Hockey

Harmanpreet equalised through a PC after Japan took a surprise lead, which followed Sardar's deft flick in the third quarter that proved to be the winner in the end.

Indian women's hockey team continued its rampagning form and thrashed a hapless Sri Lanka 12-1 to register its second consecutive win in the 12th South Asian Games on Monday.

The tour which is one of the many international exposure tours planned for the Indian eves ahead of the upcoming Summer Olympics in Rio will see Ritu Rani lead the team with assistance from Deepika.

Mumbai will rely a lot on their skipper Australian Matthew Swann, while Ranchi have stars like skipper Ashley Jackson of New Zealand, Britain forward Barry Middleton and local stars Sandeep Singh and Manpreet Singh, for their clash in Mumbai on Wednesday.

Sardar Singh backed Hockey India's view that Pakistan players should apologise for their unruly and rude behaviour towards spectators and media during the 2014 Champions Trophy in Bhubaneswar.

Asked whether he was satisfied with India s performance in the tournament, Oltmans said: "I am never satisfied. It s good to be in the semi-finals which means that we are close to no.4 but we can be more close.

World champions Australia on Wednesday defeated Olympic champions Germany 4-1 to set up a semi-final clash against title holders Netherlands at the Hockey World League (HWL) Final.

Netherlands had to toil hard to register a 2-0 win over a fighting Canada in the first quarter-final of the Hockey World League (HWL) Final at the Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel Stadium.

The Hockey Revolution programme launched at the end of last year will set a direction for FIH until 2024, the centenary year of the world body.

India fired six first half goals to crush lower ranked Oman 9-0 and enter the semi-finals of the 8th Junior Men’s Asia Cup hockey tournament.

First time in over 100 years since an Irish hockey team participated in an Olympic Games, with their men picking up the silver medal in the inaugural Olympic hockey event which took place in London in 1908.

In massive fillip to Hockey India, the International Hockey Federation (FIH) has requested the IOA to recognise HI as the sole governing body for the sport in the country by removing all reference to the erstwhile IHF.

India won the four-test men's hockey series against New Zealand after cantering to a 1-1 draw in the final test in Christchurch on Sunday.

Unlike the previous match, India lifted their tempo and displayed attacking hockey that helped them score three goals past the hosts to equalize the series at 1-1.

As part of their preparations for next year's Olympic Games, India will compete against New Zealand in a six-match hockey Test series from October 2 to 11.

Germany's Moritz Fuerste ($105,000) and India's Akashdeep Singh ($84,000) bagged the top price among the foreigners and Indians.