News for 07 May 2024
All the news for Tuesday 7 May 2024
30th Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 2024 (M)
Ipoh, Perak
All times GMT +8
6 May 2024 is a rest day
7 May 2024 16:00 CAN v KOR (RR)
7 May 2024 18:15 PAK v JPN (RR)
7 May 2024 20:30 MAS v NZL (RR)
8 May 2024 16:00 PAK v CAN (RR)
8 May 2024 18:15 KOR v NZL (RR)
8 May 2024 20:30 JPN v MAS (RR)
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Upbeat Oltmans optimistic about Pakistan reaching final
By Abdul Mohi Shah
Pakistan hockey team coach Roelant Oltmans speaks to players. — PHF/File
ISLAMABAD: National hockey Head Coach Roelant Oltmans sounded confident about Pakistan’s making it to the final of Azlan Shah Cup, admitting that the match against Japan today (Tuesday) would be crucial from both teams’ prospective.
Japan's 'Samurai hockey' pays dividends in SAS Cup
By K. Rajan
The Japanese players were pressed by the New Zealand players in the Sultan Azlan Shah (SAS) Cup at the Azlan Shah Stadium in Ipoh. NSTP/L.MANIMARAN
IPOH: Japan's Tsubasa Tanaka has set his eyes on beating Pakistan in tomorrow's top-of-the-table clash at the Sultan Azlan Shah (SAS) Cup. Ranked No. 16 in the world, the Samurais have emerged as a surprise package in Ipoh.
Wounded Black Sticks out to bounce back against Speedy Tigers
By K. Rajan
The Malaysian players were pressed by the Canadian players in the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup at the Azlan Shah Stadium in Ipoh. NSTP/L.MANIMARAN
IPOH: Being the highest-ranked team, wounded New Zealand will be gunning to return to winning ways when they face Malaysia in tomorrow's Sultan Azlan Shah Cup clash in Ipoh.
Azimuddin dedicates first goal to his father battling cancer
By K. Rajan
Malaysia’s Azimuddin Syakir Kamaruddin celebrates scoring against Canada in Sunday’s Sultan Azlan Shah Cup match at Azlan Shah Stadium, Ipoh. NSTP/L. MANIMARAN
IPOH: Azimuddin Syakir Kamaruddin is living the dream after scoring his first senior international goal at the Sultan Azlan Shah (SAS) Cup.
FIH Hockey Pro League 2023/24: Action resumes in two weeks!
The business end of the FIH Hockey Pro League season 5 will get underway from 22 May as a new mini-tournament is set to begin in Antwerp, Belgium. With 6 men’s and 6 women’s teams in action from 22 May to 2 June, fans are guaranteed to be treated to ‘Hockey at its best’!
Day 6 Results: National Women’s Hockey League 2024 (Phase 1)
Ranchi: Day 6 of the National Women’s Hockey League 2024 (Phase 1) witnessed Hockey Bengal and Hockey Association of Odisha register victories in their respective matches, which took place at the Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh Astroturf Hockey Stadium in Ranchi, Jharkhand on Monday.
England Hockey Cup: Beeston claim title double
Beeston held off Banbury in men's final PIC: England Hockey
Beeston won the England Hockey Cup double after toasting success at Lee Valley over the weekend.
Shehla steps down as PHF president
This image released on July 23, 2023, shows the vice president of Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) and MNA Shehla Raza. — Facebook/Syeda Shehla Raza
KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) senior leader Shehla Raza stepped down from the office of President of Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF). “I have sent my resignation to Minister IPC Dr. Ahsan Iqbal, Rana Mashood, and have also presented her resignation to the PHF Congress,” she said while talking to a TV channel on Monday.
Stars on Trees- Legend’s Unique Tribute to Hockey Heroes and Lovers
A unique tribute to Hassan Sardar
Pakistan’s former hockey captain Rasheedul Hassan is one of the very few hockey players in the world to have won gold medals at all the title tournaments: World Cup (1982), Olympics (1984), Asian Games (1982), Asia Cup (1982 & 1985), and even Junior World Cup (1979).
The legend hails from Gojra, a small tehsil in district Toba Tek Singh. Gojra got the tehsil status in 1982. Prior, it was usually referred to as an oversized village. Rasheedul Hassan’s precocious talents were spotted by the management of PIA’s sports department in 1975 when he was just 16. And he started appearing for PIA’s team, the country’s best hockey outfit. This meant shifting to Karachi. In 1980, he got a permanent job in Customs; retired in 2019. He has now lived in Karachi for almost 50 years.
But he has remained attached to his roots throughout.
“I visit Gojra regularly. In 2001, I bought some agricultural land on the outskirts of Gorja where I constructed a farmhouse and named it Khokhar Haveli.”
He has also been patronising the Rasheedul Hassan Hockey Academy in Gojra since 2009. The budding players are given quality training and provided with playing gear and kits free of charge.
A few months back, he struck a novel idea.
“The seedlings sowed at the orchard in the Khokhar Haveli have grown up into big trees. I wanted to pay tribute to people who contributed to our national sport. Hence, I decided to name my orchard’s trees after great hockey players and those who served Pakistan hockey in other capacities.”
A few days back, a proper ceremony was held at the Khokhar Haveli attended by legendary players, sports journalists, hockey enthusiasts, etc. Many came from other cities.
Each tree has a plaque with the individual’s name and main achievement inscribed along with his picture.
The list is the who is who of Pakistan hockey: includes Pakistan’s four World Cup-winning captains, the three Olympic gold medal-winning captains, Naseer Bunda (scorer of the only goal in the 1960 Olympics final when Pakistan won the first Olympic gold), the greatest center-forward Hassan Sardar, wingers Samiullah & Kalimullah, goalkeepers Saleem Sherwani & Moinuddin, full-backs Munir Dar & Manzoorul Hassan and so forth.
Also honoured are Pakistan’s most successful hockey manager Brigadier M.H.Atif, greatest sports administrator Air Marshal Nur Khan, popular hockey commentators Farooq Mazhar and S.M.Naqi, founder of Gojra hockey M.Yaqoob, distinguished international umpire Faiz M.Faizi, TV sports shows hosts Mirza Iqbal Baig and Yahya Hussaini, prominent sports journalist yours truly Ijaz Chaudhry, Khawar Anwar Khawaja CEO of Grays of Cambridge of Pakistan (manufacturers of sports equipment including hockey sticks and ball), and so on.
“More than 50 prominent hockey people have been honoured here. But many more deserve recognition. I am waiting for more saplings to become trees”.
Someone rightly said that history never forgives those who forget their heroes.
Rasheedul Hassan has done a great national service in this regard - in a unique manner.
Ijaz Chaudhry writes on hockey & other sports. For more about him & his work, visit http://www.sportscorrespondent.info