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    Day 2 of the FIH Hockey World Cup 2023 saw New Zealand, Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany winning their respective matches with ease. Group C New Zealand defeated Chile by 3-1 in the first match of Group C played at Birsa Munda International Stadium, Rourkela on Saturday. New Zealand dominated the opponents right from the word go putting Chile under pressure. Sam Lane produced a superb field in the 10 th minute to give New Zealand a 1-0 lead. They doubled their lead with another field goal by Sam Hiha in the 12 th minute. At the end of the first quarter, New Zealand led 2-0. Sam Hiha scored his second goal in the 19 th minute to make it 3-0 in favor of New Zealand. Chile looked impressive with their attacking skills but could not convert chances. New Zealand ended the first half by 3-0. The third quarter saw Chile looking impressive with few penalty corners, but New Zealand's defense looked solid. Despite few chances, New Zealand ended the third quarter at 3-0. ...

 The Indian men’s team returned to FIH Pro Hockey League with a thrilling win over defending Champions Belgium in a thrilling encounter played at Antwerp on Saturday. India began the first quarter on a good note with two back-to-back penalty corners. The second one was brilliantly saved by the Belgian goalkeeper. Akashdeep Singh missed a golden chance of scoring a goal. Belgium earned their first penalty corner, but PR Sreejesh produced a stunning save. Both teams played end-to-end hockey. Belgium got their second penalty corner but again PR Sreejesh came to the rescue. Hardik Singh was given a green card for a stick tackle. It was a superb game of hockey by both India and Belgium. At the end of the first quarter, the scores remained 0-0. Shamsher scored a brilliant field goal with a brilliant move by Lalit Upadhyay in the 18 th minute to give India a 1-0 lead. The defending Champions Belgium made it 1-1 with Charlier deflecting it into a goal in the 21 st minute. Both teams ...

 The Indian men’s hockey team played their hearts out before losing to World Champions Belgium in the first semi-finals played at Oi Hockey Stadium, North Pitch on Tuesday. World Champions Belgium got off to a perfect start as Luepart converted the penalty corner in the 2 nd minute to give them 1-0 lead. The Indian team then put pressure on Belgium earning 2 penalty corners. The second penalty corner was converted by Harmanpreet Singh in the 7 th minute to level scores at 1-1. In the very next minute, Mandeep Singh produced a superb reverse flick in circle helping the Indian team take lead. Soon after, the Indian team put pressure on Belgium defense earning another penalty corner, but this time failed. At end of the first quarter, India took a 2-1 lead. It was an aggressive beginning in the 2 nd quarter as Belgium put enough pressure on the Indian defense. After the initial attack by Belgium, India put some pressure, but Belgium defended brilliantly. Hendricks equalized the ...

Indian men’s hockey team stunned Champions Belgium in their second match of the Pro Hockey League 2020 played at Kalinga Stadium, Bhuvneshwar on Saturday. It was an ideal start for the Indian team as a brilliant deflection shot by Mandeep Singh in the 2 nd minute gave a 1-0 lead. After the goal, Belgium played attacking hockey putting the Indian defence under pressure with penalty corners. In the 8 th minute, Belgium earned 3 successive penalty corners. The 3 rd penalty corner was well saved by Krishnan Pathak. At the end of first quarter, India led 1-0. In the 2 nd quarter, Belgium attacked right from word go and put the pressure on the Indian defence. P Sreejesh was superb with gloves saving so many goals. In the 20 th minute, Ramandeep Singh missed a golden chance to score a goal which was well saved by Belgium goalkeeper. Sreejesh continued to be saving grace and made lot of saves. At the end of first half India were 1-0. Belgium missed a golden chance to score a go...