The Indian Women's Hockey team opened their FIH Hockey World Cup Qualifiers 2026 Hyderabad, Telangana campaign with a dominant 4-0 win over Uruguay at the G. M. C. Balayogi Hockey Ground (Gachibowli Hockey Complex) on Sunday.
The tournament format divides the field into two pools of four teams, with the top two teams from each pool progressing to the semifinals. The winners of both semifinals, and the Bronze medal match, will secure automatic qualification for the World Cup. Additionally, the highest world-ranked
The tournament will feature eight teams, including India, England, Scotland, Republic of Korea, Italy, Uruguay, Wales, and Austria, competing for three available spots in the World Cup. The teams finishing first, second, and third in the qualifiers will qualify directly for the World Cup in
The prestigious qualification tournament will feature eight international teams -- hosts India, England, Scotland, Korea, Italy, Uruguay, Wales, and Austria -- competing for a place at the FIH Hockey World Cup Belgium & Netherlands 2026, which will take place from August 15-30 this year.
Lionel Messi, in his potential farewell appearance in Argentina, levelled his long-time arch-rival Cristiano Ronaldo's record with a brace. Meanwhile, Uruguay, Colombia and Paraguay confirmed their qualification for next year's FIFA World Cup, set to be hosted by the United States, Canada, a
Saeed Abdullah Al Qamzi, UAE Ambassador to the Argentine Republic and Non-Resident Ambassador to the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, met with Yamandu Orsi, President of Uruguay, in the presence of Mario Lubetkin, Minister of Foreign Affairs, within the framework of enhancing bilateral relation
Ambassador of India to Argentina, Ajaneesh Kumar of the Indian Foreign Service (IFS) Batch of 1996, has been concurrently accredited as the next Ambassador of India to Uruguay, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) stated on Wednesday.
PM Modi is travelling to Brasilia for his State Visit to Brazil, where he will hold bilateral discussions with the Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on the broadening of the Strategic Partnership between two nations in areas of mutual interest, including trade, defence, energy
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met on Monday with Uruguay President Yamandu Orsi on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and discussed the expansion of the India-MERCOSUR Preferential Trade Agreement.
India's Vice Captain, Hina (10') and Lalrinpuii (24') put India in control early in the match, while Geeta, Kanika, and Lalthantluangi converted their chances in the shootout to seal the victory.
The Indian Junior Women's Hockey Team suffered a 1-3 defeat in a shootout against Chile after a 2-2 draw over four quarters in their fourth match of the friendly Four Nations Tournament in Rosario, Argentina, on Friday, according to a release from Hockey India (HI).