News for 11 March 2023
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2022-23 FIH Hockey Pro League (M) - 11 March
Rourkela, India
All times GMT +5:30
10 Mar 2023 19:10 IND v GER (RR) 3 - 2
11 Mar 2023 19:10 AUS v GER (RR)
12 Mar 2023 19:10 IND v AUS (RR)
13 Mar 2023 19:10 IND v GER (RR)
14 Mar 2023 19:10 GER v AUS (RR)
15 Mar 2023 19:10 IND v AUS (RR)
Pool Standings
FIH Match Centre
Sukhjeet Singh scores a brace as India edge past Germany in a thriller
FIH Hockey Pro League action began in the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium in Rourkela as world champions Germany took on hosts India in the fifth match of the season for both teams. India relied on 3 quick goals on either side of the half-time break to take an unassailable lead, and while Germany pulled two back, it was not enough as India took all three points from the encounter. 
Indian Men's Hockey Team impress with a 3-2 win against reigning World Champions Germany
Rourkela, 10th March, 2023: The Indian Men's Hockey Team enthralled the evening audience at the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium on Friday as they clinched a 3-2 win against reigning World Champions Germany in the FIH Hockey Pro League 2022/23. Goals were scored by Harmanpreet Singh (30+) and Sukhjeet Singh (32' and 43') for India while Paul-Philipp Kaufmann (45') and Michel Struthoff (58') scored for Germany.
India begins rebuild with win over world champion Germany
India started its rebuilding phase with a 3-2 win against reigning champion Germany in its first match since the World Cup.
Uthra Ganesan
India captain Harmanpreet Singh celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal. | Photo Credit: Hockey India)
The long-standing inside joke in the Indian hockey circle is to keep the men’s team in the dark about the identity of the tournament till after it has actually ended to get the best out of them. Outside the country, most teams insist the team is tough to beat at home. Friday was both as India started its post-World Cup rebuilding with a 3-2 win against reigning champion Germany.
India ride on Sukhjeet brace to pip World Cup Champions Germany
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It was a bridge too far for even comeback kings Germany. Down 0-3, the recently crowned World Cup champions, true to their wont, fought back before going down 2-3 to hosts India at the Birsa Munda Stadium in Rourkela, Odisha, in the FIH Pro League on Friday.
Sukhjeet Singh scores twice as India stun world champions Germany
India face Australia on Sunday and Germany again in the second leg on Monday.
Harmanpreet Singh gave India the lead against Germany. Hockey India media
Rourkela: Striker Sukhjeet Singh struck a second half brace as India stunned world champions Germany 3-2 in the FIH Pro League hockey, which is their first outing after the World Cup debacle here, on Friday.
WATCH: Dilpreet Singh attempts audacious overhead shot against Germany
Indian forward Dilpreet Singh displayed insane skill to attempt an outrageous overhead shot against Germany in FIH Hockey Pro League. 
Dilpreet Singh (Source: Hockey India)
Indian men's hockey team is back in international action against World Champions Germany in FIH Hockey Pro League.
Junior Africa Cup 2023
Ismailia
All times GMT +2
Men
12 Mar 2023 15:00 EGY v KEN (RR)
12 Mar 2023 17:00 RSA v ZIM (RR)
Pool standings
Women
12 Mar 2023 10:00 RSA v ZIM (RR)
12 Mar 2023 12:00 KEN v EGY (RR)
Pool Standings
FIH Match Centre
Men's Hockey Junior Africa Cup: Records
By Tariq Ali
The Men's and Women's hockey Junior Africa Cup to be held at Suez Canal Authority Stadium, Ismailia, Egypt from 12 to 16 March 2023.
Four junior hockey teams from South Africa, Egypt, Kenya and Zimbabwe will compete in both men's and women's category of Junior (U 21) Africa Cup conducted by African Hockey Federation. At the last moment Nigeria and Ghana with drew from the event.
The following are the past results of the Men's Junior Africa Cup:
1st Men's Junior Africa Cup, Ibadan, Nigeria, 1978:
1 Ghana 2 Kenya 3 Nigeria
2nd Men's Junior Africa Cup, Nairobi, Kenya, 1982:
1 Kenya 2 Zimbabwe
3rd Men's Junior Africa Cup, Cairo, Egypt, 1984:
1 Egypt 2 Zimbabwe 3 Kenya
4th Men's Junior Africa Cup, Morocco, 1989:
1 Egypt 2 Zimbabwe 3 Kenya 4 Morocco
5th Men's Junior Africa Cup, Harare, Zimbabwe, 1993:
1 Egypt 2 Kenya 3 Zimbabwe
6th Men's Junior Africa Cup, Harare, Zimbabwe,1997:
1 Egypt 2 South Africa 3 Zimbabwe 4 Kenya
7th Men's Junior Africa Cup, Pretoria, Johannesburg, South Africa, 2001:
1 South Africa 2 Egypt 3 Zimbabwe 4 Nigeria
8th Men's Junior Africa Cup, Cairo, Egypt 2004:
1 South Africa 2 Egypt 3 Ghana 4 Nigeria 5 Kenya 6 Zimbabwe
9th Men's Junior Africa Cup, Cairo, Egypt 2008:
1 South Africa 2 Egypt 3 Ghana 4 Sudan 5 Libiya 6 Kenya
10th Men's Junior Africa Cup, Randburg, South Africa, 2012:
1 South Africa 2 Egypt 3 Ghana 4 Kenya 5 Zimbabwe
11th Men's Junior Africa Cup, Windhoek, Namibia, 2016:
1 Egypt 2 South Africa 3 Zimbabwe 4 Namibia 5 Tanzania
12th Men's Junior Africa Cup, Windhoek, Namibia, 2021:
Competition cancelled due to COVID 19.
12th Men's Junior Africa Cup, Ismailia, Egypt, 2023:
Now four teams are in the competition.
Records of the Men's Junior Africa Cup
Highest scores of the match:
Egypt 28 - 0 (13-0) Tanzania, Windhoek, 2016
Namibia 23 - 0 (11-0) Tanzania, Windhoek, 2016
South Africa 22 - 0 (13-0) Tanzania, Windhoek, 2016
Most individual goals in a match:
10 goals Wayne Jaffery, Namibia 23-0 Tanzania, Windhoek, 2016
8 goals Mohamed Adel, Egypt 28-0 Tanzania, Windhoek, 2016
7 goals Ahmed Elganaini Egypt 28-0 Tanzania, Windhoek, 2016
7 goals Dylan Finch, Namibia 23-0 Tanzania, Windhoek, 2016
Most individual goals in one tournament:
14 goals Ahmed Elganaini, Egypt, Windhoek, 2016
14 goals Nqobile Ntuli, South Africa, Windhoek, 2016
12 goals Wayne Jaffery, Namibia, Windhoek, 2016
11 goals Adel Mohamed, Egypt, Windhoek, 2016
10 goals Kyle Lion-Catchet, South Africa, Windhoek, 2019
Same old, same old league spectacle
By Jugjet Singh
Terengganu Hockey Team (THT)’s Nabil Fiqri (right) in action against Nurinsafi Sporting (NI) Mohd Hafizie Jamil Azomi during the match at Batu Buruk Hockey Stadium in Kuala Terengganu on March 9. - STR/GHAZALI KORI
KUALA LUMPUR: There are not enough quality players to go around, and so the Malaysian Men's and Women's Hockey League have yet again turned out to be a predictable spectacle.
EHL Hockey League Finals & Playoffs Preview Round 1
The League Finals are upon us and fans across the country are eagerly anticipating some thrilling matches this weekend.
Birsa Munda hockey stadium in Rourkela gets Guinness certificate
Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium Rourkela was built in a record 15 months and has a seating capacity for 20,011 with an uninterrupted viewing experience for all.
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik receives certificate from Guinness Book of World Records. Hockey India media
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik was Friday handed a certificate recognising Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium Rourkela as the world’s largest fully seated hockey stadium by Guinness Book of World Records, an official release said .