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India are now atop the leaderboard with five points from two games, but the Manpreet Singh-led side conceded a point to the Netherlands after drawing (during the regulation time) the second match of the contest on Sunday.
Four-times champion Pakistan went down to England in the play-off for 5-6 positions at the men's hockey World Cup.
India take on Argentina in a classification match for 9 to 12 positions.
India squandered their hard-earned lead on two occasions as they slumped to their second successive defeat losing 2-4 to World Cup bronze medallists Argentina.
The Spaniards won the Pool A match in the men's hockey World Cup 3-1.
Defending champions the Netherlands received another setback in the Champions Trophy men's hockey tournament in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday when they were held to a 3-3 draw by leaders Germany.
India's hockey coach Michael Nobbs is nonplussed as to why the senior players are not adhering to the game plan as he struggles to prepare the side for Friday's tough match against reigning Olympic champions Germany. After suffering two successive defeats, Nobbs had a one-on-one session separately with his players and asked why the game plan was consigned to the dustbin by some players.
Viren Rasquinha and goal-keeper Adrian D'Souza have been named to the list of 32 probables for the Sultan Azlan Shah hockey tournament
The ace defender will turn out for Klein Zwiterland, the team Gagan Ajit Singh plays for.
Dilip Tirkey, who had been nursing an ankle injury, said he was ready for the rigours of international hockey
A last-gasp goal by James Tindall gave England a 4-3 victory in a classification match for 5 to 8 positions.
The lowest ranked team in the World Cup won 4-3 for their first victory in Pool A.
Indian Hockey Federation said efforts are on to get a substitute for the World Cup bound team.
India recovered from conceding an early self-goal to prevail 4-2 over New Zealand and move to the top of Pool A in the Champions Trophy hockey tournament in Melbourne on Sunday.
Indian hockey captain Bharat Chetri says the team is not learning from its mistakes and it is becoming a serious problem after three straight defeats in the Olympic Games.
Russians win team Figure skating gold, Valieva first woman to land Games quads
A resurgent Indian hockey team, with its penetrative attack and solid defence, can actually challenge for the top spot in the Champions Trophy.
The ace full-back was named in the 18-man team for the Champions Trophy hockey tournament.
The German will return to Delhi today to prepare the team for the four-Test series in Pakistan.
India need to play top-ranked teams on a consistent basis if they wish to return among the top league of world hockey, feels chief coach Michael Nobbs.
The Indian hockey team's chief coach said the current team was capable of winning the Olympic title.
The ace Indian hockey drag-flicker was injured when the pistol of an RPF officer went off accidentally in the train he was traveling in.
India will take on world champions Germany in the opening match of the hockey World Cup.
India scored twice in each half for a 4-1 win in the Hamburg Masters hockey tournament.
The drag flick ace scored a hat-trick as Pakistan beat India 3-2 in the Azlan Shah hockey tournament.
The International Olympic Committee dashed Russian athletes' hopes of marching behind their national flag at the Winter Games on Sunday, deciding against immediately lifting Russia's Olympic suspension after fresh doping violations
He was blessed with celestial ability, a once-in-a-generation player destined to pull India out of its hockey inertia and lay down for it a new, exciting, path of greatness. Then he was shot and unsure if he would walk, let alone play hockey again. Dhruv Munjal hopes Soorma, the biopic on Sandeep Singh's life, will bring him back where he belongs -- in the spotlight.
Eight-time Olympic champions India continued to languish at the ninth position in the latest men's world rankings issued by the International Hockey Federation (FIH).
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday
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.
Norma Godinho challenges sporting know-it-alls.
Harmanpreet Singh converted two penalty corners to help India successfully defend its Sultan of Johor Cup Under-21 hockey title, beating Great Britain 2-1 in a keenly-contested final.
All the top action from Day 13 of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing on Thursday.
Bottom placed Argentina scored their first win of the tournament, edging past New Zealand with a solitary goal in their penultimate Pool A match of the Hero Honda Hockey World Cup at Dhyan Chand National Stadium on Sunday.
Going by current form, India is not in contention for a semi-final berth in the ongoing hockey World Cup and they would have to take their game altogether to a different level to reach the last four stage, according to Germany captain Maximillian Muller.
