Pakistan U16 hockey team, who returned from a successful campaign in Singapore where they clinched U16 Hockey Asia Cup title, received warm welcome at Allama Iqbal Airport in Lahore on Tuesday. “It was a new format and was not at all easy for the boys to perform in the new conditions,” manager and head coach Tahir Zaman told reporters at the airport. “The boys had been working hard during the preparations for the event and during the tournament they performed impressively and therefore they deserved the title,” he said. “The five aside is a new format and therefore it pos

Pakistan hockey team will participate in the 9th Men's Asia Cup Hockey Tournament being played from August 24 in Ipoh, Malaysia. Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) spokesman said here on Wednesday that with the approval of International Hockey Federation (FIH), the Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) has released two pools of the event. “Pool A consists of Pakistan, Malaysia, Japan and Chinese-Taipei while pool B comprises Korea, India, Oman and Bangladesh.

Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) president Qasim Zia has revealed that Pakistan would soon host Malaysia as they were in close contact with Malaysian Hockey Federation (MHF) and things were heading towards right direction. In an exclusive interview with The Nation, Qasim said on Wednesday: “Hopefully, the bilateral hockey series with Malaysia will be held soon as possible.

Hockey Club of Pakistan in the next 18 months will be equipped with new blue Astroturf as Pakistan Hockey Federation secretary Asif Bajwa and secretary Sports Department Sind, Siddique Memon signed MoU here Tuesday at HCP. After the installation of the blue Astroturf, HCP will become only the second stadium in the country with the facility of the blue turf after Lahore’s National Hockey Stadium. “We must have four to five blue turf grounds in the country to have our players get accustom themselves before going to the tournament, which would be played on blue turf,” Asif Bajwa s