Belgium won a tense penalty shootout 3-2 against three-times champions Netherlands to win their first men’s hockey World Cup title at Bhubaneswar’s Kalinga Stadium on Sunday read more

Rajasthan bundled out Odisha for 137 in their second essay with pacer Aniket Choudhary (5-25) taking his second five wicket haul of the match. read more

Tom Craig (9th, 19th, 34th minute) scored a hat-trick while Jeremy Hayward (57th, 60th) struck twice for Australia in the bronze medal play-off. read more

The reprimand was handed down to Harendra Singh after he and India’s analytical coach Chris Ciriello were called for an official hearing by the FIH on Saturday. read more

The woman, who worked as a cook, has accused four men of gang raping her in Marshaghai block on Friday night. She has said that the wife of her employer also accompanied the men, and asked them to teach her a lesson. read more

Netherlands took a sweet revenge of their 1-6 loss to Australia in the summit clash of the 2014 World Cup at the Hague. read more

According to a statement from the world body, the International Hockey Federation’s technical delegate has recommended Akashdeep’s case to FIH’s disciplinary commissioner read more

On a day when the momentum swung back and forth, Odisha were 6 for 2 at stumps having lost their opener and one down batsman in their second essay in pursuit of 173. read more

Alexander Hendrickx (45th, 50th minutes) converted two penalty corners, while Tom Boon (8th), Simon Gougnard (19th), Cedric Charlier (42nd) and Sebastien Dockier (53rd) were the other goal scorers for Belgium. read more

In Australia or Europe, their top players have to prove their worth again and again in domestic tournaments. And their presence also helps lift the standards of the youngsters competing. read more

Belgium’s domestic structure is club-driven. In the last one decade, the Belgium association has helped clubs generate funds. Since the money is pumped into clubs, players are benefitting. read more

Here’s a look at the teams which will fight it out in the semi-final of the Hockey World Cup 2018. read more

As a jam-packed stadium cheered for the Indian team, there were 30 former Maoists in the audience at Bhubaneswar’s Kalinga Stadium on Thursday evening watching the match flanking the chief minister. read more

The 32-year-old is planning a hockey academy in Vancouver by mid-2019 and has applied for Permanent Residency (PR) in Canada. read more

Three-time winners Netherlands showed why they are one of the top teams in the world by making those crucial stages count for which, perhaps, the Indian team is a bit too inexperienced. read more