NHL lottery draft 2026: Toronto Maple Leafs win first pick, Vancouver had highest oddsNHL Lottery Draft 2026: Toronto Maple Leafs had the fifth-highest odds of winning it at 8.5 per cent. Vancouver had the highest at 18.5 per...
06 May, 2026, 05.12 AM IST
Chris Gayle becomes co-owner of Glasgow Mugafians in Abhishek Bachchan-backed European T20 cricket leagueIn an exciting turn of events, cricket superstar Chris Gayle has taken a new role as co-owner and global brand ambassador for the Glasgow M...
20 Apr, 2026, 01.41 PM IST
Canadian hockey legend Wayne Gretzky under fire over Donald Trump links: What’s the controversy about?Canadian hockey legend Wayne Gretzky is facing criticism in his home country due to his association with US President Donald Trump. His app...
28 Feb, 2025, 11.56 PM IST
1972 was last time I played in Delhi: Hockey legends reminisce as sport returns to national capitalIndian hockey legends Harbinder Singh and Zafar Iqbal shared their memories of playing in Delhi as the Indian men's hockey team prepares to...
29 Sep, 2024, 09.50 AM IST
Direct govt jobs for winners of Olympics, Asian games: UP CM Yogi announces sports policyUttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath introduced a new sports policy that guarantees government jobs to winners of Olympics, Commonw...
02 Sep, 2024, 11.14 AM IST
PM Modi interacts with legend goalkeeper PR Sreejesh's son, asks him to stay back with him; Watch video herePR Sreejesh, who retired after securing a bronze medal at the Paris Olympics, appreciated the warm welcome in Kerala and praised Prime Mini...
17 Aug, 2024, 03.20 PM IST
Washington Capitals’ Alex Ovechkin secures another milestone by scoring second-most goals in NHL historyOvechkin is second all-time in NHL career goals, trailing only Wayne Gretzky's record of 894 goals; he now has 802 goals under his name.
25 Dec, 2022, 01.29 AM IST
Congress supports renaming Khel Ratna Award, says rechristen stadia tooThey welcomed the move but urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to change the names of sports stadiums named after him, Arun Jaitley and othe...
07 Aug, 2021, 07.45 AM IST
Better late than never: Sporting fraternity welcomes decision to rename Khel Ratna after Dhyan ChandDhyan Chand is widely regarded as the greatest player in hockey. In his career that spanned from 1926 to 1949, he clinched Olympic medals i...
06 Aug, 2021, 02.31 PM IST
A documentary on early years of hockey legend Dhyan Chand in worksProducer and entrepreneur Joyeeta Roy and Prateek Kumar Mishra will work on the documentary.
19 May, 2021, 03.00 PM IST
Abhishek Chaubey to direct a biopic on legendary hockey player DhyanchandThe player earned 3 Olympic gold medals in 1928 (Amsterdam), 1932 (LA) and 1936 (Berlin) for India.
16 Dec, 2020, 04.42 PM IST
Hockey legend Balbir Singh Senior tests negative for Covid-19, condition remains criticalBalbir Sr was taken to the private hospital from his residence in Sector 36 in Chandigarh.
11 May, 2020, 10.49 AM IST
Pakistan hockey legend Mansoor Ahmed passes away in KarachiThe 49-year-old Olympian had been suffering for weeks from complications stemming from a pacemaker and stents implanted in his heart, and h...
12 May, 2018, 07.58 PM IST
Interesting facts surface in hockey legend Balbir Singh Sr's Punjabi biographyHis 1952 record of most goals (five) in an Olympic final still stands and he also figures in the list of 16 iconic Olympians of all-time.
27 May, 2015, 01.40 PM IST
UMYAS denies recommending Dhyan Chand's name for Bharat RatnaMinistry of Youth Affairs and Sports today denied that it suggested the name of hockey legend Dhyan Chand for Bharat Ratna Award in 2013-14.
30 Jul, 2014, 05.26 PM IST
- Ex-players march to PMO, demand Bharat Ratna for Dhyan Chand
Dhyan Chand's name has already been recommended by the Sports Ministry for the honour.
08 Jan, 2014, 05.02 PM IST
More transparency needed in awarding of Bharat Ratna: Shivraj Singh ChouhanThere has been a growing demand from various quarters for awarding Vajpayee and Dhyan Chand, after the Centre recently bestowed Bharat Ratn...
22 Nov, 2013, 03.40 PM IST