News for 25 April 2026
All the news for Saturday 25 April 2026
Women's Asian Games Qualifier 2026
Jakarta
All times GMT +7
24 Apr 2026 12:30 UZB v BAN (Pool A) 2 - 3
24 Apr 2026 15:00 TPE v HKG (Pool A) 1 - 0
24 Apr 2026 17:30 KAZ v SGP (Pool B) 1 - 2
24 Apr 2026 20:00 SRI v INA (Pool B) 1 - 3
25 Apr 2026 is a rest day
Pool standings
FIH Match Centre
Bangladesh women's hockey team to face Hong Kong tomorrow
All four semi-finalists will qualify for the Asian Games to be held in Japan.
Bangladesh women's hockey team. Photo: BSS
Spirited Bangladesh women's hockey team face Hong Kong in their ultimate group match of the Women's Asian Games Qualifying Hockey tournament scheduled to be held in Jakarta, Indonesia, tomorrow (26 April).
Timing Really Is Everything.
By Ashley Morrison
At a time when many countries are looking to reduce the number of junior representative competitions it seemed strange that the International Hockey Federation (FIH) opted to make their four yearly Junior World Cup tournaments biennial.
Sjoerd Marijne and Tim White – Working in tandem to uplift Indian women’s hockey
Sjoerd Marijne was appointed as the senior Indian coach in January, while Tim White was named junior coach in April.
By Abhijit Nair
Sjoerd Marijne (left) and Tim White (Photo credit: Hockey India)
The Indian women’s hockey team has been in a slumber over the past few years. Ever since the team failed to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics and an unceremonious exit of the then coach Janneke Schopman, things have rarely looked up.
A Season of Grinds: Relegation Pushes Indian Women into High-Stakes June Qualifier
K ARUMUGAM
NEW DELHI: While the Indian men’s hockey team prepares for a focused campaign centered on the Asian Games and the World Cup, the Indian women’s squad is bracing for an extraordinarily tight and grueling international schedule. In a year where every match carries the weight of future standing, the “Women in Blue” find themselves facing a gauntlet of high-pressure tournaments, beginning with a vital trip to New Zealand this June.
K-P hosts senior hockey trials with strong turnout of 155 players
Pakistan's National selectors stress revival of grassroots hockey and lack of facilities as key challenges
Riaz Ahmad
Photo: EXPRESS
PESHAWAR: Senior hockey team trials were held in Peshawar on Thursday, drawing participation from 155 players across Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, reflecting continued interest in the sport despite longstanding challenges.
PHF announces U-18 national training camp for Junior Asia Cup preparations
LAHORE - The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has announced a comprehensive national U-18 training camp as part of its preparations for the upcoming Men’s U-18 Junior Asia Cup scheduled to be held in Japan.
What you need to know about men's match round 20
Ramon Min
The Tulp Hoofdklasse Men is up to match round 20, with Oranje-Rood chasing several club records and Amsterdam looking to end a dismal run of games against Bloemendaal. Read the facts and figures here.
EHL Premier Division Preview | Week 17
In Women's Pool A Surbiton welcome Wimbledon with the visitors needing a win – either in normal time or after a shoot-out to take top spot from the hosts going into the Finals Weekend semi-finals. Surbiton are on a 10 game winning run since their goalless draw with Wimbledon on 1 November, one of the nine clean sheets Jess Buchanan has kept this season for the visitors. Reading’s title defence was ended last weekend with losses at Surbiton and Wimbledon and they bring their season to a close with a visit from Loughborough Students who also cannot qualify.
Gurbax Singh Grewal, member of bronze medal-winning Indian hockey team at Mexico City 1968 Olympics, dies
Gurbax and his brother Balbir Singh Grewal were the first siblings to represent the Indian hockey team together at the same Olympic Games.
Picture by Hockey India
Former Indian men’s hockey team player Gurbax Singh Grewal, who was part of the bronze medal-winning squad at the Mexico City 1968 Olympics, died on Friday evening at the age of 84.
