<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Dhyan Chand News]]></title><description><![CDATA[Read the latest and breaking news on player Dhyan Chand. All the latest 2026 Hockey articles on SportsCafe.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in</link><image><url>https://cdn-static.spcafe.in/logo/logo192x192v1.png</url><title>Dhyan Chand News</title><link>https://sportscafe.in</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 01:55:21 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://sportscafe.in/rss/hockey/player/dhyan_chand" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2019 08:56:28 GMT</pubDate><copyright><![CDATA[ All Rights Reserved]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en-in]]></language><managingEditor><![CDATA[editor@sportscafe.in (SportsCafe Editor)]]></managingEditor><webMaster><![CDATA[admin@sportscafe.in (SportsCafe Admin)]]></webMaster><ttl>2</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Dhyan Chand National Stadium gets blue turf ahead of 2020 Tokyo Olympics]]></title><description><![CDATA[With an eye on the surface Indian hockey teams would be playing on in Tokyo, top officials have decided to replace the worn out green turf with a new blue one at Dhyan Chand National Stadium. After missing out on gold in Asiad 2018, the Indian men and women will have to qualify for the Olympics now.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/hockey/articles/2019/jun/06/dhyan-chand-national-stadium-gets-blue-turf-ahead-of-2020-tokyo-olympics?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/hockey/articles/2019/jun/06/dhyan-chand-national-stadium-gets-blue-turf-ahead-of-2020-tokyo-olympics?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2019 08:56:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/hockey/Amit_Rohidas_Hockey_India.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[On Major Dhyan Chand’s 111th birth anniversary, we remember how 'The Wizard' and his men stood up to Adolf Hitler]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was the end of the summer of 1936. The darkness had not spread yet, but the mighty machinations of Mordor had already set rolling.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/hockey/articles/2016/aug/29/on-major-dhyan-chand-s-111-th-birth-anniversary-we-remember-how-the-wizard-and-his-men-stood-up-to-adolf-hitler?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/hockey/articles/2016/aug/29/on-major-dhyan-chand-s-111-th-birth-anniversary-we-remember-how-the-wizard-and-his-men-stood-up-to-adolf-hitler?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Prabu Thiruppathy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2016 09:05:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-gn/articles/hockey/Indian_Olympic_team.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dhyan Chand deserved Bharat Ratna before anyone else, say former hockey greats]]></title><description><![CDATA[A day before hockey legend Dhyan Chand’s 111th birth anniversary, a group of former Indian hockey players gathered at New Delhi on Sunday to demand Bharat Ratna for the legend. Former Indian captain Zafar Iqbal said that “the Wizard” deserved the award before anyone else. ]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/hockey/articles/2016/aug/29/dhyan-chand-deserved-bharat-ratna-before-anyone-else-say-former-hockey-greats?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/hockey/articles/2016/aug/29/dhyan-chand-deserved-bharat-ratna-before-anyone-else-say-former-hockey-greats?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2016 07:21:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-gne/articles/hockey/Dhyan_Chand_1936_Olympics.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dhyan Chand's greatness is acknowledged everywhere but not in his own country : Dilip Tirkey]]></title><description><![CDATA[A group of former Indian hockey players are set to gather at the Jantar Mantar in Delhi on Sunday in a bid to demand the Bharat Ratna to hockey legend Dhyan Chand. Dilip Tirkey has expressed his sadness at the fact that they still have to demand an award which should have been bestowed long back.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/hockey/articles/2016/aug/27/dhyan-chand-s-greatness-is-acknowledged-everywhere-but-not-in-his-own-country-dilip-tirkey?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/hockey/articles/2016/aug/27/dhyan-chand-s-greatness-is-acknowledged-everywhere-but-not-in-his-own-country-dilip-tirkey?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 27 Aug 2016 06:24:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/hockey/Dhyan_Chand_1936_Olympics.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[On 15th August, 1936, a diminutive Indian and his team stood up against the might of Imperialism]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was the end of the summer of 1936. The darkness had not spread yet, but the mighty machinations of Mordor had already set rolling.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/hockey/articles/2016/aug/15/on-15-th-august-1936-a-diminutive-indian-and-his-team-stood-up-against-the-might-of-imperialism?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/hockey/articles/2016/aug/15/on-15-th-august-1936-a-diminutive-indian-and-his-team-stood-up-against-the-might-of-imperialism?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Prabu Thiruppathy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2016 11:04:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/hockey/Indian_Olympic_team.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rajya Sabha members demand Bharat Ratna for Dhyan Chand]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cutting across party lines, Rajya Sabha members on Thursday demanded Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian honour in India, for Indian hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand. The hockey wizard had won three Olympic gold medals in field hockey, for India between 1928 and 1936.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/hockey/articles/2016/may/05/rajya-sabha-members-demand-bharat-ratna-for-dhyan-chand?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/hockey/articles/2016/may/05/rajya-sabha-members-demand-bharat-ratna-for-dhyan-chand?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Arun S Kaimal]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2016 13:54:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/hockey/Dhyan_Chand_1936_Olympics.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item></channel></rss>