News for 05 October 2023
All the news for Thursday 5 October 2023
Hangzhou (CHN)
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Men
4 Oct 2023 10:15 SGP v THA (11/12th Place) 2 - 3
4 Oct 2023 12:45 UZB v INA (9/10th Place) 1 - 4
4 Oct 2023 16:00 IND v KOR (Semifinal 1) 5- 3
4 Oct 2023 18:30 CHN v JPN (Semifinal 2) 2 - 3
6 Oct 2023 10:15 BAN v OMA (7/8th Place)
6 Oct 2023 12:45 PAK v MAS (5/6th Place)
6 Oct 2023 16:00 KOR v CHN (Bronze Medal)
6 Oct 2023 18:30 IND v JPN (Final)
Final Pool Standings
Women
5 Oct 2023 13:30 HKG v INA (9/10th Place) 2 - 1
5 Oct 2023 16:00 IND v CHN (Semifinal 1) 0 - 4
5 Oct 2023 18:30 JPN v KOR (Semifinal 2)
Final Pool standings
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Indian Men's Hockey Team secures Final berth at Asian Games with thrilling 5-3 victory over Korea
Hardik Singh, Mandeep Singh, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Amit Rohidas, and Abhishek scored goals for India 
Hangzhou: The Indian Men's Hockey Team secured a spot in the Final of the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou 2022, with a thrilling 5-3 win over Korea in the 1st Semi-Final on Wednesday. India will face the winner of the second Semi-Final between Japan and China in the Final of the tournament for a chance to win the Gold medal and secure a spot in the Paris 2024 Olympics. Hardik Singh (5'), Mandeep Singh (11'), Lalit Kumar Upadhyay (15'), Amit Rohidas (24'), and Abhishek (54') scored the goals for India to get the important win. Manjae Jung (17', 20', 42') scored a hat-trick for Korea.
Majestic final entry for India, beat South Korea 5-3
K ARUMUGAM
Taking early lead and maintaining it all through, Harmanpreet Singh’s dream Indian XI made it to the Asian Games final, majestically. With opportunistic goal apiece from Hardik Singh, Mandeep Singh, and Lalit Kumar Upadhyay in the 5th, 11th and 15th minutes respectively, India took a commanding 3-0 lead in the first quarter.
Indian men exorcise the ghost of 2018, enter Asian Games 2023 hockey final
It will take on reigning champion Japan in the final after the latter beat China 3-2 to silence a capacity crowd in the other semifinal.
Uthra Ganesan
Indian players celebrate after winning the Men’s Hockey Semifinal match against Korea. | Photo Credit: PTI
The ghost of Jakarta was finally exorcised as the Indian men’s hockey team entered the Asian Games final and one step closer to an Olympic ticket here on Wednesday with a 5-3 win against South Korea but not before slipping up briefly and getting a scare. It will take on reigning champion Japan in the final after the latter beat China 3-2 to silence a capacity crowd in the other semifinal.
Surviving Korean thriller
South Korea give Oly medallists a scare | India to face Japan in final
Rohit Mahajan in Hangzhou
Lalit Upadhyay celebrates after scoring India's third goal. PTI photos
Jo Boley So Nihal — Sat Sri Akal!’ These cheers, ringing around the Gongshu Canal Sports Park, the hockey venue, seemed a bit out of place in such a tranquil and leafy setting. But the few Indian spectators in the stadium felt that the occasion demanded it, in order to rouse the Indian team out of defensive stupor.
Indian men's hockey team reaches final with thrilling 5-3 victory over Korea
Hardik Singh, Mandeep Singh, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Amit Rohidas, and Abhishek scored goals for India.
Indian men's hockey team will face either Japan or China in the final. Image: Hockey India
The Indian men’s hockey team secured a spot in the final of the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou 2022, with a thrilling 5-3 win over Korea in the 1st semi-final on Wednesday. India will face the winner of the second semi-final between Japan and China in the final of the tournament for a chance to win the gold medal and secure a spot in the Paris 2024 Olympics.
Semifinal loss to India sends men's hockey team to bronze medal match
The Korean men’s hockey team’s bid to win their fifth Asian Games gold medal ended with a 5-3 loss to India in the semifinal at the Hangzhou Asian Games on Wednesday.
Defending Champion Japan will face India in the Men's Final
By Tariq Ali
Asian Games men's hockey defending champion Japan will take three times champion India in the final of the 19th Asian Games 2022 at Gongshu Canal Sports Park Stadium, Hangzhou on 6 October 2023.
Yesterday, in the first semi final three times champion India defeated 4 times champion South Korea by a margin of 5 goals to 3. India was leading by 3-0 at the end of the first quarter and 4-0 at the half time. For the Indian team Hardik Singh, Mandeep Singh, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Amit Rohidas and Abhishek each scored one goal. And for the losing South Korean team Man-jae Jung scored a hat trick.
In the second semi final the defending champion Japan shattered the dreams of the host China to go ahead, Japan defeated China by 3-2. For the Japan Ken Nagayoshi, Raiki Fujishima and Ryoma Ooka scored a goal each. For the Chinese team the goal scorers were Lin Changliang and Jiesheng Gao.
Following are the details of the finals in the Men's Hockey in Asian Games
1958 Tokyo Pakistan became the Champion
on the better goal average to India. (Goal Difference Pakistan +19 to India +15).
1962 Jakarta Pakistan 2-0 India
( Goal scorers: Manzur Hussain Atif and Abdul Waheed Khan)
1966 Bangkok India 1-0 Pakistan
(Goal scorer: Balbir Singh Sr in the AET 90')
1970 Bangkok Pakistan 1-0 India
( Goal scorer: Abdul Rasheed Jr. in the AET 98')
1974 Tehran Pakistan 2-0 India
(Goal scorers: Manzurul Hassan 6' and Munawwar uz Zaman 45')
1978 Bangkok Pakistan 1-0 India
(Goal scorer: Munawwar uz Zaman 7')
1982 New Delhi Pakistan 7 -1 India
(Goal scorers: For Pakistan Kaleem Ullah (2), Manzurul Hassan (2) Haneef Khan (2) and Hasan Sardar. For India Zafar Iqbal)
1986 Seoul South Korea 2 -1 Pakistan
(Goal scorers: For South Korea Han Jong- Ryul (2). For Pakistan Ishtiaq Ahmed)
1990 Beijing No playoffs
Pakistan won the gold medal on the better performance. India got the silver medal.
1994 Hiroshima South Korea 3-2 India
(Goal scorers: For South Korea Shin Seok-Ku and Park Shin Huem (2). For India Anil Aldrin and Shakeel Ahmed)
1998 Bangkok India 1-1 South Korea (penalties 4-2)
(Goal scorers: For India Dhanraj Pillay. For South Korea Yeo Woon-Kon)
2002 Busan South Korea 4-3 India
(Goal scorers: For South Korea Keon-Wook, Yeo Woon-Kon (2) and Song Seung-tae. For India Jugraj Singh (2) and Gagan Ajit Singh)
2006 Doha South Korea 3-1 China
(Goal scorers: For South Korea Yoon Sung-Hoon and Yeo Woon-Kon (2). For China Na Yubo)
2010 Guangzhou Pakistan 2-0 Malaysia
(Goal scorers: Sohail Abbas and Rehan Butt)
2014 Incheon India 1-1 Pakistan (Penalty shootout 4-2)
(Goal scorers: For India Kothajit Khadangbam. For Pakistan Muhammad Rizwan Sr.)
2018 Jakarta Japan 6-6 Malaysia (Penalty shootout 3-1)
(Goal scorers: For Japan Seren Tanaka, Kenta Tanaka(2) , Kaito Tanaka, Koji Yamasaki and Hiromasa Ochiai. For Malaysia Razie Rahim, Tengku Ahmed Tajuddin (3), Faizal Saari and Muhammad Amirol)
Speedy Tigers aim to beat Pakistan for fifth placing
By Syafiq Aznan
National hockey players in action against China during the match at Gongshu Canal Sports Park Stadium on Oct 2. - NSTP/ASYRAF HAMZAH
HANGZHOU: With no Asiad medal to play for any more, Malaysia's goal is to collect world ranking points in the fifth-sixth placing match against Pakistan tomorrow.
Pakistan hockey coach, captain likely to leave team after Asian Games exit
The event was held in China
By Abdul Mohi Shah
Umar Bhutta (L) in action during Asian Game. - AHF
ISLAMABAD: National hockey team head coach-cum-manager Saeed Khan has reportedly conveyed his inability to continue with the national team following Pakistan’s failure to make it to the semi-finals of the Asian Games for the first time ever.
From back injuries to major hockey events, Sarah Wilson on being top FIH umpire
By Nigel Duncan
Sarah Wilson, centre, has been a mainstay officiating at major FIH events PIC: Worldsportpics
Sarah Wilson will officiate at her third Olympic Games in Paris next summer, but her rise to become one of the world’s leading officials was kick-started by a series of debilitating back injuries which forced the promising young hockey player to hang up her stick.
EHL MEN KO16 lands in Barcelona on Friday
The EHL Men KO16 lands on Friday in Barcelona with 16 top class club sides from 11 different countries ready to do battle, all hoping to land one of the four FINAL8 places on offer.
Where to watch the EHL MEN KO16
This EHL Men KO16 – which takes place at Real Club de Polo de Barcelona – is available to watch wherever you are!
The JDH Hockey One League begins this weekend
Hockeyroos and Kookaburras stars together with Australia’s best emerging talent and world class imports are ready to put on a show on hockey pitches across the country when the JDH Hockey One League 2023 Season gets underway this Friday night.
The 2023 JDH Hockey One League – The Teams, The Players, Their Prospects
The signing of an Indian superstar, a new naming rights sponsor and hot competition over Australian Olympic selection is whipping hockey fans into a fever as the Hockey One League returns in 2023.
Hockey One: Kookaburra legend Jamie Dwyer picks his top ten men’s and women’s players to watch in 2023
There’s stacks of talent gathered for Hockey One. Australian great Jamie Dwyer tips the top ten players set to impact the men’s and women’s leagues.
Michael Randall
Jamie Dwyer sees Hockeyroos superstar Steph Kershaw at the top of the tree of his top ten Hockey One players. Picture: Matt King/Getty Images
The Kookaburras’ games record holder, the late-blooming beau of Aussie swim star Shayna Jack, a returning international rock star and a pair of Vic kids are among the 10 best players in this year’s men’s Hockey One competition.
Everything you need to know ahead of the Perth Thundersticks’ Round 1 clash v Canberra Chill
The 2023 Perth Thundersticks Hockey One season is finally here! WA’s elite men and women are set to open their season on Saturday 7 October against the Canberra Chill at Perth Hockey Stadium at Curtin University.
Brisbane Blaze Round 1 v Adelaide Fire Teams
Sunday’s teams for our Round 1 matchup with Adelaide Fire are here! 🔥
Irish EY Hockey League Weekend preview
EY HOCKEY LEAGUE MEN’S DIVISION 1
Banbridge’s fixture with Annadale was postponed due to Banbridge’s involvement in the EHL HL KO 16 round in Barcelona leaving their Ulster Rivals with a weekend off. Elsewhere, the other eight sides are all in action. Corinthian, currently in fourth place, host table topping, free scoring Lisnagarvey at St. Columba’s College in Whitechurch, south of Dublin. Eighth placed YMCA take on ninth placed UCD in Wesley College, both sides fresh from their first wins of the campaign. Third placed Three Rock Rovers take on bottom of the table Instonians, who are still searching for their first League point, in Grange Road while Glenanne in fifth, host Monkstown in sixth, at St. Andrew’s College in what is now a geographic derby since Glenanne’s relocation to the Booterstown venue.
Derby to host England Hockey Super 6s finals
The Super 6s Finals have been held at the Copper Box
For the first time since 2010, the England Hockey Super 6s Finals Day will move from London after Derby Arena was revealed as venue host for the 2024 edition.
Ipswich's Club Greats Bringing On Next Gen
Rod Gilmour, of The Hockey Paper, speaks to Ipswich women's captain on club greats and bringing on next gen
It may be 30 years since Ipswich won their only Vitality Women’s Premier Division title, yet the club’s success in the 1990s is still revered as the 2023/24 squad sets its sights on another season in Conference East.
No. 5 Virginia field hockey bounces back with a shutout win against No. 26 Miami
The Cavaliers put on a dominant performance to wrap up their road trip
By Tanmayi Patil
The Cavaliers never relented an early lead against the RedHawks. Courtesy Virginia Athletics
Last Sunday saw No. 5 Virginia field hockey travel to Oxford, Ohio for a matchup against No. 26 Miami on the final leg of its road trip. Adding a third shutout victory to this season’s record, the Cavaliers (7-4, 1-2 ACC) played a strong offensive game to triumph 2-0 against the RedHawks (8-5, 3-0 MAC).
Spartans Square Off Against No. 9 Maryland
Michigan State continues its Big Ten road trip as it travels to No. 9 Maryland on Friday at 5 p.m.
Day 3 Results: 1st Hockey India Sub Junior Men & Women North Zone Championship 2023
New Delhi: The third day of the 1st Hockey India Sub Junior Men & Women North Zone Championship 2023 in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, saw Hockey Punjab and Uttar Pradesh Hockey register wins in their respective matches in the Sub Junior Women’s category, while Hockey Punjab, Hockey Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh Hockey emerged victorious in their respective games in the Sub Junior Men’s category.