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New Indian Express: Reports of women’s hockey team forced to sit on train floor false: Railways NEW DELHI: Railways today said there was no truth in reports that Indian women hockey players were made to ...

Times of India: Three Olympic gold, yet no recognition for Dhyan Chand: Dilip Tirkey By Ishan Chowdhury NEW DELHI: The “Path of Protest” in Jantar Mantar was crowded with distinguished former hockey players reminiscing Major ...

Times of India: ‘Sad we have to demand an award for Dhyan Chand’ By Biswajyoti Brahma NEW DELHI: A group of hockey greats will be meeting in the Capital on Sunday afternoon to demand the ...

Hindustan Times: Give equal opportunities to hockey players for Olympic success: Tirkey By Dilip Tirkey I was impressed by the men’s hockey team’s performance at the Rio Olympics. The team led by PR Sreejesh was ...

The Hindu: We are disappointed, says Sreejesh The Indian hockey teams may not have achieved results up to expectations but their performances at the Rio Olympics were not as disheartening as an eighth-place finish may ...

Times of India: Hockey champ’s wait for recognition ends 24 Aug, 2016 RANCHI: Silvanus Dungdung was a content man on Tuesday afternoon as he pulled out the Olympic gold medal from his closet. His 36-year ...

Hindustan Times: Indian men’s hockey team slips one place to sixth in FIH rankings The Indian men’s hockey team slipped one place to occupy sixth in the FIH rankings after their lackluster show in Rio ...

Times of India: Rio review hockey: Expectations belied, but some progress made By Manuja Verappa The tweet from PR Sreejesh, captain of the Indian hockey team, after his side crashed out in the quarterfinals at ...

New Indian Express: In a first, Centre to confer Khel Ratna to Sindhu, Sakshi, Dipa and Jitu NEW DELHI: In an unprecedented move, the country’s highest sporting award – Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna – will ...

Indian Express: Rio shake up heralds changing of the guard in world hockey Hockey narrowly avoided being dropped from the Olympic roster in 2013 over concerns that organisers were not doing enough to engage new ...