Olympic hockey medallist Gurbax Singh Grewal passed away on Friday following a heart attack in Zirakpur. Grewal, who was part of the Indian team that secured a bronze medal at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, died at the age of 84. In a rare distinction, he represented India at the same Olympics alongside his brother…
The Delhi High Court has held Hockey India secretary general Bhola Nath Singh guilty of contempt of court for wilfully disobeying its order. Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav said he would hear the issue of sentence on May 4, but granted Singh liberty to “purge” the contempt by undertaking “such measures as found fit.” The court…
While there has been a lot of talk on the Indian men’s hockey team’s composition for the upcoming World Cup and the Asian Games, not many have spoken about the same for the women. In fact, the women’s team’s schedule is much tighter, with the Nations Cup also scheduled in June before the two big…
Hockey India on Monday named a 36-member core probable group for the Senior men’s national coaching camp, to be held at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) centre in Bengaluru from April 20 to May 9, 2026. The camp will focus on tactical cohesion, conditioning and match-simulation sessions as the team prepares for a busy…
HCL Squash PSA Challenger Tour: Suraj Chand bags crown Suraj Kumar Chand defeated South Korean Jeongmin Ryu in straight games in the men’s final of the HCL Squash PSA Challenger Tour at the Indian Squash Academy in Chennai on Monday. The Indian second seed, ranked 134 in the world, beat his eighth seed opponent 11-5,…
Indian women’s hockey team finished its four-match tour of Argentina with a 2-2 draw on Friday. After a difficult start to the series, the Indian side fought back and won its final two matches to finish the tour on a high. In the tour’s first match on April 13, Navneet Kaur (22’) and Annu (29’)…
When he called time on his international career in 2017, Moritz Fuerste was one of the most accomplished field hockey players of all time. He’d been capped 268 times for Germany, scored 112 goals and won three Olympic medals, including gold at Beijing and London and a bronze at his final Games in Rio. And…
CHESS Delhi’s Aarit Kapil becomes youngest Indian International Master norm holder Delhi-based 10-year-old Aarit Kapil became the youngest Indian chess player to make an International Master norm after he drew with Samuel Asaka of Australia in the final round of an international tournament at Menorca in Spain. After a brilliant start that included a victory…
Star goalkeeper and former captain Savita Punia will return to the national women’s hockey team after 10 months, but indisposed skipper Salima Tete will be missing from action when India takes on Argentina in the first game of the four-match series, here on Monday. Savita has not competed since June 2025 as she took a…
FOOTBALL The Indian Under-17 women’s team lost 0-4 to Russia in the first of three friendly matches at the Matsesta Football Center in Sochi, Russia, on Saturday. Valeria Menyailova put the host ahead in the 44th minute. Dana Dobrovitskaya and Alisa Klimova converted penalties in the 57th and 72nd minutes, respectively, before Angelina Gulyayeva rounded…
