Delhi Waveriders is the only team in the ongoing Hockey India League (HIL) to have an all-Indian support staff and captain Sardar Singh feels their knowledge of Indian conditions and local players has been a major factor in the team's success so far in the tournament. ...
06:55 PM, Jan 25, 2013
Delhi Waveriders sit on top of the leaderboard with 22 points while Mumbai Magicians have lost all the five matches they have played so far. ...
05:11 PM, Jan 25, 2013
Indian hockey team captain Sardar Singh, who is leading Delhi Waveriders in the inaugural Hockey India League, said that the five-team HIL is a historical. ...
01:29 PM, Jan 21, 2013
Delhi won the inaugural match against Punjab, while Mumbai will open their campaign with an away game. ...
12:41 PM, Jan 16, 2013
The much awaited inaugural edition of the Hockey India League is set to begin with the hosts Delhi Waveriders taking on their rivals from north India Punjab Warriors in the first match of the franchise-based, five-team competition at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium on Monday. ...
11:02 AM, Jan 14, 2013
Nothing like it if the HIL paves way for Indian hockey to put its recent disappointments behind and revive the glorious past. ...
06:38 PM, Jan 13, 2013
Hockey India unveiled the trophy of the Hockey India League to be held across the country from January 14 to February 10. ...
06:27 PM, Jan 13, 2013
Indian hockey skipper Sardar Singh feels the summer of discontent is a thing of the past now as team did well in Champions Trophy and Asian Champions Trophy. ...
12:41 PM, Jan 13, 2013
"HIL will not only provide financial security to the players but also popularise hockey in the country," says India and Punjab Warriors skipper Sardar Singh. ...
05:42 PM, Jan 12, 2013
Germany captain Mortitz Fuerste feels that the Indian hockey team has improved a lot under Sardar Singh's leadership. ...
06:13 PM, Jan 10, 2013
Ric feels that India are fast improving but to become superpower again in hockey, they need to be more organised. ...
04:30 PM, Jan 08, 2013
Rizwan has been bought by Delhi Waveriders franchise for USD 26,000. ...
03:47 PM, Jan 08, 2013
Already assured of a place in the summit clash, India would look to test their reserves when they take on Malaysia. ...
08:48 PM, Dec 25, 2012
Doha: Starting as overwhelming favourites, confident India would look to open their title defence on a positive note against an unpredictable China in the second edition of the Asian Champions Trophy here on Thursday. The Sardar Singh-led India will approach the tournament with a new-found confidence and zeal having finished a creditable fourth in the prestigious FIH Champions Trophy in Melbourne earlier this month after competing as a wild card...
05:52 PM, Dec 19, 2012
New Delhi: Determined to defend the title, a confident Indian hockey team under Sardar Singh left for Doha to participate in the second edition of the Asian Champions Trophy to be held from December 20-27. The 18-member squad left for Doha by a Qatar Airways flight this morning, a day after the Hockey India League players' auction, where Sardar and his deputy V R Raghunath became the highest-paid players from...
08:40 PM, Dec 17, 2012
New Delhi: Indian hockey players Sardar Singh and Sandeep Singh on Sunday hailed the prospect of lucrative money with the Hockey Indian League (HIL) and hoped it will be the turning point for the sport in the country. India captain Sardar, who emerged as the highest paid player in the auction, feels it would inspire the next generation of Indian hockey players. Sardar, who was a marquee player, was brought...
11:51 PM, Dec 16, 2012
New Delhi: The players' auction for the inaugural Hockey Indian League (HIL) took place in the capital on Sunday, where five franchises bid for the 246 players in the auction pool. Here's how the squads look after completion of the bidding process: DELHI WAVERIDERS 1. Sardar Singh (IND, marquee player, sold for $78,000) 2. Yuvraj Walmiki (IND, sold for 18,500) 3. Oscar Deeke (GER, sold for $25000) 4. Gurvinder Singh...
04:16 PM, Dec 16, 2012
New Delhi: Until July this year, Sandeep Singh was the blue-eyed boy of Indian hockey but a whitewash at the Olympics saw him being axed from the India squad for the Champions Trophy, where VR Raghunath rose to the challenge and became the leader of India's defensive wall. At the Hockey Indian League Auction (HIL) on Sunday, the franchises' interest confirmed that. While star drag-flicker Sandeep was one of the...
01:17 PM, Dec 16, 2012
Text of commentary from the auction hall as the hammer came down at the Hockey India League players' auction on Sunday. ...
08:53 AM, Dec 16, 2012
New Delhi: India captain Sardar Singh and ace dragflicker Sandeep Singh will command the highest base-price of Rs 15 lakh each at the upcoming players' auction of the cash-rich Hockey India League (HIL) slated on Sunday. Sardar and Sandeep, with reserve price of USD 27,800 each are the players with highest base-price among the Indians as well as foreign players. A list of 246 players issued by HI to be...
06:44 PM, Dec 14, 2012
