Pakistan: Pakistan hockey team could travel to Netherlands for training ahead of Nations Cup

Pakistan hockey team. – PHF ISLAMABAD: Roelant Oltmans is interested in holding a ten-day training camp for the Pakistan hockey team in the Netherlands during the second half of May in order to fine tune preparations for the Nations Cup starting in the city of Gniezno, Poland, from May 31. In a media talk on […]
Pakistan: Pakistan squad announced for Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

Ammad Butt celebrates with Abdul Hanan during a match. – FIH ISLAMABAD: Ammad Shakeel Butt was named captain of the 18-member Pakistan outfit for the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup starting in Ipoh, Malaysia, from May 4. The three-member selection panel consisting Head Coach Roelant Oltmans, Manzoorul Hasan and Shahid Islam (DDG Pakistan Sports Board) watched […]
Pakistan: Coach Roelant Oltmans sheds light on revival of Pakistan hockey

Roelant Oltmans speaks to Pakistan players. – PHF ISLAMABAD: Head coach of the Pakistan hockey team, Roelant Oltmans, was disappointed over missing the chance of making it to the Paris Olympics. However, the Dutch coach believes that the revival of Pakistan hockey largely depends on winning the Nations Challenge Cup starting in Poland from the […]
Pakistan: FIH gives ultimatum to PHF over parallel bodies

Pakistan hockey team. – PHF KARACHI: The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has written a letter to the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) amid yet another wave of uncertainty in the country’s national sport. The letter highlighted the issue of parallel bodies within Pakistan Hockey Federation which could affect the national team’s participation in future events. The […]
Pakistan: Here is an important update on Pakistan hockey

Tariq Bugti. – PHF ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) President Tariq Masoori Bugti is likely to meet the prime minister to brief him about the breakaway federation that is bringing bad name to the sport in the country. Tariq Bugti who is nominated by the prime minister as the PHF president and then sought […]
Pakistan: Roelant Oltmans roped in by PHF for two events

Oltmans earlier had expressed his inability to join the Pakistan team due to some reservations about the offered contract clauses. – PHF ISLAMABAD: Roelant Oltmans has penned a two-tournament contract with the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) after Spanish Juan Escarre’s reluctance to go into a short-term contract with the PHF. Oltmans earlier had expressed his […]
Pakistan: PHF’s negotiations with Roelant Oltmans break down

Roelant Oltmans. – PHF ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF)’s negotiations with Dutch coach Roelant Oltmans broke down ahead of the start of the national hockey camp here at the Bunda Ground from April 16. The News has learnt that the PHF now looks for other options as the head coach of the national team […]
Pakistan: Govt to take steps for the betterment of hockey in Pakistan

Pakistan hockey team. – FIH ISLAMABAD: Development and revival of national sport hockey will be the top priority of the Prime Minister’s Youth Programme (PMYP) under which numerous activities will be held after Eid. These views were expressed by Olympian Khawaja Junaid after meeting with the Chairman of the Prime Minister’s Youth Programme Rana Mashood […]
Pakistan: Pakistan hockey team gears up for Sultan Azlan Shah, FIH Nations Cup

Pakistan hockey team. – PHF ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has planned to organise the national hockey camp to prepare for back-to-back international events in two phases starting with the first phase on April 15 here at the Bunda Stadium. The upcoming international events will be starting with Azlan Shah Cup in Malaysia. In […]
Pakistan: PHF officials deprived of salaries

Hockey players in action. – PHF KARACHI: Twenty three employees working in the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) have been deprived of their salaries for five months and are facing difficulties in meeting their families’ needs in times of such extreme inflation as the PHF high ups haven’t paid any attention in resolving their issues, The […]