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  Give Bharat Ratna to Dhyan Chand: Madan Lal

  Cricket | November 24, 2013 16:00 IST

  Agra: Former India cricketer Madan Lal feels it is an opportune time to award the nation's highest civilian honour  the Bharat Ratna  to hockey legend Dhyan Chand.The government announced last week that batting great Sachin

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  Bharat Ratna first for Dhyan Chand then for Sachin: Milkha

  Cricket | November 23, 2013 17:41 IST

  Noida: India's athletics icon Milkha Singh feels that hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand Should have been given Bharat Ratna before Sachin Tendulkar though he is happy that the doors have been opened for sportspersons to

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  Bestow Bharat Ratna on Major Dhyan Chand : Hockey India chief

  Hockey | November 19, 2013 22:41 IST

  Bhubaneswar: Demand for honouring Dhyan Chand with Bharat Ratna got louder today with Hockey India League asking the government to confer the country's highest civilian award to the hockey wizard."We welcome the Bharat Ratna for

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  Sachin deserved Bharat Ratna, but what about other legendary sportspersons?

  Cricket | November 19, 2013 17:45 IST

  New Delhi: In a country where emotions rule over logics, if today one dares to questions the greatness of legend cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, who will be conferred with Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian  award, in

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  Dhyan Chand immortalised in comic book series

  Hockey | August 29, 2013 19:46 IST

  New Delhi: On the momentous day of Dhyan Chand's 108th birth anniversary, the hockey legend was unveiled here Thursday in a new avatar as part of a comic book series by well known publisher Amar

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  Sports Ministry recommends Dhyan Chand's name for posthumous Bharat Ratna

  Hockey | July 20, 2013 11:57 IST

  New Delhi, Jul 20: The clamour may have been for Sachin Tendulkar but the Sports Ministry has recommended hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand's name for India's highest civillian honour -- the Bharat Ratna."The letter recommending

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  B'day Spl: Major Dhyan Chand - The forgotten hero of Indian sports

  Hockey | August 29, 2015 13:42 IST

  New Delhi: There was a time when hockey players of rival countries used to complain that Major Dhyan Chand had some glue on his hockey stick with which he used to control the ball while

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  A Goal Disallowed, Indian Women Draw 1-1 With Ukraine

  Hockey | February 18, 2012 20:36 IST

  New Delhi, Feb 18: A second half goal being disallowed, Indian women were held to a surprise 1-1 draw by a lowly Ukraine in their opening match of London Olympics hockey qualifiers at the Dhyan

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  Govt Removes Hurdles For Giving Bharat Ratna To Sportspersons, Sachin, Dhyanchand Hot Favourites

  Cricket | December 16, 2011 14:55 IST

  New Delhi, Dec 16 : Amid clamour for Bharat Ratna for Sachin Tendulkar, Government has modified rules to pave way for eligibility of sportspersons for the highest civilian award of the country.The new rules, providing

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  Dhyanchand Should Get Bharat Ratna Before Sachin: Chouhan

  Cricket | August 30, 2011 8:48 IST

  Bhopal, Aug 29 : Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan today said that hockey legend Major Dhyanchand should be conferred the ‘Bharat Ratna', India's highest civilian honour, ahead of Sachin Tendulkar. Remembering Dhyanchand on the