As Balbir Singh Sr left this world for the heavenly abode, this reporter brings his life to TOI readers through the stories and anecdotes that were told over a decade before his death. Widely regarded ...

Balbir Singh Senior’s rise from being a hockey player to earning the tag of legend started from the tragedy of partition when more than half of the Punjab’s national championship winning squad decided ...

The 96-year-old was taken to a private hospital from his residence in Sector 36 in Chandigarh, where he lives with his daughter Sushbir and maternal grandson Kabir. Hockey legend Balbir Singh Sr, a ...

The shine of that 1948 Olympic gold won't be the same as ever, with it's proud owner not there anymore to wear it. But it will be a rich tribute to talk about those seventy minutes on August 12, 1948, ...

Hockey legend Balbir Singh Sr on Tuesday suffered a cardiac arrest and his condition remains critical, his grandson Kabir said in a medical update. The 96-year-old, a triple Olympic gold medallist, ...

Imagine the pinnacle of a hockey player's career. You would probably be thinking of an Olympic final. Now imagine featuring in three successive finals, and being a part of three campaigns where your ...

"Balbir Singh Sodhi, a turbaned Sikh man, was killed in a hate crime in retribution for the 9/11 attacks 20 years ago today. I stand in solidarity with New Jersey's Sikh community as we honor his ...

In 1985, Balbir Singh Sr had donated his medals and memorabilia to the then SAI Secretary on being told that they would be displayed in a show window at the proposed National Sports Museum. News of ...

Indian hockey is symbolised by two iconic names – Dhyan Chand and Balbir Singh (Sr). Dhyan Chand, winner of the gold in 1928, 1932 and 1936, is remembered every year when August 29, his birthday, is ...