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Time to ponder for India as Germany take home the Men's Hockey World Cup

It was a final to remember between Germany and Belgium. It could well be described as a boxing match, as the two teams never stopped throwing punches. Everytime the crowd felt one team was down for the count, like Germany looked like when trailing 0-2, it rose up to throw a jab.For the third pressure game in a row starting with the quarterfinals, Germany erased a two-goal deficit to become champions for the third time. First it was England, then Australia and finally Belgium. That's how World Cups are won. Cliched it may sound, but you have to beat the best to be the best.

Graham Reid steps down as Indian men's hockey team chief coach following World Cup debacle

India finished joint-ninth along with Argentina after failing to make it to the quarter-final stage.

India vs Australia: Mitchell Starc poised to return, but Scott Boland hopes for another go

Australia were hammered by an innings and 132 runs inside three days in Nagpur, but Boland, despite going wicketless in his first Test outside Australia, impressed with his tidy bowling on a slow track where spinners ruled the roost.Starc, who missed the opener with a finger injury, is set to be Australia's second quick in Delhi, while the tourists might field three spinners should all-rounder Cameron Green, also recovering from a finger injury, be fit to play.Boland told reporters he hoped his bowling in Nagpur "made the selectors' job a little tougher" when measuring him against Starc, "who is a gun in these conditions and has bowled really well in Sri Lanka and Pakistan".

Brentford equaliser at Arsenal not properly checked by VAR officials

The Gunners dropped what could be two huge points in the title race when Ivan Toney headed in after a scramble inside the Arsenal area.A lengthy VAR check took place after the goal to examine whether Ethan Pinnock was offside and interfering with play earlier in the move.But VAR officials then missed the fact Christian Norgaard was in an offside position when he hooked the ball across for Toney to equalise.

Hockey World Cup: Comeback kings Germany rewrite history

Coach Henning calls Germany's run in World Cup craziest in sports historyBHUBANESWAR: Last summer, in the run-up to the FIH World Cup, when most other countries were busy working out strategies and tactics, German coach Andre Henning and his men were enjoying some downtime on a hidden island in Sweden.The travel baggage did not include hockey sticks and the mobile phones were tucked away for the duration of their outing. The focus was on team bonding and understanding each other. It was a risk, admitted Henning, but one which paid off on Sunday night with their first World Cup triumph in 17 years.

Novak Djokovic on Indian Wells entry list but expected to miss out again

Novak Djokovic was named on the entry list for the upcoming Indian Wells tennis tournament on Wednesday, but he is expected to be barred from travelling to the United States to compete due to his ongoing refusal to be vaccinated against COVID-19.The Serbian world number one is a five-time champion at the ATP 1000 event but has not played a match on the hard courts in the Southern California desert since 2019.The United States has in place a vaccine requirement for foreign air travellers that is not expected to be lifted before main draw action kicks off on March 9.U.S. President Joe Biden's administration last month said it would lift COVID-19 emergency declarations on May 11, nearly three years after the United States imposed sweeping pandemic measures to curb the spread of the illness.

Vince McMahon to rejoin WWE’s board

Vince McMahon is set to re-join the board of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). The 77-year-old McMahon had retired over the summer following allegations of sexual misconduct. In his absence, his daughter, Stephanie McMahon, and Nick Khan, a longtime agent at Creative Artists Agency, assumed the roles of co-CEO."Today, we announce that the founder of WWE, Vince McMahon, will be returning to the Board," said Chairwoman & co-CEO Stephanie McMahon, co-CEO Nick Khan and Chief Content Officer Paul Levesque in a statement released on Friday."We also welcome back Michelle Wilson and George Barrios to our Board of Directors. Together, we look forward to exploring all strategic alternatives to maximize shareholder value."

Asian Games will be hockey qualifying event for 2024 Olympics, confirms FIH president

The Asian Games, which were to be held last year in the Chinese city of Hangzhou but postponed due to worsening COVID-19 situation in the country, is scheduled to be held in the Chinese city from September 23 to October 8.Tayyab, a Pakistan-born Macau citizen, is currently a member of the Hangzhou Asian Games Coordination Committee which is headed by former Indian Olympic Association secretary general and current Olympic Council of Asia acting chief Randhir Singh."Asian Games is on, 100 per cent on. I happen to be a senior member of the Hangzhou Asian Games Coordination Committee and I am continuing in that role," Tayyab said at a press conference ahead of the FIH Men's World Cup final here.

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Time to ponder for India as Germany take home the Men's Hockey World Cup

Graham Reid steps down as Indian men's hockey team chief coach following World Cup debacle

India vs Australia: Mitchell Starc poised to return, but Scott Boland hopes for another go

Brentford equaliser at Arsenal not properly checked by VAR officials

Hockey World Cup: Comeback kings Germany rewrite history

Novak Djokovic on Indian Wells entry list but expected to miss out again

Vince McMahon to rejoin WWE’s board

Asian Games will be hockey qualifying event for 2024 Olympics, confirms FIH president