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Indian skipper Harmanpreet, Holland's Jansen named FIH Players of the Year

The recipients of the FIH awards were chosen following a vote by an expert panel, national hockey associations, fans and media

Paris Olympics 2024: Hockey semifinal full schedule, live timings streaming

The first semifinal, involving Spain and Netherlands, will take place at 5:30 PM IST and the second semifinal between India and Germany will take place at 10:30 PM IST.

FIH Men's Pro League: India draw 1-1, lose 2-4 to Netherlands in shootout

India lost 2-4 against the Netherlands in shootout after their return leg FIH Pro League match ended in a 1-1 draw here on Wednesday. In their first leg match in Bhubaneswar, India had defeated the Netherlands 4-2 in shootout after a 2-2 stalemate in regulation time. World no.1 Netherlands broke the deadlock through Floris Middendorp (4th minute) before vice-captain Hardik Singh (38th) equalised for India, who are ranked fourth. In the shootout, Araijeet Singh Hundal and Lalit Kumar Upadhyay scored for India, while Sukhjeet Singh and Shamsher Singh missed from the one-on-one situation. The win gave Netherlands two points, while India pocketed one point. India applied early pressure on the Dutch with some threatening circle penetrations but failed to yield any positive results. The Netherlands, in turn, took the lead from their first circle entry in the fourth minute through Middendorp, who scored his first international career goal. Middendorp scored from a rebound after India .

FIH Pro League: India look to continue recent domination over Netherlands

The Indian men's hockey team would look to continue its recent domination over the Netherlands with an outright win when the two sides meet in the return leg match of the FIH Pro League here on Wednesday. India have had a good run in the Pro League so far with the team led by drag-flicker Harmanpreet Singh winning two out of their five games in regulation time. India's resilience saw them defeat the Dutch and Spain in shootouts, earning valuable bonus points. Their solitary defeat came at the hands of Australia but that too from a winning position. India are currently placed fourth in the Pro League standings with 10 points from five matches. The Netherlands are leading the chart with 18 points from nine games ahead of Argentina (13 points from 8 matches) and Australia (12 points from 4 games). But having said that the Indians, ranked third in the world, have had to face a tough time in their last two matches against world No.12 Ireland and world No.8 Spain. India were made to t

FIH Pro League: Sreejesh hands India win over Netherlands in shootout

Veteran goalkeeper PR Sreejesh turned out to be the saviour as the Indian men's hockey team defeated world number one Netherlands 4-2 via a shoot-out in the FIH Pro League here on Sunday. Sreejesh made three fine saves in the shoot-out to hand India the bonus two points after both the teams were locked at 2-2 at the end of regulation 60 minutes. Netherlands took one points from the match. In the shoot-out, skipper Harmanpreet Singh, Sukhjeet Singh, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay and Shamsher Singh scored for world number three India. In the regulation time, Hardik Singh (13th minute) and Harmanpreet (58th) found the net for India, while Jip Janssen (30th) and Koen Bijen scored for the Dutch. Netherlands put the home team defence under pressure in the initial eight minutes of the match with play mostly restricted to the Indian circle. But the Indian defence dished out a solid performance to weather the initial storm. The Indians initially failed to keep possession of the ball but gained in

FIH Pro League 2024: India hockey schedule, live match time, live streaming

India will host Spain, Netherlands, Ireland, & Australia in Odisha. Jio Cinemas will live stream live India hockey matches in India

Indian men's hockey team end SA tour with 1-5 loss to the Netherlands

The Indian men's hockey team ended its tour of South Africa with a disappointing 1-5 drubbing at the hands of the Netherlands here on Sunday. Abhishek (39') scored the lone goal for India while Jip Janssen (10', 28'), Duco Telgenkamp (16'), Tjep Hoedemakers (21'), and Koen Bijen (35') were on target for the Dutch side, which is world's top-ranked team. The match began with Netherlands taking an early advantage as Janssen found the back of the net in the 10th minute to give his side the lead. Despite repeated attacks, India were unable to cover the deficit by the end of the first quarter. At the start of the second quarter, Telgenkamp (16') doubled his side's lead. Minutes later, Hoedemakers (21') scored the third goal for the Netherlands, building more pressure on India. Janssen (28') scored late in the second quarter as the Dutch side went into halftime with a 4-0 lead. India began searching for early goals in the second half, but Bijen (35') managed to get another goal for the

Hockey: Indian men's team beats Netherlands 2-1 in Spain, continue good run

The Indian men's hockey team notched up a 2-1 win over reigning FIH Hockey Pro League champions Netherlands 2-1 in the third-fourth placing match here at the 100th Anniversary Spanish Hockey Federation - International Tournament on Sunday. Captain Harmanpreet Singh (15th) and Dilpreet Singh (50th) scored in India's hard-fought victory, while Thierry Brinkman (25th) scored the lone goal for the Dutch side. Interestingly, all goals came from penalty corners. India got off to a cautious start, not allowing the Dutch to make easy forays into the striking circle. The team's forwards, on the other hand, stitched together clever strategy that forced the Dutch defenders to make errors. The tactic worked when India managed their first PC with just 30 seconds left for the first hooter. In-form Indian skipper Harmanpreet, who had to re-take the dragflick after the first attempt was stopped by the Netherlands' first rusher, was on target fetching his team an important 1-0 lead in the 15th ...

Hockey: India men's team draws against Pro League winners the Netherlands

The Indian men's hockey team played out a 1-1 draw with the Netherlands, who recently won the FIH Hockey Pro League 2022-23 title, in an intensely-fought match at the 100th Anniversary Spanish Hockey Federation - International Tournament here. India had lost to hosts Spain in their opening game, but they bounced back on Wednesday with an impressive performance. In-form captain Harmanpreet Singh scored India's lone goal in the 12th minute, and Jasper Brinkman equalised for the Netherlands in the 40th. Getting off the blocks in an attacking mode, India built on early momentum. They created chances in the circle and eventually secured an early lead when the team earned a penalty corner. Although it was the Dutch side that earned the first PC of the match, the flick was dragged wide to the left of the post. India, however, made no such error when they were awarded a PC in the 12th minute. Harmanpreet was on song when he picked up a fine injection by his deputy Hardik Singh and ruthle

FIH Pro League: Permutations and combinations that can get India the title

India currently occupies the number one spot in the points table. However, they cannot play any more matches and have to depend on other results to remain at the top and win the league

FIH Pro League: Reviewing India's campaign as they finish with 30 points

The team have 30 points on the board from 16 games but their rivals could still get ahead

Hockey: Germany rise to the top in FIH Rankings; Netherlands in 2nd spot

Following the conclusion of the FIH Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup 2023, there were major movements at the top of the World Rankings in the Men's Outdoor category

Hockey World Cup Final Highlights: Germany beat Belgium, lift third title

Germany vs Belgium Hockey World Cup 2023 Final Highlights: After it finished 3-3 in regulation time and 3-3 in the five-shot Shoot-out, Germany held their nerves to win it in sudden death.

Hockey World Cup Semis Highlights: Belgium beat the Dutch; GER go past AUS

Hockey World Cup Semifinal, Belgium vs Netherlands Live Updates: Germany beat Australia in the first semi-final 4-3. Now Belgium take on the Netherlands in second to book a meeting with the Germans

Hockey World Cup Quarterfinal Hlts: Germany, Netherlands through to semis

Hockey World Cup 2023 Quarterfinals Highlights: Germany beat England with a great comeback after being 0-2 down for 56 minutes. They won the shoot-out 4-3. In second game, Netherlands beat Korea 5-1

Indian women's hockey team loses 1-3 to world number one Netherlands

While the 1-0 lead gave India a head start, the lead didn't last long enough with Netherlands scoring an equaliser in the 29th minute. It was a PC converted by Felice Albers

Hockey World Cup 2023: Teams, schedule, venues and everything one must know

The Men's Hockey World Cup 2023 is only days away and thus it dawns upon us that one must know what exactly is the event going to be like. We find out

Indian junior women's hockey team holds Netherlands 2-2 in U-23 tournament

The Indian junior women's hockey team came from behind to hold the Netherlands to a 2-2 draw at the U-23 five-nation tournament

FIH Hockey Pro League: India hold Netherlands 2-2; lose 4-1 in shoot-out

Harmanpreet Singh converted a penalty corner in the final minute to help the India fight back and hold hosts the Netherlands to a 2-2 draw but went down 4-1 in a shoot-out

Olympics 2021: India men's and women's Hockey full schedule, squad, timings

In the men's hockey, India will play Bronze medal match vs Germany at 7 am IST on August 5 while the Gold medal match will be played between Australia and Belgium at 3:30 pm IST on August 5