Category: Hockey

AMSTERDAM: The head coach of the Netherlands men’s hockey team Jeroen Delmee has rubbished the reports of the Pakistan Hockey Team playing against the local clubs on the Europe Tour.

After a voice statement circulated by a former Olympian, claiming that the Dutch and Belgian teams have refused to play against Pakistan and the green shirts are playing against the local club teams. The Dutch head coach came forward to rubbish the former’s accusations.

In a video statement for the Pakistani fans, the head coach of the Dutch hockey team Delmee confirmed that the national team has so far played two matches against Pakistan and I can confirm that they played against the national team of Holland.

“Last Tuesday and yesterday we played two games against Pakistan with the national team. On Tuesday, we lost 5-3 against a very young and energetic Pakistan side,” he said.

“But fortunately, we were able to turn things around for the Wednesday game and we were able to beat Pakistan 4-1 with our national team. So if you might have any questions, I can confirm that they played against the national team of Holland,” he added.

Delmee then wished the green shirts well at the Asia Cup and hoped to see them compete in the World Cup again.

I wish Pakistan all the best in preparing and developing for Asia Cup, Commonwealth Games, Asian Games, and we hope to see them back to the World Cup,” he concluded.

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AMSTERDAM: The home team the Netherlands secured a comprehensive victory over Pakistan by 4-1 in the second match of the Europe Tour, here on Wednesday.

After suffering from a shock loss in the first match against Pakistan, the third-ranked Netherlands bounced back to claim a thumping 4-1 victory over the 17th-ranked green shirts.

The green shirts were off to a flying start as the side dominated the first quarter with 1-0. The opposition was quick to respond as the dutch levelled the scores at 1-1 in the first half.

The Netherlands fueled with momentum, scored one goal in each quarter of the second half and secured a convincing victory over Pakistan 4-1.

The green shirts, on the other hand, despite starting brilliantly; scoring a goal in the first quarter, remained unable to net another goal and suffered a crushing defeat.

With this victory, the Netherlands have managed to level the three-match series 1-1, with the third and final match scheduled tomorrow.

For Pakistan, Abdul Mannan managed to shoot the only goal.

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AMSTERDAM: Pakistan Men’s Hockey Team secured an astonishing 5-3 victory over the Netherlands in the first match of the Europe Tour, here on Tuesday.

Pakistan started the Europe tour on a high as the side secured a comprehensive victory over the better-ranked Netherlands.

The two teams remained involved in a hard-fought match with the Netherlands dominating the first half with 2-1.

Despite trailing by one goal, the green shirts made an exceptional comeback in the second half; scoring three goals in response to the Netherlands’ one to claim the victory by 5-3.

For Pakistan, Rizwan netted a goal thrice, while Mubashir and Aijaz scored one each.

The green shirts will lock horns with the Netherlands in the second match tomorrow. Pakistan lead the three-match series 1-0.

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AMSTERDAM: The 20-members squad of the Pakistan Hockey Team has landed here for their upcoming Europe tour, rolling into action from April 26.

Following their arrival here, the team will practice for three days before their first fixture of the tour against the home side Netherlands on April 26.

The head coach of the Pakistan hockey team, Siegfried Aikman, expressed his excitement on reaching with the team here for an important tour, saying it is an opportunity for us to compete with the best teams and analyse how the team grows.

“It is exciting for us to be here in Europe and to compete against the best and it will show how we grow and we can show what we want to achieve,” he said.

“So this is an amazing start for our campaign to do well at the Asia Cup and we also aim for the World Cup participation,” he added.

Aikman further revealed his plans to assess the players’ weaknesses and the urge to rectify them.

“I need to see how they develop, want to assess their weaknesses and when we go back to Lahore, we’ll work on them so that we are well prepared for the Asia Cup,” he said.

It is pertinent to mention here that Pakistan will take on the Netherlands in two matches, and will play one against Belgium, and three against Spain amid the upcoming Europe tour.

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LAHORE: The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has announced the 20-men national squad for the upcoming tour to Europe.

The 20-men squad of Pakistan, led by Umar Bhutta has been announced after the approval of President PHF Khalid Sajjad Khokhar for an important prior to the Asian Games.

The side will fly to Europe with two goalkeepers Akmal and Abdullah Ishtiaq.

The green shirts will depart for the Netherlands tomorrow to play one match against the home side, scheduled on April 26. The green shirts will undergo a three-day training session before the match.

Pakistan will take on the Netherlands in two matches, and will play one against Belgium, and three against Spain.

Pakistan Squad:

Goalkeepers: Akmal, Abdullah Ishtiaq

Defenders: Mubashir Ali, Amad Shakeel Butt, Mohammad Abdullah, Arbaz Ali, Mohammad Rizwan, Hammad Anjum

Forwards: Umar Bhutta (c), Ali Shan, Ghazanfar, Moin Shakeel, Abdul Mannan, Junaid Manzoor, Roman Khan, Abubakar Mahmood, Rana Waheed, Salman Raziq, Hannan Shahid, Ajaz

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KARACHI: The Port Qasim Authority (PQA) has shut down its sports department, and also directed the affiliated players to report to the Human Resource Management (HRM) department to perform ‘desk jobs’.

According to the details, PQA chose to close down their sports department after no departmental sports events took place in the previous three years.

In an official letter, released by the PQA, players of both cricket and hockey are directed to report to the HRM department, and they will then be able to perform a desk job, based on their academic qualifications.

“Henceforth, the operations of [the] PQA sports section are discontinued/call-off with immediate effect and the players (Hockey and Cricket) are directed to report HRM department for performance of desk job, based on their educational qualification,” the statement read.

“Later on, they will be considered for adjustment against the sanctioned/approved billet of PQA, as per their qualification,” the statement further read.

It is pertinent to mention here that some of the most prominent former Test cricketers and current first-class cricketers are affiliated with the PQA which includes Khurram Manzoor, Tanvir Ahmed, Umar Amin, Khalid Latif, Mohammad Sami, Shahzaib Hassan, and others.

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LAHORE: Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has appointed the Olympian Rehan Butt as the head coach of the national five-a-side hockey team, on Thursday.

Rehan, who represented Pakistan in the 2004 and 2008 Olympics, has been given the role of the head coach of the nation’s five-a-side hockey team.

Olympian Waqas Sharif, on the other hand, will serve as the coach of the five-a-side hockey team.

Furthermore, the PHF has announced 25 players for the National Hockey Training Camp, scheduled from April 10 to April 28. Whereas, the five-a-side national team will be finalized at the conclusion of the camp.

Following this, the national five-a-side hockey team will be participating in the five-side event in Switzerland, scheduled in June.

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LAHORE: Australian physical trainer Daniel Berry and former dutch goalkeeper will join the Pakistan hockey team in March for a training camp ahead of Asia Cup and Europe tour. 

As confirmed by the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF), the two of the foreigners will arrive in Pakistan in the first week of March.

They will assist local coaches in their respective departments for players’ development.

Pakistan team will kick off their training camp here on March 1 at National Hockey Stadium.

32 probables for training camp:

Goalkeepers: Amjad Ali, Waqar, Abdullah Ishtiaq, Akmal Hussain

Defenders: Mubashir Ali, Amad Shakeel Butt, Abubakar Mahmood, Hammad Anjum, Tazeem ul Hasan, Rizwan Ali, Aqeel Ahmed, Mohammad Abdullah, Arbaz Ahmed, Abdul Mannan

Midfielders/Forwards: M Umar Bhutta, M Azfar Yaqoob, Rana Waheed, Ahmed Nadeem, Ghazanfar Ali, Salman Raziq, Abdur Rehman, Roman Khan, Hasan Ameen, Moin Shakeel, Ali Shan, Junaid Manzoor, Afraz, Ajaz Ahmed, Abdul Hannan Shahid, Nohaiz Zahid Malik, Shahzaib Khan, Abuzar

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KARACHI: Hockey Olympian Abdul Waheed Khan passed away at 85 due to sudden health deterioration.

According to Waheed’s son Faisal, his father was taken to the hospital after his health got deteriorated suddenly. “Father’s health condition deteriorated suddenly and we took him to hospital. But on reaching the hospital, we got to know that he was expired earlier,” he shared while adding that he was a patient of blood pressure.

It must be noted here that Waheed was part of Pakistan’s gold medalist hockey team of the 1960 Rome Olympics. He also bagged gold medal in 1962 Jakarta Asian Games.

Later on, Waheed also served as manager and coach of the national team.

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LAHORE: The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has hired an Australian Physical Trainer – Daniel Berry for the national hockey team, here on Friday.

As per the details, Berry will reach Pakistan by the end of this month and will be available for the second phase of the national hockey team training camp.

The first phase of the training camp will conclude on February 8. The players will participate in a tournament to be held in Gujranwala.

Furthermore, the second phase of the camp will begin at the National Hockey Stadium after the conclusion of the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL) season 7.

The cricket’s marquee event will conclude on February 27.

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