Asian Champions Trophy 2018
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Hockey World Cup 2018: Rupinder Pal Singh's absence may hurt India at showpiece event, says ex-captain Sardar Singh
Recently-retired India captain Sardar Singh believes Rupinder's exclusion was avoidable and the team might miss his experience in high-pressure matches.

Asian Champions Trophy 2018: India’s win over South Korea resembled a dull movie with a great star cast
India sit on the top of the points table at the Asian Champions Trophy with 13 points. But coach Harendra Singh needs to work out the problem of his team's yo-yoing consistency,

Asian Champions Trophy 2018: Wasteful India progress to semi-finals despite goalless draw against gritty Malaysia
Unbeaten so far in the tournament, India still lead the points table with 10 points from five matches. Malaysia have the same number of points, but are behind India on goal difference.

Asian Champions Trophy 2018: Ruthless India blank Asiad champions Japan 9-0, but questions persist over penalty corner conversion
Coach Harendra Singh would be happy with India's result, but a thumping win notwithstanding, work needs to be done with short corner conversion.

Asian Champions Trophy 2018: India show spunk and outstanding fighting spirit to edge past Pakistan
Despite yielding a first-minute goal, India showed spunk and outstanding fighting spirit against Pakistan in a match where they were led from the front by an indefatigable captain Manpreet Singh.

Asian Champions Trophy: Manpreet Singh's virtuoso goal inspires India to victory over arch-rivals Pakistan
India had defeated Pakistan 4-0 in the final edition of the Champions Trophy earlier in the year before registering a close 2-1 win over the arch-rivals in the Jakarta Asian Games.

Daily Bulletin: At least 59 killed in Amritsar train accident; Saudi Arabia admits Khashoggi died in consulate; day's top stories
Today's top stories: 61 killed in Amritsar train accident, Rahul Gandhi to visit Telangana today, India to play Pakistan in 2018 Asian Champions Trophy, and more.

Asian Champions Trophy: With 11-0 victory over Oman, India begin process of clearing doubts left by Asiad performance
After the Asian Games, India has been under a lot of scrutiny. Questions have been constantly asked whether they have it in them to perform with consistency on the world stage. In the Oman victory, and in the matches ahead, they have a good chance to clear muddied waters.

Asian Champions Trophy: Malaysia coach Roelant Oltmans on India's chances of Tokyo Olympics qualification, Pakistan's woes and more
Ahead of the Asian Champions Trophy, former India coach Roelant Oltmans talks to Firstpost about the Indian hockey team's chances of making it to the Tokyo Olympics, Pakistan team's problems and his new gig as coach of Malaysia.

Asian Champions Trophy 2018: Defending champions India look to make solid start against Oman in opening match
Determined to redeem pride after a below par show at the Asian Games, India are expected to make a solid start when it clashes with hosts Oman in the Asian Champions Trophy opener