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India Bulldoze Australia 6-2, Enter U-21 Johor Cup Final for Third Year Running

 October 19, 2014   R K Gupta

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India displayed superb composure in their crucial league match against Australia. In their last three matches against Pakistan, Malaysia and today’s game with the Aussies, India collectively scored 16 goals and had only 4 scored against them. This speaks volumes about India’s performance and commitment in the Sultan of Johar Hockey U-21 tournament of 2014. […]

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Goals from Three Penalty Corners Help India Defeat Host Malaysia in Johor Cup

 October 18, 2014   R K Gupta

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Hockey India vs MalaysiaPlaced on a high pedestal after crushing Pakistan 6-0 on Wednesday, India played another super game against hosts Malaysia on Thursday. The defending champions of the Johor Cup showed their mettle in scoring a 4-2 victory in their penultimate league game. Their next opponents are the formidable Australians and the outcome of […]

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India Finish a 6-0 Drubbing of Pakistan in U-21 International Johor Cup Hockey

 October 16, 2014   R K Gupta

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In less than two weeks after India defeated Pakistan in Asian Games gold medal match, the arch-rivals took on each other yet again in under-21 Sultan of Johor Cup 2014 Hockey Championship in Malaysia on October 15, 2014. Despite the former hockey giants having lost their edge in the game, which is now dominated by Australia and […]

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Two Golds for India on Day 13 as Women Win 4 x 400m Relay and India Beat Pak in Hockey

 October 4, 2014   R K Gupta

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The 13th day proved lucky for India at Incheon. With two golds fetched on the same day, India bounced back into top-10 in medal standing yet again. As the eagerly awaited hockey final with Pakistan in the evening was still going on, Indian women’s 4 x 400 relay team won the gold for India. Not […]

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Sensational Australians Yield Stunning Performance to Shock the Dutch in World Cup Final

 June 17, 2014   R K Gupta

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It was victory out of the dream book for Australian men at The Hague as the curtain came down in the Rabobank Hockey World Cup on Sunday. Famously known in the hockey parlance as the Kookaburras, Australia’s men’s team went to the World Cup final with the single-mindedness of a purpose. Their opponents were considered […]

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Legendary Lammers Lead Dutchwomen To A Deserved Victory In Hockey World Cup Final

 June 15, 2014   R K Gupta

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Playing her last and 200th hockey international match on Saturday, Kim Lammers was simply superb as she played brilliant hockey in her farewell game that saw Netherlands defeat Australia 2-0 in the final of the Rabobank Hockey World Cup 2014. While Lammers retired in glory at the end of an engrossing final, the entire Dutch […]

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Dominant Australian Men and their Fighting Women Reach Finals of Hockey World Cup

 June 14, 2014   R K Gupta

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Of eight teams in the men’s and women’s semifinals taken together, six came from three nations and the other two were; USA women and England men. A notable absentee was Germany, from where neither the men nor the women’s team could enter the last four. There were no surprises about men and women teams from […]

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Victory for Out-of-Contention India At Last As World Cup Hockey Nears End of League Phase

 June 9, 2014   R K Gupta

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On June 6 & 7, six matches in Pool B and another six in Pool A were played in the Rabobank Hockey World Cup. Except the drawn men’s game between Korea and South Africa on Friday, every match ended with a decisive margin. In an upset Pool B game, Argentinian men thrashed the mercurial Black […]

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Highpoints of The Hague’s Hockey Action On Day 2 of the 2014 Rabobank World Cup

 June 3, 2014   R K Gupta

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Second day at Hockey World Cup saw all league matches from Men’s and Women’s pool B. Germany’s World’s no. 2 men’s hockey team defeated South Africa 4-0; USA women shocked England with a 2-1 win; Argentina women were superb in their 4-1 victory over South Africa; Netherlands men defeated Argentina 3-1; New-Zealand men beat South […]

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Rabobank Hockey World Cup 2014 Gets Off To A Colorful Start At The Hague

 June 1, 2014   R K Gupta

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On May 30, members, representing 12 teams each for men and women, participated in a glittering opening ceremony that marked the official beginning of the 16-day long 2014 Rabobank Hockey World Cup at The Hague, Netherlands. The players were greeted by His Majesty the King Willem-Alexander and City Mayor with the King also posing for a […]

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