed its crisp, short-passing game to bow of 2024 Olympic qualification race with a 0-1 loss to Japan in the third-place match of FIH Qualifiers in Ranchi on Friday. Kana Urata's sixth minute strike from the penalty corner turned out to be the winner for Japan as the wheels that were set in motion for the Indian women's team, following a momentous fourth-place finish at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, seemed to have come off after the utterly disappointing show in one of its hubs in recent years. The top three sid...
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India Lose Against Germany In Tense Shoot-Out, To Face Japan For Paris Berth | Hockey News
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India Lose Against Germany In Tense Shoot-Out, To Face Japan For Paris Berth | Hockey News

[ad_1] The Indian women's hockey team fought with tigerish resolve but lost its nerves in the most crucial phase of the penalty shootout, going down to Germany 3-4 in the second semifinal of the FIH Olympic Qualifier in Ranchi on Thursday. The match was stretched to a penalty shootout after the teams were tied at 2-2 in the regulation time. With this win Germany secured a berth in the Paris Olympics later this year. However, India will also have a crumb of consolation as the hosts have another chance to seal their Olympics berth if they beat Japan in the third-fourth place match on Friday...
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FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers 2024: Profligate India Lose 0-1 To USA | Hockey News
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FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers 2024: Profligate India Lose 0-1 To USA | Hockey News

[ad_1] A profligate Indian team squandered chances galore to lose 0-1 to lower-ranked United States of America in its opening match of the FIH Women's Olympic Qualifier in Ranchi on Saturday. Ranked sixth in the world, India dominated the possession and created numerous scoring chances, including as many as seven penalty corners, but failed to breach the American defence. USA, ranked 24th in the world rankings, scored the solitary goal of the match through Abigail Tamer in the 16th minute of the Pool B match. The defeat would make India's road to Paris tougher as it will be up against st...
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Hockey India Appoints Herman Kruis As High Performance Director | Hockey News
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Hockey India Appoints Herman Kruis As High Performance Director | Hockey News

[ad_1] File image of Herman Kruis© Hockey IndiaHockey India on Tuesday announced the appointment of Herman Kruis as the new High Performance Director. He will assume the role till September 2024, overseeing the National Junior and Senior programs of Hockey India, including the Coaches Education Pathway among other tasks. Kruis who is from the Netherlands has over two decades of coaching experience, and was earlier appointed as Coach of Indian Men and Junior Women's Hockey Teams to oversee their preparations for the coveted FIH Men's Junior World Cup and FIH Women's Junior World Cup respectively.In his vast coaching experience, Kruis has worked with Den Bosch ladies - a club based out of the Netherlands - as their Head Coach and during his tenure the team won the European Cup eight times ...
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Indian Men’s Hockey Team Loses To Spain 0-1 In 5 Nations Tournament | Hockey News
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Indian Men’s Hockey Team Loses To Spain 0-1 In 5 Nations Tournament | Hockey News

[ad_1] The Indian team will battle against reigning Olympic champions Belgium on Saturday.© X (formerly Twitter)The Indian men's hockey team began its 5-Nation Tournament on a disappointing note, losing 0-1 to lower ranked Spain on Friday. Alvaro Iglesias scored the only goal of the match in the 29th minute. The Indian team, which has qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics after winning gold at the Hangzhou Asian Games, is ranked third in the world while Spain is eighth. Before Friday, India and Spain had played against each other twice this year and the result had been even. India beat Spain in a World Cup group match in January while the European side was victorious in a tournament at home in July. The first quarter of the match saw both the teams earn a penalty corner each but neither ...
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Indian Women’s Hockey Team Suffers 2-3 Defeat To Spain In Opening Match Of 5 Nations Tournament | Hockey News
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Indian Women’s Hockey Team Suffers 2-3 Defeat To Spain In Opening Match Of 5 Nations Tournament | Hockey News

[ad_1] The Indian team will face Belgium next on Saturday.© X (formerly Twitter)Indian women's hockey team suffered a 2-3 defeat to Spain in its opening match of the 5-Nation Tournament on Friday. Gurjit Kaur (13th minute) and Sangita Kumari (14th) scored a goal each for India, while Sara Barrios Navarro (2nd), Patricia Alvarez Nardiz (30th) and Julia Strappato Garreta (53rd) were on target for Spain. The Spanish side began the match aggressively and was rewarded for their effort with Navarro breaking the deadlock in only the second minute of the game. Thereafter, India launched a counter-attack, pushing Spain back into their half and earning a penalty corner.Gurjit Kaur capitalised on this opportunity and unleashed a powerful flick to bring India back on level terms. Soon after, Sangita...
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Junior Hockey World Cup: India Need To Guard Against Complacency Against Spain | Cricket News
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Junior Hockey World Cup: India Need To Guard Against Complacency Against Spain | Cricket News

[ad_1] Their campaign has started off positively, but India must guard against complacency when they face Spain in their second Pool C match of the FIH junior men's hockey World Cup in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday. Vice-captain Araijeet Singh Hundal came out to be India's saviour, scoring a hat-trick as India overcame some anxious moments to beat Korea 4-2 in their opener on Tuesday. But India's coach C R Kumar was not too satisfied with the performance and said his side needs to be more clinical and avoid conceding unnecessary penalty corners.India conceded six penalty corners, while earned just two against Korea."We are very happy that we got the three points and that's the positive side. But we have to more clinical in both circles. We conceded two goals in penalty corners which we need t...
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Argentina Sojourn For Indian Hockey Team Before Chile World Cup | Hockey News
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Argentina Sojourn For Indian Hockey Team Before Chile World Cup | Hockey News

[ad_1] Bracing up for the World Cup in Chile, the Indian junior women's hockey team will be training and playing practice matches in neighbouring Argentina to get acclimatised to the conditions, head coach Tushar Khandker said on Thursday. The tournament is scheduled to be held from November 29 to December 10 in Santiago, and Hockey India has named its squad. "We will have our training and practice matches in Argentina before heading to Chile, so that will help us in acclimatising to the conditions and setting the tempo for the Junior World Cup," Khandker said.India are grouped along with Germany, Belgium and Canada in Pool C. They will begin their campaign against Canada on November 29 before taking on the European sides Germany and Belgium on November 30 and December 2 respectively in ...
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Indian Women’s Hockey Team Reclaims Best-Ever 6th Position In World Rankings | Hockey News
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Indian Women’s Hockey Team Reclaims Best-Ever 6th Position In World Rankings | Hockey News

[ad_1] India women are now placed sixth ahead of England in world rankings.© X (formerly Twitter)The Indian women's hockey team has reclaimed its best-ever sixth place ranking in the world following its stupendous show in the just-concluded Asian Champions Trophy and the Hangzhou Asian Games. India are now placed sixth ahead of England with 2368.83 rating points. The Indian women were placed eighth before the Asian Games but the bronze medal at the continental showpiece and the title triumph at Asian Champions Trophy in Ranchi, where they remained unbeaten, has catapulted the side back to its best-ever world ranking, last achieved during the FIH Pro League in June last year.The Netherlands continued to be ranked as the best women's hockey team in the world with 3422.40 points, followed b...
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