New Delhi: The second edition of the Hockey India League (HIL) will be played from January 23 to February 23 next year. A new team will be added to make it a six franchise based tournament, Hockey India announced on Friday.
"We are pleased to announce the dates for Hero Hockey India League 2014. After the enormous success in the inaugural season, we are expecting more spectacular hockey for the fans during Hero HIL 2014. We hope that the second season will see the toughest battles among the six teams," Narinder Batra, Chairman Hero Hockey India League said.
The inaugural edition, which was telecast in 146 countries across the globe, recorded more than 41 million viewership. Star Sports, Broadcast Partner of the league, will telecast live all the matches of the league.
Ranchi Rhinos emerged winners in the inaugural season....
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London: The Hockey India League (HIL) is a key fixture in International Hockey Federation's calender as the event would help in enhancing the possibility of playing the game throughout the year, FIH chief executive Kelly Fairweather said. The inaugural season of HIL finished in February this year, with five teams competing for top honours. "To come back to our (FIH's) philosophy of trying to have hockey throughout the year, this...
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The Indian hockey chief coach Michael Nobbs said that he is satisfied with the performances of the players in the Hockey India League. ...
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Ranchi Rhinos beat Delhi Waveriders 2-1 in a keenly contested final in Ranchi on Sunday. ...
09:27 PM, Feb 10, 2013
Warriors dominated the early exchanges and broke the deadlock just four minutes into the game through Knowles. ...
08:18 PM, Feb 10, 2013
Delhi and Ranchi are led by world's two best midfielders, India's Sardar Singh and Germany's Moritz Fuerste respectively. ...
07:29 PM, Feb 10, 2013
There won't be an upset in this summit clash as both the teams equally deserve to lift the trophy. ...
04:36 PM, Feb 10, 2013
Delhi won 3-1 thanks to goals from Andres Mir Bel, Rupinderpal Singh and Lloyd Norris Jones. ...
10:13 PM, Feb 09, 2013
Ranchi got the better of UP Wizards 4-2 in the first semi-final on Saturday. ...
07:07 PM, Feb 09, 2013
In the first semi-final, Ranchi Rhinos beat Uttar Pradesh Wizards 4-2. ...
04:45 PM, Feb 09, 2013
The Sardara Singh-led side had been the most dominant outfit in the tournament, going unbeaten till the final round of the league stage. ...
08:56 PM, Feb 08, 2013
A consistent Ranchi Rhinos would look to continue their dominant run when they face an unpredictable UP Wizards in the second semi-final. ...
07:58 PM, Feb 08, 2013
Mumbai Magicians suffered their 11th defeat in 12 games in this tournament, to finish at the bottom of the table. ...
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UP Wizards thrashed the home team 4-1 in their final round-robin match of the Hockey India League at the Major Dhyan Chand Stadium. ...
08:48 PM, Feb 07, 2013
The Delhi Waveriders have a golden opportunity to become the first team to reach the last-four stage without losing a match. ...
09:19 PM, Feb 06, 2013
If Waveriders can manage to beat UP, they will become the first team in the League to reach the last-four stage without losing a single match. ...
06:55 PM, Feb 06, 2013
Mumbai Magicians have managed to win only one match in the entire tournament due to their defensive frailties. ...
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