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Ten-man India stop Britain to enter hockey semis

Reduced to playing with only ten men for two thirds of the match, India brought off a Houdini-like escape act to get past Britain via the penalty shootout and enter the hockey semifinals in the Olympic Games here on Sunday.

India stun Australia after 52 years in Olympic hockey

Playing an aggressive style of hockey and defending stoutly, India outsmarted tough rivals Australia 3-2 in their concluding Group B men’s fixture in the Olympic Games here at the Yves-du-Manoir Stadium