Former champions Pakistan scored a last-minute goal to save themselves from an upset by China and draw their opening Asia Cup match 1-1 in Malaysia on Sunday.
The 1-1 draw enabled the Indians keep alive their chances of leveling the eight-match hockey series.
India badminton team have been accorded the top seed this time and are clubbed with Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Scotland in Group A.
Defending champions India started their Asia Cup campaign on a disastrous note, going down 2-3 to arch-rivals Pakistan in a nerve-wrecking rain-marred Pool B match at the Wisma Belia Kuantan Hockey Stadium in Kuantan, Malaysia on Sunday.
Rehan Butt scored twice in a 4-2 victory over Korea in the Azlan Shah hockey tournament.
The Aussies battled for a 3-2 victory.
Korea and Pakistan scored hard-fought victories to join Australia in the second round of the Rabobank Men's Junior World Cup hockey tournament.
India wasted a golden opportunity to break their 32-year-old medal jinx in the Champions Trophy hockey tournament after going down to Australia 1-2 in a hard-fought bronze medal play-off match of the eight-nation meet in Bhubaneswar on Sunday.
Pakistan's hopes for their first Olympic hockey medal since 1992 lie mostly in the 29-year-old drag flick expert.
Sandeep Singh scored twice in a 4-1 victory to level the four-Test hockey series 1-1.
India rode on Ramandeep Singh's brace to beat Argentina 3-2 and register their second consecutive victory in the Sultan of Johor Cup Under-21 hockey tournament, in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, on Monday.
Three-time champions Pakistan became the first team to qualify for the semifinals of the Asia Cup hockey tournament after defeating Malaysia 4-1 in their second Pool A match in Ipoh, Malaysia on Sunday.
Holders Spain shut the doors on last year bronze medallists Pakistan with an authoritative 4-2 win in the Champions Trophy hockey tournament.
Pakistan's star forward Mohammad Rizwan Sr. is a big fan of Indian captain Sardar Singh and wants to pick up a few nuances of the game from him when the two play together for the Delhi Waveriders in the upcoming Hockey India League.
India ended the year on a sordid note as they failed to defend their title, losing 4-5 to arch-rivals Pakistan in a high-soring final of the second Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament in Doha.
Ramandeep Singh scored two field goals as India beat Argentina 4-2 and set up a mouth-watering clash against Pakistan in the 9th-10th place classification match at the Hero Junior Men's Hockey World Cup in Delhi, on Thursday.
Desmond Abbott struck twice to lead Australia to a come from behind 2-1 win over Pakistan and into the semifinals of the hockey World Cup at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium in New Delhi on Monday.
Pakistan conceded a last minute goal to allow South Korea escape with a 3-3 draw in a thrilling pool 'B' match in the sixth men's junior Asia Cup hockey tournament at the Gachibowli stadium in Hyderabad on Sunday.
India move in to the final of the three-nation invitational hockey tournament beating Pakistan 2-0 at the Perth Hockey Stadium.
Skipper Sandeep Singh continued his goal-scoring spree as India pipped Pakistan 2-1 to reach the final of the five-nation Azlan Shah hockey tournament in Malaysia on Saturday.
India's hopes of making it to the quarter-finals of the Junior Hockey World Cup were dashed after they were held 3-3 by Korea in their must-win third and final Group C match, at the Dhyan Chand stadium, in Delhi, on Tuesday. A brilliant hat-trick by Seungju You saw the Koreans rally from 1-3 down and snatch a place in the last eight stage.
Indian sports had a lot to celebrate despite a decrease in the medal count at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon.
Sandeep Singh and Diwarkar Ram scored from penalty-corners as India beat their arch-rivals 2-1 to stay in contention in the Azlan Shah hockey tournament.
China continued their giant-killing act in the Asian Games men's hockey by pulling off an upset 2-1 win over Pakistan.
Captain Rani Rampal's clinical strike helped India beat South Africa 1-0 to seal their place in the semi-finals of the women's hockey event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, on Tuesday.
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Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday
India won the Afro-Asian Games hockey league match 4-2 and topped the pool.
Pakistan beat India 3-1 in the second match of the six-Test hockey series
Olympic champions Germany clinched the Hero Champions Trophy title with a convincing 2-0 win over Pakistan in the summit clash, snapping their five-year old jinx in the elite eight-nation event at the packed Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar.
Pakistan defeated India 3-2 in the playoff for the third place of the Champions Trophy.
A summary of the country's athletes' showing at the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday, August 1.
A 3-2 victory gave Pakistan their second victory in the six-nation Junior hockey tournament.
India's schedule on Day 4 of the Asian Games on Wednesday, September 27.
India's schedule on Day 3 of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on July 31, Sunday.
