Hockey Asia Cup 2025: Personal loss, injury to making India proud again — Shilanand Lakra savours redemption Shilanand Lakra returned to the Indian team after two years of crisis, both on and off the turf, scoring and assisting against Malaysia at the Hockey Asia Cup 2025.
In what was the final passage of play, Navneet Kaur converted a penalty corner to help India escape with a 2-2 draw against Japan in a Pool B fixture in the Women’s Asia Cup 2025 on Saturday at the Gongshu Canal Sports Park Stadium in China. Japan took the lead as Hiroka Murayama scored in…
Rajgir Sports Academy received official affiliation with the Asian Hockey Federation (AHF), a move announced by International Hockey Federation (FIH) President Tayyab Ikram. The announcement came during a panel discussion titled ‘ Grassroots to Glory‘ held on the final rest day of the Asian Cup 2025 at the Rajgir Sports Complex. Ikram expressed his personal…
India will face China in its final Super 4s match of the Hockey Asia Cup 2025 at the Bihar Sports University Hockey Stadium in Rajgir on Saturday. Five games into the tournament and two away from assuring itself of a World Cup spot, the Indian men’s hockey team has finally begun to look like the…
Hockey India on Friday felicitated former internationals Vandana Katariya and Lalit Upadhyay for their outstanding contributions to Indian hockey following their recent retirements from the sport. The ceremony was held on the sidelines of the ongoing men’s Asia Cup in Rajgir, where the federation presented cheques of INR 5 lakh each to the two stalwarts. …
Five games into the tournament and two away from assuring itself of a World Cup spot, the Indian men’s hockey team has finally begun to look like the free-flowing machine that it was expected to be before the Asia Cup began. On Saturday, it would be looking to continue the momentum against China in its…
Perseverance and grit define Shilanand Lakra’s journey as the Indian striker overcame a career-threatening injury and the loss of his father to return to the national team after two years in the ongoing Asia Cup. The 26-year-old from Sundergarh district of Odisha, considered the hockey cradle of the country, twisted his ankle in May 2022…
Udita Duhan and Beauty Dung Dung scored a brace each as India began its campaign in the women’s Asia Cup hockey tournament with a 11-0 thrashing of Thailand in Hangzhou on Friday. Udita scored in the 30th and 52nd minutes from penalty corners while Dung Dung struck in the 45th and 54th minutes. India’s other…
After defeating defending champion South Korea 3-0 in the Super 4s stage of the Asia Cup 2025 with only 14 outfield players available in a rain-soaked evening in Rajgir, China’s captain Chongcong Chen entered the mixed zone radiating satisfaction. For a moment, a language barrier held him captive; the 25-year-old juggled broken English keywords to…
Indian men took a big step towards redemption and a spot in the final of the Hockey Asia Cup 2025 with a convincing 4-1 win against Malaysia in their second Super 4s match at the Rajgir Sports Complex here on Thursday. The lessons from Wednesday’s disappointment were learnt along with a tweaking of the…
