November 2012

Three Dutch Hockey Stars Announced Their Retirement

Floris Evers, Roderick Weusthof and Teun Floris de Nooijer, the three Dutch Hockey stars on 10 October 2012 announced their retirement from International Hockey. The three players were the part of the Netherlands Hockey Squad in Olympics 2012, where the Dutch team finished with silver medal after facing defeat from the hands of Germany.

KAPIL SIBAL LAUNCHED HOCKEY AND CRICKET LEAGUE

In order to give encouragement to the talented sportsmen of the University system and promote sports in Universities, the Union Minister of Human Resource Development Kapil Sibal on 5 October 2012 launched hockey and cricket league under the Association of Indian Universities (AIU). Association of Indian Universities has been organising the Rohinton Baria Cricket Trophy, the Inter University Hockey Tournament and other events for promotion of sports in the Universities throughout the country.

It was after an offer made by the NDTV Group for assisting in sponsoring sports events, it was decided to organise every year, a National Level University Cricket League (UCL) and University Hockey League (UHL). So For this purpose an Organising Committee chaired by the Minister of Human Resource Development, Communication and IT has been constituted, composed of senior representatives of University Grants Commission (UGC), AIU, NDTV, Vice Chancellors of several Universities, NDMC, DDCA Hockey India and eminent persons in the field of sports. The University Cricket League would be played among 8 top University teams in the T 20 format, from amongst those who qualify through a zonal competition. Similarly the University Hockey League would be played among the top 8 teams selected through the zonal competitions.

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