Ticket sales for Hockey Men’s World Cup opening ceremony and World Cup Celebrations event to be held in Bhubaneswar will go live from November 20.

Hockey India announced the dates on Sunday.

The opening ceremony of the event will be held on November 27 while the World Cup Celebrations event will be held on November 28

The tournament will witness 16 top teams battle for supremacy in front of the hockey-crazy spectators at the iconic Kalinga Stadium.

As per several reports, music maestro AR Rahman will be performing at both the events, followed by other prominent Bollywood celebrities.&nbsp;

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Hockey India announces the online ticket sales will go live from 20th November at 12 PM IST for the grand opening ceremony for the Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup Bhubaneswar 2018 to be held on 27th November and 28th November. Read: <a href="https://t.co/vlrKKaH7GQ">https://t.co/vlrKKaH7GQ</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IndiaKaGame?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#IndiaKaGame</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HWC2018?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HWC2018</a>
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Ticket sales for Hockey Men’s World Cup opening ceremony and World Cup Celebrations event to be held in Bhubaneswar will go live from November 20. Hockey India announced the dates on Sunday.

Ticket sales for Hockey Men’s World Cup opening ceremony and World Cup Celebrations event to be held in Bhubaneswar will go live from November 20. Hockey India announced the dates on Sunday. The opening ceremony of the event will be held on November 27 while the World Cup Celebrations event will be held on November 28 The tournament will witness 16 top teams battle for supremacy in front of the hockey-crazy spectators at the iconic Kalinga Stadium. As per several reports, music maestro AR Rahman will be performing at both the events, followed by other prominent Bollywood celebrities. Hockey India announces the online ticket sales will go live from 20th November at 12 PM IST for the grand opening ceremony for the Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup Bhubaneswar 2018 to be held on 27th November and 28th November. Read: https://t.co/vlrKKaH7GQ#IndiaKaGame #HWC2018 — Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) November 18, 2018 × Fans can choose redemption centres from multiple locations/ counters while booking their tickets for the World Cup Celebrations event.

Hockey World Cup: Ticket sales for opening ceremony announced

The Indian men's hockey team put up a clinical performance against Japan, demolishing the Asiad gold-medallists 9-0 for its third win in as many matches at the Hero Asian Champions Trophy here.&nbsp;

As many as six Indian players made entries on the score-sheet on Sunday night in a dominating show that reaffirmed their supremacy in Asia and showed that the below-par Asian Games performance was an aberration.&nbsp;

With their third successive win, India lead the six-team event's league standings with a maximum nine points, followed by Malaysia on six points from two games.&nbsp;

Strikers Lalit Upadhyay and Mandeep Singh scored two goals each, while drag-flicker Harmanpreet Singh converted a penalty stroke and a penalty corner to lead the goal-fest.&nbsp;

Upadhyay opened the Indian scoring in the fourth minute with a diving deflection and again got into the action in the 45th minute for his double, while Harmanpreet converted a penalty stroke in the 17th minute and then sounded the board with a low penalty corner shot in the 21st minute.&nbsp;

As Japan's defence was swept away by the Indian raids, Mandeep Singh capitalised on two openings in the last quarter -- in the 49th and 57th minute.&nbsp;

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India defeat Japan by 9-0 margin in the only match played on day four of the Hero Asian Champions Trophy 2018 on 21st October 2018. Here's a look at the result of the day.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IndiaKaGame?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#IndiaKaGame</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HeroACT2018?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HeroACT2018</a> <a href="https://t.co/hYyIfmbhhi">pic.twitter.com/hYyIfmbhhi</a>
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Japan's goalkeeper Takashi Yoshikawa was injured in the eighth minute when he blocked Harmanpreet's penalty corner shot, only for the ball to rebound to Gurjant, who flicked it in. Thereafter, reserve Yusuke Takano had to bear the brunt of the Indian attack.&nbsp;

Indian coach Harendra Singh was pleased by his team's ruthless performance.&nbsp;

"The way we played was good. We played to a plan and did not allow Japan's team to play in a certain manner," said Harendra. 
The game also saw a goal each from Akashdeep Singh (36th) and Sumit (42nd).&nbsp;

On the points table, Pakistan have three points from two matches, while Japan are on three points in three games. South Korea and Oman have lost both their matches.&nbsp;

Japan coach Siegfried Aikman said India were too strong to be contained in this contest.&nbsp;

"We tried our level best, but they were very strong. We were below the level as India sparkled with their speed, agility and hard-press game," said Aikman.&nbsp;

The Indian men's hockey team put up a clinical performance against Japan, demolishing the Asiad gold-medallists 9-0 for its third win in as many matches at the Hero Asian Champions Trophy here.

The Indian men's hockey team put up a clinical performance against Japan, demolishing the Asiad gold-medallists 9-0 for its third win in as many matches at the Hero Asian Champions Trophy here. As many as six Indian players made entries on the score-sheet on Sunday night in a dominating show that reaffirmed their supremacy in Asia and showed that the below-par Asian Games performance was an aberration. With their third successive win, India lead the six-team event's league standings with a maximum nine points, followed by Malaysia on six points from two games. Strikers Lalit Upadhyay and Mandeep Singh scored two goals each, while drag-flicker Harmanpreet Singh converted a penalty stroke and a penalty corner to lead the goal-fest. Upadhyay opened the Indian scoring in the fourth minute with a diving deflection and again got into the action in the 45th minute for his double, while Harmanpreet converted a penalty stroke in the 17th minute and then sounded the board with a low penalty corner shot in the 21st minute. As Japan's defence was swept away by the Indian raids, Mandeep Singh capitalised on two openings in the last quarter -- in the 49th and 57th minute. India defeat Japan by 9-0 margin in the only match played on day four of the Hero Asian Champions Trophy 2018 on 21st October 2018. Here's a look at the result of the day.#IndiaKaGame #HeroACT2018 pic.twitter.com/hYyIfmbhhi — Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) October 21, 2018 × Japan's goalkeeper Takashi Yoshikawa was injured in the eighth minute when he blocked Harmanpreet's penalty corner shot, only for the ball to rebound to Gurjant, who flicked it in. Thereafter, reserve Yusuke Takano had to bear the brunt of the Indian attack. Indian coach Harendra Singh was pleased by his team's ruthless performance. "The way we played was good. We played to a plan and did not allow Japan's team to play in a certain manner," said Harendra. The game also saw a goal each from Akashdeep Singh (36th) and Sumit (42nd). On the points table, Pakistan have three points from two matches, while Japan are on three points in three games. South Korea and Oman have lost both their matches. Japan coach Siegfried Aikman said India were too strong to be contained in this contest. "We tried our level best, but they were very strong. We were below the level as India sparkled with their speed, agility and hard-press game," said Aikman.

Asian Champions Trophy: India men's hockey team defeat Japan 9-0

The Indian men's hockey team's medal-less and rudder-less Commonwealth Games performance has brought chief coach Sjoerd Marijne under the scanner with Hockey India scheduling a performance review meeting later this week.

It has been learnt that some senior players of the team, led by skipper Manpreet Singh, PR Sreejesh and Rupinder Pal Singh, met top HI officials here today and presented their explanation for the performance.

It is for the first time in 12 years (since 2006) that India failed to win a single medal in hockey at the CWG and this hasn't gone down well with the national federation, which said that it won't shy away from taking tough decisions after the review meeting.

According to a Hockey India official, not just the players, the coach's performance will also be scrutinised and corrective measures will be taken, if needed, as three important tournaments -- Champions Trophy, Asian Games and the season-ending World Cup -- are lined up this year.

"The performance in Gold Coast is definitely not acceptable. It is below-par to say the least. We have been providing all facilities to the team but they just fail to deliver in big events," the HI official said.

"We were one of the medal favourites but look how we performed against lower-ranked teams like Wales, Pakistan, New Zealand and England."

India were particularly poor in the 2-2 draw against Pakistan, conceding the equaliser with just seven seconds left on the clock.

It has been earlier reported that some senior players were unhappy with chief coach Marijne's decision to blood youngsters like Vivek Sagar Prasad, Dilpreet Singh, Sumit, Gurinder Singh in place of experienced pros such as Sardar Singh and

Ramandeep Singh in the CWG-bound squad.

And the HI official said all these issues will be examined during the review meeting.

"Hockey is a team game and the coach is also accountable for players' performances. It will be too early to comment anything but Sjoerd too will have to come up with answers for the poor show."

In the past too, HI's hire and fire policy on foreign coaches, including Marijne's predecessors Roelant Oltmans, Terry Walsh, Michael Nobbs and Ric Charlesworth has come in for sharp criticism.

Even though Marijne's draws his salary from the Sports Authority of India, it is HI which reviews his performance.

Marijne is presently at his home in Netherlands and is expected to join the national camp in Bengaluru from April 27. But sources said he would arrive in India only in the first week of May due to some visa issues.

Some senior players led by skipper Manpreet Singh, PR Sreejesh and Rupinder Pal Singh, met top HI officials today

The Indian men's hockey team's medal-less and rudder-less Commonwealth Games performance has brought chief coach Sjoerd Marijne under the scanner with Hockey India scheduling a performance review meeting later this week. It has been learnt that some senior players of the team, led by skipper Manpreet Singh, PR Sreejesh and Rupinder Pal Singh, met top HI officials here today and presented their explanation for the performance. It is for the first time in 12 years (since 2006) that India failed to win a single medal in hockey at the CWG and this hasn't gone down well with the national federation, which said that it won't shy away from taking tough decisions after the review meeting. According to a Hockey India official, not just the players, the coach's performance will also be scrutinised and corrective measures will be taken, if needed, as three important tournaments -- Champions Trophy, Asian Games and the season-ending World Cup -- are lined up this year. "The performance in Gold Coast is definitely not acceptable. It is below-par to say the least. We have been providing all facilities to the team but they just fail to deliver in big events," the HI official said. "We were one of the medal favourites but look how we performed against lower-ranked teams like Wales, Pakistan, New Zealand and England." India were particularly poor in the 2-2 draw against Pakistan, conceding the equaliser with just seven seconds left on the clock. It has been earlier reported that some senior players were unhappy with chief coach Marijne's decision to blood youngsters like Vivek Sagar Prasad, Dilpreet Singh, Sumit, Gurinder Singh in place of experienced pros such as Sardar Singh and Ramandeep Singh in the CWG-bound squad. And the HI official said all these issues will be examined during the review meeting. "Hockey is a team game and the coach is also accountable for players' performances. It will be too early to comment anything but Sjoerd too will have to come up with answers for the poor show." In the past too, HI's hire and fire policy on foreign coaches, including Marijne's predecessors Roelant Oltmans, Terry Walsh, Michael Nobbs and Ric Charlesworth has come in for sharp criticism. Even though Marijne's draws his salary from the Sports Authority of India, it is HI which reviews his performance. Marijne is presently at his home in Netherlands and is expected to join the national camp in Bengaluru from April 27. But sources said he would arrive in India only in the first week of May due to some visa issues.

Indian men's hockey coach under scanner after medal-less CWG campaign

India crushed hosts Malaysia 5-1 in their fourth match of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 2018 on Wednesday.&nbsp;

A different-looking India, from the listless one who lost 2-4 to Australia, played the hosts on Wednesday as they scored three goals in nine minutes in the final quarter to dent Malaysia&#39;s chances to finish in the top two. 
 
India, who have rested many senior players, had lost their opener to Argentina 2-3 before drawing 1-1 with England.

Shilanand Lakra opened the scoring for India in the 10th minute before Malaysia&rsquo;s Faizal Saari equalised in the 33rd minute.&nbsp;

Gurjant Singh then scored twice and was supported by Sumit Kumar and Ramandeep Singh as India registered their first win of the tournament.

India will now face Ireland in their final match of the round robin stage. India can still make it to the final if other results go their way. They are even in contention for the bronze medal match.

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India will now face Ireland in their final match of the round robin stage.

India crushed hosts Malaysia 5-1 in their fourth match of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 2018 on Wednesday. A different-looking India, from the listless one who lost 2-4 to Australia, played the hosts on Wednesday as they scored three goals in nine minutes in the final quarter to dent Malaysia's chances to finish in the top two. India, who have rested many senior players, had lost their opener to Argentina 2-3 before drawing 1-1 with England. Shilanand Lakra opened the scoring for India in the 10th minute before Malaysia’s Faizal Saari equalised in the 33rd minute. Gurjant Singh then scored twice and was supported by Sumit Kumar and Ramandeep Singh as India registered their first win of the tournament. India will now face Ireland in their final match of the round robin stage. India can still make it to the final if other results go their way. They are even in contention for the bronze medal match. India’s fourth match in the 27th Sultan Azlan Shah Cup ends in a 5-1 victory against hosts Malaysia as an overall team performance gives India all 3 points at stake. Here are the moments captured from this encounter on 7th March 2018. Album- https://t.co/F6g8FRYP4q#IndiaKaGame pic.twitter.com/F2ujwgzGHN — Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) March 7, 2018 ×

Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey: India beat Malaysia 5-1

Indian hockey team settled for a silver medal in the 36th Hero Champions Trophy after squandering three attempts in the controversial title-deciding shoot-out to go down 1-3 in the final against World Champions Australia, here. 
 
Only Harmanpreet Singh was able to score in the shoot-out, while SK Uthappa, SV Sunil and Surender Kumar all shot wide off the target. Just four attempts were required from the two teams as Australia had gained a winning 3-1 lead. 
 
Aran Zalewski, Daniel Beale and Simon Orchard scored for Australia, while Trent Mitton&#39;s try was blocked by goalkeeper PR Sreejesh. 
 
There was plenty of drama in the shootout as Beale&#39;s shot was re-taken after he failed to score and sought a video review. The video umpire asked the shot to be taken again, leaving Indian coach Roelant Oltmans fuming on the sidelines. 
 
At the end of the match India protested against the second successful attempt awarded to Beale, delaying the final announcement on the result of the match. 
 
The officials assembled to decide on India&#39;s appeal as trophies were removed from the ground and fans also left the stadium. 
 
After discussing the appeal for more than an hour, the jury declared that there was unintentional obstruction on part of Indian goalkeeper PR Sreejesh in the seventh second thus the re-take of the shot was justified. 
 
The presentation ceremony was later held indoors. 
 
India had won a bronze medal in the tournament way back in 1982 at Amsterdam. 
 
Fancied Australia, looking for their 14th Champions Trophy title, faced a stiff fight from the Indians, who were playing their first final, but raised the level to come within striking distance of the title. 
 
Australia wasted a penalty stroke in the second quarter and India failed to capitalise on their superiority in numbers when Australia were down to nine men for a short while in the third quarter. 
 
India&#39;s lone previous medal in the Champions Trophy came 34 years ago, when they got a bronze at Amsterdam in 1982. India made the first foray into the circle in the ninth minute when Mandeep Singh broke in from the right flank and his shot rebounded off Australian goalkeeper Andrew Charter. 
 
The ball went to Uthappa, who had the opportunity to have a measured crack at the goal, but sent a rushed reverse hit wide to the right. 
In the next minute, Australia laid seize on the Indian citadel through four successive penalty corners, but goalkeeper Sreejesh brought off two fine saves. In the end, it was defender Surender Kumar who rushed out to block the penalty corner flick and the ball went out of the circle. 
 
Talwinder Singh exchanged passed with Nikkin Thimmaiah and went into the circle from left, but he got into a very narrow angle and posed no danger as he shot straight into the goalkeeper&#39;s pads. 
 
India forced two consecutive penalty corners in the 13th minute, but goalkeeper Charter averted danger by palming away VR Raghunath&#39;s rising flick. 
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Match decided by penalty shootout. Ozzies allowed to retake one shot -- which goes in

Indian hockey team settled for a silver medal in the 36th Hero Champions Trophy after squandering three attempts in the controversial title-deciding shoot-out to go down 1-3 in the final against World Champions Australia, here. Only Harmanpreet Singh was able to score in the shoot-out, while SK Uthappa, SV Sunil and Surender Kumar all shot wide off the target. Just four attempts were required from the two teams as Australia had gained a winning 3-1 lead. Aran Zalewski, Daniel Beale and Simon Orchard scored for Australia, while Trent Mitton's try was blocked by goalkeeper PR Sreejesh. There was plenty of drama in the shootout as Beale's shot was re-taken after he failed to score and sought a video review. The video umpire asked the shot to be taken again, leaving Indian coach Roelant Oltmans fuming on the sidelines. At the end of the match India protested against the second successful attempt awarded to Beale, delaying the final announcement on the result of the match. The officials assembled to decide on India's appeal as trophies were removed from the ground and fans also left the stadium. After discussing the appeal for more than an hour, the jury declared that there was unintentional obstruction on part of Indian goalkeeper PR Sreejesh in the seventh second thus the re-take of the shot was justified. The presentation ceremony was later held indoors. India had won a bronze medal in the tournament way back in 1982 at Amsterdam. Fancied Australia, looking for their 14th Champions Trophy title, faced a stiff fight from the Indians, who were playing their first final, but raised the level to come within striking distance of the title. Australia wasted a penalty stroke in the second quarter and India failed to capitalise on their superiority in numbers when Australia were down to nine men for a short while in the third quarter. India's lone previous medal in the Champions Trophy came 34 years ago, when they got a bronze at Amsterdam in 1982. India made the first foray into the circle in the ninth minute when Mandeep Singh broke in from the right flank and his shot rebounded off Australian goalkeeper Andrew Charter. The ball went to Uthappa, who had the opportunity to have a measured crack at the goal, but sent a rushed reverse hit wide to the right. In the next minute, Australia laid seize on the Indian citadel through four successive penalty corners, but goalkeeper Sreejesh brought off two fine saves. In the end, it was defender Surender Kumar who rushed out to block the penalty corner flick and the ball went out of the circle. Talwinder Singh exchanged passed with Nikkin Thimmaiah and went into the circle from left, but he got into a very narrow angle and posed no danger as he shot straight into the goalkeeper's pads. India forced two consecutive penalty corners in the 13th minute, but goalkeeper Charter averted danger by palming away VR Raghunath's rising flick. (PTI)

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