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PR Sreejesh, Olympic Medal-Winning Hockey Player, Slams IndiGo For Charging Extra Money For Handling “Goalkeeper Baggage” | Hockey News
23Sep By adminNo Comments
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PR Sreejesh, Olympic Medal-Winning Hockey Player, Slams IndiGo For Charging Extra Money For Handling “Goalkeeper Baggage” | Hockey News

[ad_1] India's legendary hockey goal-keeper PR Sreejesh© AFPIndian men's hockey team's iconic goalkeeper PR Sreejesh on Friday took to Twitter to express his disappointment at domestic carrier IndiGo for charging him extra for his baggage. “FIH allow me to play with a 41inch hockeystick, but @IndiGo6E never allow me to carry anything over 38inch,” Sreejesh tweeted. What to do? Pay extra Rs,1500 for handling the goalkeeper baggage,” he wrote. He also shared a photo of the IndiGo receipt for the extra baggage charge. He also added the hashtag “#loot”.FIH allow me to play with a 41inch hockeystick, but @IndiGo6E never allow me to carry anything over 38inch.What to do? Pay extra Rs,1500 for handling the goalkeeper baggage.#loot pic.twitter.com/lJWFkAlgfT— sreejesh p r (@16Sreejesh) September...
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Dilip Tirkey Elected New Hockey India President | Hockey News
23Sep By adminNo Comments
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Dilip Tirkey Elected New Hockey India President | Hockey News

[ad_1] Former India captain Dilip Tirkey, who was the front-runner for the post of Hockey India president, was elected unopposed for the top job on Friday. Hockey India elections were scheduled to be held on October 1 but the results were declared in advance as there were no contestants for any of the posts, paving the way for the incumbent candidates to be elected unopposed as per the federation's Constitution. Tirkey was elected after Uttar Pradesh Hockey chief Rakesh Katyal and Hockey Jharkhand's Bhola Nath Singh, who were in the fray for the president's post, withdrew their nominations on Friday.Bhola Nath has been elected unopposed as secretary general.The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has approved Tirkey and his team's appointments.In a letter, the FIH said that when the nu...
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Former Captain Dilip Tirkey Files Nomination For Hockey India President’s Post | Hockey News
18Sep By adminNo Comments
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Former Captain Dilip Tirkey Files Nomination For Hockey India President’s Post | Hockey News

[ad_1] File photo of Dilip Tirkey© AFPFormer India captain and Olympian Dilip Tirkey on Sunday filed his nomination for the post of Hockey India (HI) president. After submitting his nomination papers, Tirkey said that his intention is to take the sport to greater heights. "Submitted my nomination for the post of President, Hockey India with the blessings of all. I am committed to take Indian Hockey to new heights," Tirkey posted on his official twitter handle. The 44-year-old Tirkey, a former full-back, was elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha as one of the three Biju Janata Dal (BJD) candidates.Prior to that, he was working as chairman of Odisha Tourism Development Corporation. Currently, he is the chairman of Odisha Hockey Promotion Council.Tirkey was a member of the Indian teams that ...
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Indian Hockey Teams Refute Ex-Coach’s Allegations Against Manpreet Singh | Hockey News
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Indian Hockey Teams Refute Ex-Coach’s Allegations Against Manpreet Singh | Hockey News

[ad_1] The Indian men's and women's hockey teams, in a joint statement, have strongly refuted allegations made by former men's team coach Sjoerd Marijne against captain Manpreet Singh. The 48-year-old former Dutch player, according to a report in The Indian Express, has written in his soon-to-be-released book titled “Will Power” that skipper Manpreet had allegedly told a player "to stop playing so well because his friends were not able to get into the team.” According to the report, Marijne also wrote: “I don't know if Manpreet had said so as a joke, but it made me so furious.”The Indian hockey teams have strongly refuted this claim by Marijne. “We have seen in the press today some disturbing allegations being made by the erstwhile Chief Coach of our teams, Mr. Sjoerd Marijne. We have co...
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Hospital In Pakistan Refuses To Hand Over Olympian Manzoor Hussain’s Body Over Non-payment Of Dues | Hockey News
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Hospital In Pakistan Refuses To Hand Over Olympian Manzoor Hussain’s Body Over Non-payment Of Dues | Hockey News

[ad_1] Image for representation only© AFPA private hospital in Lahore on Monday refused to hand over the body of Pakistani Olympian and former hockey team captain Manzoor Hussain, who died of cardiac arrest, for several hours without clearing the dues of his treatment. Hussain, popularly known as Manzoor Junior, was a part of the team that won bronze and gold in the 1976 and 1984 Olympics, respectively. He was also a part of the hockey teams that won World Cups in 1978 and 1982.Hussain, 64, had been suffering from a heart disease and was moved to the hospital on Monday early morning after his health deteriorated. The Olympian was admitted to the Shalimar Hospital Lahore where he passed away."The hospital management withheld the body of the legendary player for non-payment of the medical ...
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