Fih Series Finals 2019

Indian men's hockey team captain Manpreet Singh credits coach Graham Reid's 'calming influence' for win in FIH Series Finals

Indian Men's Hockey captain Manpreet Singh credits new chief coach Graham Reid's calming influence as the reason behind their FIH Series Finals win

FIH Series Finals 2019: Varun Kumar, Harmanpreet Singh blitz robs game of drama as India coast to victory over South Africa

In the tournament, India scored 35 goals and conceded four. The next stage is the important one where the Indian team plays a four-nation in Japan and possibly goes to Europe.

FIH Series Finals 2019: Varun Kumar, Harmanpreet Singh score brace to help India beat South Africa 5-1 and clinch gold

Dragflickers Varun Kumar (2nd and 49th minutes) and Harmanpreet Singh (11th and 25th) scored a brace each, while Vivek Sagar Prasad (35th) was the other goal scorer for India

FIH Series Finals 2019: Asian Games champions Japan secure third spot with 4-2 victory over USA

Asian Games champions Japan defeated USA 4-2 in a hard-fought match to finish third in the FIH Series Finals hockey tournament in Bhubaneswar on Saturday.

FIH Series Finals 2019: India start favourites in summit clash against South Africa, but hosts must look to minimise errors

If there is a chance that South Africa might closely look at, it is still the disorganised Indian forward line that can be forced under pressure. India scored seven goals against Japan and half that number were strikes coming off Japanese errors or off the third or fourth shot.

FIH Series Finals 2019: Clinical India outpace Japan in semi-final goal fest, set up summit clash against South Africa

Japan scored through Kenji Kitazato (2nd) and Kota Watanabe (20th). For India, the scorers were, Harmanpreet Singh (7th), Varun Kumar (14th), Ramandeep Singh (23rd, 37th), Hardik Singh (25th), Gursahibjit Singh (43rd) and Vivek Sagar (47th).

FIH Series Finals Bhubaneswar 2019, India vs Japan, Highlights, Hockey Match: India keep Olympic hopes alive with emphatic 7-2 win

Follow all the live updates and the score of the FIH Series Finals semi-final between hosts India and Asian Games champions Japan from Bhubaneswar.

FIH Series Finals 2019: Nicholas Spooner nets late winner as South Africa beat USA to reach summit clash

Despite South Africa dominating the early exchanges, it was USA who took the lead in the 15th minute through a penalty corner conversion by Aki Kaeppeler.

FIH Series Finals 2019: India start favourites against Japan in semis, but Manpreet Singh's men need to convert chances

In the previous 13 matches between two teams, India have lost none, they have scored 61 goals and conceded 12 and during that period, they have scored five-plus, five times.

FIH Series Finals 2019: Mexico beat Uzbekistan 4-3 in hard-fought contest to finish seventh

Mexico eked out a hard-fought 4-3 win over Uzbekistan to avoid the wooden-spoon and finish seventh