Women's Hockey Asia Cup 2022: Holders India stunned 0-2 by Japan
January 23, 2022 22:44 ISTJapan scored through Naga Yuri (2nd minute) and Saki Tanaka (42nd minute) to stun the defending champions in their second Pool A match.
Japan scored through Naga Yuri (2nd minute) and Saki Tanaka (42nd minute) to stun the defending champions in their second Pool A match.
Goalkeeper Savita will lead the side in the absence of Rani Rampal, who has been rested to recover from a hamstring injury.
Justice Rekha Palli observed that Hockey India, which is a National Sports Federation and a public authority, cannot shy away from disclosing such information even when the salaries of judges are also known to everyone.
Earlier in December, CIC directed NSF to give information on monthly rents paid by it at each of the addresses since the date of occupation and information relating to monetary transactions.
The experienced goalkeeper was asked to step in as captain in place of the team's captain Rani Rampal, who is recovering from an injury in Bengaluru.
The winner will be selected following an online voting process which begins on January 10 and ends of January 31.
A historic bronze-winning show by the men's team and an outstanding fourth-place finish for the women's team infused fresh life into the game which was in danger of slipping into oblivion.
India men's team will end the year with 2296.038 points behind Olympic champions Belgium and toppers Australia.
Olympic bronze medallist India defeated arch-rivals Pakistan 4-3 in a pulsating third-fourth place play-off match to win the bronze medal at the Asian Champions Trophy men's hockey tournament here on Wednesday.
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After facing a shocking defeat against Japan in the semifinal, India will face arch-rival Pakistan in the Bronze Medal Match of the Asian Champions Trophy 2021.
India were the overwhelming favourites before the start of the match after having thrashed the same opponents 6-0 in their last round-robin match and also on head-to-head record, but the Japanese had other plans.
Defending champions India will now face Pakistan in the third-place match on December 22.
Indian team is unbeaten in the Asian Champions Trophy 2021 with wins against Japan, Pakistan, Bangladesh and a draw against Korea.
The Manpreet Singh-led side's confidence must be sky high as they had thrashed Japan 6-0 in their last round-robin match and come Tuesday, India would definitely fancy another big win en route to the title clash.
India, who have already sealed a semifinal berth, ended the round-robin stage of the five-nation tournament at the top of the standings with 10 points, ahead of Korea (6), Japan (5), Pakistan (2) and hosts Bangladesh (0).
India thrashed Japan 6-0 to confirm their place in the semifinal of the Hockey Men's Asian Champions Trophy 2021.
Defending champions India confirmed their place in the semifinal of Asian Champions Trophy 2021 will take on Japan in their final group stage match on Sunday.
India are currently leading the standings with seven points from three games ahead of Korea (5), Japan (2) and Pakistan (1). Hosts Bangladesh are yet to register their presence in the scoresheet having lost both their games so far.
Harmanpreet (8th, 53rd minutes) converted two penalty corners, while comeback-man Akashdeep Singh, who couldn't make the Tokyo Olympics squad, found the net from a field effort in the 42nd minute for his second goal of the tournament.
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