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.
India won the Afro-Asian Games hockey league match 4-2 and topped the pool.
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 beat India 3-1 in the second match of the six-Test hockey series
Jeremy stamps class on CWG debut, India climb to sixth in medal table
Pakistan defeated India 3-2 in the playoff for the third place of the Champions Trophy.
A 3-2 victory gave Pakistan their second victory in the six-nation Junior hockey tournament.
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A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday
India frittered away a two-goal lead and were held 4-4 in the final match of the four Test series in Pakistan.
The title encounter seemed headed for the penalty shootout after Australia's two successive penalty corners in the last 25 seconds, the second of which Ciriello finally found the target by placing the shot wide of the Belgian goalkeeper's reach.
India entered the final of the ninth Asia Cup hockey tournament beating Malaysia 2-0 in the semi-finals at the Sultan Azlan Shah stadium in Ipoh, Malaysia, on Friday.
'There are greats, there are legends and then there is @sachin_rt.'
In hockey, the women's team continued its inspiring run with a silver medal at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games.
Asian Champions Trophy in Dhaka is the men's hockey team's first assignment post Tokyo Olympics.
India put up a gallant fight before going down 2-3 to the Netherlands in their opening match of the Hero FIH Junior hockey World Cup, in Delhi, on Friday.
A new franchise-based Indian hockey league faces the prospect of being forced out of Mumbai after heightened regional political tensions led to protests against Pakistani players competing in the IPL-style event on Sunday.
A summary of Indian athletes showing on Friday, Day 8 of the Commonwealth Games.
An impressive England demolished Pakistan 8-2 in their second Pool A match to register their best-ever win in the history of the FIH Hockey Champions Trophy.
Indian athletes' performance on Day 9 of the Commonwealth Games.
Pakistan coach Tahir Zaman is confident of a good show from his team in the Asian Cup.
Japan eked out a hard-fought 3-1 win over debutants Oman to finish fifth, while Bangladesh managed to avoid the wooden spoon by thrashing minnows Chinese Taipei 11-3 in the classification matches of the 9th Asia Cup hockey tournament in Ipoh, Malaysia on Saturday.
'He did not take a loss lying down.' 'He inspired us to go to the next tournament with renewed confidence and helped us perform well.' 'That's the way I would remember him.'
Asian champions India have been clubbed along side arch-rivals Pakistan in the same pool in the men's Hockey World League (HWL) Semi-Final 2017 to be held in London.
England shocked five-time reigning champions Australia 3-1, while Belgium defeated Pakistan 2-1 in their Pool A matches on the opening day of the Hero Champions Trophy hockey tournament.
Any settlement with Pakistan won't last unless it comes with big power guarantees, says Shekhar Gupta.
India held on to sixth place in the medals tally
Senior players like Manpreet Singh, Harmanpreet Singh and PR Sreejesh will give the tournament a miss.
If you don't have power in a game you are masters of, the world will walk all over you, notes Shekhar Gupta.
An important factor in India's stupendous success in 2021 was the way the government opened its coffers to support athletes.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday
Already out of next year's World Cup, Pakistan had something to cheer about as the three-time champions defeated hosts Malaysia 3-1 to win the bronze medal at the ninth Asia Cup hockey tournament in Ipoh on Sunday.
India's chances after this defeat will be badly dented as even a big win against Indonesia in the last game might not be enough for qualification to
SV Sunil's oodles of experience came in handy as his 59th minute strike enabled India to pip a gritty Wales 4-3 in their second Pool B encounter at the Commonwealth Games, in Gold Coast.
'I am not envious of those who are making millions. It's their era and I had my era.'
'The incidents have remained confined to the paramilitary forces on both sides with both the armies scrupulously avoiding getting involved. While this incident has been going on, the LOC has been reasonably quiet. Cross border firing achieves no tactical or strategic aims and is more a symptom of hostility. Unfortunately, India has to learn to live with this. Like Israel, we must construct shelters for the border populations and be ready to retaliate in kind,' says Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).
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