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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Dec 13, 2018 12:12
BHUBANESWAR: Odisha Sports Minister Chandra Sarathi Behera and International Hockey Federation (FIH) President Narinder Batra announced Wednesday that the capital city is set to host one of the three Hockey Series Finals to be held from 6-16 June 2019. The Hockey Series is open to national teams that are not playing in the Hockey Pro League.
Dec 01, 2018 17:12
MUMBAI: The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has signed a four-year partnership agreement with Dream11, one of India’s biggest sports gaming companies.
Nov 29, 2018 12:11
BHUBANESWAR: Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik Wednesday released commemorative postage stamps on the ongoing Men's Hockey World Cup in the city, Press Trust of India reports.
"I would like to thank the Postal Department for producing beautiful stamps at the time of the Hockey World Cup," Patnaik was quoted as saying to PTI.
Nov 29, 2018 09:11
BHUBANESWAR: Thanks to media rights agreements signed by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) with over 30 broadcast partners worldwide, TV coverage of the ongoing Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup Bhubaneswar 2018 is reaching 194 countries.
This represents an increase of almost 150% compared to the last edition of the men’s flagship event in 2014!
Nov 27, 2018 13:11
BHUBANESWAR: The Odisha government on Monday announced in a press release from the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) that all educational institutions and government offices in the state will remain closed for the opening ceremony of the Odisha Men's Hockey World Cup today after 1.30 pm.
The inaugural event will be held Tuesday evening with the likes of AR Rahman, Shahrukh Khan and Madhuri Dixit set to perform.
Nov 24, 2018 16:11
BHUBANESWAR: Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik on Friday released the official Men's Hockey World Cup anthem ‘Jai Hind’ composed by renowned music director and composer A.R. Rahman and penned by veteran lyricist Gulzar, IANS reports.
The anthem reflects sports, unity and inspiration. Rahman told IANS that the song has been shot in Odisha, Mumbai, Chennai and other parts of the country.
Nov 23, 2018 14:11
BHUBANESWAR: Hockey India (HI) was impressed with the incredible response by hockey fans for the opening ceremony of the Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup Bhubaneswar 2018.
An unprecedented number of fans logged in to the online ticketing website, ticketgenie.in within hours of the ticket sales opening from 12 pm on 20 November. The heavy traffic led to some technical issues which were resolved swiftly.
Nov 23, 2018 14:11
NEW DELHI: Leading into the much-awaited Odisha Men’s Hockey World Cup Bhubaneswar 2018, Hockey India on Thursday released a curated coffee table book titled ‘The Illustrated History of Indian Hockey: A Saga of Triumph, Pain and Dreams’ capturing the glorious journey of one of India’s most celebrated sports.
Nov 22, 2018 16:11
BHUBANESWAR: Frenzied promotional activity and the presence of celebrities have resulted in the tickets for the opening ceremony of the men's hockey World Cup being sold out within hours of ticket sales going online on Tuesday.
The opening ceremony will be held at the Kalinga Stadium in the city on 27 November followed by the World Cup Celebrations program the next day at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack.
Nov 21, 2018 12:11
NEW DELHI: The captain of the Indian men's hockey team, Manpreet Singh on Tuesday signed up with adidas, the global sports giant ahead of the season-ending Odisha Hockey World Cup to be played in Bhubaneswar from 28 November to 16 December.
IOS Sports and Entertainment, one of India’s largest sports marketing and talent management companies, brokered the deal on Manpreet’s behalf.