It was a memorable evening for Manpreet Singh in Rotterdam, not only setting a new Indian record as he earned his 413th cap for his country but also helping his side to their first victory of the FIH Pro League season, a 3-1 win over Germany. In the other match of the evening, Spain’s women claimed a shootout win over Ireland after their match finished locked on 1-1. Over in London, Argentina’s men fought back to beat Australia, while there was a first win of the season for the Australian women, who got the better of Germany.

New Zealand were at times imperious and at other times slightly vulnerable in their final round-robin match of the FIH Hockey Men’s Nations Cup at the Hartleyvale Stadium in Cape Town, South Africa, on Wednesday, but they got the job done, beating Japan 5-2 to finish at the top of Pool A.