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Red Sox vs Blue Jays at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, results, groups, how to watch, schedule, Hockeyroos and Kookaburras squads. The hockey is always one of the most highly anticipated events at the Olympic Games and it will be no different in Tokyo. Australia have a great chance of taking home gold in the men's hockey with the Kookaburras coming into Japan as the number one ranked team in the world. As for the Hockeyroos, they're also well placed going into the Games as the fourth best team in the world.With plenty of debutants across both squads, it's a great mix of youth and experience which is hoping to bring hockey gold back to Australia. Here's everything you need to know about hockey at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Tokyo 2020: Chronicling Indian hockey's worst day at the Olympics The Indian men's hockey team suffered their worst ever defeat at the Olympics on Sunday, losing 7-1 to Australia in their second Pool A match. Here's Debayan Sen's chronicle of the match. 3:07 p.m. It's the seventh minute. The match has thus far had the feel of two heavyweight boxers just circling the ring to suss each other out. I am just thinking back to how proficient India's defenders seemed in their opening day win against New Zealand, when Rupinder Pal Singh whips in a beautifully disguised ball from close to the centre line, which finds young Shamsher Singh. Shamsher freezes, perhaps not expecting the Australian defence to let the ball through, and spins to try and squeeze out a reverse-stick whip, but makes awful contact with it. Coach Graham Reid has taken along a very youthful and inexperienced forwardline, and perhaps missing a chance like this is the kind of lesson Shamsher needs to learn on the job. 3:10 p.m. India's first penalty corner (PC) sees the goal ruled out, as Harmanpreet Singh fails to take the first shot, and then ends up dragging his reverse-hit too high, even though it hits the roof of the net. Minutes later, Australia get their first PC, and even though the first shot is saved by first rusher Amit Rohidas, the team in yellow crowd the Indian half and when a loose ball falls to a player, he smashes it hard and at an angle across Sreejesh. 3:33 p.m. Before half-time, Australia have made this into a no-contest. India have played their role in it too, with soft turnovers, poor halting off short corners, and indifferent decision-making inside the opposition circle, where they actually match Australia for numbers for most of the game, but rarely do enough with the ball. Australia, the top-ranked team, have shown the full range of goals in the meantime. Unforgiving drag flicks, a firm forehand on the run, and a reverse-hit that gives Sreejesh no chance. That last shot is also called the Tomahawk, a term coined in Australia, and Joshua Beltz's goal is a perfect illustration why. 3:54 p.m. Young Dilpreet extracts a bit of revenge from the Aussies. Just before the second quarter ends, Eddie Ockenden deliberately runs across the young Indian in clear view of the umpire standing behind him, and that gives Dilpreet a green card. He comes in and dinks a slap into the net. 4:10 p.m. Any hopes of a fightback are snuffed out with the third quarter still on, as Australia earn a penalty stroke. It's a marginal call, with the ball striking Surender Kumar, with Sreejesh diving behind him, but the video umpire reckons there's no certain way to confirm that Sreejesh would have saved it, in which case it would have been an Australia PC. Australia put in their seventh. Sreejesh comes out to deny Tim Brand, as a careless India are unlocked by a superb lofted pass from deep inside Australia territory, but Brand sees him coming. He checks his run, feints to the left and then wallops the ball past Birendra Lakra. Sreejesh takes a moment inside the net to catch his breath. This sucker punch has just summed up a surreal Sunday at the Games for India. 4:30 p.m. This is India's first match on the North pitch, which might explain the PC wobbles. Convert even a couple early on, and India are ahead and setting the tone for the game. India still have Spain, Argentina and Japan to play. All ranked lower than India, but each of which can be a handful when they are switched on fully. Only the top four make the quarters, so in theory a win on Tuesday against Spain will set India up beautifully to advance. Further good news, this game takes them back to the South pitch, where their PC conversion against New Zealand was almost flawless. However, the younger players in midfield and attack have to take greater responsibility. The chances have to be converted at this level, and Reid will remind them of that ahead of Spain. The hockey players are luckier than many athletes at these games, in that an off day for them sees them out of the competition that very day. India must learn that lesson and eliminate all the errors from their game. And for the rest, there's always the wise words of Olympian Viren Rasquinha, which end with the most befitting emoji for this Sunday. How to watch Hockey at Olympics 2020: key dates, free live stream and more Ever seen a sport and instantly known you’re not cut out for it? Red Sox vs Blue Jays can have that effect on people, and that’s also why it’s so captivating to watch! Read on to see how to watch an Olympics hockey live stream at Tokyo in 2021 with free otions, streaming platforms and dates listed below. From 1928 to 1960, the Indian hockey teams ruled the sport—their six consecutive gold medals are an impressive testimony to this. But for the last 40 years, they haven’t secured any Olympic medals. Fans are hoping that’ll change under the new captain, Manpreet Singh, who was named the FIH Player of the Year in 2019. LIVE STREAM HOCKEY AT 2020 OLYMPICS FREE live streams: BBC iPlayer (UK) | 7Plus (AUS) | CBC (CAN) US coverage: NBC channels (or Sling TV / FuboTV) Watch anywhere: try ExpressVPN 100% risk-free The top-performing countries of recent times are Germany and the Netherlands. And Argentina’s steady rise continues, especially with their historic win at the 2016 Olympics, where they became the first South American men’s team to clinch gold in the sport. But the team that’s going to light up the competition is Belgium. The men’s team is currently the world champion, and getting past them will not be easy for the other contenders. On the women’s side, keep an eye out for the Netherlands, who lost their third consecutive gold medal at the Rio Olympics to Great Britain. The Netherlands tied the game but lost in the shootouts, so you can imagine they’ll be back with a phenomenal drive this time. Wondering where you can watch hockey at Olympics 2020? We’ll cover that in this article and go over some of the event’s key dates too. To learn more about the other games, read our comprehensive article on the Olympics live stream.