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TN Dragons too strong to break for Bengal Tigers

Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers players gave it their all against Tamil Nadu Dragons in their Hockey India League (HIL) match but it wasn't enough as the latter won 2-1 to make it two wins in two matches, at Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium in Rourkela on Friday.

The Times of India

Hockey India League set to take off once again

ROURKELA: The last time Graham Reid was in Rourkela, he was the head coach of the Indian men’s hockey team and they had just been knocked out of the 2023 FIH World Cup. It wasn’t a happy ending for a man who led India to their first Olympic medal after…

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Hockey India League 2024-25 countdown begins, tickets for matches free for Fans

The countdown to the much-anticipated return of the Hockey India League (HIL) 2024-25 has begun, igniting excitement across the nation. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Hockey India League announces free tickets for fans in Ranchi, Rourkela

In a major initiative aimed at growing the reach of hockey, Hockey India announced that all tickets for the upcoming Hockey India League (HIL) 2024-25 will be free of cost for fans attending matches in Ranchi and Rourkela. Read further on Dynamite News:

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I know I had some weaknesses, but when the team needed me, I gave it oxygen: PR Sreejesh

Injury forces you to introspect. In 2017, PR Sreejesh had the world at his feet. Then came the injury. "The next day someone else took my place," PR Sreejesh tells us. "Even in the newspapers, you started to put someone else's picture. Everyone started to forget me. That day I…

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No global sanction against 'banned' Tom Craig, can play in Hockey India League

NEW DELHI: When Australian Tom Craig's name came on the Hockey India League (HIL) auction table earlier this month, there were murmurs about his eligibility because of the ban imposed on him by Hockey Australia after a drugs-related incident during the Paris Olympics. However, those worries have allayed as the…

The Times of India

Opinion: Hockey India League must stay brave in its return

NEW DELHI: The return of Hockey India League (HIL) is perhaps the news everyone connected to the sport globally was looking forward to. The promise made a year ago is ready to be delivered, the added bonanza being the introduction of the women's edition that will run simultaneously along with…

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Hockeyroos 'keeper collects in landmark Indian auction

Hockeyroos goalkeeper Jocelyn Bartram has been bought for $26,000 in the first auction for the five-week Hockey India League.

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Women's Hockey India League: Full list of squads of four teams

The return of the Hockey India League (HIL) this December will see the women's tournament being played for the first time alongside the men's edition that makes a return after seven years, and the players' auction for both men and women concluded in Delhi on Tuesday.

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Hockey India League Players' Auction: Full squad list of four women's teams

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Hockey India League Players' Auction: Full list of squads of eight men's teams

The players' auction for the men's edition of the Hockey India League (HIL), which will make a return to the pitch this December after seven years, concluded in Delhi on Monday, with all eight teams buying players from their INR 4 crore purse to complete their squads.

The Times of India

Mini setback for Season 1 of women's Hockey India League, four teams instead of six

NEW DELHI: The return of Hockey India League (HIL) after seven years also marks the entry of the women's edition for the first time, which will run simultaneously with the men's tournament. However, ahead of the women players' auction on October 15, the initial plan of having six teams for…

The Times of India

Hockey India League returns with Rs 3,640-crore investment; gets exclusive window from FIH

NEW DELHI: Indian hockey has been on an upswing, especially after the men’s team’s back-to-back medal-winning campaigns in the Olympics and the recent title triumph in the Asian Champions trophy.

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Hockey India League set to return after seven years, starts on December 28

NEW DELHI: The new-look Hockey India League (HIL) will return after a seven-year break in December this year, it was announced here on Friday by Hockey India. The men's HIL 2024-25 edition will feature eight teams, along with the women's HIL that will make its debut with six teams. Both…

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Jarmanpreet Singh's Olympic debut is Indian hockey's 'never give up' story

Indian men's hockey team's defender Jarmanpreet Singh was considered a rising star when he was selected by the Punjab franchise in the prestigious Hockey India League in 2015. He seemed destined to represent India at the Junior World Cup in 2016, which launched the careers of many of his contemporaries,…

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Hardik Singh and Salima Tete named the Player of the Year for 2023

Hardik Singh and Salima Tete named 2023 Player of the Year at Hockey India awards, with revival of Hockey India League.

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Zafar Iqbal pitches for Pakistan players in Hockey India League

NEW DELHI: Indian hockey legend Zafar Iqbal on Thursday advocated for Pakistani players to be permitted to participate in the revived Hockey India League (HIL) after a hiatus of seven years.

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HI plans to revive HIL in late 2024 or early 2025 in new avatar for both men and women

NEW DELHI: The much-anticipated Hockey India League (HIL) is set to return in a new avatar next year or in early 2025 with Hockey India setting its sight on reviving the franchise-based league after a hiatus of seven years.

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Lack of tactical awareness, non-existent club culture behind India's early exit: Roelant Oltmans

BHUBANESWAR: Former India men's hockey head coach Roelant Oltmans has blamed the lack of tactical awareness and a non-existent club culture for India's early exit in the ongoing edition of the FIH Men's World Cup.

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We will ask coach, senior players why the hunger to win was missing: Hockey India president Dilip Tirkey

BHUBANESWAR: India's title hopes at the Hockey World Cup ended in an anti-climax. For a second consecutive World Cup at home, the team failed to live up to its expectations and will now finish outside of the top eight.

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Odisha hockey league may come up before the return of Hockey India League

ROURKELA: Hockey India and International Hockey Federation (FIH) have lately often had Hockey India League (HIL) on the discussion table. The HIL, which is considered the reason behind the quality of India's supply chain and resultant success at the 2016 Junior Men's World Cup and the Tokyo Olympics, has been…

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Australia, Belgium, Netherlands are favourites but don't take India lightly: Glenn Turner

NEW DELHI: Former Australia hockey player Glenn Turner feels his country, reigning champions Belgium and Netherlands are the favourites to win the upcoming men's hockey World Cup but warned against taking Tokyo Olympic bronze medallists India lightly in their own backyard.

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FIH Pro League to have promotion, relegation

Promotion and relegation is all set to be introduced in FIH Pro League as the International Hockey Federation hopes to make the event more competitive. The fourth season of the tournament will be starting from next week and over the past three seasons the teams have more or less been…

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