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BIRMINGHAM: National Hockey team faced a crushing in their second game of the Commonwealth campaign as New Zealand beat Pakistan by 4-1 in Pool A encounter of the Men’s Hockey event, here on Sunday.

After an intense first quarter, New Zealand’s Hugo Inglis steered his side towards a dominating position in the game as he scored two field goals in the second quarter before Pakistan’s Ghazanfar Ali netted the ball in the 27th minute to reduce the lead.

However, Dylan Thomas scored another field goal in the 44th minute to bolster the lead 3-1 in the third quarter.

Sam Lone then widen the lead for his side as he netted the ball in the final quarter with Pakistan failing to score even once in the last two quarters.

Earlier on Saturday, the national team ended on a 2-2 draw in their opening match of Commonwealth Games 2022.

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JAKARTA: Pakistan Men’s National Hockey Team handed a crushing defeat to Bangladesh in the position match by 8-0 to finish fifth in the Hockey Asia Cup 2022.

Pakistan, which were knocked out of the tournament following India’s astounding 16-0 victory over the hosts Indonesia in the group match, played several position matches in the tournament and claimed the fifth position after defeating Bangladesh by 8-0 today.

Pakistani players dismantled the opposition in a one-sided contest as they made multiple strikes to take the team’s tally to eight in the end.

Mubashir Ali netted the ball twice while Rizwan Ali, Afraz, Abdul Hannan Shahid, Umar Bhutta, Ajaz Ahmed, and Ghazanfar Ali made one strike each.

According to the details, the national hockey team will travel back to the country on June 3 and will now turn their attention toward the upcoming Commonwealth Games, scheduled to kick off on July 28.

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JAKARTA: Pakistan Men’s National Hockey Team will fly back to the country on June 3 after participating in the ongoing Hockey Asia Cup 2022.

The Green Shirts finished in the third place in Group A after the arch-rivals India dethroned the side from the second position following a consolidating 16-0 victory over the hosts Indonesia.

India’s astounding effort against Indonesia prevented the Green Shirts from qualifying to the top-four of the Asia Cup and also shattered the side’s hopes of World Cup qualification.

Pakistan Hockey team will now turn their attention toward the upcoming Commonwealth Games, scheduled to kick off on July 28. According to the details, the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) will hold a camp after a gap of two weeks from the team’s arrival.

The head coach of the national hockey Siegfried Aikman, on the other hand, will not accompany the side, on their way back to the country as the Dutch coach opted to spend some time with his family in the Netherlands.

It is pertinent to mention here that the PHF has to send the final list of the selected players to the Pakistan Olympics Association (POA) by May 31 for the upcoming Commonwealth Games.

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LAHORE: Pakistan Hockey Team’s 20-men contingent has left Pakistan for Indonesia to participate in the forthcoming Hockey Asia Cup, starting from May 23. 

Pakistan Men’s National Hockey Team, under the leadership of Umar Bhutta, has left the Allama Iqbal National Airport to travel to Indonesia for the forthcoming tournament.

The national team is accompanied by its manager, Olympian Khuwaja Junaid, head coach Siegfried Aikman, assistant coaches Waseem Ahmed, Sameer Hussain, and Ajmal Khan, and goalkeeping coach Nadeem Lodhi.

Eight teams will compete in the Men’s Hockey Asia Cup, which will be split into two groups and contain 24 matches.

Pakistan will start their campaign by locking horns with the arch-rivals India on May 23 as the two teams are placed in Group A alongside Japan and the hosts Indonesia. Group B, on the other hand, comprises Malaysia, Korea, Oman, and Bangladesh.

20-members squad

Akmal Hussain, Abdullah Ishtiaq Khan, Mubashir Ali, Emad Shakeel Butt, Hamad-ud-Din Anjum, Muhammad Abdullah, Rizwan Ali, Midfielders Umar Bhatta, Ali Shaan, Moin Shakeel, Abdul Hanan, Junaid Manzoor, Ghazanfar Ali, Abu Bakar Mahmood, Ejaz Ahmed, Rana Abdul Waheed, Muhammad Salman Razzaq, Afraz, Roman, Abdul Hanan Shahid.

Pakistan Schedule

Pakistan vs India on May 23
Pakistan vs Indonesia on May 24
Pakistan vs Japan on May 26

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

After the conclusion of the training camp comprising 24 players, the PHF selected 20 players to travel to Jakarta for the upcoming Asia Cup on the basis of their performances.

The PHF selection committee then announced the 20-members squad after the approval of PHF President Brigadier (retd) Khalid Sajjad Khokhar.

The forward Umar Bhatta will continue to lead the side, whereas Ali Shan will be acting as the vice-captain. The squad will leave for Jakarta on May 19 for the tournament.

20-members squad

Akmal Hussain, Abdullah Ishtiaq Khan, Mubashir Ali, Emad Shakeel Butt, Hamad-ud-Din Anjum, Muhammad Abdullah, Rizwan Ali, Midfielders Umar Bhatta, Ali Shaan, Moin Shakeel, Abdul Hanan, Junaid Manzoor, Ghazanfar Ali, Abu Bakar Mahmood, Ejaz Ahmed, Rana Abdul Waheed, Muhammad Salman Razzaq, Afraz, Roman, Abdul Hanan Shahid.

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LAHORE: Pakistan Hockey Team’s training camp for the upcoming Asia Cup, has been kicked off at National Stadium here on Wednesday.

The training camp comprises 24 players and will be held till May 18 to formally initiate the team’s preparations for the upcoming Hockey Asia Cup.

The national team’s manager Olympian Khuwaja Junaid, Head coach Siegfried Aikman, alongside, assistant coaches Waseem Ahmed, Sameer Hussain, and Ajmal Khan, and goalkeeping coach Nadeem Lodhi are also present at the training camp.

It is worth mentioning here that the Asia Cup 2022 will be played in Jakarta in June this year.

Probables

Abdullah Ishtiaq (Goalkeeper), Akmal Hussain (Goalkeeper), Muneeb-ur-Rehman (Goalkeeper), Mubashir Ali, Emad Shakeel Butt, Abu Bakar Mahmood, Muhammad Abdullah, Muhammad Hammad Anjum, Arbaaz Ahmed, Rizwan Ali, Abdul Manan, Umar Bhatta, Rana Abdul Waheed, Ghazanfar Ali, Muhammad Salman, Roman Khan, Moin Shakeel, Ali Shan, Junaid Manzoor, Ejaz Ahmed, Abdul Hanan Shahid, Ahmed Nadeem, Noheez Zahid, and Rana Sohail Riaz.

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BARCELONA: The 20-members squad of the Pakistan Hockey Team along with the coach Siegfried Aikman departed from here after the completion of the Europe Tour, here on Thursday.

Pakistan, who took on the Netherlands in two matches, Belgium in one, and Spain in two amid the Europe tour have flown back to the country after the conclusion of the tour.

In the last match of the Europe tour, the home side of Spain thrashed the green shirts by 5-3 to avenge the first match defeat in which Pakistan crushed the hosts 4-1.

Pakistan, who started the tour on a high following a thumping 5-3 victory over the Netherlands, could not keep up the momentum as the side lost the second match of the series 4-1.

The green shirts also remained unable to win their only encounter against Belgium, as the latter defeated Pakistan 5-1.

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BARCELONA: Pakistan National Hockey Men’s Team celebrated Eid-ul-Fitar today, who are in Spain for the final leg of their Europe Tour.

The Pakistan hockey team offered Eid prayers at the local mosque here before the team officials, players, and the local community congratulated each other on this auspicious event.

The former Olympian and Manager of Hockey Team Khawaja Junaid, Head Coach Siegfried Aikman, Assistant Coach Wasim Ahmed, along with other support staff also accompany the national side.

It is pertinent to mention here that the national side, which is on Europe Tour, will play a two-match series against the Spanish team on May 3 and 4 respectively. The green shirts also locked horns with the Netherlands and Belgium in the prior stages of the tour.

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KARACHI: Former Pakistani captain and the Olympic gold medalist Nasir Ali commented on Pakistan National Men’s Hockey team’s tour to Europe, saying it will benefit the team in the longer run.

Nasir reacted to the national hockey team’s Europe tour in a video statement, saying the tour provides a positive environment and players can gain valuable experience from it.

“The importance of the Europe Tour lies in the good environment it offers to the players, as well as also offers the vital experience of playing in such situations,” he said.

Nasir then referred to the fullback player Rizwan, who is performing brilliantly on the Europe tour, while also claiming that he will improve more after this tour.

“Rizwan, a fullback, is having a fantastic season, scoring five goals in three games. In addition, when he returns to the game after this tour, he will show more development and confidence in his abilities “Nasir asserted.

“Similarly, other players, especially juniors, will improve a lot from this tour and I would like to congratulate Pakistan Hockey Federation for organizing this important tour,” he added.

It is pertinent to mention here that Pakistan played two matches against the Netherlands and a single match against Belgium so far. The green shirts have managed to win just one game on the ongoing tour thus far.

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BRUSSELS: Second-ranked Belgium Hockey Team secured a comprehensive victory over the 17th-ranked Pakistan Men’s Hockey Team by 4-1 in the only match between the two teams of the Europe Tour, here on Friday.

After the conclusion of a highly-competitive series against the Netherlands, the green shirts turned their attention towards Belgium to lock horns in the only match.

The better-ranked Belgium, however, outclassed the green shirts by the scores of 5-1.

In the first half, Pakistan could not net the ball once, in response to Belgium’s two. The green shirts then managed to cut the margin to 2-1 as Rizwan struck a goal in the third quarter.

Belgium, on the other hand, restored and also extended their lead as the side responded quickly with two goals in the same quarter.

Second-ranked Belgium then netted one in the final quarter to better their lead to 5-1. The green shirts, on the other hand, could not make their way back into the game despite a goal in the starting minutes of the third quarter and suffered a crushing defeat.

For Pakistan, Rizwan managed to score the only goal.

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