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 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.
May 13, 2020 20:05
NEW DELHI: Resume non-contact sports like cricket and badminton behind closed doors, in few locations and with limited manpower, industry body FICCI suggested on Wednesday, as the Indian sports sector looks to get the wheels back in motion amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
May 13, 2020 18:05
NEW DELHI: In a first-of-its-kind Special Congress held via video conference on Wednesday, Hockey India engaged it's executive board members and state member units in valuable discussions to pave the way forward and re-start the sport at state and national level following the COVID-19 pandemic situation.
May 11, 2020 17:05
NEW DELHI: The Union Sports Ministry on Monday granted recognition to 54 national federations till September this year, PTI reports.
The ministry granted fresh recognition to the All India Carrom Federation.
The Paralympic Committee of India (PCI), Rowing Federation of India (RFI) and School Games Federation of India (SGFI) were the ones denied recognition once again, accordimng to the newswire.
May 11, 2020 17:05
LAUSANNE: The executive board (EB) of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) has decided to postpone the 47th FIH Congress, initially planned on 28 October-1 November in New Delhi, to May 2021.
The exact date will be confirmed as soon as possible.
FIH had pre-informed all 137 national associations in April about a potential change of dates for the Congress.
May 08, 2020 16:05
NEW DELHI: Hockey India on Friday condoled the sad demise of Pandanda Kuttappa, a legendary figure in the region of Coorg who gave the sport the world famous Kuttani, family hockey tournament exclusively for the Kodava families.