News for 20 March 2022
All the news for Sunday 20 March 2022
2021-22 FIH Pro League (M) - 20 March
Kalinga Hockey Stadium, Bhubaneswar
All times GMT +5:30
19 Mar 2022 19:30 IND v ARG (RR) 2 - 2 (1 - 3 SO)
20 Mar 2022 19:30 IND v ARG (RR)
Pool standings
| Rank | Team | Played | Wins | SO Win | Draws | SO Loss | Losses | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 9 | 19 | 16 |
| 2 | India | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 37 | 20 | 17 | 13 |
| 3 | Germany | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 12 |
| 4 | Argentina | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 11 |
| 5 | Belgium | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 10 |
| 6 | France | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 23 | -5 | 10 |
| 7 | England | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | Spain | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 3 |
| 9 | South Africa | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 52 | -41 | 0 |
Keep up to date with all the latest news on the FIH Hockey Pro League via the Watch.Hockey app, event website and through FIH social media channels - Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
Live streaming and full game replay on the Watch Hockey App (May be Geo blocked if there is TV coverage)
FIH Match Centre
Close encounter between two highly skilled teams but Argentina clinical in shoot-out
A closely-matched encounter between two entertaining teams saw Argentina take the bonus point after the visiting side was more clinical in the shoot-out than their India hosts. During the match, the momentum swung from one team to the other in this fast-paced and sometimes tense match. 
Argentina see off India in shoot-out victory in men's Hockey Pro League
By Eliott Brennan 
Nicolas Keenan scored Argentina's second goal of the match ©Getty Images
Argentina came out as the victors in a close encounter against India in the men’s International Hockey Federation (FIH) Pro League at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, India.
India Denied Shootout Win & Bonus Point By Brilliant Tomas Santiago
Filling in the big goalkeeping shoes of illustrious Juan Vivaldi, who had called time on his playing career after the 2021 Tokyo Olympics must have been a big focus area for Argentinian men’s hockey team coach Mariano Ranconi. Tomas Santiago has been serving as an understudy to Vivaldi for a long period of time, and seems to have stepped into huge shoes of Vivaldi like a duck to water.
India lose to Argentina in shootout
Gurjant Singh had given India the lead while Mandeep Singh scored a last-minute equaliser to end 2-2 in regulation time.
By Aarish Ansari
Men’s FIH Pro League: India lose to Argentina in shootout Picture by Hockey India
The Indian men’s hockey team went down 3-1 to Argentina in the shootout in the first leg of their FIH Pro League 2021-22 tie at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, Odisha on Saturday.
India lose 1-3 to Argentina in shoot-out
India slumped to its third defeat in the FIH Pro League, losing 1-3 to Argentina in the shoot-out in the first leg match after both the teams were tied 2-2 at the end of the regulation time on Saturday.
India and Argentina will lock horns again in the return leg on Sunday. Image Courtesy: @TheHockeyIndia
Bhubaneswar: The Indian men's hockey team slumped to its third defeat in the FIH Pro League, losing 1-3 to Argentina in the shoot-out in the first leg match after both the teams were tied 2-2 at the end of the regulation time at the Kalinga Stadium here on Saturday.
https://www.firstpost.com/sports/fih-pro-league-india-lose-1-3-to-argentina-in-shoot-out-10472011.html
Men's AHF Cup Jakarta 2022 - 20 March
Jakarta
All times GMT +7
19 Mar 2022 11:30 UZB v IRI (5-8th Place) 2 - 2 (2 - 3 SO)
19 Mar 2022 14:00 SRI v OMA (Semi-Final 1) 1 - 2
19 Mar 2022 16:30 BAN v KAZ (Semi-Final 2) 8 - 1
19 Mar 2022 19:00 INA v THA (5-8th Place) 0 - 1
20 Mar 2022 11:30 UZB v INA (7/8th Place) 1 - 6
20 Mar 2022 14:00 IRI v THA (5/6th Place)
20 Mar 2022 16:30 SRI v KAZ (3/4th Place)
20 Mar 2022 19:00 OMA v BAN (Final)
Live streaming and full game replay on the Watch Hockey App (May be Geo blocked if there is TV coverage)
FIH Match Centre
2022 Indoor Test matches USA v CAN (M) - 20 March
Spring City, Philadelphia (USA)
All times GMT - 5
19 Mar 2022 11:20 USA v CAN 5 - 3 AET
19 Mar 2022 18:20 USA v CAN 4 - 7
20 Mar 2022 10:20 USA v CAN
FIH Match Centre
Indian men's hockey team wins Moment of the Year award at Sportstar Aces 2022
The Indian men's hockey team mounted a staggering fightback to beat Germany 5-4 in the bronze medal match in Tokyo, for its first hockey medal at the Games since 1980.
Varun Kumar (L) of Team India reacts after winning the Men's Bronze medal match between Germany and India on day thirteen of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Oi Hockey Stadium on August 05, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. - Getty Images
The Indian men's hockey team's bronze medal-winning feat at the Tokyo Olympics won Moment of the Year at the 2022 Sportstar Aces Awards, which was held at the Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai.
Sportstar Aces Awards: India women's hockey team, Aditi Ashok win 'Breakthrough Performance of the Year' award
Sportstar on Saturday recognised the stellar run of the Indian Women's Hockey Team at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics by awarding the members of the squad with the 'Breakthrough Performance of the Year' award.
Indian players celebrate their victory against Australia during women's field hockey quarterfinal match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Tokyo. - PTI
Sportstar on Saturday recognised the stellar run of the Indian Women's Hockey Team and golfer Aditi Ashok at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics by awarding them with the 'Breakthrough Performance of the Year' award during the 2022 Aces Awards at the Taj Mahal Palace in Mumbai.
Ajit Pal Singh wins Lifetime Achievement award at Sportstar Aces 2022
Ajit Pal played in the first three editions of the men’s hockey World Cup and bagged a bronze and a silver in 1971 and 1973 before leading the Indian side to its only World Cup gold medal in 1975 in Kuala Lumpur.
Indian hockey team captain Ajit Pal Singh (left) holding the trophy after India beat Pakistan 2-1 in the World Cup hockey final in Kuala Lumpur on March 15, 1975. - THE HINDU ARCHIVES
Ajit Pal Singh won the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2022 Sportstar Aces Awards, which was held at the Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai.
Surbiton Soar One Step Closer To Vitality Women’s Premier Division Title
Surbiton took a step closer to lifting the Vitality Women’s Premier Division title on a significant Saturday at the top of the table.
THT to meet Tenaga in title showdown
By Jugjet Singh
Faizal Saari
TERENGGANU Hockey Team (THT) thrashed TNB Thunderbolts 5-1 at the Batu Buruk Stadium today to set up a final showdown with Tenaga Nasional on Tuesday.
Fitri keeps his word by leading Terengganu to title decider
By LIM TEIK HUAT
PETALING JAYA: Terengganu skipper Fitri Saari (pic) walked the talk as he scored a hattrick against TNB Thunderbolts to help his team take the fight down to the wire in the Malaysian Hockey League (MHL).
Butali ease past Greensharks, Scorpions sting Wolverines
By Agnes Makhandia
Butali Sugar Warriors launched their men’s Kenya Hockey Union Premier League title defence with a 3-0 win over Greensharks at the City Park Stadium in Nairobi on Saturday.
Western and Watsonians are still in pole position in the Premiership race
Western Wildcats confirmed their five point lead over Grange at the top of the Scottish men`s Premiership after seeing off Dunfermline Carnegie 8-0 at Auchenhowie. In the meantime Watsonians also held on to top spot with a 4-2 win at Edinburgh University and are still three points ahead of Clydesdale Western in the women`s competition.
The return pass
Ijaz Chaudhry
Stefan Blöcher in action against Pakistan | Photos provided by the writer
Perhaps the first European field hockey player to catch the imagination of fans in Pakistan and India for his stick work and ball control, Stefan Blöcher, who played for the erstwhile West Germany from 1978 to 1992, is widely acknowledged as one of the greatest forwards in the history of hockey. He twice won a silver medal at the Olympics (1984 and 1988) and also at the World Cup (1986). The mercurial Blöcher changed the concept that Europeans cannot dribble and feint; two skills probably more popular in the sub-continent than in Europe.