Hockey

Indian goalkeeper PR Sreejesh and Chile skipper Camila Caram have been appointed co-chairs of the new FIH Athletes Committe, the International Hockey Federation (FIH) announced on Wednesday.

The FIH Athletes Committee serves as a consultative body and makes recommendations to the FIH Executive Board, FIH Committees, Advisory Panels and other bodies.

Jun 25, 2020 20:06
NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday stayed the decision of the Union Sports Ministry to provisionally renew the annual recognition of 54 National Sports Federations (NSF) and directed it to "maintain status quo ante".
Jun 19, 2020 18:06
LAUSANNE: Olympic Day 2020 will see Olympians, athletes and fans all over the globe get active in the world's largest 24-hour digital Olympic workout. Twenty-three Olympic athletes have already joined the recording of an official Olympic Day workout video, and on Olympic Day, athletes from around the world will lead live workouts at 11 a.m. local time across 20 time zones on @olympics Instagram live.
Jun 12, 2020 18:06
NEW DELHI: The International Hockey Federation on Friday ruled that the complaint of irregularity filed by IOA vice-president Sudhanshu Mittal against FIH president Narinder Batra "is not sustained". In his complaint, Mittal had accused Batra of violating the FIH's statues by holding the post of Hockey India (HI) president when he was elected FIH head in November 2016.
Jun 03, 2020 19:06
NEW DELHI: Hockey India has issued the following statement on the resumption of sports activities:  "Sport activities on the field of play for both Senior Men and Senior Women's Core Probables Group began in Sports Authority of India, Bengaluru Campus on Monday, 1 June in a systematic and phased manner with all norms under the SOP being followed by both teams.
Jun 03, 2020 18:06
LAUSANNE, Switzerland: Following the postponement of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 to next year, and therefore hockey Continental Championships having to be rescheduled, the FIH Executive Board, after consultation with the Continental Federations and the FIH Athletes Committee, has reviewed the qualification process for the 2022/23 FIH Hockey World Cups.
Jun 02, 2020 18:06
NEW DELHI: Hockey India on Tuesday announced the nomination of Indian women's hockey team captain Rani for the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award while her compatriots Vandana Katariya, Monika and Harmanpreet Singh have been nominated for the Arjuna Award.
May 29, 2020 19:05
KUALA LUMPUR: The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has signed a ten year agreement with content and multi-screen video company NAGRA to deliver a "ground-breaking fan engagement service".  The announcement brings to an end FIH's five-year deal with live streaming services company MyCujoo. 
May 25, 2020 20:05
NEW DELHI: Indian hockey legend Balbir Singh Sr breathed his last at a Mohali hospital on Monday morning. He was 96.  The triple Olympic Champion and World Cup-winning team manager had been battling for life since 8 May when he was hospitalised due to pneumonia and was on ventilator support. 
May 22, 2020 18:05
NEW DELHI: "Sparring, using of the ring/mat and sharing of equipment is not allowed for contact sports such as wrestling and boxing." Quoting directly from Sports Authority of India's much-awaited Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to restart training, which was released Thursday. 
May 21, 2020 17:05
LAUSANNE: International hockey will be played only after a vaccine is developed to cure the deadly Coronavirus, the FIH has announced as the world governing body revealed a five-stage process, devised for the resumption of the game at different levels.