Jothikumaran in FIH Development Council

India can now hope to play a major role in development of hockey globally as the Secretary General of the Indian Hockey Federation, K Jothikumaran, has been appointed in the Development Council of......

'Indian Olympic Association infighting should stop'

IOA infighting should stop, says secretary general Rajeev Mehta IMAGE: Indian Olympic Association president Narinder Batra. Photograph: Tom Dulat/Getty Images A day after president Narinder......

Threat of Olympic axe was a wake-up call for us: Negre

The International Hockey Federation said that it was taken by "surprise" by the scare the game had to go through regarding its Olympic status, with its president Leandro Negre saying that the......

Saina Nehwal conferred Khel Ratna

Badminton ace Saina Nehwal, whose phenomenal rise was highlighted by three top-flight international titles recently, was on Sunday conferredthe coveted Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratnaat a glittering......

Olympians slam move to form Hockey India

Seething with indignation, Olympians Joaquim Carvalho, Gurbux Singh and Gavin Fereira on Thursday hit out at the Indian Olympic Association for forming Hockey India, a unified body embracing the......