Australia, Germany win in men’s hockey

Australia won their third straight match in the men’s hockey tournament at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday after putting five goals past Argentina, while Germany powered past Britain. Hosts Japan earned their first point of the tournament following a 2-2 draw against New Zealand and India defeated Spain 3-0. Australia’s ‘Kookaburras’ went behind in the fourth minute as the match got underway in rainy conditions but had scored four goals by halftime and went on to win 5-2. “It was a good grind that first five, 10 minutes,” said Andrew Charter, Australia’s goalkeeper. “We did concede one but at the same time, we had a couple of opportunities. This is international hockey – you’re not going to go through a game without any opportunities against you.”