Balbir turns 90, laments state of Indian hockey

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 31, 2013, 11:21

The last of the hockey icons, Balbir Singh Sr turned 90 on Tuesday, looking back with satisfaction at his long and rewarding tryst with hockey, which he calls his "first love", but sad at the state of the game in India.

Owens` s 1936 Olympic gold fetches USD 1.4 million

Last Updated: Monday, December 9, 2013, 21:33

An Olympic gold medal won by Jesse Owens at the 1936 Berlin Games has sold at auction for USD 1,466,574, the highest price ever paid for a piece of Olympic memorabilia.

Struggle on to protect Hitler’s Olympic Village

Last Updated: Sunday, July 22, 2012, 18:38

Conservationists are trying to save the abandoned Olympic Village built by Adolf Hitler for the “Nazi Games” in 1936.

Gay and Richards claim Jesse Owens honours

Last Updated: Friday, November 20, 2009, 08:53

Tyson Gay and Sanya Richards claimed Jesse Owens awards for the second time as the United States`s top track and field athletes.

Owens and Long families to unite at world champs

Last Updated: Thursday, August 6, 2009, 09:19

One of the most memorable moments of athletics history will be recalled at the Berlin world championships when the granddaughter of American Jesse Owens and the son of German Luz Long present medals in the Olympic stadium.