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Afzal Manna, a former stalwart of Pakistan hockey, passed away in Lahore a few days back. During an illustrious career, he won silver at the 1964...
After almost a three-year absence from international hockey, Pakistan women’s team figured in two high-profile events over the last one year:...
In October 2016, Pakistan’s women hockey team participated in the Asian Hockey Federation Cup in Thailand. It was after three years that the...
When all is said and done, the Asian countries with the possible exception of India currently hold no threat to the World Hockey Order. The FIH...
Today, Pakistan play India in their last pool match of the Asia Cup at Dhaka. The Indo-Pak rivalry in hockey is unmatched. Pakistan were carved out...
Dhaka is staging the 10th Hockey Asia Cup from October 11-22. It is the second time the country is hosting this mega event -- 32 years back, the...
It is a strange fact that the continent which till early 1980s had won more hockey Olympic gold medals and World Cup titles than the rest of the...
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