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Malaysia, Korea share honours S. THYAGARAJAN Pakistan survives initial shock to run riot against Japan As the battle to find a slot in the semifinal intensified, the hockey on view in the men’s competition proved ...

Abbas’ double strike helps Pakistan floor Japan GUANGZHOU: Veteran Sohail Abbas scored twice as Pakistan took a giant step towards the semifinals of the Asian Games men’s hockey with a rousing 8-2 win over Japan ...

Asian Games: Formality done with, India looks at Pakistan in hockey By Sanjjeev K Samyal India were playing Bangladesh on Wednesday, but the focus was already on their next match against Pakistan. All eyes in ...

India’s super nine fail to impress Brasa Ajai Masand, Hindustan Times One was a winner even before it took the field, the other won most of the exchanges but lost the contest. The Bangladesh men’s ...

Hockey: India thrash Bangladesh 9-0 Ace drag-flicker Sandeep Singh struck four goals as India warmed up for arch-rivals Pakistan with a 9-0 demolition of Bangladesh in their second men’s hockey group B match at the ...

Brasa slams hockey pitches at Asian Games, criticises FIH Indian hockey’s chief coach Jose Brasa on Wednesday slammed the International Hockey Federation (FIH) and the Asian Games orgainsers for using nylon pitches, saying the bouncy ...

Sandeep’s day out in Guanzhou V Narayan Swamy GUANGZHOU: Sandeep Singh couldn’t have enough of the Bangladesh banquet, helping himself to four goals as India thrashed their hapless neighbours 9-0 in a Pool B match ...

Indian eves lose due to decision reversal V Narayan Swamy GUANGZHOU: The Indian women’s hockey team played their hearts out at the Asian Games on Wednesday but were done in by an umpiring decision. Korea ...

Day of mixed fortunes for Indian teams S. THYAGARAJAN On a day of mixed fortunes, India brushed aside Bangladesh with beaming nonchalance in the men’s hockey competition, registering a 9-0 score while the women’s squad ...

Easy win for BPCL Dotted with a slew of former India stars and current hopefuls, Bharat Petroleum (BPCL) completed a comprehensive 3-0 win against Indian Navy in their knock-out preliminary match of the 47th Nehru ...