Ashish Tani Purti’s spectacular hat-trick guided the Indian Men's U-18 hockey team to a dominant 4-1 victory over hosts Japan to lift the Asia Cup 2026 title, triggering grand cash rewards from Hockey India
India’s Under-20 women’s team begins its AFC Asian Cup campaign against Japan after a 20-year gap. With strong preparation and belief, the Young Tigresses aim to compete against top teams and push for qualification to the World Cup
The mixed doubles pair of Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto started the proceedings by winning the opening game 21-11 but lost the next two 12-21 15-21 to go down in 56 minutes
