India is among six nations shortlisted by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) to host the 2018 World Cup as the game's apex body announced the names of the applicants after its Executive Board meeting in Lausanne last week. ...
07:00 PM, Mar 22, 2013
A miffed Pakistan has threatened to pull out of the FIH Junior World Cup to be held in India later this year. ...
03:47 PM, Mar 16, 2013
Rosario: Australia defeated South Korea 2-1 on Friday to claim fifth place in the women's field hockey World Cup. It was some consolation for former champion Australia, which failed to reach the semifinals, having made the final in four of the past five World Cups. In other playoff games on Saturday, New Zealand defeated China 3-0 for seventh place and India beat South Africa 4-3 to claim ninth. Japan defeated...
01:54 PM, Sep 11, 2010
Rosario: Olympic and world champions Netherlands will meet hosts Argentina in the women's hockey World Cup final on Saturday. It will be a repeat of the Champions Trophy final in Nottingham in July when Argentina beat the Dutch 4-2 for their third successive title. The Dutch, six times World Cup winners, reached their fourth successive final when they beat England 4-3 on penalty strokes after a 1-1 draw on Thursday....
10:00 AM, Sep 10, 2010
Rosario: Germany beat Australia 1-0 in Pool A on Tuesday to reach the semi-finals of the women's hockey World Cup where they will meet hosts Argentina. Favourites Netherlands, the reigning world and Olympic champions, face England in the other semi-final after making sure of first place in the pool with a 5-2 victory over Japan that gave them a 25-8 goals record in five matches. The semi-finals are scheduled for...
01:39 PM, Sep 08, 2010
Rosario: Hosts Argentina, keeping their goal intact for the fourth successive match, beat England 2-0 on Monday to win Pool B at the women's hockey World Cup. With five wins and just two goals conceded in their opener against South Africa, Argentina secured a semi-final against the second-placed team in Pool A, almost certainly Germany or Australia. Penalty corner specialist Noel Barrionuevo took her tally to five when she put...
10:19 AM, Sep 07, 2010
Rosario: India defeated Japan 2-0 to register their first victory at the Women's Hockey World Cup at the Jockey Club here on Sunday. India led 1-0 at half time with Rani Rampal scoring in the 14th minute. Jasjeet Kaur Handa accounted for India's second goal from a penalty corner in the 43rd minute. India earlier lost to the Netherlands, Australia and Germany. With three points India are at fourth place...
04:17 PM, Sep 06, 2010
Rosario: Defending champions the Netherlands became the third team to reach the semifinals of the women's field hockey World Cup, defeating Germany 2-1 on Sunday. The Netherlands have won all four of their Pool A matches. Argentina and England reached the semifinals on Saturday from Pool B. In another match Sunday, Australia defeated New Zealand 4-1, to keep alive its hopes of grabbing the last semifinal place. Germany and Australia...
11:03 AM, Sep 06, 2010
Rosario: Argentina and England qualified for the women's hockey World Cup semi-finals with a match to spare on Saturday ahead of their clash on Monday to decide the Pool B winners. Hosts Argentina, who beat China 2-0, have a maximum 12 points with England, 2-1 winners against South Africa, on 10. South Korea are third with five points after being held 2-2 by bottom team Spain. China and South Africa...
02:17 PM, Sep 05, 2010
Rosario: The Indian eves' disastrous hockey World Cup campaign continued as they lost 1-4 to Germany to complete a hat-trick of defeats in the quadrennial event. India's third consecutive defeat in Pool A means the Surinder Kaur-led side is still without points in the tournament and are virtually out of the medal race. The comprehensive victory, however, took Germany one step closer towards the semi-final spot after having won all...
11:19 AM, Sep 04, 2010
Rosario: Rani Rampal's double strike went in vain as India suffered their second consecutive defeat in the women's hockey World Cup, losing 3-6 to Australia in a Pool-A match here. For the Hockeyroos, it was their second successive win of the tournament and they are well on course for semifinals of the quadrennial event. Ashleigh Nelson (34th and 58th minute) scored two goals for Australia late last night while Madonna...
10:30 AM, Sep 02, 2010
Rosario: England upset Olympic silver medallists China 1-0 with a first-minute goal for their second victory at the women's hockey World Cup on Tuesday. Hosts Argentina also notched their second win, 1-0 against South Korea, and South Africa overcame Spain 2-1 with a wonder winner from Sulette Damons in two more tight Pool A matches. Hannah McLeod's strike from a first-minute penalty corner put England on six points following their...
09:29 AM, Sep 01, 2010
Rosario: Australia were made to work hard for a 2-1 victory over Japan in their opening Pool A match at the women's World Cup on Monday. Germany also had their work cut out to beat New Zealand 2-0 but Olympic and world champions Netherlands swept past India 7-1 on the second day of the tournament in Rosario. A penalty corner after 14 minutes led to Cobie McGurk's opening goal for...
01:39 PM, Aug 31, 2010
Rosario: South Korea upset fancied China and Argentina's Luciana Aymar scored a hat-trick as the hosts began the women's hockey World Cup with a 5-2 win over South Africa on Sunday. England beat Spain 3-2 with Alex Danson scoring the English team's first goal in her 100th international in the other Group B match of the opening day of the tournament in Rosario, 350 km north of Buenos Aires. Park...
12:06 PM, Aug 30, 2010
Patiala: Surinder Kaur was on Friday named as captain of the 18-member Indian squad for the women Hockey World Cup, to be held from August 29 to September 11 in Rosario, Argentina. The list has been sent to the Sports Ministry for approval and final announcement, sources said. The selectors including government nominees Ajit Pal Singh and Zafar Iqbal picked the players from a pool of 39 probables after trials....
09:34 PM, Aug 13, 2010
Pakistan fielded a second string side to ensure that they faced Japan in the final instead of France. ...
12:22 PM, Apr 15, 2010
Prabhjot Singh and Deepak Thakur paid for their poor showing in the Hockey World Cup. ...
08:40 PM, Apr 01, 2010
Pak hockey captain and coach apologised for their worst-ever performance. ...
07:53 PM, Mar 11, 2010
Pakistan finished last in the World Cup, their worst-ever WC performance. ...
07:34 PM, Mar 11, 2010
Abbott scored the equaliser three minutes into the second half and netted again shortly before the final whistle. ...
09:54 PM, Mar 08, 2010
