Posted Sat, 03/13/2010 - 14:39
Australia are world hockey champions, Germany take silver and Netherlands bronze.
The Kookaburras, in their third successive final, edged out the reigning champions 2-1.
Posted Thu, 03/11/2010 - 17:21
The 2010 men's hockey world cup final will be played between Germany and Australia at the Dhyan Chand stadium, New Delhi on Saturday.
A superbly planned and executed game by the German's put paid to England's hopes of their first world cup final since 1986. Germany were always in control of the match, taking a 3-1 half time lead and pushing on to a comfortable 4-1 win.
Posted Tue, 03/09/2010 - 14:56
Germany, the Netherlands, Korea and New Zealand were all in with a chance of a semi-final place at the start of day 10 in the men' hockey world cup.
Posted Mon, 03/08/2010 - 14:28
The frontrunners in group B faltered both in their final pool matches, but with semi-final spots already assured (barring an absolute thrashing in the case of the Kookaburras), only the order of the top two places was realistically at stake.
Asutralia, who limped to a 2-1 win over the tournament's most consistently inconsistent team, Pakistan, secured the top honours after England misfired their way to a 2-0 loss to Spain.
England were unable to compete with the Spanish and they lost 2-0.
Posted Sat, 03/06/2010 - 13:58
England became the first team to qualify for the World Cup semi-finals with a 3-2 win over India in the Dhyan Chand Stadium, New Delhi.
The visitors looked home and dry at 3-0 when Ashley Jackson finished off a scrambled mess of a goal in the 48th minute to claim his second strike of the game. But what coach Jason Lee described as "poor execution" let India back into the match.
Gurwinder Singh Chandi turned in a cross from the right by Gurbaj Singh in the 54th minute. Three minutes later Rajpal Singh finished off a move started when England lost the ball on the Indian 25, to set up a nailbiting finish.
Posted Thu, 03/04/2010 - 17:18
A tournament-ending ankle injury to England's best defender Richard Mantell marred an otherwise excellent 5-2 win over Pakistan on day five of the men's Hockey World Cup in New Delhi.Mantell was stretchered off in the 13th minute of the second-half after tumbling over a Pakistan player in the circle while defending a penalty corner. Pakistan's Rehan Butt, levelled the scores at 2-2 deflecting in a cross after the corner broke down.
Posted Tue, 03/02/2010 - 17:35
England's fine 6-4 defeat of South Africa, along with losses by other day one winners, leaves them riding high at the top of group B in the 2010 men's Hockey World Cup.
The disappointment for the home crowd was India's 5-2 capitulation to an Australian side for whom a second tournament loss could have dashed their medal hopes. True to style the Kookaburras blitzed their opponents in the first 15 minutes of each half to take the Indian team, and the crowd, out of the game.
Posted Tue, 03/02/2010 - 12:33
England ran out convincing winners over South Africa thanks to a blistering three-goal, eight minute spell after half time.
Posted Tue, 03/02/2010 - 11:51
England go 1-0 down in 10th minute - Justin Reid Ross dribbles down the left goal line, his cross finds Marvin Harper, sliding, who puts the ball past Fair.
Posted Sun, 02/28/2010 - 14:53
Great goalkeeping from James Fair won a close-fought game for England.
