ISLAMABAD — Pakistan yesterday sacked their Dutch hockey coach over allegations he broke his contract, a move which could harm their preparations for the London Olympics. Michel van den Heuvel, was due to keep the job until after the Olympics this summer. But the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) said he [ Read More ]
Boxer Zulqy Rehman had a dissapointment from the Pakistan Olympic Boxing team as they neglected him a spot to qualify for a place to compete at the London 2012 Olympics next year. Zulqy said “I’ve always dreamed of competing in the Olympics and I thought this was my chance I [ Read More ]
THE Olympic dream is still very much alive for a Morley athlete who hopes to be going for gold at next year’s games. Umar Hameed, of Finchley Way, is training hard to qualify for the Pakistan athletics team, which will take him to run the 200m in the 2012 London [ Read More ]
KARACHI: Pakistan are set to rope in a number of rookies in their hockey squad for next month’s inaugural Asian Champions Trophy in China following one-day trials to be held in Islamabad on Thursday (today). And According to a senior Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) official, the national selectors will continue [ Read More ]
KARACHI: The Pakistan Boxing Federation (PBF) has submitted names of five pugilists for the London Olympics qualifying tournament being staged in Baku, Azerbaijan from Sept 22 to Oct 10. “As deadline for the entries was to expire on Aug 20, the PBF submitted the entries with the International Amateur Boxing [ Read More ]
ISLAMABAD: Visa applications of Pakistani fans wishing to visit London for next year’s Olympic Games will be processed speedily, a British High Commission official said on Thursday. “We have a very excellent visa processing system. Anyone who wishes to witness the Games and applies for visa after fulfilling the pre-requisites [ Read More ]
Bolton flyweight Haroon ‘Harry’ Khan says 2012 will be a “big year” for him, not least because it offers him a chance to better his older brother Amir’s Olympic boxing record. To achieve that the 20-year-old will have to go one step further than the current IBF and WBA light-welterweight [ Read More ]
ISLAMABAD: WBA champion Amir Khan has announced that he is ready to assist Pakistani boxers, especially in the run up to the 2012 London Olympics. Khan, who defeated Zad Judah of the US on Saturday night in Las Vegas, said he was in talks with Pakistan Boxing Federation (PBF) President [ Read More ]
Pakistan men’s hockey team arrives in Amsterdam for the Rabo Four-Nations Tournament Pakistan men’s senior hockey team arrived at their second stop of the European tour, Amsterdam in Netherlands, yesterday, on June 27, to participate in the 2011 Rabo Four-Nations Hockey Tournament to begin today. Their last appearance proved successful [ Read More ]
ISLAMABAD: A seven-member taekwondo team is participating in the World Qualification Tournament for the London Olympics from July 29 to June 3 at Baku, Azerbijan. The contingent comprising Iftikhar Tabassum (president PTF), Rashid Mahmood Butt (head of team), Teo Kwang Loh (coach Male team), Murtaza Hassan Bangash, Arshad Atif, Kiran [ Read More ]
