New Delhi: Dutch hockey legend Roelant Oltmans is set to become the coach of the Sahara India Pariwar-owned Lucknow franchise in the inaugural Hockey India League, schedued to begin in January 17 next year. While Oltmans has been handpicked for the coach's job, Sahara has appointed former India captain Dhanraj Pillay as the technical director of the team. "Oltmans is set to become the coach of our team. We have...
06:05 PM, Dec 11, 2012
New Delhi: Senior players continue to miss the bus as defending champions India on Friday named an unchanged 18-member squad under Sardar Singh for the second Asian Champions Trophy to be held at Doha from December 20-27. India, who defeated Pakistan 4-2 via penalty shootout en route to the tital last year in Ordos, China, fielded the same team that is currently playing in the FIH Champions Trophy in Melbourne,...
05:29 PM, Dec 07, 2012
New Delhi: Ranked No. 11 in the world and buried at the rock bottom of the standings at the London Olympics, Indian hockey bit the bullet before announcing the squad to tour Australia. And a fortnight later, bosses at Hockey India will have a rare smile on their face as the boys have made it to the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy. Sandeep Singh, Bharat Chetri, Igance Tirkey, Shivendra Singh...
12:48 PM, Dec 07, 2012
New Delhi: The governing council of the Hockey India League (HIL) deferred its players' auction by a fortnight to December 16 and the start of the tournament to January 17. The league, earlier scheduled between January 5 and February 3, will now conclude on February 17. Hockey India (HI) secretary general and HIL chairman Narinder Batra said the decision was made in the best interests of hockey since some franchises...
05:28 PM, Nov 26, 2012
New Delhi: The cream of Indian hockey will be part of the 152 domestic players up for grabs in the inaugural Hockey India League (HIL) players auction to be held here on December 1. Hockey India secretary general and HIL chairman, Narinder Batra, on Wednesday expressed confidence that the quality of competition in the inaugural edition of the event, scheduled from January 5 to February 3 next year, would be...
02:32 PM, Nov 21, 2012
New Delhi: The 18-member Indian women's team will tour New Zealand from December 6 to 16 to play six Tests as part of its preparations for FIH World League round two tournament. FIH World League round two tournament will be held in Delhi from February 18 to 24. The 18-member squad will be captained by midfielder Ritu Rani, while forward Soundarya Yendala has been named the vice-captain. Hockey India selectors...
04:55 PM, Nov 20, 2012
New Delhi: As many as 24 Australian players, including all 16 members of the squad that won the bronze medal in London Olympics earlier this year, are among the 91 overseas players who have signed up for the Hockey India League players' auction to be held next month. After Australia, Pakistan will have the second highest number of players in the auction at 15, followed by Spain (10). "A look...
05:38 PM, Nov 19, 2012
New Delhi: Dutch legend and world's highest capped player, Teun de Nooijer will be among eight stars from the Netherlands to feature in next month's player auction for the Hockey India League to be held in January next year. De Nooijer, who made his debut in 1994 before retiring last month after playing 453 international matches, has always been a key member of the Dutch national team. He participated in...
03:58 PM, Nov 15, 2012
Kolkata: Former captain Dhanraj Pillay is not interested in talking about Indian hockey anymore after India's forgettable London Olympics performance and also questioned the rationale behind appointing foreign coaches. "Please don't ask me anything about Indian hockey. 12 teams mein se 12th finish karna ... Ab isse bhi bura kuchh ho sakta hai kya (When the country finishes 12th out of 12... Can it be worse than this)?" asked Pillay....
12:28 PM, Nov 11, 2012
New Delhi: The Hockey India League (HIL) players' auction will take place here on December 1, five weeks before the competition is scheduled to start. "The auction will give the six franchises the opportunity to bid for the best players and complete their squads," HIL chairman Narinder Batra said. "The base prices for the players vary from $3,000 to $25,000. Since the teams have a salary cap of Rs 3.5...
04:52 PM, Nov 08, 2012
New Delhi: Star midfielder Sardar Singh will captain India at the Lanco International Super Series and 34th Champions Trophy as Hockey India (HI) on Monday announced the 18-man squad for the tour of Australia, which will not include penalty-corner expert Sandeep Singh and veteran striker Shivendra Singh on the touring party. Sending a strong signal to the non-performers after the London Olympics debacle, the selectors made as many as seven...
06:25 PM, Nov 05, 2012
New Delhi: Five members of the 2010 Asian Games silver medal-winning Malaysian team have signed up for the Hockey India League players' auction to be held this month for the event that will start on January 5 next year. The players include Asian All-Star goalkeeper Kumar Subramaniam, who comes with vast international experience, having played 197 games that includes matches in three Asian Games, two Commonwealth Games and an FIH...
12:34 PM, Nov 04, 2012
Jalandhar: India's hockey coach Michael Nobbs on Saturday refused to dwell on the team's London Olympics flopshow, saying that all queries on the matter should be directed to Hockey India, not him. Nobbs, who was here to witness an exhibition match, sidestepped queries on India's s worst ever Olympic performance. "I cannot answer any question. Any question on India's poor Olympic performance should be asked to Hockey India. I have...
01:50 PM, Nov 03, 2012
New Delhi: The experienced Alegre brothers -- Ramon and David -- are among the leading Spanish hockey players who have signed up to be a part of the Hockey India League Players' Auction to be held next month. The 31-year-old Ramon Alegre, who led Spain in the London Games earlier this year, has 237 caps to his credit. He has represented Spain in three Olympics starting with Athens in 2004...
03:00 PM, Nov 01, 2012
Patiala: The Hockey India (HI) Selection Committee on Monday ignored custodian Bharat Chhetri and forward Tushar Khandker while trimming down the list of Core Group Men probables to 33 after the three-day selection trials ended at the SAI Centre, Netaji Subash National Institute of Sports (NIS) in Patiala on Saturday. The fitness and performance of all the 48 probables selected for the camp was tested by coach Michael Nobbs; HI...
03:21 PM, Oct 29, 2012
New Delhi: Experienced mid-fielders Mortiz Fuerste and Oliver Korn are among the players from Olympic champions Germany who have signed up for the players' auction to be held next month in the run up to the six-team Hockey India League (HIL) that will begin on January 5. Striker Deecke Oskar and goal-keeper Jacobi Nicolas, both members of the 2012 Olympic gold medal winning team, are the other prominent names from...
03:23 PM, Oct 23, 2012
New Delhi: South Africa's skipper Austin Smith will be available for the Hockey India League (HIL) players' auction among others, said the organisers on Friday. The 27-year-old Smith has 103 international caps and has been part of South African teams that competed in the Olympic Games in 2008 and 2012. Drag-flicker Justin Reid Ross (63 goals in 91 games), Lloyd Norris Jones (46 goals in 90 matches) and Thornton McDade...
06:27 PM, Oct 19, 2012
New Delhi: Simon Child, a member of the FIH World All Star team in 2009, is among the nine Kiwis who will feature in next month's Hockey India League Players' auction for the event starting in January 2013. With 93 goals from more than 170 matches, the 24-year-old Child has etched his mark as one of the world's finest strikers. Having started as a teenager, he has been a key...
12:55 PM, Oct 18, 2012
New Delhi: Hockey India (HI) on Wednesday appointed Steve Catton as competitions director for the six-team Hockey India League (HIL) that is slated to be held from January 5 to February 3, 2013. HI secretary-general Narinder Batra, who is also the chairman of the Hockey India League (HIL), said the appointment of Catton is an important step towards ensuring that the league is of high quality. "We are looking to...
05:44 PM, Oct 10, 2012
New Delhi: Hockey India (HI) on Tuesday announced the list of 48 probables for the national camp at the SAI Centre at the Netaji Subash National Institute of Sports in Patiala from October 15. The camp precedes selection of the Indian team for Lanco International Super Series and 34th Men's FIH Champions Trophy in Australia. The probables were selected by HI Selectors Col. Balbir Singh, BP Govinda and Syed Ali,...
02:55 PM, Oct 09, 2012
