The saying, ‘Not all battles are fought for victory. Some are fought simply to tell the world that someone was there on the battlefield,’ perfectly captures the spirit of Oman’s campaign at the FIH Men’s Hockey Junior World Cup 2025. As the lowest-ranked team among the 24 participants, Oman endured difficult scorelines, conceding 23 goals…
The chronicles of Malaysian field hockey have always featured a strong presence of Indian-origin stars. The golden generation of the country, which finished fourth in the 1975 home World Cup, included legends like K. Balasingam, S. Balasingam and captain Sri Shanmuganathan. However, since goalkeeper Kumar Subramaniam retired in 2020 after a storied 20-year career and…
India suffered a 1-3 defeat against Germany in its second match at the FIH Junior Women’s World Cup campaign in Santiago on Wednesday. Hina Bano (58’) scored the only goal for India. Lena Frerichs (5’), Annika Schönhoff (52’) and Martina Reisenegger (59’) got on the scoresheet for Germany. Germany earned the lead through a penalty…
The sudden resignation of Indian women’s hockey team head coach Harendra Singh was prompted by a section of players complaining against his “outdated and dictatorial” style of working. Harendra, who joined the team in April 2024, surprised the fraternity by resigning as head coach on Monday. Sources, however, revealed to PTI that there had been…
SG Pipers has announced its leadership group for the upcoming season of the Hockey India League (HIL), with India defender Jarmanpreet Singh leading the men’s side and Navneet Kaur retaining captaincy of the women’s team. Australian midfielder Ky Willott will take up the role of men’s team vice-captain, while the women’s team will have Australia’s…
It is quite hard not to spot Casper van der Veen on the hockey field. His towering six-foot-plus frame and broad shoulders loom between the opponent’s defence. The image was even more jarring when the Netherlands took on Malaysia in the FIH Junior Men’s World Cup 2025 in Madurai. The diminutive Malaysian defenders could barely…
India blanked Switzerland 5-0 in the contest between two unbeaten teams of the FIH Junior Men’s World Cup 2025 on Tuesday, securing top spot in Pool B. With nine points after three matches, head coach P.R. Sreejesh’s side also secured passage through to the quarterfinal of the tournament. Manmeet Singh sent the packed crowd at…
France secured its place in the FIH Hockey Junior Men’s World Cup 2025 quarterfinals by topping Pool F, following a hard-fought 3-2 victory over Bangladesh on Tuesday at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium. In the other Pool F match, Australia defeated South Korea 3-1. But, despite the win, the Australians were eliminated from the quarterfinal…
The Netherlands and Spain sealed their qualification to the quarterfinals of the FIH Junior Men’s Hockey World Cup 2025 with dominant wins in their final group encounter. The Jong Oranje took some time to warm their engines before unleashing a burst in the third quarter, which helped them take control and eventually beat Austria 11-0…
For New Zealand’s Milan Patel, a trip to Mumbai in 2019 was initially meant to advance his cricket ambitions. The then 15-year-old, whose family originates from Gujarat, India, travelled from Auckland for a stint at the Tendulkar Middlesex Global Academy. This experience, driven by his father, surprisingly led him to a definitive realisation: hockey is…
