India put up a fighting performance but could not avert a defeat, going down 0-1 to Australia in the last round-robin league match of the first phase of a four-nation women's hockey tournament in Auckland on Sunday.
The other semi-final in the Shastri hockey tournament will be between Indian Oil and BPCL.
India conceded an extra time goal to lose 1-2 to China and sign off fourth in the Four Nation Hockey tournament in Perth on Sunday.
It was a complete performance by the Indians who dominated their arch-rivals throughout the match to post a facile win and zoom to the top of Pool B ahead of The Netherlands.
India chief coach Roelant Oltmans today said two yellow cards hurt the team badly and that resulted in its 1-2 loss to the Netherlands in a pool B men's hockey match at the Rio Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday. "We were on the attacking side until we got two yellow cards, which was a gamechanger. You had to fight with one or two less. That's not only difficult to score a goal but it also took away a lot of energy from the players that I'm not happy about it," Oltmans said.
Talwinder Singh struck a field goal in the dying moments of the game to lead Delhi Wave Riders to a thrilling come-from-behind 4-3 victory over Dabang Mumbai in a Hockey India League contest, in Mumbai, on Friday.
It was India's second victory in three matches in the Akhbar El-Yom hockey tournament in Cairo.
India suffered their first defeat in the men's Olympic qualifying hockey tournament, losing 2-3. Great Britain, with 12 points from four matches, are assured of a place in Sunday's final.
Top-ranked India were held to a 1-1 draw by the brisk-moving South Koreans in the round-robin league encounter of the fourth Asian Champions Trophy hockey, in Kuantan, Malaysia, on Saturday.
With their eyes firmly set on a berth in next year's World Cup, Indian eves started the eighth Asia Cup hockery tournament campaign on a rollicking note, spanking minnows Hong Kong 13-0 in their opening Pool A match in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday.
'The silver medal at the Champions Trophy has instilled the confidence that we can match or even beat some of the best teams in the world.'
Drag-flick specialist Sandeep Singh and striker S V Sunil scored two goals each as India dished out fast and entertaining hockey to beat South Africa 7-4 in the Champions Challenge in Johannesburg on Sunday.
India beat Malaysia 2-1 in their final league match to set up a championship clash against Argentina at the Azlan Shah hockey tournament.
Jasjit Singh sent two rasping penalty corner drag flicks into the net as India edged past hosts Malaysia 3-2 to move to the semifinals of the Hockey World League semi-finals in Antwerp.
Delhi Waveriders' winless streak continued as they lost 2-3 to defending champions Jaypee Punjab Warriors to slump to their third defeat in the fifth edition of the Hockey India League, in New Delhi on Tuesday.
Indian junior team failed to impress when it mattered the most as they lost 2-3 to Germany in the summit clash in the Sultan of Johor Cup hockey tournament in Johor Bahru.
Sloppy defending cost India dearly as they conceded a late goal and went down 1-2 to higher-ranked New Zealand in their second league match on Day 2 of the 24th Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament in Ipoh.
India will look to keep their winning momentum when they take on Korea in Asia Cup hockey on Monday.
Poland won the tournament while Pakistan finished second.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Wednesday
India qualified for their second consecutive final on the tour despite being held to a 4-4 draw by arch-rivals Pakistan.
Sandeep Singh's goal gave the defending champions a 1-0 victory over England in their concluding league match in the men's Junior World Cup hockey tournament.
India beat Chile 4-1 in its last league game to enter the final of the men's Olympic hockey qualifier. Britain routed Austria 4-0 to finish on top of the six-team league. The final will be played on Sunday.
Former India hockey captain Dhanraj Pillay today said that the legendary Dhyan Chand should be bestowed with the Bharat Ratna as soon as possible.
Pakistan men's team slumped to a new low as it failed to qualify for next year's Rio Olympics.
India held New Zealand to a 1-1 draw in their last league match of the Champions Trophy hockey tournament in Lahore.
Gagan Ajit Singh scored three minutes before the final whistle in a Super League match of the Nehru hockey tournament.
Malaysian coach Paul Lissek feels that India's decision to play agressively would help his side.
Germany won the four-nation hockey tournament in Dusseldorf on goal difference after a 3-3 draw.
Punjab and Sind Bank trounced Air India 6-0 in the Dhyan Chand Cup hockey tournament.
India finally got their penalty corner drill right as they beat Japan 4-3 in their concluding league fixture to finish third in the Champions Challenge hockey tournament in Boom on Saturday.
Indian badminton team's chief coach Pullela Gopichand, multiple world title holder cueist Pankaj Advani, former hockey captain Dhanraj Pillay were some of the prominent names who made financial contribution in country's fight against coronavirus pandemic.
A win against New Zealand will give India their best standing in Champions Trophy since 1982 Amstelveen.
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