India started the competition with an 11-0 victory over hosts Oman, and then came from behind to defeat arch-rivals Pakistan 3-1 in their second match.
The Indian team will be the highest ranked side in the tournament, and will be the favourites to retain their title.
It was a keenly-contested battle between the two finalists of last edition but once again Australia came out on top in the shoot-out to clinch their 15th Champions Trophy title.
Indian men's hockey team forced a 1-1 draw against hosts Netherlands in their last league match to set up the Champions Trophy summit clash with world number one Australia.
With seven points from four games, India are still in with a chance of progressing to the final as they take on hosts Netherlands in their last round-robin match.
The defeat meant that India slumped to third spot in the standings with six points from three games while Australia climbed to the top with seven points from identical number of matches.
After the CWG failure, Manpreet was replaced by PR Sreejesh as the skipper for the last edition of the Champions Trophy.
New Delhi: Delhi Waveriders will start their title defence when the 3rd edition of Hero Hockey India League (HHIL) begins next month and Head coach Cedric D'Souza today said they would try to get an
Bhubaneswar: The International Hockey Federation (FIH) on Saturday said that there will be no further action against Pakistani players as their coach tendered an apology for wild celebrations after their win against India in the
Bhubaneswar: The Netherlands produced a performance of speed and precision to outdo Germany 4-1 in Pool B of the Hockey Champions Trophy here Sunday.The Dutch were in cruise control by half-time, building a 3-0 lead.
Bhubaneswar: Australian hockey skipper Eddie Ockenden said that India can win the Champions Trophy starting Dec 6 here, if the Sardar Singh-led team continues to play like it did in the Asian Games and the
Bhubaneswar: The Netherlands hockey team skipper Robert van der Horst Sunday said that his team is excited to play against India in the Champions Trophy starting Dec 6 at the Kalinga Stadium here."Initially, our focus
Bhubaneshwar: World and defending champions Australia arrived here Sunday for the 2014 Champions Trophy, confident of going all the way with a team in transition.The Kookaburras looked upbeat on their arrival. Led by the highly
Karachi: Pakistan men's hockey team will take part in next month's Champions Trophy in India after a high-profile businessman and cricket fan has agreed to bear the expenses of the team for the tournament, a
New Delhi: Hockey India yesterday announced National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO), a Navratna company, as an associate sponsor for the upcoming Hero Champions Trophy, which is scheduled to be held at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar
New Delhi: The Indian men's hockey team is all geared up to play the four-match test series in Australia from November 10.The tour will also prepare the team for Champions Trophy, scheduled to be held
Melbourne, Dec 2 : India recovered from conceding an early self-goal to prevail 4-2 over New Zealand and move to the top of Pool A in the Champions Trophy hockey tournament on Sunday.The victory gave
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