ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) on Wednesday announced an 18-member squad for the 17th Asian Games, slated to begin in Incheon, South Korea, on Sept 19. The national selection committee, headed by Islahuddin Siddiqui and comprising Olympian Khalid Bashir and Musaddiq Hussain, after conducting final trials announced the squad ...
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KARACHI: National hockey team captain Muhammad Imran believes that India, who bagged a silver at the Commonwealth Games, will be their toughest opponents at the 17th Asian Games, that will kick off in September. The full-back was speaking on the sidelines of the training camp for the continental Games, whose third ...
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KARACHI: Pakistan Olympian Samiullah, known as the flying horse, believes the country’s chances at this year’s Asian Games and Champions Trophy seem bleak. “I don’t see the greenshirts being able to defend their title at the upcoming Asian Games in South Korea [September] and the Champions Trophy in India [December],” ...
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A Chris Ciriello hat-trick led Australia to a fifth consecutive gold medal in the men’s hockey at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Australia met India for a second-straight Commonwealth Games final, and the Indians would have some flashbacks to their 8-0 embarrassment in the Delhi 2010 final as the clinical ...
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The third phase of the national training camp for the upcoming Asian Games begins in Islamabad from Aug 5 while the camp for the Youth Olympics starts in Lahore from Aug 4, secretary of the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) Rana Mujahid said here on Thursday. The Asian Games is going ...
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The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has announced 20 teams that will feature in the field hockey event at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games being staged in Nanjing next month. There will be ten teams in both the men and women’s competitions, with a total of 180 promising young players representing ...
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KARACHI: Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) Secretary Rana Mujahid has said that central contracts would be awarded to players, the selection committee, coach and other staff members upon the release of the requested grant by Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif. “As soon as we get the funds, it is my promise ...
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ISLAMABAD: Head coach of national hockey team, Shahnaz Sheikh said on Thursday that he has suggested to the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) to immediately arrange a hockey tour for the national outfit to a foreign country in order to gauge the strengths and weaknesses of players ahead of the Asian ...
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