Hockey: Indian women’s team loses 0-2 to Australia, suffers third straight defeat on tour

IANS | May 1, 2025 5:48 PM

New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) The Indian women’s hockey team showed plenty of fight but went down 0-2 against Australia in the third game of their Australia tour, at the Perth Hockey Stadium on Thursday. Courtney Schonell (9’) opened the scoring for the hosts in the first quarter before Grace Stewart (52’) added a second in the final phase to seal the result. Following two encounters with Australia A, this was India's first clash against the Australian team.

Mizoram in focus as future women hockey stars identified at ASMITA sub-junior league

IANS | April 23, 2025 5:29 PM

New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) Five under-16 girls from Mizoram are among the 15 selected by the Sports Authority of India (SAI) to be inducted into the various National Centres of Excellence (NCOEs) for hockey. Seen as the building blocks for women’s hockey in India, the girls have been chosen after the conclusion of the 2024-25 season of the ASMITA league matches.