Holders Spain shut the doors on last year bronze medallists Pakistan with an authoritative 4-2 win in the Champions Trophy hockey tournament.
The Germans scored twice in four minutes to snatch a 2-2 draw in the Champions Trophy hockey tournament.
India hockey captain Dilip Tirkey says Pillay's experience will be missed at the upcoming Olympic hockey qualifier in Madrid.
India suffered their second consecutive defeat in the Champions trophy when they went down 4-5 to Netherlands.
The defending champions laboured to a 3-2 victory in their second match of the Men's Junior Hockey World Cup.
India's hockey coach said the team will try to sort out "certain weaknesses" during the Afro-Asian Games.
They beat Korea 3-2 at the 11th FIH men's hockey World Cup on Sunday.
Check out India's report card on the sixth day of the 2016 Olympics.
India's coach V Bhaskaran attributed the team's overcautious approach for the defeat to the Netherlands in the semi-finals of the Azlan Shah hockey tournament.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday.
Three second-half goals gave the Indians their first victory in three matches in the Champions Trophy.
Penalty-corner ace Taeke Taekema scored twice as The Netherlands beat New Zealand 5-2 in the opening match of the tournament.
The Netherlands beat world champions Argentina 4-2 in a penalty shootout.
The draw gave India the fourth position in Group B in the Olympic men's hockey tournament.
Spain are seen as a medal favourite despite a world ranking of nine and now meet either defending champions the Netherlands or Australia.
Two goals down, India won their Group B match 4-2 and stayed in the hunt for a semi-final berth in the men's hockey tournament.
The eight-time champions were beaten 1-3 by The Netherlands in their opening match in the men's hockey tournament.
India hockey coach Paul van Ass said inability to handle fast-paced attack resulted in his side's capitulation against World champions Australia in the FIH World League semi-finals in Antwerp.
Baljit Dhillon, Baljit Singh Saini, Dinesh Nayak, Didar Singh, Tejbir Singh and goalkeeper Kamaldeep Singh have also been left out.
India's coach says the team is looking to achieve some 'long-standing goals' at the champions Trophy.
Both made sure of semi-final berths in the 12-nation men's Olympic hockey qualifying tournament.
Gagan Ajit Singh's goal enabled India hold the Olympic champions 1-1 in the first match of the three-Test hockey series.
The shuttlers led by Saina Nehwal will make their first appearance in the Olympic Games on Thursday along with men golfers as India still waits for its first medal after five days of fruitless labour in this Brazilian city.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday.
The Indian men's hockey team's habit of conceding late goals continued to haunt them as reigning double Olympic champions Germany scored seconds from the final hooter to steal a 2-1 victory in a thrilling Pool B match at the Rio Olympics on Monday.
Maharaj Krishan Kaushik was appointed coach of the senior men's hockey team on Wednesday, just two days after chief coach Michael Nobbs was shown the door because of non-performance.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday.
India came back strongly after a two-goal deficit but still lost 3-4 to defending champions South Korea in the final of the ninth Asia Cup hockey tournament in Ipoh, Malaysia.
FIFA technical director Marco van Basten would like to see how football works without offside and limit the number of fouls a player can commit during a game.
