<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><feed><author name="ROHIT MUNDAYUR"><item><title>WHY NOT BHARAT RATNA FOR DHYAN CHAND, ASKS FORMER HOCKEY CAPTAIN GOVINDA</title><link>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/sports/why-not-bharat-ratna-for-dhyan-chand-asks-former-hockey-captain-govinda/</link><pubDate>January 11, 2021, 4:40 am</pubDate><image>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Major-Dhyanchand-1.jpg</image><category>Sports</category><excerpt>Hockey wizard Dhyan Chand was a “great man, great human being and a great player” and it is a surprise that he has not yet been conferred with the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian honour, says former India hockey captain B.P. Govinda. “The B...</excerpt></item><item><title>PAOLO ROSSI: FOOTBALL GREAT’S LIFE IS A TALE OF WONDER AND REDEMPTION</title><link>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/sports/why-not-bharat-ratna-for-dhyan-chand-asks-former-hockey-captain-govinda/</link><pubDate>January 11, 2021, 4:40 am</pubDate><image>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Major-Dhyanchand-1.jpg</image><category>Sports</category><excerpt>NEW DELHI: Football great Paolo Rossi, who died of lung cancer aged 64 on December 9, won the Italian Serie A twice and the European Cup once in his illustrious career, but the tournament that he is most widely associated with, for good reason, is...</excerpt></item><item><title>PELE VS MARADONA: A RIVALRY THAT FOUND PEACE IN BITTERNESS</title><link>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/sports/why-not-bharat-ratna-for-dhyan-chand-asks-former-hockey-captain-govinda/</link><pubDate>January 11, 2021, 4:40 am</pubDate><image>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Major-Dhyanchand-1.jpg</image><category>Sports</category><excerpt>On October 1, 1977, Brazilian football superstar Pele was handed the microphone to address the crowd ahead of a friendly between New York Cosmos, the team he had played with for over two years, and his beloved Santos, where his career started and ...</excerpt></item><item><title>Maradona &amp;#038; Messi: Two  symbolic extremes of a  football superstar</title><link>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/sports/why-not-bharat-ratna-for-dhyan-chand-asks-former-hockey-captain-govinda/</link><pubDate>January 11, 2021, 4:40 am</pubDate><image>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Major-Dhyanchand-1.jpg</image><category>Sports</category><excerpt>A glance at the statistics and some hard facts would show&amp;nbsp;that as far as their individual careers are concerned, Lionel&amp;nbsp;Messi has eclipsed his legendary former Argentina coach&amp;nbsp;Diego Maradona, who passed away on Wednesday.At the inte...</excerpt></item><item><title>IPL 2020: BIGGEST FAILURES OF THE SEASON</title><link>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/sports/why-not-bharat-ratna-for-dhyan-chand-asks-former-hockey-captain-govinda/</link><pubDate>January 11, 2021, 4:40 am</pubDate><image>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Major-Dhyanchand-1.jpg</image><category>Sports</category><excerpt>The league stage of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 13 was an attritional one with players struggling to regain form once they hit a rough patch. This has often resulted in teams, seemingly cruising at one stage, stumbling their way across the lin...</excerpt></item><item><title>Not thinking about Olympic qualification, says Nehwal</title><link>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/sports/why-not-bharat-ratna-for-dhyan-chand-asks-former-hockey-captain-govinda/</link><pubDate>January 11, 2021, 4:40 am</pubDate><image>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Major-Dhyanchand-1.jpg</image><category>Sports</category><excerpt>Saina Nehwal is currently concerned with maintaining fitness for competitions and tournaments next year and not thinking about the long road ahead of her to ensure a fourth appearance at the Olympic Games. The 2012 London Olympics bronze medallist...</excerpt></item></author></feed>