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[ad_1] BHUBANESWAR: British journalist Rod Gilmour was on the same flight with me from Delhi when we embarked on our journey to report from the Men’s Hockey World Cup in Odisha. The first stop was Jharsuguda, a town around 125 km from the steel city of Rourkela, the co-host of …

[ad_1] India’s unfortunate exit from the title race of the Hockey World Cup was scripted on Sunday at the end of a breathless penalty shootout in the crossover match against New Zealand, who went on to win 5-4 in sudden death.To know what ‘sudden death’ means in a shootout, let’s …

[ad_1] BHUBANESWAR: “Thankfully, I didn’t buy tickets for the rest of the games.” The disaster that unfolded at the Kalinga Stadium on Sunday night has left a mark that won’t easily be erased, if it does at all, from the mind of fans. The above remark on social media by …

[ad_1] BHUBANESWAR: Away from all the limelight, playing a major role in Belgium’s tremendous success in recent years in the world of hockey is their video analyst Emily Calderon. From helping the Red Lions win the World Cup in 2018 to the gold in Tokyo Olympics, Calderon has assisted Shane …

[ad_1] BHUBANESWAR: An Indian team in utter disbelief choked amid high drama at the Hockey World Cup here on Sunday, as New Zealand stunned the hosts in sudden-death shootout (5-4) to move into the quarterfinals and relegated the Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist to play the placement matches in Rourkela.Leading twice …

[ad_1] BHUBANESWAR: Spain beat Malaysia 4-3 in penalty shootout in a thrilling crossover match to qualify for the quarter-finals of the FIH Men’s World Cup after the two sides were locked 2-2 on Sunday.Spain now face title contenders and Pool A toppers Australia in the last-eight stage on Tuesday.After the …

[ad_1] BHUBANESWAR: Former India drag-flicker Rupinder Pal Singh feels that international teams will find it increasingly difficult to score from penalty corners as the use of technology in the game — such as video analysis by opponents — has made the exponents of the craft difficult to beat the defenders.Rupinder, …

[ad_1] BHUBANESWAR: The Indian hockey team would like to emulate what happened in Raipur on Saturday. Albeit on an entirely different pitch altogether, an Indian team shocked the living daylights out of a team from New Zealand on home soil. It was the cricketers who did that on Saturday and …

[ad_1] BHUBANESWAR: The intensity in India’s practice session at the Kalinga Stadium on Saturday was unmissable. Pressure on the ball was clearly central to the half-pitch drill. It’s something that went missing in the match against Wales. But there’s no second chance from hereon in the Men’s Hockey World Cup. …

[ad_1] BHUBANESWAR: One thing that remains unchanged for foreign teams visiting Odisha is the packed stands. The challenge goes beyond the playing field, where communication amid deafening roars can become a problem. At the ongoing Men’s Hockey World Cup, the decibels went a notch higher in Rourkela with 20,000 fans …