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12 Dec 2017

FIH: Indian men's and women's hockey team rank 6th and 10th in year-end

The Indian men's team were at the sixth spot since the beginning of this year and maintained its position throughout 2017.

10 Dec 2017

HWL 2017 Final: Clinical Australia beat Argentina 2-1, defend title

It was a fitting end to the eight-nation tournament which witnessed a keen battle between world's best two teams.

10 Dec 2017

Ministry will give complete funding to Hockey India: Rajyavardhan Rathore

Rathore reiterated that the Central Government will do everything possible in its capacity to support the athletes and raise the bar of sports in the country.

10 Dec 2017

HWL 2017 Final: India coach praises Germany for lion-hearted show despite loss

Depleted German side might have lost the bronze-medal play-off match at the Hockey World League Final, but India coach Sjoerd Marijne praised the visitors for their spirited show, saying that they completely surprised the home team with their "structured" system.

10 Dec 2017

HWL 2017 Final: India beat Germany, not German spirit, to win bronze

SV Sunil (21st minute) and Harmanpreet Singh (54th) got India the goals they needed, while it was reserve goalkeeper Mark Appel, playing his second match in a row as striker, who scored off a 36th-minute slap-push from skipper Mats Grambusch to draw his team level.

09 Dec 2017

HWL 2017 Final: Superstitious Belgium tried sneaking into stadium at midnight

Some 12-13 members of the Olympic silver medallist Belgium team scaled the boundary wall of the official hotel, Sandy's Tower, and walked a few kilometres (2.8km to be precise), trying to make a clandestine entry into the stadium.

09 Dec 2017

HWL 2017 Final: India face ‘unwell’ Germany for bronze to end 2017

Earlier in the tournament, the Germans had blunted India’s counter-attacking tactics in the league phase winning that match 2-0.

09 Dec 2017

HWL 2017 Final: Australia crush depleted Germany to reach final

Germany, winners of 2008 and 2012 Olympics, will now meet hosts India in the bronze-medal playoff at the Kalinga Stadium on Sunday.

09 Dec 2017

All-play-quarters format is here to stay, says FIH

The all-play-quarterfinal format existing in the FIH's four-tier HWL has come in for some criticism from a few teams which have failed to progress beyond the last-eight stage despite finishing on top in pool stages.

07 Dec 2017

7/10 is enough: Is Sjoerd Marijne 'Wright' for Indian hockey?

Like Kirsten, Marijne promotes building relationships and encourages players to spell their thoughts out, not be hesitant. Kirsten had a more mellowed captain in Dhoni to do that easily in comparison to Wright who had to give the aggressive Ganguly more space. And it worked, in both the partnerships.

07 Dec 2017

HWL 2017 Final: 'Unpredictable' India face Olympic champions Argentina in semi finals

'Inconsistent' is the perfect word to sum up India. If one day the Indians are brilliant, the very next day they might give a lacklustre performance.

05 Dec 2017

HWL 2017 Final: Strong Belgium to meet India in quarters, Spain beat Argentina

India, bronze medallist in 2015, finished last in Pool B after garnering just one point from one draw and two losses and will now take on the world No. 2 side in the knockout round after the Red Lions topped Pool A following their 3-0 win over Netherlands.

04 Dec 2017

Statistics doesn't matter, what matters is execution: Sjoerd Marijne

Despite having the better share of chances in their final Pool B match against Germany, the hosts could not execute them and went down 0-2.

03 Dec 2017

Hockey: It's been a testing journey to 200 caps, says India captain Manpreet Singh

Quite often, the true stories of the battle get lost in the glow of victory, but the background to such journeys always remains close to the heart of all achievers.

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