India enter Hockey Champions Trophy final for 1st time in 36 years

India enter Hockey Champions Trophy final for 1st time in 36 years

Indian men's hockey team had their date with history as they clinched a maiden appearance in the final of the prestigious 36th Hero Champions TrophyHockey tournament against formidable Australia after hosts Great Britainheld Belgium to 3-3 draw in a final round robin match.

This will be India's first appearance in the summit clash in 36 years since the inception of the blue-riband six-nation tournament.

India's only podium finish until now was a bronze medal won way back in 1982 at Amsterdam.

India would thank Great Britain, who rallied from a two goal deficit to hold Belgium 3-3 in a cliffhanger at the Lee Valley Hockey Centre late last evening. This was after India lost 2-4 to title favourites Australia in their last round robin encounter.

The draw between Great Britain and Belgium meant both of them finished behind India in the round-robin league, paving the way for India to play World champions Australia in the tonight's title encounter.

Australia topped the league standings with 13 points from five games, while India ended on seven points. Great Britain ended on six points and Belgium were left on four points.

Britain will feature in the bronze medal match with dethroned title holders Germany, who outplayed South Korea 7-0. This was Germany's biggest win over the Koreans in international matches. Belgium will take on South Korea in the play-off for the fifth position. Read More.

Indian worker in Australia tells court his pro-ISIS post was 'sarcastic'

Indian worker in Australia tells court his pro-ISIS post was 'sarcastic'

An Indian-origin aviation worker in Australia who was sacked last year for posting pro-Islamic State messages on Facebook has told a court that his comments were "sarcastic".

Nirmal Singh was facing the 'Fair Work Commission' to argue that his dismissal was 'unfair' by his previous employer Aerocare and was seeking $7,000 in lost wages.

The Commission heard Singh had written "We All Support ISIS" above a shared post from HT (Hizb ut-Tahrir) Australia about the shooting of police account Curtis Cheng by Islamic youth Farhad Khalil Mohammad Jabar in Sydney.

There were five posts in total that concerned Aerocare, two of which included pictures of Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.

Under cross-examination by solicitor Stephen Hughes for Aerocare, Singh said he made the posts on Facebook under a different name and believed he was conversing with a "secret group".(more)

Miley Cyrus, Elsa Pataky get matching tattoos

Miley Cyrus, Elsa Pataky get matching tattoos

Pop star Miley Cyrus and her boyfriend Liam Hemsworth's sister-in-law, Elsa Pataky, have gotten matching tattoos in Sydney.

The 23-year-old singer, along with Pataky, who is married to Chris Hemsworth, and two of their friends, chose to have a "custom wave" etched into different areas of their body, reported Ace Showbiz.

Artist Lauren Winzer was delighted that the stars and their pals walked into her tattoo parlour in Sydney, Australia, to have the work done and took to Instagram to share a picture of her creations.

Alongside the image, Lauren wrote: "Stoked to do these little matching custom waves @kellyslater drew up for @mileycyrus @kalanimiller @elsapatakyconfidential @aprilmun(sic)."

Miley and the "Hunger Games" star have been visiting Liam's older brother Chris and the Spanish beauty down under, but only recently got back together after calling off their engagement in 2013.