Hockey

Indian captain Rohit reflects on bronze at FIH Junior Hockey WC

After finishing fourth in the previous two editions of the Junior Hockey World Cup, India finally returned to the podium in dramatic fashion, producing one of the most memorable comebacks of the tournament, as per a press release from Hockey India.

2025-12-16T11:31:26.444473+00:00 IST

Rosan, Sunil contribute to India’s bronze triumph

Both of them have impressed with their performances for the junior Indian side in the recent past, and they were also pivotal to India's silver-medal finish at the Sultan of Johor Cup earlier this year

2025-12-12T14:54:35.720560+00:00 IST

IOC approves LA28 Olympic hockey tournaments qualification system

An important milestone in the build-up of the next Olympic hockey tournaments that will take place in Los Angeles, USA, in 2028, has just occurred with the approval by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) of the qualification system for both events, women's and men's, as per a press release from the International Hockey Federation (FIH).

2025-12-11T15:55:34.507148+00:00 IST

Germany win record-extending 8th Hockey Junior World Cup

Germany extended their record of Men's Junior World Cup title wins to eight by holding their nerves to first take the final against Spain to full-time at 1-1 and then beat it in the shootout, riding on their rising star Jasper Ditzer's goalkeeping skills

2025-12-11T09:26:15.481194+00:00 IST

India secure bronze medal at FIH Hockey Men's Junior World Cup

The hosts recorded a sensational 4-2 comeback win against Argentina, scoring four goals in eleven minutes to secure third place in the tournament. Ankit Pal (49'), Manmeet Singh (52'), Shardanand Tiwari (57') and Anmol Ekka (58') scored for India after Nicolas Rodriguez (3') and Santiago Fernandez (44') had given the visitors the lead.

2025-12-11T05:59:19.992419+00:00 IST

Junior Men's Hockey WC: India to fight for bronze vs Argentina

India head into their last match after a tough 1-5 loss against defending champions Germany in the semifinal. Despite the setback, the hosts have shown tremendous promise throughout the tournament, delivering commanding performances in the group stage and displaying great depth in their squad. The home team has scored 32 goals in total, 29 of which came in the pool stage itself, as per a Hockey India press release.

2025-12-09T13:23:29.289936+00:00 IST

India register 3-1 win against Wales at Junior Women’s World Cup

The Indian Junior Women's Hockey Team recorded a commanding 3-1 victory over Wales in their 9/16 qualification match at the FIH Junior Women's World Cup on Monday.

2025-12-08T07:04:18.550014+00:00 IST

India beat Belgium via penalty shoot-out

Spirited Indian Junior Men's Hockey Team held their nerves to beat Belgium 2-2 (4-3 SO) in a high-octane quarterfinal clash here at the FIH Hockey Men's Junior World Cup Tamil Nadu 2025 in Chennai,

2025-12-05T18:00:45.297270+00:00 IST

India beat Ireland 4-0 at FIH Hockey Junior Women’s WC 2025

Purnima Yadav (42',58'), Kanika Siwach (12') and Sakshi Rana (57') scored the goals for India, as per a press release from Hockey India.

2025-12-05T15:34:17.959840+00:00 IST

FIH Junior WC: International teams witness Jallikattu in TN

Teams including Canada, Namibia, Egypt, Austria, China, Bangladesh, Korea, Oman, and tournament officials arrived through the morning for the special visit, experiencing South India's most cherished and indigenous sporting traditions first-hand. Present on the august occasion to greet and interact with the teams was P Moorthy, the Minister for Commercial Taxes and Registration, Government of Tamil Nadu, as per a Hockey India press release.

2025-12-05T13:02:48.137422+00:00 IST

Confident India ready for Belgium in Junior Men's Hockey WC QFs

The PR Sreejesh-coached side has been mercurial in the round-robin stage, notching up significant victories, albeit against sides not traditionally strong in hockey. They beat Chile 7-0, Oman 17-0 and Switzerland 5-0. The team's goalkeepers have hardly been tested against these sides, while the team's attack has had a golden run - scoring a total of 29 goals, the highest by any team in the tournament so far.

2025-12-04T13:15:15.235810+00:00 IST

Overcoming personal tragedies, Nikita Toppo inspires KIIT to gold

The 22-year-old lost both her parents when she was just five, and one of her elder brothers died in a fatal accident when she was on her way to the U-23 Five-Nations Cup in Ireland three years ago. A year later, she suffered a career-threatening injury and soon after, her only remaining brother met with an accident and suffered a skull injury from which he has not completely recovered yet. But instead of getting bogged down by the series of setbacks, Nikita has made hockey her solace and was instrumental in helping KIIT win the women's team gold at the Khelo India University Games Rajasthan 2025 here in what was their first-ever appearance in KIUG.

2025-12-04T12:43:50.673180+00:00 IST

India lose 1-3 to Germany in FIH Junior Women’s World Cup

Hina Bano (58') scored the only goal for India. Lena Frerichs (5'), Annika Schonhoff (52') and Martina Reisenegger (59') got on the scoresheet for Germany

2025-12-03T18:05:40.071200+00:00 IST

FIH Junior Men's Hockey WC: India set QF clash with Belgium

On Tuesday, the team convincingly beat Switzerland 5-0 at the Madurai International Hockey Stadium. The team led by Rohit and coached by PR Sreejesh will take on Belgium on December 5, as per Hockey India.

2025-12-02T17:45:00.570694+00:00 IST

India begin their Junior Women’s World Cup campaign with a win

The Indian Junior Women's Hockey Team began their FIH Junior Women's World Cup campaign with a comprehensive 13-0 win against Namibia at the Centro Deportivo de Hockey Cesped, Estadio Nacional in Santiago on Monday.

2025-12-01T17:44:46.223707+00:00 IST

Harendra Singh steps down due to personal reasons 

The Indian Women's Hockey Team's chief coach Harendra Singh, has decided to step down from the role owing to personal reasons.

2025-12-01T15:04:17.337598+00:00 IST

Sultan Azlan Shah Cup: India settle for Silver after hard-fought 0-1 loss to Belgium

India was forced to settle for a Silver, thanks to Thibeau Stockbroekx's lone goal of the match in the 34th minute. This is Belgium's maiden Sultan Azlan Shah title and only their second appearance in one of the most prestigious invitational hockey tournaments in the international calendar, as per a Hockey India press release.

2025-11-30T16:13:50.140016+00:00 IST

India to start campaign against Namibia in FIH Women's Junior WC

India, led by Captain Jyoti Singh, will face Namibia in their opening match. The two sides have not met in any recent FIH-sanctioned event, making the contest an intriguing start as India looks to settle early nerves in the prestigious global tournament, as per a Hockey India press release.

2025-11-30T11:51:26.922564+00:00 IST

Sultan Azlan Shah Cup: Jugraj stars in India's 14-3 win against Canada

The Indian Team have topped the pool standings and will play the Final against Belgium

2025-11-30T11:01:31.654897+00:00 IST

Men's Junior World Cup Tamil Nadu 2025: India trounce Oman 17-0

In their previous outing, India had convincingly beaten Chile 7-0 and today their attacking hockey was on full display with Manmeet Singh (17', 26', 36'), Arshdeep Singh (4', 33', 40') and Dilraj Singh (29', 32', 58') scoring a hat-trick of goals while Anmol Ekka (29'), Ajeet Yadav (34', 47'), Gurjot Singh (39', 45') Ingalemba Thounaojam Luwang (43', 50'), Sarda Nand Tiwari (55') contributed to India's scoreline. With this win, India are on top of the points table with 24 goals ahead of Switzerland.

2025-11-29T17:32:12.334397+00:00 IST

Hockey Men's Junior WC: India dominate with 7-0 win over Chil

Goals for India were scored by Rosan Kujur (16', 21'), Dilraj Singh (25', 34'), Ajeet Yadav (35'), Anmol Ekka (48') and Rohit (59'). Meanwhile, the Indian goalies Bikramjeet Singh and Prince Deep Singh did exceptionally well to keep a clean slate, as per a press release from Hockey India.

2025-11-28T17:56:32.940776+00:00 IST