Posts tagged as: hockey

Pakistan Hockey Misses Deadline for Asian Games

It was recently reported from Lahore that the Pakistan Hockey Federation has missed the deadline to register for the Asian Games 2014 that are going to take place in Incheon, South Korea.   The sporting body of the Pakistani Hockey team was unable to send the entries before  the deadline date and now they are […]

IHF stops Pakistani players from participating in Hockey India League

Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) has asked Hockey India (HI) to immediately stop the participation of the Pakistani players in the Hockey India League (HIL) in protest of the recent killing of Indian army men by Pakistan regular soldiers, says media reports.   On January 8, Pakistani regular soldiers had crossed into Indian territory in Poonch […]

NHL Lockout Finally Comes to an End

The National Hockey League (NHL) had gone over 100 days and nearly four months now without a single regular season game, which had fans, team owners and especially players furious as to what exactly was going on.   Struggling to reach a deal during that time frame as the previous labour deal, which was signed […]

A nation deprived of sporting talent

A nation deprived of sporting talent World Olympics, the world’s largest sporting event is currently under way where athletes from over hundred nations are participating. All these athletes hail from different national backgrounds. There are athletes from world’s most underdeveloped to most developed areas, from democracies to dictatorships and republics to kingdoms. And the only […]

Great Britain defeats Pakistan in Olympics

After showing an uninspiring game, the Green-Shirts lost against Great Britain in the men’s hockey tournament of the 2012 London Olympics, played at the Riverbank Arena in London. Ashley Jackson, the brilliant midfielder of the Great Britain, inspired his team to a comfortable victory over Pakistan. He was at the heart of almost everything as […]

Gradual decline of sports in Pakistan

Gradual decline of sports in Pakistan In Pakistan, a country that had a rich culture of sports in the recent past, is losing its status in this field at international level, which is quite alarming and will have a greater impact on the future of games in every corner of the country. In 1994, Pakistan […]

Reasons behind the downfall of sports in Pakistan

Reasons behind the downfall of sports in Pakistan Pakistan, a country that had a rich culture of sports in the recent past, is losing its status in this field at international level, which is quite alarming and will have a greater impact on the future of games in every corner of the country. In 1994, […]

Why Pakistan owes China for sending their hockey team

In a time when the world wants nothing to do with Pakistan, her neighbour China made a bold statement by sending a few men with hockey sticks to the troubled nation. The nation’s cricket team hosts all of its matches in the Middle East. First it was Sharjah and more recently in Abu Dhabi, yet […]

Pakistani Media and the controversy drama

Pakistani Media and the controversy drama November 03, 2011 should be remembered as a special day in the sports history of Pakistan. It was yet another instance when Hockey upstaged its more popular cousin Cricket without getting the necessary attention. However, Pakistani media took the cake on a night with mixed emotions. Three former members […]

Will Pakistan hockey ever manage to regain supremacy?

Having defeated a strong Australian line-up in the tri-nations final at Perth on Thursday, November 3, Pakistan hockey seems to be getting back on the right track. The Green Shirts defeated Australia by a 4-3 margin in what was an enthralling encounter at Perth Hockey Stadium. This win proved to be a perfect present for […]

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