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The Netherlands makes it S. THYAGARAJAN The Hindu THANKS FOR THE SUPPORT: Members of the German team acknowledge the crowd’s cheers after the thumping win over New Zealand on Tuesday. Photo: Rajeev Bhatt Defending champion ...

Sohail Abbas has no plans to retire soon NEW DELHI: World’s highest goal scorer and Pakistan’s famed drag flicker Sohail Abbas says he has no plans to retire soon, his lacklustre showing in the Hockey ...

Mir Ranjan exorcises ghosts of the past NEW DELHI: Mir Ranjan Negi was at the Dhyan Chand stadium on Monday to watch the India-South Africa game. This was only his second visit to this venue, ...

Tactically speaking: India vs South Africa A close match that was made to look much closer, thanks to loose umpiring. India won the day thanks to their relentless attack and the will to fight till ...

Raise fitness levels or perish: Hockey experts to India NEW DELHI: After India failed yet again to finish in the top bracket at the Hockey World Cup, the experts have a simple panacea: Raise fitness ...

Pakistan hockey captain offers to retire KARACHI: Pakistan’s hockey captain Zeeshan Ashraf on Tuesday offered to retire from international hockey following his team’s poor performance in the World Cup. Four times champions Pakistan, with just ...

Pakistan parliament to question hockey bosses, players KARACHI: The National Assembly (NA) Sports Standing Committee will grill Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) officials and national players following the team’s disastrous showing in the Hockey World Cup ...

Video referral good for hockey, but needs fine-tuning NEW DELHI: The video referral system at the hockey World Cup may have disappointed many but New Zealand coach Shane McLeod and his German counterpart Markus Weise ...

A semis spot in pocket, Nooijer happy despite defeat NEW DELHI: They suffered their first defeat of the tournament on Tuesday but the Netherlands skipper Tuen de Nooijer is a happy man as they have ...

Lombi happy with team’s show in World Cup NEW DELHI: Delighted with his low ranked side’s impressive showing in the hockey World Cup, Argentina coach Pablo Lombi said the South American team’s improved performance in ...