New Delhi : The Sports Ministry has written to the Prime Minister’s Office, requesting Bharat Ratna for the late Dhyan Chand in what can considered be its latest push to bestow the hockey legend with India’s highest civilian honour. Sports Minister Vijay Goel confirmed to PTI that he has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. […]
London, June 7 : A near flawless demolition of Pakistan achieved, India will eye another dominant performance to seal a semifinal berth when they take on Sri Lanka in the ICC Champions Trophy here on Thursday. Having pulverised Pakistan by 124 runs, India will start as overwhelming favourites against Sri Lanka, who looked in total […]
Rohit Mahajan Indians and Pakistanis and Bangladeshis have brought their prejudices and centuries-old petty fights over belief and ethnicity and language to the UK. This is an English summer of discontent, marked by fear of terror and a hotly-contested general election. There’s also the Champions Trophy, with four out of eight teams coming from the […]
Dusseldorf : Hosts Germany overpowered Indian 2-0 in an action-packed encounter to end their campaign at the three-nation men’s hockey tournament on a winning note here today. Germany had previously won 2-1 against Belgium, drew 2-2 with India and lost 5-2 to Belgium. They finished with seven points while India earned four points from their […]