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  Australia win the 2010 Hockey World Cup

  Australia won the men's field hockey World Cup after a gap of 24 years with a 2-1 victory over defending champions Germany in the final on Saturday.

• Netherlands beat England 4-3 to win bronze

  The Netherlands gave veteran goalkeeper Guus Vogels a retirement present by winning the bronze medal in the men's field hockey World Cup with a 4-3 win over England on Saturday.

• Super-fast Amat leads Spain to fifth place

  Pol Amat scored a goal within 18 seconds of the start as Spain beat South Korea 2-0 to finish fifth in the men's World field hockey World Cup on Friday.

• NZ beat South Africa in shootout to take 9th

  New Zealand has defeated South Africa 5-4 on penalties in the playoff for ninth at the field hockey World Cup.

• India finish eighth in Hockey World Cup

  India's disastrous hockey World Cup campaign ended with a 2-4 defeat against Argentina as the hosts finished a lowly eighth in the mega-event on Friday .

• Aussie test awaits Germany in World Cup final

  Defending champions Germany would be gunning for a historic hat-trick of titles while Australia would be eyeing their first in 24 years when the two rivals lock horns in the final of the Hero Honda FIH hockey World Cup here on Saturday.

• Australia beat Netherlands to enter final

  Mighty Australia continued their rampaging form in the tournament as they overcame a fighting Netherlands 2-1 in the second semifinal of the hockey World Cup on Thursday to set up a re-match of last edition's title-clash against Germany.

• Germany on course for title defence, beat England 4-1 in semis

  Olympic champions Germany are on course of a historic hat-trick of World Cup titles as they scored a facile 4-1 victory over England in a high-voltage semifinal match on Thursday.

• Pakistan hockey team resigns after World Cup loss

  The humiliating 12th place finish in the World Cup on Thursday threw Pakistan hockey in turmoil as the entire 18-member team announced collective retirement from international hockey after the sacking of the selectors and the team management by the national federation

• Pakistan finish last in Hockey World Cup

  Pakistan registered their worst-ever performance in the hockey World Cup as a resilient Canada pushed the Asian team to last place in the megaevent with a golden goal victory on Thursday.

• India aim for best finish in 16 years

  Aiming for their best finish in 16 years, hosts India would find much-improved Argentina a tough nut to crack when the two team's lock horns in the seventh-eighth place play-off match of the Hockey World Cup on Friday.

• FIH to review video referral system

  After much criticism from all quarters, the International Hockey Federation is set to review the newly-introduced video referral system in its executive committee meeting on March 15.

• Vijender lauds hockey team

  Indian hockey team's flop-show in the World Cup has disheartened fans and experts alike but Rajpal Singh and his men have got support from an unlikely quarter in Olympic and World Championship bronze medalist boxer Vijender Singh.

• Rivals on edge for World Cup semi-finals

  Injury-stricken England hope to build on their amazing resurgence in field hockey when they take on defending champions Germany in the World Cup semi-final on Thursday.

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  Argentina beat Canada, to play India for 7th place

  Lowest ranked Argentina overcame a late fightback from Canada to score a 4-2 victory and set up a clash with India for seventh-place play-off in the hockey World Cup on Tuesday.