LAHORE: The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) expressed disappointment on Wednesday after India refused to take part in a field hockey event in Pakistan that the national federation hoped could revive sporting ties between the two nuclear-armed neighbours. PHF secretary general Mohammad Asif Bajwa said the federation was informed that the government in New Delhi had [...]
LONDON: British press on Friday hailed late former cricket captain Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi not only as one of India’s most successful Test captains but also a leading batsmen, who managed to averaged 34 in Tests despite having lost his right eye in a car accident. “The death of Pataudi has robbed cricket of one [...]
LAHORE: Pakistan won the Tri-Nation Hockey Tournament Thursday beating world champions Australia in the final in Perth. In a thrilling contest, Pakistan defeated Australia 4-3. Shoail Abbas, Muhammad Touseef, Muhamamd Imran and Shakeel Abbasi scored the goals for Pakistan. The third team of the tournament was India. Australia defeated Pakistan in the two round matches [...]
PESHAWAR: Punjab-A, Sindh and Punjab-B registered thumping victories against their respective rivals in the ongoing National Under-16 Hockey Championship being played here at Lala Ayub Hockey Stadium on Wednesday. Punjab-A stunned Sindh-B in the one-sided encounter by 7-1, Sindh shocked Khyber Pakthunkhwa by 5-3 while Punjab-B defeated the new entrant FATA by 13-1 in one-sided [...]
KARACHI: India defeated Pakistan 4-2 after penalty shootout in the final of the Asian Men’s Champions Trophy Hockey Tournament in Ordos, China on Sunday. The match ended in a goalless draw and then headed into the extra time, where too the two archrivals failed to score a goal. Finally, the result was decided in penalty [...]
Some 100,000 mourners, including Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, have paid last respects to members of a Russian ice hockey team killed in an air crash.Coffins containing the 36 players and staff killed on Wednesday were lined up on the stadium rink in Yaroslavl, north of Moscow, where Lokomotiv plays.Mr Putin walked silently past, placing red [...]
Ordos (China): The high profile clash between India and Pakistan in the final group match of the Asian Champions Trophy ended in 2-2 draw on Friday.India, who were down by two goals, came back strongly and levelled the scores through Rupinderpal and Danish Mujtaba, according to information reaching here.
Rioting ice hockey fans set fire to cars, looted shops and clashed with police in Vancouver after their team lost the Stanley Cup Final. The trouble started as soon as the game ended – with the Vancouver Canucks losing 4-0 to the Boston Bruins.People started throwing beer bottles at giant screens showing the match.Mobs set [...]
LAHORE: The Pakistan Hockey Federation on Wednesday announced the tour programme of national senior team to Europe in June and July this year. The programme will start with the participation of the team in UCD 4-Nation Hockey Tournament to be played in University College Dublin/Ireland from June 20-25, said a spokesman of PHF here. Following [...]
IPOH (AFP) – Asian Games champions Pakistan came alive in the last 10 minutes of a Sultan Azlan Shah Cup match Friday, defeating South Korea 4-2 to go top of the standings. However, world champions Australia were lucky to salvage a 2-1 win over hosts Malaysia after rallying in the second half to remain in [...]
