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[ad_1] BHUBANESWAR: India’s title hopes at the Hockey World Cup ended in an anti-climax. For a second consecutive World Cup at home, the team failed to live up to its expectations and will now finish outside of the top eight. The fiasco has been hotly debated ever since India’s defeat …

[ad_1] BHUBANESWAR: India’s silent guns finally found some ammunition to fire as fans in Rourkela put the disappointment of team’s failure to reach the Men’s Hockey World Cup quarterfinals behind them to once again pack the stands at the gigantic Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium. And the Indian team responded in …

[ad_1] BHUBANESWAR: Germany struck twice with two minutes left in the match to wipe out a two-goal deficit and then prevailed over England in the penalty shootout to make a dramatic entry into the semifinals of the FIH Men’s World Cup here on Wednesday.Captain Mats Grambusch and his younger brother …

[ad_1] BHUBANESWAR: Spain’s adventure of riding an open-top tuk-tuk (auto rickshaw) went awfully wrong here on Wednesday, injuring their national federation president and former referee Santiago Deo.The Spanish team, which lost to Australia 4-3 in the quarterfinals of the Men’s Hockey World Cup on Tuesday, perhaps were on their way …

[ad_1] BHUBANESWAR: Tucked quietly in the West Stand of the Kalinga Stadium, with no fancy tournament ribbon around his neck, a Sikh gentleman appeared no different than the many others from his hockey-loving turbaned community seated around him on Tuesday. Forty-one years ago, at the Wankhede Stadium in Bombay, now …

[ad_1] BHUBANESWAR: The South Korean celebrations continued even after the bulbs in the light towers of the Kalinga Stadium stopped burning on Monday. After failing to qualify for the last two Olympics and the 2018 World Cup, they are now the only Asian team left in the title race of …

[ad_1] BHUBANESWAR: He is dutifully dedicated to his current role as the Chief Coach of the US senior men’s team, but every time Team India gets on the hockey pitch, it’s impossible to keep former India coach Harendra Singh away from the action. In fact, the World Cup in Odisha …

[ad_1] BHUBANESWAR: During two defining moments in the history of Belgian hockey, the conductor of the orchestra which produced the blockbuster symphonies — gold at the 2018 World Cup and 2020 Tokyo Olympics — was head coach Shane McLeod. The champion coach, who took a 16-month break after the Tokyo …

[ad_1] BHUBANESWAR: A disappointed Hockey India president Dilip Tirkey on Monday said captain Harmanpreet Singh‘s “sudden drop in form” was a matter of concern, though lack of penalty corner goals was not the sole reason for the home side’s shock and premature exit from the FIH Men’s World Cup.India lost …

[ad_1] BHUBANESWAR: India’s 48-year wait for another Hockey World Cup title will cross five decades. The sad part of India’s history in the tournament has gotten sadder. While it puts into perspective what it takes to win the World Cup, Sunday at the Kalinga Stadium was also about the current …