India's limited-overs vice-captain Rohit Sharma, star wrestler Vinesh Phogat, TT player Manika Batra and Paralympic gold-winning high jumper Mariyappan Thangavelu were on Tuesday picked for this year's Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award by the sports ministry's selection committee.
India have never won the prestigious Champions Trophy and it's best ever show has been a third place finish.
Ace forward Dhanraj Pillay was not considered for selection as he is still nursing an injury.\n\n
Airlines beat J&K Police 6-0 to enter the last 8 in the Bombay Gold Cup hockey tournamwent.
The Indian Hockey Federation announced an experimental side for the January 8-18 tournament in Kuala Lumpur.
Two goals down, India won their Group B match 4-2 and stayed in the hunt for a semi-final berth in the men's hockey tournament.
Mercurial forward Dhanraj Singh, Baljit Singh Dhillon and Jugraj Singh have been included among the 26-probables for the Olympics.
The ace striker was not picked in an 18-member "experimental" side to play in a four-nation tournament in Japan.
India captain Dhanraj Pillay said the camp in Himachal Pradesh helped the team get closer.
India's captain says recent performances have made the 'world stand up and take notice of Indian hockey'.
The India captain said the concept is less taxing and easy to follow.
India frittered a two-goal lead and went down 2-4 in the Azlan Shah hockey tournament.
India, Australia, Australia 'A' and Pakistan will play two tournaments between May 28 and June 8, in Perth and Sydney.\n\n
The two exchanged words after Pillay was reprimanded by the coach for talking to the media.
Johnson Ekka's hat-trick gave Andhra Pradesh a 4-1 victory over Bengal in the National Games hockey tournament.
They beat Border Security Force in the final. Namdhari XI finished third.
The 22-year old Dalit man was savagely attacked near a busy road on March 13, 2016, which was telecast by TV channels.
The sale of Nature's Basket, Godrej's chain of food stores in west India, is the second exit by a big group in a year in the category
The Indian captain said he will sign off his international hockey career only after winning an Olympic medal.
Bajit Dhillon, Bajit Saini and Mukesh Kumar return to the Indian team for tournaments in Australia.
Of the 18 other ex-workers, who had been convicted of various other offences like violence, rioting and attempt to murder, four have been given a sentence of 5 years.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday.
Madhya Pradesh Governor Ram Naresh Yadav, the Special Task Force probing the MPPEB scam, on Tuesday registered an FIR against him.
A lowdown on all the goings-on in the Telugu film industry.
A look at Telugu releases this Christmas!
The 13th edition of Mumbai International Film Festival honoured several women documentary filmmakers recently.
Hockey fraternity including three former captains on Friday expressed shock over the decision to appoint women's team coach Sjoerd Marijne as head coach of the Indian men's side, saying the abrupt move 'defies logic'.
The Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) has decided against hiring a foreign coach for the Rio Olympics, a move that will adversely affect the players preparation, especially the women's team, for the Summer Games in August next year.
A round-up of Ranji matches played on Saturday.
India entered the final of the men's hockey tournament at the Asian Games after a solitary goal victory over South Korea in the semi-finals, in Incheon, on Tuesday.
'Art Deco was the last of the truly international styles.'
