NEW DELHI: Hailing Hockey India's yet another ground-breaking initiative, National Women's Hockey League 2024-2025, former Indian skipper Pritam Rani Siwach championed its significance for aspiring players who are looking to reach the national team set-up.
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Jun 25, 2018 16:06
BUBANESWAR: As Odisha gears up to host the biggest tournament in hockey - the Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup Bhubaneswar 2018 starting 28 November, the FIH (International Hockey Federation) event director made a two-day visit to the state capital the kicked off Monday to ensure preparations are up to speed in the lead up to the prestigious event which will witness 16 top teams in the world competing.
Jun 22, 2018 15:06
BREDA, The Netherlands: The Indian hockey team would be aiming for a fresh start, putting behind the disappointment of a poor Commonwealth Games campaign, when it begins its pursuit of a maiden Champions Trophy title, taking on arch-rivals Pakistan in the opening clash, here Saturday.
May 28, 2018 18:05
BHUBANESWAR: With exactly six months to go for the start of the Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup Bhubaneswar 2018, the organizers have launched the online sale of general tickets for the biggest tournament in Men's Hockey.
May 19, 2018 15:05
NEW DELHI: Hockey India (HI) on Saturday named Rajinder Singh as its new president after Ms Mariamma Koshy submitted her resignation from the post.
Koshy, a former state-level centre forward, was appointed as HI president in November 2016 after Narinder Batra stepped down from the position following his election as president of the International Hockey Federation (FIH).
May 03, 2018 13:05
LAUSANNE: The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has announced a brand new competition – the Hockey Series - which will provide a qualification route to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and future Hockey World Cups.
Apr 25, 2018 18:04
NEW DELHI: International Hockey Federation president Narinder Batra has been forced by the FIH for his intemperate rants on Facebook against the UK police during the Hockey World League in London last year for summoning former Team India captain Sardar Singh in a sexual abuse case.
Batra is also a former president of Hockey India (HI).
Apr 02, 2018 14:04
NEW DELHI: Lifetime member and patron of Hockey India Vidya Stokes on Sunday told The Statesman that the election to the Himachal Pradesh Hockey Association (HPHA) held recently in Una, where Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Anurag Thakur was elected president, was illegal.
Mar 27, 2018 17:03
LAUSANNE, Switzerland: The International Hockey Federation (FIH) Monday announced the appointment of its new chief executive officer (CEO), with Thierry Weil set to join the organisation in April.
Weil has more than 35 years’ worth of experience as an executive leader and has a proven track record working at the highest levels of sports administration on the global stage.
Mar 03, 2018 15:03
JAMSHEDPUR: Tata Trusts and Tata Steel have announced the establishment of the Naval Tata Hockey Academy (NTHA) at Jamshedpur, a world-class high performance residential hockey training facility for 14-to-16 year-old boys.
The academy was inaugurated on the eve of the founder’s day celebration on Friday by Ratan Tata, chairman, Tata Trusts.
Feb 16, 2018 14:02
NEW DELHI: International Hockey Federation (FIH) President Narinder Batra on Thursday said that Bhubaneswar's Kalinga Stadium, with an increased crowd capacity of 15,000, will be almost ready by July, months before it hosts the Hockey World Cup beginning on November 28.