National Sports Day

New Delhi: In a first, this year’s National Sports Awards ceremony was held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with most winners logging in from nine designated Sports Authority of India locations and National Informatics Centres…

New Delhi: On the occasion of National Sports Day on Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju paid tributes to hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand on his 115th birth anniversary. In a series of tweets, the…

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the ‘Fit India Movement’ on the occasion of National Sports Day on Thursday, saying the initiative is the need of the hour and it will take the country towards a healthier future. At a…

India is celebrating National Sports Day on August 29 to mark the birth anniversary of hockey legend Dhyan Chand (1905-1979). What can you say about a man who rose from the simple rank of a sepoy of Indian Army to a global legend? That he…