Hockey India League: News

26 Aug 2024

Indian Hockey Team

India set to host inaugural Women's Hockey India League: Details

India is set to host the inaugural Women's Hockey India League, as confirmed by Hockey India President Dilip Tirkey.

30 Jan 2023

Indian Hockey Team

Graham Reid steps down as Indian men's hockey team coach

Graham Reid resigned from his position as Indian men's hockey team head coach on Monday.

07 Jul 2021

Kolkata

Olympic gold-winning hockey legend Keshav Datt passes away at 95

Two-time Olympic gold medal-winning hockey legend Keshav Datt died Wednesday due to age-related ailments, marking the end of a glorious era in the sport.

22 Jun 2021

Manpreet Singh

Manpreet to lead Indian hockey team at Tokyo Olympics

India on Tuesday named incumbent Manpreet Singh as the skipper of the men's hockey team for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics where he will have two deputies in defenders Birendra Lakra and Harmanpreet Singh.

Indian women's hockey team already on Tokyo time

The members of the Indian women's hockey team have been training for the Tokyo Olympics in such a manner that their biological clock is already set to the Tokyo time, says senior mid-fielder Namita Toppo.

08 May 2021

Coronavirus

Indian hockey legend MK Kaushik dies of COVID-19 complications

Indian hockey legend MK Kaushik passed away on Saturday due to the complications caused by coronavirus.

25 May 2020

Indian Cricket Team

Hockey legend Balbir Singh Senior passes away at 95

Hockey stalwart Balbir Singh Dosanjh passed away on Monday after facing several health issues for over two weeks.

14 Feb 2020

India

India's hockey captain Manpreet Singh scripts history: Details here

In what can be considered a historic moment for Indian hockey, national captain Manpreet Singh has won the International Hockey Federation's (FIH) Player of the Year award.

07 Feb 2020

Indian Cricket Team

Coronavirus forces India's hockey tour of China to be abandoned

The coronavirus outbreak in China has forced a number of sporting events to be called off.

19 Aug 2019

Athletics

These countries have won the most Olympic medals

The Olympics is the greatest sporting extravaganza on this planet.

08 Apr 2019

India

Hockey: India appoint Graham Reid as new coach

Former Australian hockey coach Graham Reid has been appointed as the coach of the Indian men's hockey team, Hockey India announced on Monday.

09 Jan 2019

Indian Hockey Team

Poor show at Hockey World Cup sees Indian coach dismissed

Harendra Singh, the coach of the Indian men's hockey team, has been removed from his post, and authorities have asked him to return to coaching the junior team.

19 Nov 2018

Hockey World Cup

Hockey World Cup opening ceremony: Online ticket sale starts tomorrow

The online ticket sale for the grand opening ceremony of Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup in Bhubaneswar will begin from November 20 (tomorrow), according to Hockey India.

12 Sep 2018

Indian Hockey Team

Former Indian hockey team captain Sardar Singh announces his retirement

The former captain of the Indian team, Sardar Singh, has announced his retirement from international hockey.

24 Jul 2018

Big Bazaar

Dhoni was highest individual taxpayer in Bihar-Jharkhand region last year

Former Indian skipper MS Dhoni was the highest individual taxpayer in the whole of the Bihar-Jharkhand region last year.

27 May 2018

India

Hockey: 48 senior players selected for Women's National Camp

Hockey India will be conducting a national camp from May 28 to June 9 for 48 senior women hockey players at the Sports Authority of India centre in Bengaluru.

16 Feb 2018

Hockey World Cup

Odisha government to sponsor national hockey team

In a first-of-its-kind association, Odisha state government will sponsor the Indian national hockey teams, men and women, for the next five years.

02 Sep 2017

India

Roelant Oltmans sacked as Indian hockey team's coach

Indian national hockey team's head coach, Roelant Oltmans has been sacked from his post by Hockey India (HI).

17 Aug 2017

Mahendra Singh Dhoni

MS Dhoni to open cricket academy in Dubai

Former Indian cricket captain MS Dhoni, recently announced that, he would be opening his first cricket academy in Dubai.

30 Jun 2017

India

How will GST affect the sports industry in India?

The Goods and Service Tax (GST) is all set to roll-out in India from 1st July, 2017.

24 Jan 2017

India

Hockey India still waiting for an apology: PHF

Pakistan Hockey Federation's Shahbaz Ahmad said that Hockey India is still waiting for a written apology over the 2014 Champions Trophy incident.

22 Sep 2016

Asia Cup

Ritu Rani announces retirement from international hockey

Former Indian women's hockey captain Ritu Rani announced her retirement from international hockey.