Hockey

India started their FIH Series Finals campaign with a bang as they defeated Russia 10-0 with Harmanpreet Singh and Akashdeep Singh scoring to goals each.

India outclassed Thailand 5-0 in the final Pool B match in the women's hockey competition at the 18th Asian Games here on Monday.

A confident India will fancy their chances against lower-ranked Italy when they meet in a quarter-final playoff of the Women's Hockey World Cup here on Tuesday.

There haven't been any defeats to worry over but the Indian men's hockey team would be eager to ensure that its far-from-convincing campaign finds some footing when it takes on lower-ranked Malaysia at the Commonwealth Games on Tuesday.

The PHF is considering filing a case with the Court of Arbitration for Sports in Geneva against the International Hockey Federation for expelling it from the Junior World Cup being held in India from December 8 to 18.

Malaysia's junior men's team will replace Pakistan in the event to be held in Lucknow from December 8 to 18, FIH said in a statement.

Mid-fielder Harjeet Singh will lead the 18-member Indian men's hockey team in the Junior World Cup to be held here from December 8 to 18.

India will play lowly China today before squaring up against the home team Malaysia on Wednesday.

With an aim to form a group of leaders, Hockey India selectors have named 24-year-old midfielder Manpreet Singh as the vice-captain of the side for this tournament.

Forward Vandana Katariya was today named as captain of the 18-member Indian women hockey squad for the Asian Champions Trophy, scheduled to be played in Singapore from October 29.

With three players scoring hat tricks, the result never looked in doubt, as India looked to boost their goal difference and confidence after the shock loss to hosts Bangladesh.

The women's team had beaten the same opponents in a classification match in June last year to finish fifth in the World League semifinals and qualify for the Olympics, for the first time after Moscow 1980.

The Indian women's hockey team beat Canada 3-1 in their second consecutive encounter on the USA tour here on Saturday.

Oltmans on Friday said the new competition format of having quarterfinals in place of direct semifinals in the upcoming Rio Olympics is not only beneficial for the Men in Blue but all small teams.

India women's hockey team fought valiantly to register a 2-1 come-from-behind win over hosts USA in their second game of the America tour in Manheim, Pennsylvania on Thursday.

Sushila had captained the Indian team in Ritu's absence during their tour of Australia earlier this year. She also led the Indian junior women's team to a bronze medal finish at the 2013 Junior World Cup in Mönchengladbach, Germany.