Washington, May 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) The National Hockey League (NHL) will give up the rest of the regular season and go straight to the 24-team playoffs instead of 16 teams if it is able to resume…
New Delhi, May 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar led the list of sports personalities who thronged social media to pay their last respects to hockey legend Balbir Singh Senior, who passed away aged 96…
Chandigarh, May 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) Legendary hockey player Balbir Singh Senior, who passed away on Monday morning at a private hospital, was cremated with full state honours at the Sector 25 electrical crematorium. He was 96…
London, May 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) Former players Gary Neville and Jamie Redknapp believe Premier League clubs will vote to begin contact training this week taking a cue from the German Bundesliga which is underway. “It’s a…
By Debayan Mukherjee Kolkata, May 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) The old adage goes give him an inch and he’ll take a mile. As a prolific goalscorer, Balbir Singh Senior was exactly that. A legend who could sound…
New Delhi, May 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday expressed grief at the passing away of legendary hockey player Balbir Singh Senior. Balbir Senior, a three-time Olympic gold…
New Delhi, May 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) Sports personalities thronged to social media to pay their last respects to hockey legend Balbir Singh Senior, who passed away aged 96 at a private hospital in Chandigarh on Monday….
New Delhi, May 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) Manpreet Singh and Rani Rampal, captain of India men’s and women’s hockey teams, paid their tributes to legendary player Balbir Singh Senior who passed away in Mohali on Monday morning….
New Delhi, May 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) Narinder Batra, President of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) and member of International Olympic Committee (IOC), has paid tributes to legendary hockey player Balbir Singh Senior, who passed away on…
New Delhi, May 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) Hockey India has expressed condolences on the sad demise of legendary player Balbir Singh Sr who breathed his last on Monday morning in Mohali. The triple Olympic Champion and World…
Chandigarh, May 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) Legendary hockey player Balbir Singh Senior died in a private hospital on Monday, his family said. He was 96 and was in a critical condition for nearly a fortnight. “Nanaji passed…
New Delhi, May 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Players will be allowed to go home and there will be no physical contact outside of what is required during normal play at training, according to the Standard Operating Procedure…
Lausanne, May 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has said that an immediate return to international hockey may not be possible. The FIH said that any return to training and playing has to be…
Bengaluru, May 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Indian men and women’s core probable group, housed in the Sports Authority of India (SAI) centre, suspended high-intensity hockey training in the third week of March following a nationwide lockdown…
New Delhi, May 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Legendary former hockey player Balbir Singh Sr.’s heart rate and blood pressure is nearly stable but his condition remains critical. He had been admitted last week at Fortis Mohali and…
New Delhi, May 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Hockey India on Saturday organised the Hockey India Coaching Education Pathway Session for a group of journalists through Google Meet. A total of 11 journalists attended the event to get…
Chandigarh, May 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Hockey legend Balbir Singh Senior, who has been admitted since last week at the Fortis Mohali, continues to be ventilator assistance. However, he has not suffered from any more cardiac arrests…
Bengaluru, May 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) The members of the senior men and senior women core probables currently at the SAI Centre, gained a lot of perspective about hockey through the Hockey India Level ‘Basic’ Coaching Course…
New Delhi, May 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Hockey Olympian and member of the 1975 World Cup winning team, Ashok Diwan — who was battling health issues while being stranded in the US — arrived in India on…
Bengaluru, 15 May 2020: Ever since Wayne Lombard took over as the Scientific Advisor of the Indian women’s hockey team, there has been a considerable improvement in the fitness levels of the players, which has…