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FIH Men's Hockey World Cup: For the Fans, By the Fans

Newsclick team meets fans of the 2018 FIH Men's Hockey World Cup at Kalinga Stadium on matchday.

FIH Hockey World Cup: India and the Double Dutch Dilemma

India’s high-scoring free-wheeling thrillers have been matched by the Netherlands hockey team who outplayed and casually dismissed Pakistan in their final group encounter at the FIH Hockey World Cup. Now with a quarterfinal clash looking ominous and imminent, Indian hockey team’s task involves finding the chink in the Dutch armour, and then try and stop the Oranje charge.

FIH Hockey World Cup: India Show Old School Guile and Modern Will in Victory

Indian hockey team employed old school tactics, including the penalty corner hit instead of a drag flick, and street smarts to outwit a gritty Canada in the final quarter of an otherwise tight game to progress to the quarterfinals of the FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup.

FIH Hockey World Cup: Group Deciders at Different Times Provide Unfair Edge to Some Teams, Kill Fair Play

FIH Hockey World Cup: With Belgium playing their final group game before the hosts, India will know exactly what they need to top the pool. This oversight opens the door for possible gamesmanship, and even match fixing.

FIH Men's Hockey World Cup: Dutch Hopes, Argentina's Scope and India Under the Microscope

Indian hockey team, with a big win against South Africa and a draw against Belgium, has put themselves in a great position to top Group C and qualify directly for the quarterfinals at the FIH Men's Hockey World Cup in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.

Ballon D’Or: Luka Modric Breaks Lionel Messi-Cristiano Ronaldo Duopoly, Ada Hegerberg First Female Winner

Luka Modric, the antithesis to the modern sports star, finally receives recognition for work put in over more than a decade. Ada Hegerberg, the Norwegian striker who has scored a remarkable 107 goals for Lyon in just 82 games, becomes the first woman to receive football’s most coveted individual award.

Sunil Chhetri: An Indian Football Story (420 Grams Season 1, Ep. 1)

Newsclick Team chronicles the evolution of Indian football team captain Sunil Chhetri in the game with anecdotes from footballers Bhaichung Bhutia, Renedy Singh, Mehrajuddin Wadoo, Eric Paartalu and Gurpreet Singh Sandu.

FIH Hockey World Cup: In Game of Two Halves, India, Belgium Share Spoils

Indian hockey team and Belgium played out a 2-2 draw in their Group C match at the FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup. Harmanpreet Singh and Simranjeet Singh scored to earn the draw, and India would now fancy their chances of qualifying directly for the quarterfinals by topping the group.

India, Belgium Seek Victory and Efficiency in Crucial Group Match at FIH Hockey World Cup

With an atrocious penalty corner conversion ratio in their opening games, both Indian hockey team and Belgium brace for a battle for outfield dominance in what could prove to be the Group C decider at the FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup.

IOC Puts Boxing on Hold for Tokyo Olympics, Starts Probe into AIBA

Citing concerns over financial irregularities, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) puts a hold on preparation for boxing at the Olympics, and suspends all qualification procedures as boxers’ careers hang in limbo.