Major Dhyan Chand
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India remembers Major Dhyan Chand on National Sports Day: PM Modi, Tendulkar pay rich tributes
Other Sports | Aug 29, 2018, 01:04 PM ISTOn his 114th birth anniversary, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, cricketers Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag remembered Dhyan Chand's contribution to Indian sports.
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A time when Dhyan Chand stood in queue to watch hockey
Hockey | Feb 25, 2018, 07:03 PM ISTOlympic gold-medallist and former captain Gurbux Singh, in his autobiography titled "My Golden Days", has shed fresh light on the legend of India's greatest athlete, whose birth anniversary is celebrated as the National Sports Day.
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Fans hold rally for Bharat Ratna for Dhyan Chand
Hockey | Jan 09, 2014, 06:20 AM ISTNew Delhi: Hockey fans in the national capital held a rally yesterday appealing to the central government to confer the Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian award, on hockey wizard Dhyan Chand posthumously.The rally started at
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Flying Sikh Milkha Singh calls for awarding Bharat Ratna to Major Dhyan Chand
Hockey | Nov 17, 2013, 11:46 AM ISTNew Delhi: Flying Sikh Milkha Singh has welcomed the awarding of Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour, to batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar, but has also added that the Bharat Ratna should also be awarded posthumously
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Bharat Ratna For Dhyan Chand First, Then Sachin, Azharuddin
Cricket | Apr 13, 2012, 07:39 PM ISTNew Delhi, Apr 13: Former India captain Mohammad Azharuddin says Sachin Tendulkar deserves to receive the Bharat Ratna, but wants hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand to be the first sportsperson to be bestowed with the
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South Africa Beat Poland 2-1 In Olympic Qualifier
Hockey | Feb 18, 2012, 10:06 PM ISTNew Delhi, Feb 18: Favourites South Africa beat Poland 2-1 in the first match of Olympic women hockey qualifiers at Major Dhyan Chand Stadium here today.The South Africans had trouble getting their rhythm and the
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Bharat Ratna To Cricketers, Filmstars A Mockery Of Award : Katju
India | Dec 20, 2011, 09:25 PM ISTNew Delhi, Dec 20: In controversial remarks, Press Council Chairperson Justice Markandey Katju today said that giving Bharat Ratna to cricketers and film stars, who have “no social relevance”, is making a “mockery” of the