China beat India 4-1 in the final of the Asia Cup 2025 in Gongshu on Sunday to book its place in the FIH Women’s Hockey World Cup 2026 in Belgium and Netherlands. The highest ranked Asian nation, China, is the seventh team to qualify for the quadrennial competition. Belgium and Netherlands, being the hosts of the event,…
The India women’s hockey team went down to China 1-4 in the final of the Asia Cup 2025 in Gongshu on Sunday and missed the chance to book a spot in the FIH Women’s World Cup 2026. China became the seventh team to qualify. It joins hosts Belgium and Netherlands, along with USA, Germany, Argentina…
India fell to a 1-4 defeat against China in the Women’s Hockey Asia Cup 2025 final on Sunday at the Gongshu Canal Sports Park Stadium in China. With this loss, India failed to clinch direct qualification for next year’s World Cup. Winners of continental competitions bag a berth in the tournament and with this title,…
India played out a 1-1 draw with Japan in a crucial Super 4s match the Women’s Asia Cup in Hangzhou, China on Saturday. India will reach Final of the Women’s Asia Cup 2025, if China beats Korea or avoids a defeat by less than three goal margins. In the match against Japan, India drew first…
The Indian women’s hockey team lost its second Super4s Pool match 1-4 against hosts China at the Women’s Asia Cup 2025 in Hangzhou on Thursday. Mumtaz Khan (38’) was the only goalscorer for India, while Zou Meirong (4’, 56’), Chen Yang (31’) and Tan Jinzhuang (47’) scored goals for China. It was a lively first…
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India women’s hockey team started off its Hockey Asia Cup Super 4s campaign with a 4-2 win over Korea in Gongshu, China on Wednesday. With the win, India maintained its unbeaten run in the tournament — a much-needed tailwind ahead of the big clash against China on Thursday. The Salima Tete-led India sits at the…
India edged Korea 4-2 to open its Super 4s campaign with a win on Wednesday at the Gongshu Canal Sports Park Stadium and remain unbeaten in the tournament. Vaishnavi Phalke gave India the lead in just the second minute of the match during a penalty corner. She injected ball after which Udita’s shot was saved…
Unbeaten so far in the tournament, a determined Indian women’s hockey team will look to continue its impressive run when it plays against South Korea in its first Super 4 stage match of the Asia Cup here on Wednesday. India started its Asia Cup campaign with a bang, thrashing Thailand 11-0, before settling for a…
Preparations for the hosting of the upcoming FIH Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup are progressing well according to Hockey India treasurer Sekar J. Manoharan. Manoharan was speaking to Sportstar at the unveiling of the schedule for the tournament in Chennai on Monday. The tournament will be held from November 28 to December 10, and…
