By Annika Breidthardt

LONDON (Reuters) - Germany's men and the Netherlands' women both defended their Olympic hockey titles but their level of dominance should not be overstated.

By William James

LONDON (Reuters) - Players and coaches from Olympic champions Germany and silver medallists the Netherlands laughed off the suggestion that Jan Philipp Rabente's winner in the men's hockey final should have been disallowed because it infringed the rules.

By Annika Breidthardt

LONDON (Reuters) - Germany won their second successive men's hockey gold on Saturday by beating the Netherlands 2-1, courtesy of midfielder Jan Philipp Rabente's first goals of the tournament.

By Annika Breidthardt

LONDON (Reuters) - Germany won their second successive men's hockey gold on Saturday by beating the Netherlands 2-1, spoiling a Dutch bid for a double after their women triumphed the day before.

By Annika Breidthardt

LONDON (Reuters) - Australia's men won the hockey bronze on Saturday, beating Britain 3-1 after dominating the second half to make it a sixth consecutive Olympics at which they have won a medal.

By William James

LONDON (Reuters) - The Australian men's hockey team rebounded from a crushing semi-final defeat to claim bronze on Saturday, with the help of a friendly game of cricket in the Olympic park that restored the team's morale.

By William James

LONDON (Reuters) - Argentina's women's hockey team captain Luciana Aymar, regarded as the game's finest female player, refused to close the door on her international career after her team lost the Olympic gold medal final on Friday.

By Annika Breidthardt

LONDON (Reuters) - The Netherlands won their second successive women's Olympic hockey gold by beating world champions Argentina 2-0 on Friday with both goals scored from second-half penalty corners.

By Annika Breidthardt

LONDON (Reuters) - The Netherlands won their second successive women's Olympic hockey gold by beating world champions Argentina 2-0 on Friday with both goals scored from second-half penalty corners.

By Annika Breidthardt

LONDON (Reuters) - Germany defend their men's Olympic hockey title against arch-rivals the Netherlands on Saturday in a final that promises to be a classic between two physical, fast-paced, open, attacking sides with no clear favourites.

By William James

LONDON (Reuters) - Despite the pain of missing out on a gold medal, not to mention a recently broken jaw, Britain's hockey captain Kate Walsh was still the loudest voice on the pitch on Friday as she roared on her team to their first Olympic medal in 20 years.

By Annika Breidthardt

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's women beat New Zealand 3-1 to take hockey bronze on Friday, their first Olympic medal in 20 years, winning a match played mostly in midfield in which all the goals came from set-piece penalty corners.

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's women beat New Zealand 3-1 to take Olympic hockey bronze on Friday, winning a match played mostly in midfield in which all the goals came from set-piece penalty corners.

Britain controlled the game but had few chances from open play and could not convert two penalty corners in the first half, giving New Zealand the chance to build up pressure towards the interval.

By Annika Breidthardt

LONDON (Reuters) - The Netherlands gave Britain's men a hockey lesson with a 9-2 semi-final victory on Thursday and set-up a final against Beijing champions Germany, who earlier beat world champions Australia 4-2 in an open match.

By Annika Breidthardt

LONDON (Reuters) - Titleholders Germany beat world champions Australia 4-2 on Thursday to reach the men's Olympic hockey final with both teams giving their all in a high quality semi.

By Annika Breidthardt

LONDON (Reuters) - The Netherlands dished out a 9-2 thrashing to Britain in their semi-final on Thursday to advance to the men's Olympic hockey final against defending champions Germany.