Selectors recall Fawad Alam and Wahab Riaz on September 16, 2015LAHORE: Pakistan cricket selectors, headed by former Test opener Haroon Rasheed, on Wednesday recalled fast bowler Wahab Riaz and batsman Fawad Alam in national squads named for upcoming Zimbabwe tour and England Test series in the United Arab Emirates. Shahid Afridi will lead the Twenty20 team while Azhar Ali will lead the ODI team for […]
Honour for Pakistan as Arif Hasan elected OCA Vice President for third time on September 16, 2015LAHORE: Pakistan received a big honour on Wednesday when Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) President Lt Gen (r) Syed Arif Hasan was elected as the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) Vice President for South Asia (2015-2019) for the third time in a row at the 34th General Assembly meeting of the OCA held in the Turkmenistan […]
After Antwerp humiliation, now PHF targets World Cup 2018 and Olympics 2020 on September 9, 2015LAHORE: After suffering humiliation in the Olympic Qualifiers at Antwerp, Belgium in July this year, the new management of the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has set the World Cup 2018 in India and the Tokyo Olympics 2020 as its future targets. PHF president Brig (r) Muhammad Khalid Sajjad Khokhar on Wednesday announced the national federation’s […]
Controversial Shahbaz becomes PHF secretary after Mujahid resigns on September 3, 2015LAHORE: It was another nail in the coffin of Pakistan hockey when controversial former captain and Olympian Shahbaz Senior became the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) secretary general on Wednesday. Shahbaz replaced former Olympian Rana Mujahid Ali who resigned from the coveted post after two years in office. Even after being given a three-year extension by […]
Controversial Shahbaz becomes PHF secretary after Mujahid resigns on September 2, 2015By Muhammad Ali LAHORE: It was another nail in the coffin of Pakistan hockey when controversial former captain and Olympian Shahbaz Senior became the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) secretary general on Wednesday. Shahbaz replaced former Olympian Rana Mujahid Ali who resigned from the coveted post after two years in office. Even after being given […]
Pakistan hockey in the doldrums on August 30, 2015After remaining top of the hockey world for more than three decades, Pakistan is at its lowest rung today. It is lamentable that a country which won Olympic gold thrice, World Cup four times, Asia Cup thrice, Asian Games gold record eight times, Asian Champions Trophy gold twice, FIH Champions Trophy gold thrice and remained […]
Doha all set to stage Pakistan Super League T20 in Feb 2016 on August 26, 2015LAHORE: Doha, the capital of Qatar, is all set to host inaugural Pakistan Super League (PSL) Twenty20 Tournament in February next year. With the hosting of the event, Qatar will move into the lucrative international Twenty20 cricket market. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Wednesday announced the five-team franchise-based Twenty20 league which will be played […]