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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Jan 28, 2020 17:01
MUMBAI: Fantasy sports platform My Team11 has now added hockey to their inventory. 'Hockey Fantasy' now available to users will make it the sixth major fantasy sports offering that My Team11 will have on its growing network of national and global users, following offerings in cricket, football, basketball, volleyball, and kabaddi, launched earlier.
Jan 25, 2020 18:01
CUTTACK: The Orissa High Court on Friday refused to entertain Hockey India’s plea to modify the interim order in which it had directed HI to allow Hockey Odisha to participate in the upcoming senior national (A Division) championships.
Jan 25, 2020 18:01
BHUBANESWAR: The Odisha capital already has a genuine claim to the title of hockey capital of the world, but that could well be "unofficially stamped" soon. Even as the city will become the first to host two back-to-back men’s hockey World Cups — 2018 and 2023 - the Odisha capital is now reportedly in line to host the men’s junior World Cup as well.
Jan 22, 2020 17:01
CUTTACK: The Orissa High Court on Tuesday directed Hockey India to allow the Odisha men’s and women’s team to participate in the senior national (A division) championships after the team was barred from participating over not providing player details within the stipulated deadline.
Odisha Sports Secretary Vishal Dev welcomed the court orders, Pragativadi reports.
Jan 20, 2020 17:01
NEW DELHI: On behalf of the Hockey Australia Board, President Melanie Woosnam has expressed her thanks and gratitude to Hockey India for its support of Australia’s relief efforts in its current bushfire crisis.
Jan 16, 2020 16:01
NEW DELHI: Hockey India (HI) on Wednesday barred ten teams from participating in the various events of the 10th Hockey India National Championships 2020 due to non-submission of the team entry forms.
Jan 10, 2020 17:01
NEW DELHI: Indian women's hockey team captain Rani Rampal has been been nominated for The World Games Athlete of the Year 2019.
This will be the 6th edition of the IWGA initiative that recognises and honours an athlete or a team for their outstanding performance in 2019, or for their social commitment or particularly fair behaviour.
Jan 08, 2020 15:01
MUMBAI: The FIH’s decision to host back-to-back Hockey World Cups in India came after Hockey India assured a minimum guarantee as hosting rights fee that was massively higher than the next best offer that came in from Belgium.
While Hockey India has promised the FIH 3.5 million Swiss Francs (approximately Rs 260m), Belgium could assure only 1m Swiss Francs (Rs 75m), The Hockey Paper reports.
Jan 07, 2020 17:01
BHUBANESWAR: With less than two weeks to go for the start of the FIH Hockey Pro League 2020, a tournament that will see the Indian men's hockey team take part for the first-time, Hockey India on Monday announced the opening of the ticket outlets for the sale of tickets for India's home matches of the competition.
Dec 21, 2019 16:12
NEW DELHI: Hockey India on Saturday directed All India Police Sports Control Board to withdraw the participation of Punjab Police team and J&K Police Jammu immediately from the ongoing 68th All-India Police Hockey Championship 2019 in Bhubaneswar.
This follows the vacation of a stay order issued earlier by City Judge, Jammu.