Ajit Pal Singh

Sjoerd Marijne was named chief coach of the Indian men's team -- a stunning decision given that the Dutchman has no prior experience of handling a senior men's side.

Three-time Olympian ajit pal singh will no longer be able to contest the Punjab assembly elections from Nakodar constituency as he does not fulfil the requirement of having a vote in the state, depriving former CM Amarinder Singh’s Punjab Lok Congress (PLC) of its most prominent face.

Former captain ajit pal singh expressed his disappointment with the Indian hockey team's performance in the junior World Cup and said that the time has come for the country to produce results.

BATHINDA: Punjab Civil Medical Service Association (PCMS) is on the path of confrontation with the voluntary organisations, Public Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) and Insaaf International, as it has decided to support the accused doctor in the bogus medical certificate scandal in the Civil Hospital, Bathinda.

The man who led India to their only World Cup triumph in 1975, ajit pal singh, questions the need for India to retain the services of hockey coach Michael Nobbs.

World Cup-winning former captain ajit pal singh feels India were "pathetic" in the group stage of the Hockey World League Final before they got "lucky" to notch up a bronze.

Hockey great ajit pal singh believes Australia will likely pose the biggest threat to India's quest for World Cup glory at home, saying the hosts will have to play to their full potential to overcome the challenge of the Kookaburras.

The farmers’ ‘rail roko’ agitation in Amritsar on Monday impacted Chandigarh as well, with six trains cancelled and two trains short-terminated.

Former captain ajit pal singh fears that the ongoing power tussle between HI and IHF may result in the national team not qualifying for the London Olympics.

Sixteen days before ajit pal singh turned 28 in 1975, he captained India to their maiden and so far the only World Cup hockey triumph. On the 46th anniversary of that momentous title win, achieved after beating Pakistan 2-1 in a fast-paced final at Siaran Langsung Dari Stadium, Merdeka (Kuala Lumpur), 73-year-old Singh on Monday recalled the final and the celebrations that ensued.

A galaxy of sports personalities including hockey greats ajit pal singh and Ashok Kumar from the 1975 World Cup winning team and wrestler-turned-politician Babita Phogat, are expected to grace the third edition of Play Write, a sports literature festival, to be held here on Saturday.

Dilip Vengsarkar arrived at the Bombay Gymkhana to be part of a celebrity penalty shoot-out tournament, his love for hockey came to the fore.

The sports ministry appointed a three-member panel comprising ajit pal singh, Ashok Kumar and Zafar Iqbal to assess the demands made by Terry Walsh to stay on as the chief coach of the national team.

Conceding goals in the dying minutes of the game could seriously hurt India's chances at the upcoming men's Hockey World Cup, feel past Olympians ajit pal singh and Zafar Iqbal.

Joe Antic, who passed away few days ago, was always considered an astute centre half who was well ahead of the game. Antic was member of the Indian hockey team that lost the gold medal streak for the first time in 1960 Rome Olympics. Pakistan beat India in the final.

Hockey India announced that it will provide complimentary tickets of the forthcoming Junior World Cup Men to former hockey Olympians and international players.

ajit pal singh, who led India to their only World Cup Hockey Championship win, has seen many ups and downs that Indian hockey has gone through.

Legendary ajit pal singh feels Graham Reid's resignation as chief coach will be good for the Indian men's hockey team as "change" was required after the home team's disastrous outing at the just-concluded World Cup. Reid on Monday resigned from his position following India's early ouster from the showpiece, jointly hosted by Rourkela and Bhubaneswar.

Border Security Force's (BSF) Inter Frontier Competitions of Boxing-Gymnastics-Judo-Wrestling and Weight Lifting began on Monday in which more than 950 sportsmen of all Frontiers of BSF are participating.

The turf-war with Hockey India that led to chief coach Terry Walsh's resignation reminded fans of Indian hockey's propensity to self-destruct, just when things are looking bright.

The three-member panel formed to look into the demands of Terry Walsh to stay on as the chief coach of the national hockey team could not arrive at a decision on the issue on Friday and fixed another meeting on Monday.

Hockey India announced complimentary tickets to hockey Olympians and international players for the forthcoming Hero Hockey World League Final from January 10-18.

Two Indians, ajit pal singh (31), and Randhir Singh (20), have been charged for allegedly using a chat application, along with a third unidentified person, to blackmail, abduct and rape an Australian woman.

PT Usha, Anju Bobby George and Leander Paes are some of the celebrities who will take part in the Olympic torch relay in Delhi on Thursday.

The Indian hockey team's perennial problem of conceding late goals has raised concerns about nerves but men's coach Harendra Singh on Friday rejected the idea of getting a psychologist on board, saying the word has a "negative vibe" to it.

Hockey India has decided to honour late Surjit Singh, Shivaji Pawar and Mohinder Singh along with the rest of the 1975 World Cup winning squad.