Catch the live updates from the hockey encounter between India and New Zealand at Rotterdam
A poor India will have to plug in the loopholes in defence as well as improve their finishing as they take on New Zealand in their last FIH World League Round 3 group match today.
After missing out on a point against Ireland in their tournament opener, followed by Saturday's 0-2 reverse to the Netherlands, the Indians have already jeopardised their chance of sealing one of the three berths up for grabs in next year's World Cup.
But a win against New Zealand will no doubt be a confidence booster for Michael Nobbs' boys ahead of the quarter-finals. Before the Netherlands test, India were held to a 4-4 draw by lower-ranked Ireland. ...
more
07:40 PM, Jun 17, 2013
Indian defence once again buckled under pressure to conceded soft goals and go down 0-2 to a dominating Netherlands side. India proved to be no match to the Dutch team that was relentless in attack and scored early through Billy Bakker (2nd minute) and Jeroen Hertzberger (18th). The win took Netherlands to 4 points while India, who next take on New Zealand on Monday, have 1. ...
07:32 PM, Jun 15, 2013
A spiriting Ireland outfit held India to a 4-4 draw in the opening match of the FIH Hockey World League Round 3, which also doubles up as the World Cup qualifier, at Rotterdam on Thursday. Rupinderpal Singh (40th and 65th) scored two goals for India off penalty corners, with Shivendra Singh (47th) and Akashdeep Singh (22nd) being the other two marksmen. For Ireland, Alan Sothern (25th), Peter Caruth (30th), Conor...
06:26 PM, Jun 13, 2013
Rotterdam: India women's hockey team made a horrific start to their campaign in the FIH World League Round 3 as they were mauled 0-7 by higher-ranked New Zealand in the opening match of Pool B, here on Thursday. Ranked third in the world, New Zealand entered the tournament as the second-highest-ranked squad in the eight-team field and the top team in Pool B. And expectedly, the Black Sticks had no...
03:11 PM, Jun 13, 2013
Competitive training in Europe, anti-corruption education, experience of playing without seniors and fitness to match the best - Indian men's hockey team couldn't have asked for better all-round preparation to launch their quest to qualify for the 2014 FIH World Cup. The key to unlock the World Cup door lies with the FIH Hockey World League (HWL), where six top finishers from the two eight-team semi-finals will gain entry to...
01:45 PM, Jun 12, 2013
New Delhi: Indian hockey captain Sardar Singh says the recent tour of the Netherlands has helped the team identify its weaknesses ahead of the World League Round III to be held next month. "It was a good tour and Roelant Oltmans, Indian Hockeys director high performance, made it sure that we got to play against best clubs. We have learnt a lot on this tour . In fact we have...
05:30 PM, May 10, 2013
New Delhi: Indian team began their preparations for the FIH Men's Hockey World League semi-finals with a 2-0 win over Netherlands on Tuesday. After a goalless half, India scored their opening goal through vice captain VR Raghunath in the 55th minute. In the 67th minute SV Sunil doubled the lead, which the side maintained till the end. India play their next match against the hosts on Thursday. The third round...
10:01 PM, May 07, 2013
New Delhi: An 18-member Indian women's hockey team Saturday left for Rotterdam to prepare itself for the FIH Hockey World League Round-3 (semi-finals) to be held from June 13-23 this year. The Indian women will play five matches at Rotterdam, including one against Dutch national side and four against club teams, from April 22-29. The Indian team has qualified for the FIH World League Round-3 (Semi-finals), to be held at...
05:00 PM, Apr 20, 2013
The two available spots from Round 2 went to India and Japan by virtue of finishing No. 1 and 2 respectively in the six-team round-robin format. ...
07:40 PM, Feb 24, 2013
India beat Fiji, Oman, China, Ireland and Bangladesh to finish on top at the end of the round-robin World League Round 2. ...
07:38 PM, Feb 24, 2013
India continued their unbeaten streak in the FIH Hockey World League Round 2 to consolidate their position on top of the leaderboard. ...
09:55 PM, Feb 23, 2013
The hosts scored two goals in each half to beat China 4-0 and consolidate their position on top of the leaderboard. ...
07:33 PM, Feb 23, 2013
Both the teams are so far unbeaten in the tournament, having scored big wins in their previous two matches. ...
07:35 PM, Feb 21, 2013
A loss here for India could mean a second-place finish, with only the winners assured of progressing to Round 3. ...
12:53 PM, Feb 21, 2013
This was India's second overwhelming win of the Hockey World League after they beat Fiji 16-0 in their first match. ...
07:36 PM, Feb 20, 2013
On Monday, India men and women teams begin their campaigns in the World League, which is FIH's brainchild and also doubles up as WC qualifier. ...
08:39 AM, Feb 18, 2013
