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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Nov 19, 2018 13:11
BHUBANESWAR: With less than two weeks to go for the start of the Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup Bhubaneswar 2018, Hockey India announced Sunday ticket sales going live for the opening ceremony to be held on 27 November in Bhubaneswar and the World Cup Celebrations event a day later at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack.
Nov 13, 2018 09:11
BHUBANESWAR: The Odisha government, which is aiming to secure the title of 'national sports capital' for Bhubaneswar, has signed agreements with seven top business groups to nurture sporting talent and bolster the sports ecosystem in the state.
Nov 12, 2018 16:11
LAHORE: Doubts over Pakistan’s participation in the upcoming World Cup in Bhubaneswar have been cleared after the cash strapped Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) found a saviour in the local subsidiary of Chinese multinational Haier, which has offered its patronage to the national team for the next two years.
Nov 06, 2018 16:11
NEW DELHI: A media storm in a tea cup that got wind in its sails due to the frosty relations existing between India and arch enemy Pakistan looks all set to quietly blow over.
Nov 06, 2018 15:11
MUMBAI: Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik bagged the International Hockey Federation (FIH) President's Award on Monday in New Delhi on 1 November, ANI reports.
Patnaik, an ardent sports lover, was recognised for promoting hockey and his government's incredible efforts in bringing the Odisha Men's Hockey World Cup to Bhubaneswar. The marquee event is slated to begin on 28 November.
Nov 05, 2018 15:11
BHUBANESWAR: Fans made a beeline for ticket counters at Kalinga Stadium here as the physical sale of tickets for the upcoming Men's Hockey World Cup 2018 commenced Monday.
Ticket sales opened at Kalinga Stadium and various outlets in the Odisha state capital and Cuttack.
Nov 05, 2018 14:11
NEW DELHI: The Hockey India League (HIL) will return in 2019 in a new, revamped avatar with a more fast-paced five-a-side format replacing the traditional 11-a-side event much like Futsal in football, Press Trust of India reports.
Nov 05, 2018 13:11
MUMBAI: Less than a month before the Men’s Hockey World Cup kicks off in Bhubaneswar, India haven’t yet approved the visas for Pakistan’s players and support staff, throwing uncertainty over their participation in the marquee event, Times of India reports.
Nov 03, 2018 16:11
NEW DELHI: More than four decades after international hockey switched from grass to synthetic turf, and shifted the balance of power in the game from Asia to Europe, the FIH world governing body is actively considering a partial return to the "old ways".
Oct 31, 2018 16:10
NEW DELHI: Some 250 delegates from all over the world gather in the capital this week for the 46th Congress of the International Hockey Federation (FIH).
The Congress is the supreme body of the FIH and meets every second year. This is where strategic decisions are made for the development and governance of hockey globally.