India vs Spain Hockey Match highlights: India will now face Australia next on Sunday with hopes of securing their first win of the season
India will look to secure their first win of the season after suffering four straight losses at home
Mid-fielder Hardik Singh was on Tuesday named captain of the embattled Indian men's hockey team for its FIH Pro League matches in Hobart from February 20 to 25 after regular skipper Harmanpreet Singh was left out "due to personal reasons." The upcoming leg of the tournament will feature India alongside Spain and hosts Australia at the Tasmania Hockey Centre in Hobart. The side lost all its four matches in the just-concluded Rourkela leg, which included a shocking 0-8 drubbing at the hands of Argentina. "After a disappointing four matches in Rourkela, where the results didn't go our way, we've learned some good lessons and made some notable improvements," India coach Craig Fulton said. New captain Hardik is a two-time Olympic bronze-medallist. The team will also feature youngsters including Amandeep Lakra and Manmeet Singh, who made their debut appearances for the senior team during the Rourkela leg. "Harmanpreet Singh will not be part of the squad due to personal reasons," Hockey
Inconsistencies continued to plague India as they slumped to a 0-8 defeat against Argentina, with Tomas Domene netting four goals in the Rourkela leg of the FIH Men's Pro League here on Thursday. Domene (15', 20', 26', 60') led the charge with his multiple strikes, while Tomas Ruiz (14'), Lucio Mendez (22'), Ignacio Ibarra (25') and Nicolas Della Torre (30') also found the net as the visitors completely overpowered a lacklustre Indian side at the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium. India started on the front foot, attempting to make early inroads, but after a brief spell of dominance, they squandered a golden opportunity to take the lead towards the closing stages of the first quarter when they were awarded a penalty stroke. Harmanpreet Singh was denied from the spot by the Argentine goalkeeper. Argentina scored almost instantly with Ruiz (14') powering his tomahawk into the back of the net to give his side the lead. The visitors quickly doubled their advantage as Domene (15') managed to .
India will look to secure their first win of the season after going 1-3 down against Belgium in the opening fixture
India let in two goals in the final quarter to suffer a 1-3 defeat to Belgium in their Rourkela leg of the FIH Men's Pro League 202526 match here on Wednesday. Nelson Onana (23rd minute), Thomas Crols (53rd) and Arno Van Dessel (57th) scored for Belgium while Shilanand Lakra (29th) was the goal-scorer for India. The two sides were locked 1-1 at the half time as well as at the end of the third quarter, before Belgium pumped in two goals in the final 15 minutes. It was an extremely competitive first quarter with both sides hardly making any mistakes at the back. Belgium earned an early penalty corner in the 4th minute. However, Alexander Hendrickx's drag-flick was stopped heroically by India's first rusher Vivek Sagar Prasad. Four minutes later, India too got their first penalty corner but the home side couldn't capitalise on the occasion. While Belgium were having more possession, India did well to hold their ground and launch quick counter-attacks in search of goal-scoring ...
India will start their campaign in FIH Pro League 2026 against Belgium on Wednesday
Savita, who lost the final of HIL 2025 with Soorma Hockey Club, said the team is hungrier than before to cross that final hurdle and lift the trophy in HIL 2026
India beat Argentina 4-2 in a remarkable comeback to secure the Bronze medal finish in the Junior Hockey World Cup 2025
Germany still holds the record for the most FIH Men's Junior Hockey World Cup titles
Spain beat Argentina 2-1 in the first semi-final to make their way into the final of the tournament. The final is set with Germany and Spain set to battle it out on December 10.
Coach PR Sreejesh urged the team to stay grounded, emphasizing the need to learn from mistakes and improve finishing in the striking circle.
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JioHotstar, through its app and website, will live-stream the Junior Hockey World Cup 2025 semifinal matches in India
JioHotstar, through its app and website, will live-stream Junior Hockey World Cup 2025 quarterfinal matches in India
Singh expressed his gratitude for the opportunity to coach the Indian Women's Hockey Team and pledged to continue supporting Hockey India's efforts to elevate Indian hockey.
The tournament is being hosted across two venues: Chennai's Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium and the Madurai International Hockey Stadium.
Rohit is motivated by recent successes of the Indian hockey teams and wants to lift the Junior WC title at home this year.
Belgium have been crowned champions of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 2025 as they lift this trophy in just their 2nd attempt of the tournament.
Named in honor of Sultan Azlan Shah of Malaysia, a passionate advocate for field hockey, the tournament was established to celebrate his dedication to the sport.