Football
India women thrashed 0–5 by Australia in AFC U20 Asian Cup Clash
A hat-trick from Skye Halmarick (38’ pen., 39’, 48’) gave Australia a dominant lead, before Danella Brutus (54’) and Daisy Brown (90+4’) added further goals. With this result, India remain bottom of Group C, yet to pick up a point after two matches.
Young Tigresses lose to Japan in AFC U20 Women’s Asian Cup opener
Six-time champions Japan got the lead early on through an own goal by Thoibisana Chanu Toijam (12’ og). However, it was not until the second half that they really managed to start hurting the Young Tigresses, with Miki Kimura (54’), Noa Fukushima (57’), Natsumi Tago (75’), Miyu Matsunaga (81’), and Yura Honda (87’) netting one each
India crash out early after tough AFC Women’s Asian Cup campaign
Placed in a challenging Group C alongside heavyweights Japan, Vietnam and Chinese Taipei, India faced an uphill task from the outset. Their campaign began with a narrow 1–2 loss to Vietnam, a match that offered early signs of promise but ultimately ended in heartbreak after conceding late
