MUMBAI: What is the common factor between Hockey India and the All India Football Federation? The principals assigned by the judiciary to administer the two national sports bodies are the same - Justice (Retd.) Anil Dave and former CEC SY Quraishi. It is also no coincidence that the world bodies running hockey and football respectively - FIH and FIFA - have serious issues with the way HI and AIFF are being managed.
Narinder Batra
Jul 22, 2019 18:07
AGRA: India must start winning medals in "double digits" in the Olympics if it wants to realise the dream of hosting the 2032 Summer Games, Indian Olympic Association president Narinder Batra has said.
Jun 27, 2019 11:06
LAUSANNE: Indian Olympic Association president Narinder Batra was Wednesday elected as a member of the International Olympic Committee.
Batra was elected to the prestigious seat during the concluding day of the IOC's 134th Session here.
Jun 19, 2019 15:06
NEW DELHI: Acting on expected lines now that the elections are done and dusted, the Union government has tendered an unconditional guarantee to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) clearing the path for international tournaments to return to India.
May 23, 2019 10:05
LAUSANNE, Switzerland: Narinder Dhruv Batra, president of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and International Hockey Federation (FIH), is one of ten nominees submitted Wednesday by the executive board of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for election as new IOC members to the IOC Session that will meet ere in June.
The vote is due to be held on 26 June.
Dec 13, 2018 12:12
BHUBANESWAR: Odisha Sports Minister Chandra Sarathi Behera and International Hockey Federation (FIH) President Narinder Batra announced Wednesday that the capital city is set to host one of the three Hockey Series Finals to be held from 6-16 June 2019. The Hockey Series is open to national teams that are not playing in the Hockey Pro League.
Dec 04, 2018 16:12
MUMBAI: The Indian OIympic Association (IOA) has submitted a formal bid to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to host the 2032 Olympic Games and is set to approach the central government for support, Press Trust of India reports.
Nov 23, 2018 14:11
BHUBANESWAR: Hockey India (HI) was impressed with the incredible response by hockey fans for the opening ceremony of the Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup Bhubaneswar 2018.
An unprecedented number of fans logged in to the online ticketing website, ticketgenie.in within hours of the ticket sales opening from 12 pm on 20 November. The heavy traffic led to some technical issues which were resolved swiftly.
Nov 23, 2018 14:11
NEW DELHI: Leading into the much-awaited Odisha Men’s Hockey World Cup Bhubaneswar 2018, Hockey India on Thursday released a curated coffee table book titled ‘The Illustrated History of Indian Hockey: A Saga of Triumph, Pain and Dreams’ capturing the glorious journey of one of India’s most celebrated sports.
Sep 24, 2018 13:09
BHUBANESWAR: Pakistan will participate in the Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup scheduled to begin in Kalinga Stadium, here from November 28, International Hockey Federation (FIH) president Narinder Batra asserted Sunday.
Jun 11, 2018 18:06
NEW DELHI: The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) is open for a discussion with the Sports Ministry regarding proposed changes in the National Sports Code, according to a Press Trust of India report.