Hockey World Cup: Netherlands, NZ make winning start

A round-up of matches from the Hockey World Cup played on Saturday. IMAGE: Players from The Netherlands and Malaysia vie for possession. Photograph: FIH/Twitter Three-time champions Netherlands......

Sports Shorts: India lose to Belgium in FIH Pro League match

IMAGE: India could not repeat Saturday's performance and went down fighting in their second match against Belgium. Photograph: Hockey India/Twitter India fought hard but a defensive lapse from......

Hockey WC semis: Belgium demolish England; Dutch edge past Australia

IMAGE: The Netherlands' players celebrate winning their semi-final match against Australia. Photograph: Charles McQuillan/Getty Images for FIH World No. 4 Netherlands broke Australia's dream of......

4-Nation hockey: India lose to Belgium in final

India went down fighting 1-2 to Belgium in a thrilling final of the first-leg of the Four-Nation Invitational tournament at the Blake Park, in Tauranga, New Zealand, on Sunday. Tom Boon (4th......

India's Olympics report card: Sindhu, Sakshi save the blushes

- Competing in 15 disciplines with an 118-member contingent, the biggest ever at the Games, there was hope that India would emulate its best-ever tally of six medals, achieved at the London......