Hockey

BHUBANESWAR: Arch-rivals India and Pakistan set up a potentially explosive semi-final clash in the Champions Trophy field hockey after recording identical 4-2 wins over fancied opponents on Thursday. Hosts India, the former masters of the game lying ninth in the rankings, fought back from a 0-2 deficit to beat number ...

BHUBANESWAR: Arch-rivals India and Pakistan set up a potentially explosive semi-final clash in the Champions Trophy field hockey after recording identical 4-2 wins over fancied opponents on Thursday. Hosts India, the former masters of the game lying ninth in the rankings, fought back from a 0-2 deficit to beat number ...

Moritz Furste and Christopher Ruhr netted as Germany beat England 2-0 in the Champions Trophy quarter-final in Bhubaneswar, India. German captain Furste opened the scoring from a penalty corner just seconds before the half-time interval. Ruhr swept home a second at the far post as England chased an equaliser in ...

BHUBANESWAR: World champions Australia, seeking what would be an incredible sixth successive title, also cruised into the last four with a 4-2 win over Argentina in the eastern Indian city of Bhubaneswar on Thursday. Australia, fielding a new-look team after retaining the World Cup earlier this year, slammed three quick ...

Pakistan won the quarterfinals of Hockey Champions Trophy by 4-2 against Neatherlands in Bhubaneswar India on Thursday. Muhammad Imran scored 2 goals while Umer Bhutta and Muhammad Irfan scored one goal each. Muhammad Imran was declared man of the match. Pakistan has now qualified for the semifinals and is expected ...

BHUBANESWAR: Pakistan’s field hockey coach Shahnaz Sheikh has called for other Asian countries to help the form power extricate itself from a dismal state caused by a lack of funds. “We’ve hardly played any hockey over the past two years,” Sheikh said as Pakistan remained the only team to finish ...

Jeremy Hayward’s pair of goals saw Australia claim third place in Pool A at Pakistan’s expense as they beat the Asian side 3-0 (1-0), gaining their first win of the competition at the third attempt. Pakistan had the first major opening, Muhammad Arslan Qadir hitting the outside of the goal ...

Luciana Aymar bowed out of international field hockey a winner on Sunday as Argentina beat Australia 3-1 in a penalty shootout in the final of the Women’s Champions Trophy. Aymar, the midfielder and captain regarded as the best women’s player ever, converted the first of Argentina’s penalties as the home ...