In Rourkela, Arthur de Sloover celebrated his 200th appearance for Belgium in an exciting 5-2 win over Argentina in a match that was pegged at 2-2 with 11 minutes remaining.
China registered a determined 3-0 win against the Indian Women's Hockey Team on Saturday in Berlin, pushing them on the brink of relegation from the FIH Hockey Pro League (Women).
The Indian men’s hockey team went down 3–6 to Belgium in the ongoing FIH Hockey Pro League 2024–25 (Men) in Antwerp on Saturday. Goals by Dilpreet Singh (36’) and Mandeep Singh (38’) helped India come back from a two-goal deficit, while a late third goal from Amit Rohidas (56’) kept India in the contest.
The Indian men’s hockey team put on a very spirited display against Argentina, but went down narrowly 3-4 in their FIH Hockey Pro League 2024/25 game, at the Wagener Hockey Stadium in Amstelveen, Netherlands.
Blake Govers celebrated his 150th cap for Australia in a riveting 4-3 win against Spain. The Australians dominated a first half in which both goalkeepers were called upon to make early saves.
The FIH Hockey Pro League 2023/24 (Women) is scheduled to take place at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar from February 3-9, before moving to the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium in Rourkela, where the league will continue from February 12 to 16.
The fifth season of the FIH Hockey Pro League is just a month away, when the 18 best teams in the world (9 men’s and 9 women’s) will compete in 144 matches, with the aim of winning the coveted trophy.
India was placed fourth in this season's league behind the Netherlands, Great Britain, and Belgium. Despite finishing fourth, India the tournament in goal scoring with 51 goals in 16 games.
For Harmanpreet led Squad it was a mixed result in their recent Europe outing where they won four out of the eight matches played over a span of two weeks in the y Pro League.
The defeat kept India second on the points table with 24 points from 13 matches, with three matches to be played.
