Tag: Hwc 2018

Bhubaneswar: Netherlands thrashed Canada 5-0 while Belgium hammered Pakistan in the crossover matches of the Hockey World Cup to qualify for the quarter-finals here on Tuesday. Netherlands will now face India in the quarters on Thursday while Belgium will take on Germany. In the first match of the day where Belgium hammered Pakistan 5-0, Belgium […]

Bhubaneswar: Pakistan High Commissioner to India Sohail Mahmood on Monday said organising events like Men’s Hockey World Cup in the subcontinent would help India and Pakistan regain the past glory in the sport. “There was a time when either India or Pakistan would reach the finals of any hockey tournament… It’s a past now. I […]

Bhubaneswar: Indian hockey team chief coach Harendra Singh on Saturday said they have to continue their current good form in the knock-out stages in order to finish on the podium at the ongoing FIH World Cup. India thrashed Canada 5-1 to top Pool C at the Kalinga Stadium here on Saturday to bag a direct […]

Bhubaneswar: A brilliant performance saw Australia thrash China 11-0 in a Pool B match of the hockey World Cup here on Friday. Blake Govers scored a hat-trick (10th minute, 19th and 34th), Tim Brand (33rd, 55th) scored a brace, while goals from Flynn Ogilvie (49th), Jake Whetton (29th), Aran Zalewski (15th), Tom Craig (16th), Dylan […]

Bhubaneswar: Having given a good account of themselves in the draw against mighty Belgium in their previous match, India will face another crucial encounter when they take on potentially tricky Canada in their last Pool C game here on Saturday. With four points each from two matches, both India and Belgium are favourites to advance […]

Bhubaneswar: The hockey players, who are showing their mesmerising skills on the ground in the Men’s Hockey World Cup, entertained the fans with their dancing skills at Kalinga Stadium here on Tuesday. The participating teams visited the Fan Village and shared their experience, likings for different Indian foods and journey so far with the spectators. […]

Bhubaneswar: New Zealand pipped France 2-1 in its opening game of the Hockey World Cup 2018 at the Kalinga stadium here on Thursday. After a goalless first quarter, Kane Russell scored for New Zealand in the 17th minute and as France failed to convert opportunities in the later part of the second quarter, the Kiwis […]

Bhubaneswar: Braces from Gonzalo Peillat and Agustin Mazzilli guided Argentina to a narrow 4-3 win against Spain in their campaign opener of the Hockey World Cup 2018 at the Kalinga stadium here on Thursday. In a see-saw Pool A contest, Enrique Gonzalez handed Spain an early 1-0 lead in the 3rd minute of the game […]

Mumbai: The Indian hockey team has shot for an episode for the quiz show “Kaun Banega Crorepati” hosted by Amitabh Bachchan. The megastar called the sportsmen as the country’s “brand ambassadors”. Amitabh on Monday night shared a photograph of himself along with the players of the Indian hockey team from the sets of “Kaun Banega […]

Bhubaneswar: Pakistan suffered a 1-5 defeat against the Netherlands but still sneaked into the knock-out stages at the men’s Hockey World Cup here on Sunday. In the match between the Netherlands and Pakistan, the Dutch were by far the better side as they made repeated forays into their rival citadel. The Netherlands scored through Thierry […]

Bhubaneswar: 2016 Olympic Silver medalists Belgium beat Netherlands 3-2 in a nerve-wrecking encounter to clinch its maiden FIH Hockey World Cup title at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar today. Belgium becomes the sixth different nation to lift the coveted trophy. As both teams failed to score in the regulation time followed by a penalty shootout which […]

Bhubaneswar: The last time India made it to the semi-finals of the Hockey World Cup was in 1975 – the only time they also won the coveted trophy. Scintillating form of late and home support beckon India to chase a piece of history but it won’t be easy for the young brigade to break the […]

Bhubaneswar: With Netherlands thrashing Pakistan 5-1 to wrap up the league round of the on-going Men’s Hockey World Cup on Sunday, all eyes have now shifted towards the hosts India who will play its crucial quarter final on December 13. Netherlands which finished in second place of Group D will play a crossover match against […]

Bhubaneswar: Member of illustrious 1975 World Cup winning team and Hockey Olympian Aslam Sher Khan today urged team India to go all guns blazing in its next encounter against Belgium in the ongoing Men’s Hockey World Cup at Kalinga Stadium tomorrow. Sher Khan, who played a crucial role in sending India through to the finals […]

Bhubaneswar: Irrespective of whether it’s a game of cricket or a hockey match, India-Pakistan clash always brings a key contest. An optimistic Tauqeer Dar, the Pakistan Hockey coach, today expressed that he would love to see an India-Pakistan clash in the final of the ongoing Hockey Men’s World Cup 2018 at the Kalinga Stadium in […]