A number of players in the French squad have a day job and play only when they get free time
By Mihir Vasavda
The French team comprises a wine merchant, a music student, a doctor and an aspiring gymnastics coach.
With both India and Netherlands in fine form, a thrilling quarterfinal is on the cards
INDERVIR GREWAL IN BHUBANESWAR
Indian forwards have scored 12 goals from 30 shots and have made 80 circle entries in three matches.
The Hockey Insider
India's coach Roelant Wouterthe Oltmans (R) looks on during the men's quarterfinal field hockey Belgium vs India match of the Rio 2016 Olympics Games at the Olympic Hockey Centre in Rio de Janeiro on August 14, 2016.
Poverty was a companion for Sumit, now a key India midfielder at the World Cup. Going to bed hungry or after having just plain bread — family couldn’t even afford milk — travelling ticketless on trains to save money for fruits or a meal at inter-district hockey competitions were the norm.
It’s India vs Dutch in quarters, Pakistan out
Indervir Grewal in Bhubaneswar
The Belgian players celebrate after scoring a goal against Pakistan in their cross-over match in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday.
BHUBANESWAR: Pakistan’s miserable campaign at the Men’s Hockey World Cup finally came to an end after Olympic silver medallists Belgium thrashed the four-time champions 5-0 in the third cross-over match at the Kalinga Stadium on Tuesday.
we are moving club, first team and under 14 training indoor!!
On Tuesday 11th, Tuesday 18th (Men), and Thursday 13th and 20th (Ladies) Dec, we are playing indoor at Pitsford School , this will give us the opportunity train a bit longer over winter...
Jitendra Nath Misra
Will hockey’s playing surfaces flip over to grass?
On 2 November, Thierry Weil, the FIH’s chief executive officer, announced that the FIH was open to the idea of hockey once again being played on grass.
Errol D’Cruz
He brings with him the know-how of marketing a billion-dollar sport like football. Thierry Weil, former marketing director of Fifa, however, exudes a passion for hockey even while...
LAHORE: Pakistan, third in Pool D, take on Belgium, second in Pool C, in the cross over for a quarterfinal place in Hockey World Cup at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, India on Tuesday (today).
Indervir Grewal in Bhubaneswar
With over 10 teams training in one day, the 14th edition has become a tournament of training sessions. The number of teams training has even gone up to 13 on some days.
Sundeep Misra
As India lead 2-1, the team found expression, the panicking Canadians gave space, and in a matter of ten minutes, the host nation had closed the match with a 5-1 victory.
By the end of the third quarter...
A new and improved version of Lalit Upadhyay revels in the limelight on the big stage
By Mihir Vasavda
Lalit Upadhyay (left), who scored two goals in India’s 5-1 win over Canada on Saturday, is the tournament’s joint top-scorer in terms of field goals.
Bhubaneswar (IND)
Results 9 December
MAS v GER (Pool D) 3 - 5
NED v PAK (Pool D) 5 - 1
Fixtures 10 December (GMT +5:30)
ENG v NZL (Cross-over) 0 - 0 (Q2)
19:00...