| The eight-nation hockey tourney The Rabo Bank Trophy,
featuring India, Pakistan and six of the top teams in the world begins
at the Wagener Stadium in Amstelveen, Holland, from 14 August. Ten
Sports will have coverage of the same
India and Pakistan have been drawn together in Pool A. The other
teams in fray are the Olympics gold medalists Australia, hosts Netherlands,
Champions Trophy winners Spain, England, Germany and Korea.
The tournament starts with England taking on Korea, followed by
India’s opening group match against Spain. The final will be
played on 21 August. Ten Sports, who recently signed a deal with
the International Hockey Federation (FIH ) acquiring exclusive rights
of all tournaments under the aegis of the world governing body,
will cover every moment of the match live and exclusive.
Germany and Spain are the other two teams in Pool A apart from
India and Pakistan. Australia, England, Netherlands and Korea are
in Pool B. Apart from live telecast of all the matches, Ten Sports
has also made arrangements to show in-depth features and interviews
with players and officials.
The schedule is as follows:
| Date |
Time |
Match |
| 14
August |
3:30
pm |
England
vs Korea |
| 14
August |
6:30
pm |
Spain
vs India |
| 16
August |
3:30
pm |
India
vs Germany |
| 16
August |
5:30
pm |
Korea
vs Australia |
| 16
August |
8
pm |
Spain
vs Pakistan |
| 17
August |
12:30
am
|
Netherlands
vs England |
| 17
August |
8
pm |
England
vs Australia |
| 17
August |
11
pm |
Netherlands
vs Korea |
| 18
August |
8
pm |
India
vs Pakistan |
| 18
August |
11
pm |
Spain
vs Germany |
| 19
August |
8
pm |
Germany
vs Pakistan |
| 19
August |
11
pm |
Netherlands
vs Australia |
| 20
August |
9:30
am |
Germany
vs Pakistan |
| 20
August |
3:30
pm |
7th
and 8th place match |
| 20
August |
6
pm |
5th
and 6th place match |
| 21
August |
3:30
pm |
3rd
and 4th place match |
| 21
August |
6
pm |
Final |
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