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... AFP - Former Olympians and coaches on Wednesday lamented the poor showing by Asian teams at the men's field hockey World Cup, saying Europe and Australia were now the masters of the game. None of the three Asian teams in the 12-nation tournament - South K...

... Wednesday, March 10, 2010 NEW DELHI: Asian champions South Korea defeated the Netherlands 2-1 in the mens field hockey World Cup on Wednesday, but still lost out on a semi-final spot to the Dutch. Both teams finished the league with 10 points each, one...

... Both sides were locked 1-1 at half-time as Nam Hyun-Woo equalised for the Koreans with his team's first penalty corner three minutes before the interval. The Koreans, who had won their last three meetings against the Netherlands, took the lead 10 ...