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  India made a resounding start to their FIH Hockey Women’s Junior World Cup 2023 campaign with a commanding 12-0 win against Canada in their opening Pool C match in Santiago, Chile on Wednesday.  Annu (4’, 6', 39’), Dipi Monika Toppo (21’), Mumtaz Khan (26’, 41’, 54’, 60’), Deepika Soreng (34’, 50’, 54’) and Neelam (45’) were the goal scorers for Indian junior women’s hockey team.   A total of 16 teams are competing in the 10th edition of the FIH Hockey Women's Junior World Cup at the Centro Deportivo de Hockey Cesped. India are in Pool C with Canada, Germany and Belgium. India began the match with an attacking approach, consistently pressuring Canada and swiftly securing an early advantage as Annu scored two early goals from penalty corners. Despite taking a two-goal lead, India continued with their aggressive style, pushing Canada on the backfoot. However, the Indian team, led by Preeti, was unable to find more goals in the opening quarter as it ended 2-0 in their...

  India continued its unbeaten run with a comprehensive 5-0 win against Korea in its last league match on Thursday to stay on top of the table at the Jharkhand Women’s Asian Champions Trophy Ranchi 2023, dominating the opponents and setting up a rematch in the semifinal. In fact, the knockout games on Saturday will be a repeat of Thursday’s fixtures with China and Japan facing off yet again in the other semifinal while Malaysia and Thailand will battle for the fifth spot. For a team sitting pretty at the top with little to lose, India came out all guns blazing, taking Korea by surprise. Its attacking and aggressive play gave no breathing space for the Asian Games silver medalist. India was intense, relentless and unstoppable and squeezed the Koreans every time it managed to get the ball – which wasn’t too often – there was a desperation to get back possession and it was refreshing to see the host being proactive on the turf rather than being reactive to the situation. India control...

  Hockey India held its 13th Congress on Friday, 3rd November 2023 at the Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh AstroTurf Hockey Stadium meeting hall. The Congress saw the announcement of several important decisions and initiatives to boost the sport in the country. In a groundbreaking move to strengthen their State Member Units, Hockey India has decided to award Rs 10.00 lakhs to each Member Unit that won medals at the Hockey India National Championships held throughout the year 2023. The State Member Units that will currently benefit from this initiative in 2023 are Hockey Haryana, Hockey Jharkhand, Hockey Association of Odisha, Hockey Madhya Pradesh, Hockey Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh Hockey and Hockey Chandigarh. During the Congress, Hockey India has resolved to award financial support to its Member Units for their participation in the Hockey India National Championships. Under this initiative, each Permanent State Member Unit that participates in at least 4 of the 6 National...

  The Indian hockey team survived some anxious moments to avenge its Asian Games loss with a 2-1 win over China and continue its rampaging run at the women’s Asian Champions Trophy here on Monday. Deepika (15th) and Salima Tete (26th) sounded the board for the hosts, while Zhong Jiaqi scored in the 41st minute for China. China had spoilt India’s bid to earn a direct qualification for the Tokyo Olympics after beating them in the semifinals of the Asian Games in Hangzhou last month. But on Monday, India returned the favors in their third group stage match to stay atop the standing. India started on an attacking note, trying to make inroads from left to right but the Chinese put up a defensive wall to thwart any attempt by the hosts. India held possession and Jyoti Sonika earned their first PC but squandered it due to a lapse by stopper Monika. Soon the hosts were awarded a penalty stroke and Deepika converted it in style with just 30 seconds left in the first quarter. China made a ci...