India have been unbeaten so far at the ongoing Women's Asian Champions Trophy Ranchi 2023, winning their first game 7-1 against Thailand, winning 5-0 against Malaysia in their second match, and then beating China 2-1 in a thrilling encounter. After this match against Japan, India will be up
The 11th Sultan of Johor Cup 2023 will feature 8 teams this time around instead of the customary 6 teams that it featured in previous editions, as per a Hockey India press release.
In the Sub Junior Men's category Hockey Haryana defeated Uttar Pradesh Hockey by 1-0 to claim the bragging rights. Hockey Punjab finished third in the tournament which concluded on Sunday.
Hockey India announced a cash reward of Rs 3 lakh to each player of the Indian women's hockey team following their bronze medal triumph in the Asian Games on Saturday.
Men's hockey team skipper Harmanpreet Singh, who found the net twice in India's gold medal triumph in the Asian Games, is now eying the Paris Olympics.
India men's hockey team head coach Craig Fulton admitted that his team lost control as 2018 gold medal winners Japan inched closer in the final quarter by making an unprecedented comeback in the ongoing Asian Games on Thursday.