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 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 ...

 The Indian men’s hockey team defeated Great Britain in a thrilling 4 th quarterfinal played at the Oi Hockey Stadium, North Pitch on Sunday. Great Britain began the first quarter on an aggressive note, but the Indian defenders blocked the shot and regained possession. A superb pass by Simranjeet Singh and Dilpreet Singh converted into a goal in the 7 th minute to give India a 1-0 lead. Great Britain put the Indian defense under pressure and kept them on the backfoot. It was an amazing performance by both teams as India ended the first quarter at 1-0. The Indian men’s hockey team got off to an ideal start as Gurjant Singh received the pass inside the circle in the 16 th minute to give them a 2-0 lead. Dilpreet Singh was awarded green and had to sit out for 2 minutes. Despite Great Britain pressing hard, the Indian defense remained calm. At the end of the first half, India led 2-0. Rupinder Pal Singh was shown a green card by the umpire at the start of the 3 rd quarter. Gr...

 The Indian ace shuttler created history as defeated He Bingjao played at Mushino Sports Forest Plaza, Tokyo on Sunday. PV Sindhu started the first game aggressively putting the Chinese shuttler under pressure with her smashes taking 4-1 lead. After the initial domination, Bingjao came back into the game equalling the scores at 5-5. Sindhu played aggressive badminton and did not allow her Chinese opponent to play attacking. At the mid-game interval, Sindhu led 11-8. After the break, there was no stopping for the Indian who never looked in trouble and won the first game easily at 21-13. The second game also began well for PV Sindhu taking an early 4-1 lead. After the initial domination by Sindhu, the Chinese made a little comeback with good strokes. Sindhu continued her attacking style of play and made life tough for Bingjao. At the mid-game interval, the Indian led 11-8. After the break, Bingjao took 3 points in succession to level scores at 11-11. Sindhu then dominated Bingj...