FIH were forced to extend suspension of the Pro League League because of the coronavirus and plans to hold the matches in July and August.

Hockey India national championships were rescheduled to start on April 29 and continue till July 3 but have been suspended for now.

Mandeep Singh said that the Indian men's hockey team is preparing for the Tokyo Olympics after the initial disappointment of postponement.

Hockey India is carrying out interactive sessions for its registered technical officials and umpires, across six WhatsApp groups.

Sushila Chanu said Indian women's hockey team is training and practicing on their own game during the coronavirus lockdown.

Simranjeet Singh feels that during the ongoing coronavirus lockdown, the Indian men's hockey team are preparing to become an even better side for the Tokyo Olympics.

Indian women's hockey team player Navjot Kaur said she has been drawing and colouring with more spare time in hand amid coronavirus lockdown.

Dilpreet Singh revealed it was chief coach Graham Reid's pep talk during a junior training camp that motivated him to work hard and reclaim his spot in the senior side.

HI wants to host the 2021 National Championships as well as the inaugural Inter-Department National Championship and Academy National Championship.

Gurinder Singh said Graham Reid spent time on the development of each player during the national camp last November.

Nilakanta Sharma said Manpreet Singh motivates the Indian men's hockey team through his game.

Narinder Batra will continue as FIH President till next year Congress, which was postponed to May due to coronavirus.

German-born poet, novelist and painter Hermann Karl Hesse, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1946, passed away on August 9, 1962.

Rajneeti: A Biography of Rajnath Singh written by Gautam Chintamani chronicles the fifty-year long political journey of Singh from a Swayamsevak in the RSS to the defence minister of India.

On the occasion remembering those who lost their lives in the attack, here are 5 books that give a comprehensive insight into the brazen events that unfolded in 2008.

Amitabha Bagchi won the award from a shortlist of six South-Asian novels.

‘I am your fate,’ he continued – and disappeared at once.

Vichhoda moves through the bylanes of Kashmir and reaches corruption-ridden small towns of Pakistan to seek humanity in the most unexpected places.

News18.com Hindi editor Dayashankar Mishra has written about mental health issues while combining both an Indian traditional viewpoint and the modern aspect.

Stephen King's comments came shortly after the announcement of this year’s nominees for the Academy Awards, widely criticized for only choosing male directors and for an almost entirely white group of acting finalists.

Stephen King has quit Facebook, saying there is too much fake news and misinformation on the platform.

Esha Deol's book Amma Mia! talks about the difficulties of motherhood and how a woman can overcome them.

Lincoln, who was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth in 1865 while attending a play at Ford's Theatre, has been immortalized in the works of Gore Vidal, George Saunders, Herbert Donald to name a few.

During the launch of the book, Ahluwalia said that there is no doubt that we have entered a period of a very serious slowdown.

Samuel Eto'o said Lionel Messi showed greatness even as an FC Barcelona B player.

The case against Nasser Al-Khelaifi and Jerome Valcke relates to alleged criminal mismanagement, incitement to criminal mismanagement, falsifying documents and corruption.

French Football Federation president felt the Ligue 1 season was over while Lyon president was not sure of the same. The league is yet to take a decision.

Alan Pardew's contract as ADO Den Haag manager was to expire at the end of the Eredivisie 2019-20 season, which was scrapped due to coronavirus.

Spanish professional players beginning individual session with their squad members is the first move in lifting coronavirus lockdown measures.

PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi said they respect the French government's decision but are ready to play Champions League games anywhere else.

Paulo Dybala has reportedly undergone four coronavirus tests in the last six weeks and latest one was positive again.

Jordan Henderson praised FC Barcelona star Lionel Messi for his pace and said that the sublime free kick the Argentine scored in the Champions League against Liverpool left him speechless.

Shubham Sarangi extension of his contract with Odisha FC and will stay on at the Indian Super League side till 2023.

Manchester United insist work can be carried out on the project whilst respecting social distancing guidelines to ensure it is ready for when fans can return.

The Eredivisie and Ligue 1 seasons were canceled by the Dutch and the French goverment but UEFA is still confident the other leagues in Europe will be comepleted.

On the 46th anniversary of India finishing joint winners with Iran in the Asian Youth Championship Bangkok in 1974, captain Shabbir Ali walks down the memory lane.

Lionel Messi revealed that his son Thiago talks about six players, including Cristiano Ronaldo.

Juan Ferrando was announced as the head coach of the Indian Super League side FC Goa.

Chuni Goswami died aged 82 at a private city hospital in Kolkata after suffering a heart attack.

US Department of Justice said Bank Hapoalim and its Swiss subsidiary had helped launder more than $20 million in bribes and kickbacks for corrupt officials involved in the FIFA scandal.

The Supreme Committee for the organisation of FIFA World Cup 2022 said in a statement that ex-Qatari midfielder Adel Khamis had tested positive for Covid-19.

Jair Bolsonaro said since footballers have solid physical conditioning, there is little chance of them dying even if they catch coronavirus.

Chuni Goswami, PK Banerjee and Tulsidas Balaram are one of India's most famous trios to step onto a football pitch.

Lionel Messi is regarded as the greatest player ever to grace the game and La Liga took to Twitter to share a photo for proof.

Lionel Messi scored his first goal for Barcelona on this day 15 years ago.

Italian football would suffer losses of up to 800 million euros in TV rights, sponsors, ticketing and marketing in the event of the season being cancelled.

Paris Saint-Germain were announced Ligue 1 champions, with Amiens and Toulouse being relegated.

Gareth Bale's Madrid contract ends in 2022 and earns him close to 30 million euros a year before tax.

FC Cologne's three people were found with asymptomatic coronavirus amid Bundesliga's push for return to action in May.

Thierry Henry was pleased with the fact that Major League Soccer was not still targetting players from Europe at the end of their careers.