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Indian men’s hockey team beat Spain 2-1 to secure Olympic bronze medal; PR Sreejesh goes bows out on a high

India goalkeeper P.R. Sreejesh on Thursday said that winning the Paris Olympics bronze was the perfect way to bow out of international hockey after India beat Spain 2-1 in the bronze-medal contest. “I think this is the better way to finish among all Games. Thanks to my team, hockey staff and IOA to make this…

Indian men’s hockey team beat Spain 2-1 in Paris 2024 Olympics on Thursday to clinch its second straight bronze medal at the Summer Games. Overall, the Men in Blue bagged a record-extending 13th Olympic medal, the most by any team. Here are the 16 members of the bronze medal-winning squad from Paris 2024: PR Sreejesh…

Paris 2024: What happened the last time Indian men’s hockey team played in an Olympic bronze medal match? As the Indian men’s hockey team lost to Germany 2-3 to qualify for the bronze medal match, here is all you need to know on what happened the last time the Indian team played in an Olympic…

China beat Belgium 3-2 during a penalty shootout in women’s hockey at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday to advance to the final after a 1-1 draw in regulation, as goalkeeper Ye Jiao stopped Delphine-Daphne Marien’s final penalty attempt. China last made it to medal contention in 2008 when it was the host and took silver,…

Australia’s Olympic hockey player Tom Craig was released from police custody and apologised to his family and teammates on Wednesday, after being arrested in Paris for buying cocaine. Craig, 28, a silver medallist at the Tokyo Olympics three years ago, has played more than 100 games for the national side. The men’s team, known as…

International Hockey Federation (FIH) disciplinary committee suspended Amit Rohidas, who received a red card in India’s quarterfinal hockey match against Great Britain, was suspended from playing in the Paris Olympic semifinal against Germany. The Indian defender was sent off after the video umpire deemed he had hit a Will Calnan’s face with his stick intentionally….

The sting of the defeat to Germany in the keenly-fought semifinal must be hurting India. The new high it aimed for may have slipped away from its grip, but all is not lost for the Harmanpreet Singh-led team which meets a strong Spain in the bronze medal match of the men’s hockey event of the…

Reigning Olympic champion the Netherlands defeated Argentina 3-0 in the women’s hockey semifinals at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday as midfielder Luna Fokke came off the bench to grab a goal and an assist in the second quarter. The Dutch have reached every final since missing out at the 2000 Sydney Games, when they finished…

PREVIEW After its heart-break 2-3 loss against reigning World Champions Germany in a thrilling semifinal that went down to the wire, the Indian men’s hockey team will shift its focus on Spain against whom it will vie for the bronze medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics. Spain, meanwhile, had lost to the Netherlands 0-4 in…