A 15-0 demolition of Kazakhstan notwithstanding, the Indian men would be aware that the real challenge to their dreams of winning the hockey Asia Cup and qualifying for the World Cup begins on Wednesday. India will take on defending champion Korea in its first Super 4s match, and regardless of the difference in current world…
Following a disappointing performance at the 2023 World Cup on home soil, the Indian men’s hockey team made a remarkable comeback, winning gold at the Asian Games and a second consecutive Olympic bronze at the Paris. This turnaround was significantly aided by mental conditioning coach Paddy Upton, known for his Midas touch in sport. However,…
A muggy Bengaluru afternoon had given way to a cool evening, a light drizzle speckling the azure blue turf at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) centre. The Indian women’s hockey players were split into two different-coloured vests, simulating match scenarios in an intra-squad game devised by analytical coach Dave Smolenaars and head coach Harendra…
After breezing through the group stage of the Hockey Asia Cup 2025, India will take on South Korea in its first Super4s encounter at the Bihar Sports University Hockey Stadium in Rajgir. Craig Fulton’s team enters the contest on the back of a 15-0 mauling of Kazakhstan. Korea, too, had a facile win in its…
In the sweltering heat of Rajgir, Craig Fulton’s men were looking to bury the ghosts of a disappointing FIH Pro League campaign and secure a spot in the World Cup at the Asia Cup 2025. However, for the continent’s top-ranked team, now regularly going shoulder-to-shoulder with the big boys of world hockey, its journey to…
A 15-0 demolition of Kazakhstan notwithstanding, the Indian men would be aware that the real challenge to their dreams of winning the hockey Asia Cup and qualifying for the World Cup begins on Wednesday. India will take on defending champion Korea in its first Super 4s match, and regardless of the difference in current world…
After back-to-back runner-up finishes, Malaysia entered the Asia Cup 2025 determined to prove a point. It wasted no time making a statement, sweeping the group stage with three wins out of three. Sarjit Kundan’s squad looked a class apart, scoring 23 goals while conceding just two. Still, the coach insists on keeping his players grounded…
The heat was on — literally and figuratively — as the Asia Cup 2025 reached the fourth and final day of the preliminary group stage. South Korea and China made their way through to the Super 4s on Monday to join India and Malaysia. China played out a thrilling draw against Japan to make it…
A goal fest was expected, and a goal fest was delivered by the Indian men’s hockey team in its final group outing against Kazakhstan, winning 15-0 to top Pool A at the Rajgir Sports Complex here on Monday. After two tough matches, India had an easy outing against the 81st-ranked minnow, and the host took…
TENNIS Maaya enters second round of Junior U.S. Open Teenager Maaya Rajeshwaran Revathi overcame China’s Zhang-Qian Wei to enter the second round of the junior girls’ singles event at the U.S. Open in New York. The unseeded 16-year-old, who hails from Coimbatore and trains at the Rafael Nadal Academy in Mallorca, Spain, defeated her Chinese…
