Ashish Tani Purti scored a hat-trick as India thrashed Chinese Taipei 13-1 in their final Pool A match to seal a place in the semifinals of the Men's U18 Asia Cup 2026.
Indian women’s hockey team defender Udita expressed pride and gratitude after being adjudged the Player of the Tournament at the Asia Cup 2025, where India bagged the silver following a 1-4 defeat to hosts China in the final.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi described the victory of the Indian men’s hockey team over defending champions South Korea in the Asia Cup 2025 final as “a proud moment for Indian hockey and Indian sports.”
While Jugraj Singh (18’) chipped in with a goal, it was Harmanpreet’s drag-flicks in the 20th, 33rd and 47th minutes that proved decisive. For China, Shihao Du (12’), Benhai Chen (35’) and Jiesheng Gao (41’) were on target.
The Asia Cup 2025 will feature eight top Asian nations — India, Japan, China, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Korea, Bangladesh and Chinese Taipei.
This time, however, with the World Cup qualification at stake, India has brought their best squad to the campaign and will be looking to showcase their A game in Rajgir.
The Indian women’s hockey team continued its splendid run and came up with an over-all performance to stun defending champions…
India beat Malaysia 2-1 in the final in Dhaka on Sunday.
"I've seen a lot of these players closely. They are a very skillful and excited bunch," said Streeder.
