Their campaign back on track after a jittery start, India will look to continue the winning momentum when they take on Paris Olympics silver medallist Germany in their next men’s FIH Pro League match here on Tuesday.India had a woeful start to their home leg matches of the Pro League, losing 1-3 to Spain in their opener. But the hosts bounced back strongly to tame Spain 2-0 in the return match on Sunday. With three points from two games, India are currently sitting in eighth place in the standings and will be desperate to climb up the table. After a relatively off day on Saturday, the Indians looked a completely different side on Sunday, dominating for most part of the match and scoring two field goals through Mandeep Singh (32nd minute) and Dilpreet Singh (39th) to pocket all three points.Eves eye a winThe Indian women’s hockey team will be eager to get back to winning ways when it faces a confident Spain in the doubleheader.After a promising start with a thrilling 3-2 victory over England in their opener, the Indian arrowly missed out on a bonus point in their second game, losing 2-1 in a dramatic shootout.Kopriva to lead tough fieldBENGALURU, PTI: Czech Republic’s Vit Kopriva will headline a stellar field comprising nine top-200 players at the DafaNews Bengaluru Open scheduled to be held at the KSLTA Courts from February 24 to March 2.Returning with an upgraded ATP Challenger 125 status, the event will see world no. 128 Kopriva and other top players competing for USD 200,000 prize money.
