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Asian Games silver medallist Piara Singh is no more. He died at his hometown Khusropur, a suburb of Jalandhar in Punjab, on Wednesday. His mortal remains will be cremated today (Sunday)as close relative of him ...

Former hockey international Nimal passes away Mumbai, Jun 15 (PTI) Former hockey international Hiranna M Nimal died here yesterday. He was 74. The funeral was held in Pune today, said Olympian and former western railway ...

FORMER PRESIDENT OF B.H.A BAPTIST DE SOUZA PASSES AWAY Mumbai March, 23: Baptist de Souza the former President of Bombay Hockey Association and the Dy.Managing Director of Mahindras passed away in Mumbai today after a ...

Dec 19: Double Olympic gold medallist Commander Nandy Singh, 81, has been hospitalized after he suffered paralytic attack today He is now admittted into the emergency ward of the city’s Moolchand Hospital, a km from ...

DHYAN CHAND: Sorcerer’s Score India’s glorious hockey journey – a medal in Olympics from 1928 to 1980 except once in 1976, including eight gold – would not have started but for a friendship between two ...

“Naval Tata’s loved hockey”: His Secretary Skandan Skandan is not a run of the mill personal secretary. His long association with Tata’s supreme makes him a special. Just retired, he has time now to move ...

Government of India has conferred former Punjab Police’s Balbir Singh with the prestigious Padamshree award. Balbir Singh, born in Sansarpur near Jalandhar, is settled in Jalandhar after retiring from Punjab Police in 2001. Balbir, a ...

Major Victories of India Olympics 1928 Gold 1932 Gold 1936 Gold 1948 Gold 1952 Gold 1956 Gold 1960 Silver 1964 Gold 1968 Bronze 1972 Bronze 1980 Gold World Cup 1971 Bronze 1973 Silver 1975 Gold ...

Pataudi Pariwar’s treachery of hockey continues unabated even today If a person is selected to represent the country, that too, giving the honour of not even undergoing selection trails while others are sweating it out ...

INCOMPARABLE CAREER STATISTICS OF BALBIR SING Sr. WHO TURNS 84 ON FRIDAY, THE 10TH OCTOBER,2008 Captained -1945 Intervarsity Champions Punjab University -1947-61 Renowned Hockey Team Punjab Police -1949 National Champions Punjab State Triple Gold Olympian ...