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India Look To Continue Recent Domination Over Netherlands In Pro League | Football News
20Feb By adminNo Comments
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India Look To Continue Recent Domination Over Netherlands In Pro League | Football News

[ad_1] The Indian men's hockey team would look to continue its recent domination over the Netherlands with an outright win when the two sides meet in the return leg match of the FIH Pro League in Rourkela on Wednesday. India have had a good run in the Pro League so far with the team led by drag-flicker Harmanpreet Singh winning two out of their five games in regulation time. India's resilience saw them defeat the Dutch and Spain in shootouts, earning valuable bonus points. Their solitary defeat came at the hands of Australia but that too from a winning position.India are currently placed...
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PR Sreejesh Hands India Win Over Netherlands In FIH Pro League | Hockey News
11Feb By adminNo Comments
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PR Sreejesh Hands India Win Over Netherlands In FIH Pro League | Hockey News

[ad_1] Veteran goalkeeper PR Sreejesh turned out to be the saviour as the Indian men's hockey team defeated world number one Netherlands 4-2 via a shoot-out in the FIH Pro League in Bhubaneswar on Sunday. Sreejesh made three fine saves in the shoot-out to hand India the bonus two points after both the teams were locked at 2-2 at the end of regulation 60 minutes. Netherlands took one points from the match. In the shoot-out, skipper Harmanpreet Singh, Sukhjeet Singh, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay and Shamsher Singh scored for world number three India. In the regulation time, Hardik Singh (13th minu...
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Harmanpreet Singh’s Brace Hands India 4-1 Win Over Spain In FIH Pro League | Hockey News
10Feb By adminNo Comments
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Harmanpreet Singh’s Brace Hands India 4-1 Win Over Spain In FIH Pro League | Hockey News

[ad_1] Skipper Harmanpreet Singh slammed a brace as the Indian men's hockey team outplayed Spain 4-1 in a FIH Pro League match in Bhubaneswar on Saturday. Harmanpreet converted a penalty corner in the seventh minute before scoring from the spot in the 20th minute. Jugraj Singh also converted a penalty corner in the 24th minute while Lalit Kumar Upadhyay scored a field goal in the 50th minute to register the easy win for India. Spain's lone goal came from a penalty-stroke conversion by Marc Miralles in the 34th minute. The match also marked veteran midfielder and former captain Manpreet S...
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Hockey Pro league: India Women Outwit USA 3-1 | Hockey News
9Feb By adminNo Comments
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Hockey Pro league: India Women Outwit USA 3-1 | Hockey News

[ad_1] File image of the Indian women's hockey team© Twitter Indian women produced a flawless effort to outwit United States 3-1 and end this leg of the Hockey Pro League on a winning note Bhubaneswar on Friday. Vandana Katariya (9th), Deepika (26th), and Samila Tete (56th) scored for the home side, while Sanne Caarls (42nd) netted the conso...
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“Challenging”: India Hockey Coach Craig Fulton On Rape Allegations vs Varun Kumar | Hockey News
9Feb By adminNo Comments
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“Challenging”: India Hockey Coach Craig Fulton On Rape Allegations vs Varun Kumar | Hockey News

[ad_1] The rape allegation against defender Varun Kumar is a distraction for the men's hockey team and his absence from the FIH Pro League will be treated as an injury setback, India chief coach Craig Fulton said on Friday. Varun, an Arjuna award recipient, withdrew himself from the tournament after being accused of rape. He is exploring legal options to tackle the allegation, which he described as a "calculated attempt to extort money" from him. India are scheduled to take on Spain in the tournament-opener on Saturday. "If you take it from outside and, of course, it's a challenging situ...
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India Outplay Kenya 9-4 At FIH Hockey5s Men’s World Cup | Hockey News
30Jan By adminNo Comments
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India Outplay Kenya 9-4 At FIH Hockey5s Men’s World Cup | Hockey News

[ad_1] Muscat: Uttam Singh slammed a hat-trick as the Indian men's hockey team secured a convincing 9-4 victory against Kenya in the 5th-8th place classification match of the FIH Hockey5s men's World Cup on Tuesday. Uttam (5th, 25th, 26th minutes) netted thrice while Manjeet (6th), Pawan Rajbhar (10th), Mandeep Mor (15th), Mohammed Raheel (17th, 25th), and Gurjot Singh (28th)were the other scorers for India. For Kenya, Moses Ademba (12th, 14th, 27th) and captain Ivan Ludiali (24th) were the goalscorers. Right from the start, India took control of the game, challenging Kenya's goalkeeper m...
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India Placed In Tough Pool B In Men’s Hockey Competition Of Paris Olympics | Hockey News
22Jan By adminNo Comments
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India Placed In Tough Pool B In Men’s Hockey Competition Of Paris Olympics | Hockey News

[ad_1] Asian Games champions and Tokyo Olympics bronze medallists India are place in a tough Pool B in the men's hockey competition at this year's Paris Games. Eight-time champions India, who clinched a historic bronze medal in Tokyo after a hiatus of 41 years, have been clubbed with reigning Olympic champions and world no.2 Belgium, mighty Australia, Rio Games gold medallist Argentina, New Zealand and Ireland. The Indians are currently ranked third in the world, behind Belgium and the Netherlands, and they had found it tough to beat Tokyo silver medallist Australia and Argentina in the p...
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