LAHORE   Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Afghanistan Hockey Federation (AHF) to provide technical assistance in restructuring and reformation of the game in Afghanistan on modern lines, becoming the first ...

LAHORE - Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has withdraws its players from Hockey India League (HIL) in the wake of ‘increasing tension’ between the two neighbouring countries to ensure their safety. None of the Pakistani player was featured in the opening match of the Hockey India League ...

KARACHI – Pakistan Hockey Federation’s  hockey academies which took firm roots in the tenure of current head of Pakistan Hockey former Olympian fullback Qasim Zia have started yielding good results by producing talented players who have  been instrumental in recent successes ...

LAHORE – Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) on Monday approved Rs 280 million deficit budget and allocated a budget of Rs 500 million for next year in its general council meeting which was headed by its chief Qasim Zia here at the National Hockey Stadium. The PHF chief approved the previous ...

LAHORE – The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) Friday announced the 18-member squad for the upcoming second Asian Hockey Champions Trophy to be held in Doha from December 20 to 27. The federation has remained stuck with the Champions Trophy bronze medal winners except M Rizwan junior and M ...

LAHORE - Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) on Thursday reduced the six-month ban of full back M Irfan to one month but gave no relaxation in his fine of Rs 100,000. Irfan made a mercy appeal to PHF president Qasim Zia against the ban and the fine imposed by PHF’s disciplinary committee for his ...

LAHORE - Pakistan Hockey Federation’s (PHF) two-member delegation comprising its president Qasim Zia and secretary Asif Bajwa left for Malaysia here on Tuesday to attend FIH executive board meeting being held in Kula Lumpur from November 1-4. Talking to the reporters before his departure, ...

LAHORE - The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) Wednesday retained Ch Akhtar Rasool as head coach and manager of the national hockey team till 2014 World Cup and also appointed former Olympian Tahir Zaman as Consultant Game Development. Talking to the reporters after the executive committee meeting, ...

LAHORE - A number of important decisions including formation of new selection committee and changes in national senior teams’ management will be taken at the Executive Board meeting of Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) here on October 22. “It is a very important meeting which will focus ...

KARACHI - The junior training camp in preparation of the second Sultan Johor Junior Hockey Tournament will be held at Hockey Club of Pakistan from October 16, it was announced Friday.  The international junior event will be played at Johar, Malaysia from November 11 to 18. Pakistan Hockey ...

LAHORE - The Pakistan Hockey Federations (PHF) two-member delegation has obtained visas to visit India early next month to finalise the dates of Pakistan-India hockey series to be played on bilateral basis in March next year. PHF president Qasim Zia and secretary M Asif Bajwa will be leaving for ...

LAHORE – Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has requested the Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) to delay the Indoor Asia Cup for a month to facilitate them to lay the playing mat in the arena at Islamabad’s Liaquat Gymnasium. "The event was to be played in the first week of December but ...

LAHORE - Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has approved the participation of 14 players in the Hockey India League (HIL) to be held next year in January. Asif Bajwa said: “We will send as many as 14 players and 4 coaches to appear in the league in which players from all the hockey playing ...

LAHORE - Pakistan hockey team camp which is underway at Army Sports and Physical Training School, Abbottabad, will conclude today (Sunday).  26 players are participating in the camp and doing tough training. After Sunday’s (today’s) session, PHF selection committee headed by Hanif ...

LAHORE – Former captains Shakeel Abbasi and Wasim Ahmad were re-called in the 18-member hockey squad named for the tour of Europe after President PHF pardoned them and reduced their respective fines for taking part in an unsanctioned World Series Hockey in India.The re-called players are a ...

LAHORE - The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) disciplinary committee imposed fine of rupees one million each on former captains, Rehan Butt and Shakeel Abbasi besides fining another six players for their participation in an unsanctioned World Series Hockey in India earlier this year.The committee ...

LAHORE – The trials to select the boys from Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) Academies from across the country are in progress from April 7.  As many as 125 boys participated in the trials in Faisalabad on April 7 and 90 appeared in Gojra on April 8. The next session will be held in ...

LAHORE - The 22nd meeting of Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF)'s Executive Board will be held here at the federation’s conference room under the chair of its president today (Thursday). All the matters related to hockey and London Games 2012 would be discussed besides participation of Pakistan ...

ISLAMABAD - Former Olympians have given reply to the notices issued to them by the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) through their lawyer Barrister Ismat Mehdi on Monday, this was revealed by Shahnaz Sheikh, former Olympian, in an exclusive talk with TheNation.He further rubbished the claims of any ...

LAHORE – The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has issued defamation notices to 13 former Olympians for leveling charges of alleged involvement of the federation's office bearers in human trafficking. The PHF sent notices to 13 Olympians through its counsel Sajid Bashir including Shahnaz ...

LAHORE – The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) General Council decided that the federation would take legal action against former Olympians who were making allegations of corruption and misuse of power against the PHF officials. In a general council meeting of the PHF, the council decided that ...

LAHORE (Agencies) - The national federation (PHF) on Tuesday expressed confidence that Pakistani players would stay away from the unsanctioned World Hockey Series in India in the wake of the organiser's claim that all those who have signed for the multi-million event will certainly play. The WSH, a ...

OUR STAFF REPORTER LAHORE The National Selection Committee has announced 26 senior hockey players for the training camp which will be held at Naseer Bunda Hockey Stadium Islamabad on August 10, said PHF Secretary Asif Bajwa on Friday. The Pakistan senior hockey team will participate in the first ...

lahore - PAF and PHF Academy qualified for the final of the National Tray Hockey Championship now in progress at Faisalabad, according to information received here Saturday. PAF defeated Punjab 3-2 in the semi-final. Khaliq, Zeeshan (PC) and Mushtaq (PC) scored for the airmen. Punjab's scorers ...

LAHORE The University of the Punjab Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Mujahid Kamran has stressed the need for harnessing hockey talent at the college and university level in order to raise the standard of the game in the country. He made these comments before Pakistan Hockey Federation Secretary Asif ...

LAHORE The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has suspended the contract of Sohail Abbas due to none reporting in the training camp of Pakistan hockey team for European tour. WAPDA, the department of Sohail Abbas, also constituted a three member inquiry committee on this matter. Manager WAPDA ...

LAHORE The Pakistan Hockey Federation has announced the team managements of national, Pakistan Whites and Pakistan U-16 teams here on Friday. Olympian Manzoor Junior has been named as manager and coach of the senior team till the final approval of the foreign coach by the Sports Ministry. ...

LAHORE The Pakistan Hockey Federation has made some changes in the list of probables in the training camps of Pakistan senior and Pakistan whites. Kashif Shah and Muhammad Rizwan (PIA) are already part of the Pakistan junior team and they are now excluded from the senior team camp. Tasawar Abbas ...

LAHORE Gojra, Karachi Academy No 2, Lahore and Sialkot registered victories in the first PHF Inter Academies Hockey Tournament on day six here at the National Hockey Stadium on Friday. Gojra beat Karachi No 1 while Sialkot ended Faisalabads winning streak, Lahore beat Bahawalpur and Karachi No2 ...

KARACHI The 19th edition of Azlan Shah International Hockey, starting from May 6 in Ipoh (Malaysia), would be more than just an annual competition. It would be dress rehearsal for the Asian teams for the Guangzhou Asian Games which will be played in the middle of coming November. All the top ...