Jr Women’s World Cup: India register a dominant 4-0 victory over Ireland

IANS | December 5, 2025 8:46 PM

Santiago (Chile), Dec 5 (IANS) The Indian junior women’s hockey team secured a dominant 4-0 win over Ireland in their final Pool C match of the FIH Junior Women’s World Cup at the Centro Deportivo de Hockey Césped, Estadio Nacional in Santiago on Friday. Purnima Yadav (42',58'), Kanika Siwach (12’), and Sakshi Rana (57') scored the goals for India as the team recovered from a defeat in its previous match.

Men's Jr World Cup 2025: Unbeaten India thrash Switzerland 5-0, set up quarterfinal against Belgium

IANS | December 2, 2025 11:08 PM

Chennai, Dec 2 (IANS) Indian junior men's hockey team eased their way into the quarterfinals of the prestigious FIH Hockey Men's Junior World Cup Tamil Nadu 2025 after their unbeaten run in the round robin league stage. 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.

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

IANS | November 30, 2025 10:03 PM

Ipoh (Malaysia), Nov 30 (IANS) In an entertaining final that lived up to its billing, Belgium beat India 1-0 in a closely-fought encounter to lift the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 2025 in Ipoh, Malaysia, on Sunday. India was forced to settle for the silver medal because of 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.