[ad_1] BHUBANESWAR: At 0-2 down in a World Cup final, comebacks need nerves of steel. Germany and Belgium took turns to show that in a test that refused to end, until Belgium died a ‘sudden death’, which gave the Germans a third Men’s Hockey World Cup title — first since …
Read More »
[ad_1] BHUBANESWAR: Star drag-flicker Gonzalo Peillat struck a second-half hat-trick as Germany made a sensational comeback after being two goals down to beat Australia 4-3 and enter the FIH Men’s World Cup final for the fifth time on Friday.Peillat scored from penalty corners in the 43rd, 52nd and 59th minutes, …
Read More »
[ad_1] ROURKELA (Odisha): It’s believed Christopher Zeller was the last of the penalty-corner exponents the Germans had. His flicks landed home the 2008 Olympic gold as well as Germany’s last World Cup triumph in 2006. But that box remained unchecked for over a decade after Zeller, only to get ticked …
Read More »