Category: Latest News

Hockey star Viren Rasquinha knows a thing or two about grassroots development. He himself was a glittering product of an indomitable effort lasting decades by Dronacharya awardee Merzban ‘Bawa’ Patel a selfless founder of the ...

Harendra Singh, former India coach and Dronacharya awardee, will now be in a position to concentrate fulltime on nurturing young talent. “I have opted for VRS (Voluntary Retirement Scheme) from Air India and I hope ...

GLOBAL ROUND UP: As the rest of the world attempts to live with the Covid-19 pandemic, so does hockey. The sport is taking tentative steps towards normalcy but the future is still uncertain. India’s national ...

Indian Olympic Association president Dr. Narendra Batra has refuted the allegation levelled by his association vice-president recently, and hit back with a strong missive to the president of the International Olympic Committee. Earlier, Mr. Sudhansu ...

Deserving case for Deep Grace Ekka By K. Arumugam Hockey India, in its wisdom, has recommended hockey players for annual Arjuna and other awards. Its heartening that the Indian hockey has now a talent that ...

QUITE SIMPLY BALBIR by Errol D’Cruz Balbir Singh Senior liked to keep it simple. Especially as a centre-forward so dreaded by opponents. Scoring, was his mantra, and in as ruthlessly a simple way as possible. ...

When Independent India craved for heroes, here was one. Balbir Singh Dosanj, or simply suffixed Senior, the lanky athletic centre-forward emerged as the first sporting icon of the new nation that had just shed its ...