Ajit Pal Singh

Sjoerd Marijne's appointment as Indian men's team coach defies logic, say former hockey stars

Marijne has replaced legendary Roelant Oltmans, who was sacked after a few ordinary performances in the past few months.

Sports ministry nominates Dhyan Chand for Bharat Ratna, one more time

The sports ministry has written to the Prime Minister's Office, requesting Bharat Ratna for the late Dhyan Chand in what can be considered its latest push to bestow the hockey legend with India's highest civilian honour.

Former hockey greats demand Bharat Ratna for late legend Dhyan Chand

Former greats today revived the longstanding demand for Bharat Ratna to late hockey legend Dhyan Chand with some saying the "wizard" should have been given the honour ahead of cricketing icon Sachin Tendulkar.

Hockey coach Oltmans on historic medal, transition from Van Ass and whether India's HWL win was 'lucky'

Oltmans has been involved with Indian hockey for three years and was high performance director when former coach Paul Van Ass was sacked after a spat with Hockey India chief Narinder Batra -- and the 61-year-old gave some insight into how he managed the transition.

Ajit Pal Singh to lead Indian contingent at Olympics

The seven-member committee, which was formed to appoint the Chef-de-Mission for the Games, unanimously selected the former hockey star to head the Indian contingent.

We may miss out on Olympics this time also: Ajit Pal

Former captain Ajit Pal Singh fears that the ongoing power tussle between Hockey India (HI) and Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) may result in the national team not qualifying for the London Olympics.