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Belgium beat India 4-0 to book place in HWL final

Hockey | Jul 04, 2015, 07:32 AM IST

Antwerp: Hosts Belgium secured a thrilling 4-0 win over India in their Hockey World League (HWL) Semi-Final match at the Brasschaat Municipal Park here on Friday to book a place in the final.For Belgium, Florent

Hockey World League: India aspire for good show against Australia

Hockey | Jun 28, 2015, 11:45 AM IST

Antwerp: Their campaign passing along smoothly, India will now look to upstage fancied world champions Australia in their last preliminary match of the World League semifinals on Sunday.India's show against Australia will go a long

Ramandeep's late goal clinches Indian men 3-2 win over France

Hockey | Jun 21, 2015, 06:37 AM IST

Antwerp: Indian men's hockey team fired in a goal two minutes from the final hooter through Ramandeep Singh to pull off a 3-2 win over France and begin their FIH World League Semifinals campaign on

Indian men's hockey team lose 1-2 to Belgium in practice game

Hockey | Jun 14, 2015, 06:49 PM IST

Antwerp: The Indian men's hockey team went down fighting 1-2 to hosts Belgium in their second practice match ahead of the Fintro FIH World League Semi-Finals which will get underway here from June 20.World ranked

Gareth Bale named in Wales team for qualifier against Belgium

Football | May 26, 2015, 05:55 PM IST

Cardiff, Wales (AP): Wales has included Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale in its 23-man squad for a European Championship qualifier against Group B leader Belgium.Midfielders Aaron Ramsey and Joe Allen have also been named

Sardar Singh to lead India in World League semis

Hockey | May 26, 2015, 04:10 PM IST

New Delhi: Veteran midfielder Sardar Singh will lead an 18-member Indian hockey team in the FIH World League semifinal to be played in Belgium from June 20 to July 5.The League featuring ten teams is

Belgium rises to No. 3 in FIFA rankings led by Germany

Football | Apr 09, 2015, 04:36 PM IST

Zurich: Belgium rose to its highest-ever spot at No. 3 in the latest FIFA monthly rankings, which are still led by World Cup winner Germany.Argentina is second and Belgium traded places with No. 4 Colombia.Brazil,

Music videos affect teenaged kids' sexual behaviour

Lifestyle | Mar 21, 2015, 12:52 PM IST

London: Parents may consider music videos a harmless pastime for their teenaged kids but they may negatively impact their sexual behaviour as they objectify women and promote sexual activities involving men, says a study.Researchers from

Suspects held in Greece as European terror crackdown widens

World | Jan 18, 2015, 07:24 AM IST

Brussels: With Europe on edge, soldiers fanned out to guard possible terror targets in Belgium Saturday while police in Greece detained at least two suspects as part of a widening counterterrorism dragnet across the continent.In

France defends freedom of speech after violent protests

World | Jan 17, 2015, 05:49 PM IST

Paris: President Francois Hollande stressed today that France was committed to "freedom of expression" after fresh violence broke out in Niger at a rally against French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.Meanwhile, jittery European nations stepped up

Europe anti-terror raids net dozens amid high anxiety

World | Jan 17, 2015, 06:43 AM IST

Brussels: Belgium ordered its army into the streets and anti-terror raids across Western Europe netted dozens of suspects Friday as authorities rushed to thwart more attacks by people with links to Mideast Islamic extremists.As anxiety

Belgium upgrades terror threat level to three

World | Jan 16, 2015, 09:25 AM IST

Brussels: Belgium has raised the terrorist threat level to three on a scale of four following a series of raids on suspected jihadis on Thursday.The Co-ordinating Body for Threat Analysis Belgium(OCAM), a government agency that

Three dead in Belgium anti-terror raid: Report

World | Jan 16, 2015, 04:53 PM IST

Brussels: Belgian police launched a "jihadist-related" anti-terrorism operation in the eastern town of Verviers today, with reports saying three people had been killed. Public broadcaster RTBF reported three deaths and said explosions were heard at the

Man arrested in Belgium for false claims in hostage case

World | Dec 16, 2014, 07:46 AM IST

Brussels: An 18-year-old man has been detained on charges of filing a false report over an alleged hostage situation in the northern Belgian city of Ghent on Monday.Police were called to the scene of the

Champions Trophy: Netherlands see off Belgium

Hockey | Dec 13, 2014, 02:30 PM IST

Bhubaneswar: The Netherlands eventually saw off Belgium in a penalty shoot-out to earn a fifth place playoff from the opening game of day five at the hockey Champions Trophy here Saturday.Early on, there looked to

Champions Trophy: India hammer Belgium, set-up semifinal date with Pakistan

Hockey | Dec 11, 2014, 09:51 PM IST

Bhubaneshwar: India produced an inspirational performance with a magnificent come-from-behind 4-2 victory over Belgium to set-up a mouth-watering semi-final clash against Pakistan in the Champions Trophy hockey tournament, here today.It was a fantastic comeback after

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