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Indian Men's Hockey Team practicing for their match against Wales. Image: TheHockeyIndia/Twitter

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Raining goals in pool stage of Hockey World Cup 2023

January 21, 2023

Bhubaneswar: The ongoing FIH Men's World Cup is turning out to be a high-scoring tournament with 130 goals being scored ...

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Hockey WC: Australia outplay South Africa, register 9-2 win to qualify directly to quarterfinals

January 20, 2023

Rourkela: Star forward Blake Govers scored four times, including from a penalty stroke, as title contenders Australia thrashed South Africa ...

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Hockey World Cup: Focused on improving the counterattack, South Africa aim to clinch victory against France

January 15, 2023

Bhubaneswar: South Africa started the FIH Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup 2023 Bhubaneswar-Rourkela with a 0-1 defeat against Argentina. However, ...

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Argentina toil to beat South Africa 1-0 in FIH men’s World Cup opener

January 13, 2023

Bhubaneswar: Former Olympic champions Argentina were made to toil by world No.14 South Africa before registering a 1-0 win in ...

Argentina now sit in second place in the group and will go up against Venezuela in the quarterfinals in Rio de Janeiro June 28.

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Argentina only No. 2 in new FIFA rankings led by Brazil

December 22, 2022

Zurich: Winning the World Cup was not enough to lift Argentina atop the FIFA world rankings with Brazil keeping the ...

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Messi to play on for Argentina after World Cup win

December 19, 2022

Doha: Lionel Messi is not ready to walk away from Argentina yet, despite ending his pursuit of a World Cup ...

Germany's World Cup survival on the line against Spain Doha: When the World Cup draw came out in April, one of the highlights of the group stage was Sunday's Spain vs Germany at Al Bayt Stadium. Eight months later, the game between the two former world champions and pre-tournament favorites gained even more prominence thanks to Germany's surprising loss to Japan in its opener in Qatar. Another setback against Spain this weekend and Germany may be heading home early for the second straight World Cup. A loss — coupled with at least a draw by Japan against Costa Rica earlier Sunday — will mean elimination for the four-time champions. Spain, meanwhile, will be looking to secure its spot in the next stage and reinforce its status as one of the top title contenders following an impressive 7-0 rout of Costa Rica in its opener. The signs are not encouraging for Germany. Its most recent match against Spain was an embarrassing 6-0 defeat in the Nations League two years ago. Its last win against "La Roja" came in a friendly eight years ago. Germany won its fourth World Cup title in 2014 in Brazil but didn't make it out of the group stage in 2018 after losses to South Korea and México. It would be the first time it fails to advance past the group stage in back-to-back tournaments. Spain won its lone World Cup in 2010 in South Africa and was eliminated in the round of 16 in 2018 in Russia. A win against Germany will allow Spain to reach the last 16 if Costa Rica doesn't defeat Japan. Expectations around Spain's young squad were raised after its outstanding performance against Costa Rica, when the team reintroduced "tiki-taka" ball-possession style and 18-year-old Gavi became the youngest World Cup scorer since Pelé in 1958. The seven goals it scored against Costa Rica matched Spain's tournament total from Russia in 2018. "The result gives us a big boost," Spain coach Luis Enrique said. "But now we have to play against a Germany team that needs the victory." Luis Enrique said he wasn't concerned with his young players being overly confident, and promised to make changes to the starting lineup for Sunday's match, without elaborating. Winger Leroy Sané could return for Germany after missing the match against Japan because of a knee injury. It will be the fifth meeting between the powerhouses at World Cups, with Spain winning the most recent one 1-0 in the semifinals of the 2010 tournament. Spain hasn't lost to Germany in official competitions since the 1988 European Championship, with two draws and three wins since then. The Germans have lost three of their last four World Cup matches dating to the tournament in Russia. They made headlines even before kickoff against Japan by covering their mouths to protest FIFA's clampdown on the "One Love" armbands. It was not clear if they would repeat the gesture before the Spain match. AP FIFA, football, World Cup, Germany, Spain

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Final clash of two great football nations, shouldn’t focus on individuals: Lloris

December 18, 2022

Doha: France goalkeeper and captain Hugo Lloris said the FIFA World Cup final is a clash between two football nations ...

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‘Messi’ah of Millions: Indian fans wait for Messi’s ‘2011 Tendulkar moment’

December 15, 2022

New Delhi: When Lionel Messi, with his moist eyes, stares towards nothingness, he can stop the world around you. When ...

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Messi, Argentina beat Croatia 3-0 to reach World Cup final

December 14, 2022

Lusail (Qatar): Lionel Messi is back in the World Cup final with Argentina on his mission to win soccer's biggest ...

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Messi, Argentina beat Netherlands on penalties at World Cup

December 10, 2022

Lusail: Lionel Messi's quest to win the World Cup moves into the semifinals after Argentina beat the Netherlands 4-3 in ...

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U-Turn On Ukraine

September 30, 2025

During the past fortnight, European states have reported a spurt in incursions into their airspace, the latest such instance being...

September 29, 2025

Bordered by China to the east and Pakistan to the west, Ladakh holds immense strategic value for India. Yet, more...

September 28, 2025

“God moves in mysterious ways his wonders to perform,” so goes a hymn I read in school. Or perhaps it...

September 27, 2025

Rajesh Agrawal, who will soon become Commerce Secretary, is in charge of India’s trade talks with the United States, which...

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