Hockey  

Mandeep Singh struck twice to help India win the first leg of the Olympic hockey qualifiers. Mandeep (24th, 53rd minutes) scored two field goals while Harmanpreet Singh (5th) and SV Sunil (48th) also hit the target for India against Russia

Three prominent sports personalities hold the key for BJP’s fortunes in territories it has not tasted success in. how will these personalities swerve the fortunes in the saffron party’s favour? 

The camp will focus on preparing the team for the two-match FIH Olympic qualifiers against USA to be held on November 1 and 2

It is said that Yogeshwar Dutt, who was close to BJP leaders, is likely to contest the Assembly election in one of the constituencies in Haryana 
 

Kiren Rijiju honoured Indian hockey legends and said, 'They were the stars and they will forever remain the Indian heroes! I'll tweet one by one mentioning their achievements for our great nation'

The coaches and captains of Indian hockey teams sounded upbeat about the prospects of the two teams in the qualifiers, scheduled to be held at Bhubaneshwar on November 1 and 2, for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics

The Indian men's hockey team chief coach Graham Reid said they are confident of qualifying for Tokyo Olympics 2020

India's chief coach Graham Reid emphasised on the importance of regular exposures against top teams ahead of the Tokyo Olympics

India's opponent for the two-leg Olympic qualifier would be confirmed on September 9 after a live draw at the FIH headquarters in Laussane with a likely clash at home against Pakistan on the cards

India and Pakistan have been seeded in two separate halves of the draw by FIH on Thursday and they could meet in the Olympics qualifying tournament

The three-week camp will be conducted by coach Graham Reid at the helm. Following the team's recent victory in the Olympic Test event final against New Zealand, led by defender Harmanpreet Singh, the campers will be focused on remaining consistent in their performance

The draw to determine the matches of the upcoming FIH Hockey Olympic qualifiers will be held on September 9 at the International Hockey Federation (FIH) headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland

On legendary hockey player Dhyan Chand's 144th birth anniversary, Deep Dive with Abhinav Khare reminds us of the hero who won us so many laurels even when the country was not independent

On National Sports Day, a cycle rally was organised in Andhra Pradesh to give awareness to people to be physically fit. The National Sports Day in India is celebrated on August 29, on the birth anniversary of hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand

Today (August 29) is National Sports Day. To commemorate the legendary Indian hockey player Major Dhyan Chand’s birth anniversary, it was decided in 2012 to celebrate it as National Sports Day.