Indian hockey team, the senior as well as junior men's and women's, will not play international matches till June due to the coronavirus.

The New Zealand men's hockey team will not be travelling to India for the FIH Hockey Pro League due to the coronavirus pandemic

Hockey India national championships were rescheduled to start on April 29 and continue till July 3 but have been suspended for now.

Hockey India has decided to restructure its domestic competitions by doing away with the categorisation as all teams will play in sub-junior, junior and senior national championships for both men and women.

Mandeep Singh said that the Indian men's hockey team is preparing for the Tokyo Olympics after the initial disappointment of postponement.

Hockey India is carrying out interactive sessions for its registered technical officials and umpires, across six WhatsApp groups.

Simranjeet Singh feels that during the ongoing coronavirus lockdown, the Indian men's hockey team are preparing to become an even better side for the Tokyo Olympics.

Salima Tete said there was a lot of scope improvement for the Indian women's hockey team in the one year before the Tokyo Olympics.

HI wants to host the 2021 National Championships as well as the inaugural Inter-Department National Championship and Academy National Championship.

Viren Rasquinha also stressed on the importance of sports psychologists for athletes in the run-up to the Tokyo Olympics

Ashok Diwan had sought help to return from the USA, where he is stuck because of the travel restrictions in place owing to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Hockey India condoled the demise of Pandanda Kuttappa, a legendary figure in the region of Coorg who gave the sport the world famous Kuttani, family hockey tournament.

Narinder Batra will continue as FIH President till next year Congress, which was postponed to May due to coronavirus.

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

Amitav Ghosh says he feels fortunate and privileged to be able to make a living from writing, which according to him, is the only thing he knows how to do.

Author author Easterine Kire's book gives a vivid account of Japanese invasion in India through the northeast during World War II.

A book on the life and times of veteran actor Balraj Shani, written by his son Parikshit, will release in August.

Before the final announcement of the Booker Prize 2019 winner, here’s a list of all the books that has been nominated this year.

Ruskin Bond was invited at a school event in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, where he shared insights about his literary journey with his fans among the students as well as the teachers.

In this deeply passionate, and angry memoir, titled 'Caste Matters', writer and academic activist Suraj Yengde peels the layers of the deep-rooted caste system in India to show you how this impenetrable social divide has for centuries crushed human lives and is very similar to other forms of oppression, such as race, class and gender.

Savarkar defined his idea of a Hindu resurgence in political terms, not religious.

The novel begins with the death of a scientist, who warns a woman politician in new Delhi about the impending danger to the life of Raghav Mohan, who is the beloved Prime Minister of the country.

Cow and Company uses satire to take stock of India and its complex relationship with religions.

While his son Bal Thackeray and grandsons Uddhav and Raj were to take a political position against north Indians, Prabodhankar traced the roots of Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhu caste -- the same caste to which the Thackeray family belongs -- to Bihar.

The newest book of The Pataala Prophecy series claims to have a good mix of adventure, mythology and mystery as series' teenager protagonists, Maya and Arjun, return to have a face-off with a new ruthless enemy.

Luigi Pirandello is considered to be one of the forerunners of the Theatre of the Absurd. On the writer's 93rd death anniversary, here's looking at 5 works by him one must read.

Amitabha Bagchi won the award from a shortlist of six South-Asian novels.

Ganga Prasad Vimal wrote more than one dozen poetry collections, short story collections and novels. His last novel, Manushkhor, was published in 2013. He received several Hindi literary awards.

‘I am your fate,’ he continued – and disappeared at once.

The graphic novel is published by Campfire and has illustrations by award-winning artist Sachin Nagar. Author and screenwriter Banker's writing spans across genres of crime thrillers, essays, literary criticism and fiction

The authors argue that India has a major role to play in shaping the regimes the world in future, given its size, growing clout, and stake in practically every major multilateral organization.

Nehru said, whatever confusion the present may contain, in the future, India will be a land, as in the past, of many faiths equally honoured and respected, within a tolerant, creative nationalism, not a narrow nationalism living in its own shell.

What makes things worse is that the government data and statistics fail to capture the essence of their everyday lives, and stories and narratives from the tribals themselves are conspicuously absent from mainstream literature.

During the launch of the book, Ahluwalia said that there is no doubt that we have entered a period of a very serious slowdown.

With social distancing becoming the new norm, small bookstores in Delhi may be in for a lurch, even if rules were relaxed.

Alphonso Davies, who started his life in a refugee camp in Ghana, said it would be disastrous if coronavirus reaches any of the world's many refugee camps.

The case against Nasser Al-Khelaifi and Jerome Valcke relates to alleged criminal mismanagement, incitement to criminal mismanagement, falsifying documents and corruption.

FIFA's medical committee chairman Michel D'Hooghe said he would propose to not play competitive football in the coming weeks.

The research suggests due to strenuous exercise, elite athletes are more likely to inhale Covid-19 particles and direct them to the lower areas of the lung.

Italian footballers' union was unhappy with PM's announcement that individual athletes could begin training from May 4 but no team sports' practice could take place.

Alan Pardew's contract as ADO Den Haag manager was to expire at the end of the Eredivisie 2019-20 season, which was scrapped due to coronavirus.

Spanish professional players beginning individual session with their squad members is the first move in lifting coronavirus lockdown measures.

Paulo Dybala has reportedly undergone four coronavirus tests in the last six weeks and latest one was positive again.

Standard Liege have approached Marouane Fellaini to follow compatriot Axel Witsel to invest money in the Belgian club.

Investigation shows Sepp Blatter overlooked losses suffered by FIFA due to a World Cup broadcasting contract that helped long-time vice president Jack Warner.

Italy suspended Serie A on March 9 as part of a nationwide lockdown to curb the coronavirus epidemic.

Manchester United insist work can be carried out on the project whilst respecting social distancing guidelines to ensure it is ready for when fans can return.

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

Veltins, who sponsor Schalke's stadium, will take back 8,000 litres of beer which was left over from the last home game

Italy's football federation chief Gabriele Gravina warned that a decision to cancel Serie A season would signal "the death of Italian football".