junior World Cup

Keeping its defence intact had been the primary task for India against Belgium, similarly resisting the German raiders until the last second will be number one priority in the semifinals of the men’s hockey Junior World Cup at the Kalinga…

Express News Service BHUBANESWAR:  Before the match, Belgium coach, Jeroen Baart, said his team would have to overcome ‘India’s attack wave’ for them to progress. In the end, it was India that had to withstand a…

For former India captain and Dronacharya award winner Pritam Rani Siwach and her husband and former player Kuldeep Siwach, watching their son Yashdeep in India colours at the Junior World Cup at home has been a privilege but witnessing the…

Express News Service BHUBANESWAR: Against Spain in the quarterfinal, Germany experienced something for the first time at the junior World Cup: trailing. With 87 seconds left on the clock, a fierce drive from Eduard de…

Former India captain Dilip Tirkey prescribes a tighter defence and a careful approach for the Indian colts in their crucial quarterfinal match on Wednesday against Belgium in the Junior World Cup here on Wednesday.Tirkey, a well-known…

Egypt has made nine appearances in the men’s hockey Junior World Cup — with a best of ninth at Milton Keynes in 1997 — but has never played in a senior World Cup.Abu Talib Maggid, the Egypt head coach at the ongoing JWC at the Kalinga…

An aggressive India relied on Sanjay, Araijeet Singh Hundal and Sudeep Chirmako’s braces to beat Poland 8-2 to record its second win and qualify for the quarterfinals of the men’s hockey Junior World Cup at the Kalinga Stadium here on…

Express News Service BHUBANESWAR: The Odisha government has put together a comprehensive and foolproof system to ensure the junior hockey World Cup goes without a hitch amid the pandemic. "We are working towards making…

BHUBANESWAR: India skipper Vivek Sagar Prasad believes unity and team bonding is his side's greatest strength going into the FIH Junior World Cup which kick-starts on November 24. Highlighting the junior team's improvement since he first…

Express News Service BENGALURU: Irrespective of the impressive resume one has as a player or coach, handling two teams is a different ball game altogether. The situation becomes even more trickier if it deals with…