Harendra Singh, who coached India to 2016 Junior World Cup crown at home, said he is still open to take up the job.

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has sought the Bharata Ratna to be awarded to Indian hockey legend Balbir Singh Senior.

FIH Olympic Qualifiers: Varun Kumar got injured while training and was replaced by Birender Lakra.

Hockey India took stringent actions after violence broke out during the Nehru Cup final between Punjab Armed Police and Punjab National Bank.

The Indian men's and women's hockey teams qualified for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.

Sunita Lakra cited knee injury, that would require another surgery, and a lengthy recovery process for her decision to retire.

Surender Kumar said while coach Graham Reid focusses on attack, he makes it clear that a solid defence is what wins matches.

Coronavirus effect: Four of India's fixtures have been impacted with the further postponement of FIH Pro League.

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.

FIH Pro League has been postponed by one year till June 2021 after a slew of matches were postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The FIH has also announced that the window for season 3 of the league will be from September 2021 to June 2022.

There's much to ponder over at the bookshelf this weekend.

JK Rowling tweeted in support of a researcher who lost her job for stating that people cannot change their biological sex. A spokeswoman for Rowling said that the author would not have any further comment.

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

Diego Maradona referenced his famous 'Hand of God' moment from 1986 World Cup and asked for the divine intervention to beat coronavirus pandemic.

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.

Franz Beckenbauer's trial on corruption charges linked to the 2006 World Cup has ended without a verdict.

Trevor Cherry was a member of the Leeds United side that won the English top flight in 1973-74.

Chinese Super League was supposed to start on February 22 but has instead had a five-month long pre-season due to coronavirus.

Former India football captain Chuni Goswami, passed away in Kolkata due to cardiac arrest.

Serie A will hold an emergency general assembly on Friday and the possibility of the season being ended is likely to be on the agenda

Lyon are contemplating appealing against the decision to end Ligue 1 without further play as they stand outside the continental berths in the table.

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

EFL said the decision was made independent of discussions regarding the potential restart of the season for the senior teams.

FIFA vice-president Victor Montagliani said moving the entire European football season to a calendar year as a reaction to the coronavirus.

Belgian Pro League said that clubs, who are mostly in favour of ending the season, are awaiting advice from Belgium's National Security Council.

Rafael da Silva spoke about Rio Ferdinand's leadership qualities and revealed how he used to shout at Cristiano Ronaldo.

French football season was ended due to coronavirus and PSG were declared the Ligue 1 champions but Lyon has still not been declared women's champions.

Salomon Kalou live-streamed himself fist-bumping and clapping hands with Hertha Berlin teammates.

RFEF decided champions in each tier being declared based on the standings before the campaign was halted.

Pro League will review the "end of season terms and conditions" during its general assembly scheduled on May 15.

All India Football Federation recommended the implementation of the 3+1 foreigners' rule in Indian Super League and I-League starting XIs.

FC Barcelona Femeni topped the table by nine points ahead of Atletico Madrid and with the Liga Iberdola season unable to be completed, the Catalans have been awarded the title.

Lewis Hamilton won the French Grand Prix to claim his sixth win of the season and extend Mercedes' unbeaten run to 10 races.

Lewis Hamilton piped Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas to win the British Grand Prix as Ferrari's Charles Leclerc finished in third.

Lewis Hamilton had said last month that he intended to make himself carbon-neutral by the end of this year.

Lewis Hamilton admitted that he faces a battle with his advancing age next season against the sport's new generation of younger tyros.

Lewis Hamilton won his 250th Formula One race at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix from pole to finish the 2019-20 Formula One season with a bang.

Ferrari's David Tonizza won the esports F1 Pro Series as the Italian racing team clinched at least one championship trophy this season.

Charles Leclerc signed a five-year contract extension with Ferrari which means he will stay with them till the 2024 Formula One season.

Lewis Hamilton was at a charity event in London on March 4 also attended by actor Idris Elba and Sophie Grgoire Trudeau.

The original 2020 calendar had a record 22 races but the season has yet to start with the first eight postponed or cancelled and more likely to be called off due to coronavirus.

Daniel Ricciardo in a Instagram Q&A talked about what he was doing to pass the time waiting for a coronavirus ravaged season to start.

Lewis Hamilton paid a tribute to Stirling Moss, who was regarded as one of Formula One's greatest drivers.

Teams normally take most of August off, but that period has now been freed up to give Formula One room to reschedule a string of races postponed due to the new coronavirus.

Formula One legend Ayrton Senna died in a horrific crash on this day in 1994

Sixteen people, including 15 who came in contact with a religious leader who returned after attending the Tablighi Jamaat gathering in Delhi in March, have been tested positive, Nepal's health ministry said. All the 16 people were found Covid-19 positive on Sunday, it said, adding that the total number of coronavirus cases in Nepal now stands at 75.