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Pakistan hockey strikes gold as wrestler Bashir picks up a bronze medal
Wednesday, June 04, 2008
by Gul Hameed Bhatti
Pakistan finally struck gold at the Olympic Games, when they defeated arch-rivals India in the final of the hockey competition at Rome in 1960 by the barest of margins, and the national captain Abdul Hameed 'Hameedi' stood at the top of the podium as he and his team wore the gold medals around their necks and received the cheers of the crowd. Pakistan had not just won a medal of the highest denomination at the Olympiad, they had also ended the domination of India who had won the gold medal in every one of the six previous Olympic Games, starting with Amsterdam in 1928.

The fact that other teams, especially India's nearest neighbours Pakistan, had been fast catching up with them had become evident at the 1956 Olympic Games staged in Melbourne. After having finished at a creditable fourth position in their first two appearances at this level -- at London 1948 and Helsinki 1952 -- Pakistan had reached the hockey final in 1956. There they met India and lost only by a 1-0 margin, as their opponents continued with their gold medal winning habit.

And it was not just the hockey gold that Pakistan picked up at Rome in 1960. One of their seven wrestlers at the event, welterweight Mohammad Bashir, claimed a third place and a bronze medal in his particular competition. Almost half a century later, Bashir remains one of only two Pakistanis to have claimed an individual medal at the Olympic Games, the other one being boxer Syed Hussain Shah with a bronze at the Seoul event in 1988.

Here's what the noted hockey journalist Sydney Friskin wrote in his book "Going for Gold Pakistan at Hockey" about the 1960 triumph at Rome: "And so all roads led to Rome,the venue for the 1960 Olympic Games where the seat of power in hockey was destined to undergo a dramatic change. The sixteen teams were divided into four pools and Pakistan had nothing to fear from the opposition provided by Australia, Japan and Poland.

"This format allowed the winners and runners-up in each pool to qualify for the quarter-finals. A levelling of standards was evidenced by the fact that all four quarter-final winners emerged with single-goal victory margins, India, Great Britain, Pakistan and Spain all going through.

"The semifinals, too, were all closely fought with both Pakistan and India achieving 1-0 victories, Pakistan over Spain and India against Great Britain. The nervous tension which gripped the final four years earlier at Melbourne disappeared as both sides launched themselves into a full scale attack. After twelve minutes of eager striving, the tactical genius of Abdul Hameed came to light as he slipped a pass to his outside right Noor Alam whose cross pass was picked up at the top of the circle by the inside left Naseer Bunda. His deft flick, exquisitely timed, sent the ball flashing into the net.

"The Indians, fighting furiously to rederess the balance, were held in check by the cool authority of Pakistan's centre half Anwar Ahmed Khan. Neither defence gave much away and, when the final whistle was blown, Pakistan's moment of glory had arrived. The captain Abdul Hameed was soon on the victory stand acknowledging the plaudits of the crowd."

It had taken Pakistan four Olympic Games before it finally won the hockey gold medal. Naseer Bunda took Noor Alam's cross neatly just inside the circle. Prithipal Singh was beaten by Naseer's dribble and Jhaman Lal did not back up. Naseer side-stepped a charging Shankar Lakshman, and flicked past the helpless keeper into the goal.

Pakistan won the final 1-0, ending India's 32-year unbeaten streak in the Olympics. That marked the beginning of the end of India's supremacy in world hockey.

INDIA FINALLY MEET THEIR MATCH

From Amsterdam to Melbourne, India won the Olympic hockey tournament six times running. Their aggregate record over this period was 30 wins and no losses, with a goal tally of 197 for and eight against.

But at the Rome Games, they finally came up against a team that could match them. Even more gallingly, that team was Pakistan, their bitterest rivals. Pakistan had sneaked through their quarter-final against Germany in bizarre circumstances. The score was 1-1 with a few minutes to go, but then Gunther Ullerich blocked a shot with his hand, and the referee called for a 'bully', or face-off.

The rules said that two players must stand over the ball and touch sticks three times before playing it. But Ullerich only touched twice. And when the bully was repeated he committed the same error. The referee then awarded a penalty goal to Pakistan, which settled the match. Naseer Bunda scored the decisive goal!

The final was another close game, in which Bunda scored the only goal. As the historian David Wallechinsky writes, "the loss to Pakistan was considered a national tragedy (for India), and [successful] plans were immediately made to regain the Olympic title in Tokyo".

India did wrest back the gold medal at the 1964 Olympiad in Tokyo before Pakistan triumphed again at Mexico four years later. India's reign in Olympic Games hockey appeared to have finally ended.

Pakistan captain Abdul Hameed played in his fourth and last Olympiad. He was skipper also when Pakistan took silver at Melbourne. In between the two Olympics, he had earned his country a gold medal -- after the final against India -- when hockey was introduced at the Tokyo Asian Games in 1958.

The Pakistan hockey team at Rome comprised Abdul Hameed (captain), Chaudhry Ghulam Rasool (vice-captain), Abdul Rashid, A R Gardner, Habib Ali Kiddie, Manzoor Hussain Atif, Munir Dar, Anwar Ahmed Khan, Noor Alam, Naseer Bunda, Mutiullah, Khawaja Zakauddin, Mushtaq Ahmed, Khurshid Aslam, Bashir Ahmed, Zafar Hayat, Zafar Ali Khan and Abdul Waheed.

Pakistan's hockey captain at London 1948 Ali Iqtidar Shah Dara was the team manager, after having served as coach at Melbourne 1956. Mohammad Niaz Khan, captain at Helsinki 1952, was assistant manager. So the team team at Rome was in good hands, considering the status of the players as well as the side's management.

WRESTLER BASHIR MAKES HIS MARK

After having won a bronze medal at the Tokyo Asian Games in 1958, wrestler Mohammad Bashir competed against the world's best at the Rome Olympiad. Of his seven bouts in the welterweight class, he won four. In the final round, he was beaten by both contestants who finished ahead of him, Turkey's Ismail Ogan who took silver and the United States' Douglas Blubaugh who earned the gold medal.

Bashir was one of Pakistan's most celebrated wrestlers in their history. He won three gold medals in the Commonwealth Games -- as did Mohammad Akhtar and Faiz Mohammad also -- and picked up another gold at the Asian Games in Bangkok in 1966.

Akhtar competed in the featherweight event at the Rome Olympics. He did quite well too, eventually being beaten by Turkey's Mustafa Dagistanli in the fifth round, his opponent going on to win the gold medal. Akhtar finally finished at a creditable number six in a group of 25 wrestlers.

Among the 49-strong Pakistan squad at Rome, there were 12 athletes. As compared to their display in Melbourne four years earlier, they performed pathetically. Sprinter Abdul Khaliq was just a shadow of his former self, although he had done very well around the world in various international meets since 1956.

Hurdler Ghulam Raziq continued to improve with every race that he ran in the 110 metres event. He returned a time of 14.3 seconds in the semifinals but couldn't make the final. Hammer thrower Mohammad Iqbal, after taking gold in the 1958 Asian Games and a silver in the Comonwealth Games at Cardiff the same year, managed to enter the finals at Rome but finished 12th out of the 15 participants.

One of the worst shows was put up by long distance runner Mubarak Shah in his only Olympiad appearance. For someone who was to take three gold medals at the Asian Games, Mubarak lagged way behind everyone else in his two races at Rome.

Pakistan were represented in seven sports in 1960. Boxing, cycling, shooting and weightlifting brought no joy as usual, but the swimmers were spared further agony as none was chosen for the Rome Olympiad. A gold and a bronze medal was, incidentally, Pakistan's best performance ever in a single Olympic Games!



BAREFOOT BIKILA FIRST BLACK AFRICAN OLYMPIC CHAMPION

Fifty-four years after Italy had to give up hosting the Olympics, Rome finally got its chance. They made the most of their dramatic history, holding the wrestling competition in the Basilica of Maxentius. Among the other ancient sites that were used were the Caracalla Baths (gymnastics) and the Arch of Constantine (finish of the marathon).

Paul Elvstrom of Denmark won the gold medal in the single-handed dinghy class yachting -- for the fourth consecutive time. Hungarian fencer Aladar Gerevich earned his sixth consecutive gold medal in the team sabre event.

In canoeing, Sweden's Gert Fredriksson won his sixth gold medal. Yugoslavia, which qualified for the final by winning a coin toss, won the football tournament after losing in the final three times in a row. Sante Gaiardoni of Italy became the only cyclist in Olympic history to win both the time trial and the match sprint events. By winning the silver medal in light-welterweight boxing, Clement "Ike" Quartey of Ghana became the first black African Olympic medallist. Five days later in the marathon, Abebe Bikila, running barefoot, outlasted Rhadi Ben Abdesselem of Morocco to become the first black African Olympic champion.

Rafer Johnson and C K Yang were decathlon training partners at UCLA, but in Rome Johnson represented the United States and Yang represented Chinese Taipei. In a dramatic finish, they took first and second places and then, exhausted, fell against each other for support.

Suffering from concussion and a broken collarbone after a fall in the endurance test of the three-day equestrian event, Bill Roycroft left his hospital bed to compete in the jumping test and ensure the gold medal for Australia.

ERUPTION OF MOUNT VESUVIUS DELAYS MATTERS

The 1960 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad, were celebrated in 1960 in Rome, Italy. Rome had been awarded the organisation of the 1908 Summer Olympics, but, after the 1906 eruption of Mount Vesuvius, had to decline and pass the honours to London. In 1955, the city beat out Lausanne, Detroit, Budapest, Brussels, Mexico City and Tokyo for the rights to the Games.

The future Constantine II, King of Greece, won his country a gold in sailing Dragon Class. Wilma Rudolph, a former polio patient, won three gold medals in sprint events on the track. Cassius Clay, later known as Muhammad Ali, won boxing's light-heavyweight gold medal.

South Africa appeared in the Olympic arena for the last time under the apartheid regime. They would not be allowed to return until 1992, after the abandonment of apartheid and during the transition to majority rule.

A total of 84 nations participated at the Rome Games. Athletes from Morocco, San Marino, Sudan and Tunisia competed at the Olympic Games for the first time. Suriname also made its first Olympic appearance, but its lone athlete withdrew from competition, leaving a total of 83 nations that actually competed.

Athletes from Barbados, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago would represent the new West Indies Federation, but this nation would only exist for this single Olympiad. Athletes from East Germany and West Germany would compete as the United Team of Germany from 1956-1964.

The total of athletes participating was 5,338 -- 4,727 men and 611 women -- and there were 150 events in 17 sports.

Soviet Union (USSR) again headed the medals table with a tally of 103, that comprised 43 gold, 29 silver and 31 bronze. United States were second with a total of 71 (34-21-16) and hosts Italy third with 36 (13-10-13).

Among the top 10 nations, the others were: Germany 42 (12-19-11), Australia 22 (8-8-6), Turkey 9 (7-2-0), Hungary 21 (6-8-7), Japan 18 (4-7-7), Poland 21 (4-6-11) and Czechoslovakia 8 (3-2-3).

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Cricket must go on... even if at neutral venues
Monday, March 16, 2009
Pakistan cricket: Conspiracy of its isolation
Monday, March 16, 2009
Beware the Ides of March... this time in Lahore
Monday, March 16, 2009
The sports world has had its share of terrorist attacks
Monday, March 16, 2009
Optimism at its best or naivety at its worst?
Monday, March 16, 2009
Pakistan Women now join world cricket's big girls
Monday, March 16, 2009
Kallis becomes South Africa's most prolific Test batsman ever
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
I am cricket, I am the loser
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Cricket terrorism: The skeletons on the roads
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Two fluky factors that saved the Sri Lankans
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Cricket, cricket everywhere but no match to be played in Pakistan
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Cricket drought in Pakistan begins?
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Horror, horror, horror!
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Our reliance on unreliable big names backfires
Tuesday, March 03, 2009
Younis Khan: A unifying force for the Pakistan team
Tuesday, March 03, 2009
Cricket... Sacre bleu!
Tuesday, March 03, 2009
From Andy Sandham to our own Younis Khan
Tuesday, March 03, 2009
CHAK DE PAKISTAN: Our wonderful women of cricket at the World Cup
Tuesday, March 03, 2009
Dented by drugs and terror: Legendary England all-rounder
Sunday, February 22, 2009
We need to put our house in order
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Pakistan cricket: The route to rout
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Pakistan finally gets a taste of Test cricket
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Pakistan has a 100% win record against Sri Lanka at NSK
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Cricket stakeholders pulling in opposite directions
Sunday, February 22, 2009
We need to manufacture our own 'kismet'
Friday, February 20, 2009
Pakistan's dismal show: Malik's captaincy was just one factor!
Friday, February 20, 2009
ICC double standards stimulate new scrutiny of Pakistan cricket
Friday, February 20, 2009
Pakistan football: The leagues of ordinary gentlemen
Friday, February 20, 2009
Younis faces first big challenge as Sri Lanka return
Friday, February 20, 2009
Pakistan Test team a 'rainbow' collection of players
Friday, February 20, 2009
Roger Federer deals with the hurt with tears
Sunday, February 08, 2009
Winning may not be everything, but it sure as hell beats losing
Sunday, February 08, 2009
Are we going to have another failed management?
Sunday, February 08, 2009
A public backlash could be just round the corner
Sunday, February 08, 2009
Unstoppable Muralitharan surpasses Wasim Akram's ODI record
Sunday, February 08, 2009
Pakistan Cricket Board: Changes for the better?
Sunday, February 08, 2009
A Journey to Glory: A splendid gift for sports fans
Saturday, February 07, 2009
Getting value for your money
Saturday, February 07, 2009
Javed Miandad: A victim of malice and envy
Saturday, February 07, 2009
Sanath Jayasuriya crosses the 13,000 runs milestone
Saturday, February 07, 2009
'Our earnest efforts won't go waste,' vows Asif Bajwa
Saturday, February 07, 2009
Pakistan appears to have a passion of 'ramming' into crises
Saturday, February 07, 2009
Pakistan cricket: Slipping into nothingness
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Sri Lanka series may signal end of the road for Shoaib Akhtar
Sunday, January 25, 2009
The high cost of management by the government
Sunday, January 25, 2009
TOP ICC TEST RANKINGS FOR PAKISTAN
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Who's afraid of the all-time ICC players rankings?
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Ban on ICL players needs to be seriously reviewed
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Sachin Tendulkar may be cricket's top scorer but...
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Frequency of mishaps turns into game of 'trivial pursuit'
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Matthew Hayden finally hangs up his boots
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Afghanistan cricketers determined to clear Argentina hurdle
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
'I want to help Pakistan hockey revive its golden days'
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Clothes maketh the man... but what price the written word!
Sunday, January 11, 2009
India plague cricket with their double standards
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Central contracts categories unjustified?
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Pakistan remained a 'no-go area' during 2008
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Is this the beginning of the end of Australian dominance?
Sunday, January 11, 2009
When was the last time Pakistan played a Test match?
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Sri Lanka's tour is helping fill the void
Wednesday, January 07, 2009
Tough decisions now need to be taken
Wednesday, January 07, 2009
Pakistan cricket: A victim of double standards?
Wednesday, January 07, 2009
Pakistan achieve best ODI winning ratio during 2008
Wednesday, January 07, 2009
Rehan Butt was again outstanding in the year 2008
Wednesday, January 07, 2009
Pakistan cricket continues to suffer as a new year dawns
Wednesday, January 07, 2009
Cricket and terrorism: One can only hope...
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
India reclaim second place in ranking with win over England
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Pakistan Cricket Board: Pardon the ICL players, lift the ban!
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
2008: A year of postponements and cancellations
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Welcome to the more competitive cricket scene!
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Messiah of speed gives athletics welcome boost in Olympic year
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Sri Lanka's bold offer to Pakistan, a lesson for others
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
India's tour cancellation becomes a reality
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Pakistan cricket:Terror-stricken?
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Has the Port Qasim cricket team been unfairly treated?
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Kids in a candy shop
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Brojen Das will shine as the sub-continent's greatest swimmer
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Is Pakistan cricket really at the lowest ebb?
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Pakistan's cricket crisis continues to deepen
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
What makes the mare go?
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
England can pull it off!
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Pakistan's hockey icon Manzoor Hussain Atif passes away
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
What conclusions can one draw from this year's events?
Sunday, December 07, 2008
Brett Lee joins the 300-wickets club
Sunday, December 07, 2008
Brojen Das has been the pride of Pakistan and Bangladesh
Sunday, December 07, 2008
Pakistan cricket in fresh crisis after Mumbai attacks
Sunday, December 07, 2008
In a time of turmoil, Javed Miandad turns focus on domestic cricket
Sunday, December 07, 2008
Pakistan cricket: Let's learn from experience!
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Aamer Sohail: Plucking talent from the masses
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Qasim Zia has an awesome challenge ahead of him
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Beginning of the end, or the end of the beginning?
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
West Indies win should be a morale-booster for India series
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Streamlining of cricket's domestic structure is urgently required
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Yousuf's ICL move: It's all about cricket!
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Dhoni's India put a spanner in Australia's works
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Pakistan cricket: A mixture of fear, excitement and anxiety
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Tiny Tendulkar continues to bag incredible feats
Sunday, November 16, 2008
To be or not to be... the Chairman of PCB
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Dear Mr Sports Minister:All our cricket needs is just some fine-tuning!
Sunday, November 16, 2008
India's unsung hero Kumble recedes into history
Sunday, November 09, 2008
Sachin Tendulkar: As human as everyone else and a demigod
Sunday, November 09, 2008
A father expects new PCB chief to review stance on ICL
Sunday, November 09, 2008
Lessons must be learned from Stanford's 'prize fight'
Sunday, November 09, 2008
Injury forces Kumble to early retirement from Test cricket
Sunday, November 09, 2008
Rashid Latif has a brief for uplifting domestic cricket
Sunday, November 09, 2008
Sachin Tendulkar comes out on top
Wednesday, November 05, 2008
Time to revolutionise mindsets
Wednesday, November 05, 2008
Pakistan cricket whirling in a quagmire
Wednesday, November 05, 2008
A rare coincidence in Pakistan cricket, hockey
Wednesday, November 05, 2008
Intikhab's appointment may augur well for Pakistan
Wednesday, November 05, 2008
PAKISTAN AT ASIAN BEACH GAMES 2008: ALL RESULTS
Wednesday, November 05, 2008
Pakistan surprise themselves with seven medals at Beach Games
Wednesday, November 05, 2008
Prince of Calcutta Sourav Ganguly calls it quits
Monday, October 27, 2008
Pakistan cricket: No need to reinvent the wheel
Monday, October 27, 2008
Is there something left to be achieved for Tendulkar?
Monday, October 27, 2008
Pakistan cricket coach Geoff Lawson Butt(ed)
Monday, October 27, 2008
Domestic cricket: Back to the basics
Monday, October 27, 2008
Number one ranking and the road to Doha
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Pakistan go down in another crunch situation
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
New PCB Chairman: Ijaz Butt, an old man in new shoes
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Domestic cricket: Bringing some order to the districts
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Is the Aussie Kangaroo limping?
Friday, October 17, 2008
An unconventional year of tennis nears a blazing close
Friday, October 17, 2008
Discuss the problems, not graffiti in mind
Friday, October 17, 2008
Here's some fair advice for Mohammad Yousuf
Friday, October 17, 2008
Skipper Ponting breaks jinx of failures in India
Friday, October 17, 2008
Ijaz Butt will have to work up some magic
Friday, October 17, 2008
Pakistan cricket: Protracted, complex and painful
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Pakistan must act now, the sooner it's better
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Lahore's twenty20 selectors are being criticised unfairly
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Haider Ali proves there is life after the Olympic Games!
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Left-armer Chaminda Vaas joins elite 400-wicket ODI club
Tuesday, September 02, 2008
Who is going to be the next chairman of PCB?
Tuesday, September 02, 2008
For squash great Jansher Khan life begins again at 40
Tuesday, September 02, 2008
Take heart Pakistan... 117 countries failed to get an Olympics medal!
Tuesday, September 02, 2008
Profiles in action:The Pakistani record makers and breakers in sports today
Monday, August 25, 2008
None since 1992
Monday, August 25, 2008
Un-olympians
Monday, August 25, 2008
The soulless descent of Pakistan cricket continues
Monday, August 25, 2008
Will the PHF learn a lesson from the Beijing Olympics?
Monday, August 25, 2008
The Bolt supremacy: Best sprinter of all times?
Monday, August 25, 2008
PAKISTAN AT 2008 OLYMPIC GAMES: ALL RESULTS
Monday, August 25, 2008
At Beijing, Pakistan suffer their worst Olympic Games year ever!
Monday, August 25, 2008
Shooter Abhinav Bindra is the ‘great brown hope’ of sports
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Master strategist Atif is Pakistan’s greatest ever Olympian
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Pakistan may have kissed the chance of an Olympic medal goodbye
Sunday, August 17, 2008
OLYMPIC GAMES MEN’S FIELD HOCKEY: MEDAL WINNERS 1908-2004
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
OLYMPIC GAMES BEIJING 2008: PAKISTAN MEN’S FIELD HOCKEY SCHEDULE: POOL B
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
India missing from Olympics hockey in centenary year as Pakistan look for glory
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Pakistan fail to win any medals at three successive Olympiads
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
PAKISTAN ATHLETES AGAINST THE WORLD'S BEST IN THE MAIN TRACK & FIELD EVENTS
Sunday, August 03, 2008
Rasheed, Sadaf hoping not to finish among the 'also rans' at Beijing
Sunday, August 03, 2008
PAKISTAN AT 2000 OLYMPIC GAMES: ALL RESULTS
Sunday, August 03, 2008
Hockey team rises to fourth but Pakistan return empty-handed again
Sunday, August 03, 2008
A little more firmness would not be amiss
Sunday, August 03, 2008
Pakistan will be represented at Beijing Olympiad by a lone marksman
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
PAKISTAN AT 1996 OLYMPIC GAMES: ALL RESULTS
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Chaos and turmoil at home and Pakistan hockey has its worst Olympics ever
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Pakistan swimmers lag far behind the best of the rest of the world
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
PAKISTAN AT 1992 OLYMPIC GAMES: ALL RESULTS
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Shahbaz Ahmed's hockey team wins Pakistan its last Olympic Games medal
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Pakistan: The country that once ruled squash
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Playing host to cricket rivals with predictable results
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Pakistan cricket needs the right balance
Sunday, July 13, 2008
PAKISTAN AT 1988 OLYMPIC GAMES: ALL RESULTS
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Pakistan hockey sinks to new depths but boxer Hussain Shah prompts a few smiles
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Pakistan cricket: Bane of the paranoiacs?
Wednesday, July 09, 2008
Euro 2008: Spain breaks the hoodoo, at last
Wednesday, July 09, 2008
Why can't cricket players guarantee injury-free careers?
Wednesday, July 09, 2008
PAKISTAN AT 1984 OLYMPIC GAMES: ALL RESULTS
Wednesday, July 09, 2008
Hasan Sardar weaves his way through to bring Pakistan hockey gold
Wednesday, July 09, 2008
Squash's decline is no laughing matter
Monday, June 23, 2008
Pakistan now aim to get the Asia Cup back
Monday, June 23, 2008
Pakistan Cricket Board: Sackings aren't axes to grind!
Monday, June 23, 2008
PAKISTAN AT 1972 OLYMPIC GAMES: ALL RESULTS
Monday, June 23, 2008
Olympics: Conduct unbecoming
Monday, June 23, 2008
Pakistan receive a hammering at SAFF Football event
Friday, June 20, 2008
Rafael Nadal continues to be the claycourt master
Friday, June 20, 2008
Pakistan's squash empire has a great fall!
Friday, June 20, 2008
Pakistan back on top of the world with a hockey gold at Mexico
Friday, June 20, 2008
PAKISTAN AT 1964 OLYMPIC GAMES: ALL RESULTS
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Pakistan slip a notch at Tokyo and settle for the hockey silver medal
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Yuvraj Singh is a born leader as cricket gets a new look
Wednesday, June 04, 2008
Under-14 festival of football marred by over-age players
Wednesday, June 04, 2008
Pakistan hockey's lost glory: Save our stalled saga
Wednesday, June 04, 2008
PAKISTAN AT 1960 OLYMPIC GAMES: ALL RESULTS
Wednesday, June 04, 2008
Pakistan hockey strikes gold as wrestler Bashir picks up a bronze medal
Wednesday, June 04, 2008
Shoaib Akhtar lives up to his past reputation
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Summer cricket venues to be ready next year: Nadeem Akram
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
ICL recruits must not be deprived of basic rights
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
PAKISTAN AT 1956 OLYMPIC GAMES: ALL RESULTS
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Pakistan finally take an Olympic Games medal while Khaliq burns the track
Sunday, May 25, 2008
Shoaib Akhtar: An explosive response
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Kabaddi comes alive... on the beach and among women
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Pakistan cricket: Developing its character
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
PAKISTAN AT 1952 OLYMPIC GAMES: ALL RESULTS
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
A hockey medal eludes Pakistan again as they finish fourth
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Women's Asia Cup: Pakistan damsels in distress
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Bridge enjoys a bright future in Pakistan
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Sultan Azlan Shah Cup is Malaysian hockey's pride
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
PAKISTAN AT 1948 OLYMPIC GAMES: ALL RESULTS
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Hockey brings some cheer as Pakistan appear in their first Olympiad
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Let's play cricket... PCB style!
Sunday, May 04, 2008
The unrest continues: But didn't ICL set the trend?
Sunday, May 04, 2008
All is not well in the Pakistan dressing room
Sunday, May 04, 2008
Storm in a tea cup: Shoaib, PCB equally responible
Sunday, May 04, 2008
Leagues' cricket and the game of cricket
Sunday, May 04, 2008
Is there need for a new Chairman of the PCB?
Sunday, May 04, 2008
Twenty20 cricket: Entertainment redefined
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
It's all about management
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Pakistan again look to returning empty-handed from Olympiad
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Cricket against Bangladesh and Pakistan's record 11th ODI win
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Mohammad Yousuf: Lost between the leagues
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Pakistan cricket: Shaken to the core
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Dhoni's India turn tables to square Test series
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Pakistan laments dramatic ouster from AFC Challenge Cup
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Pakistan cricket: Shape up or ship out
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Shoaib Akhtar's case: A lesson to learn for both sides
Sunday, April 20, 2008
A journey of harmony through Pakistan
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Pakistani girls vow to excel in Asia Cup cricket
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Landhi Gymkhana: An oasis for cricket players
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Rawalpindi Express derailed
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Absolutely unbelievable!
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Will the change be after the funeral?
Thursday, April 10, 2008
'The Wall' goes past 10,000 runs in Test matches
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Pakistan set to have another meaningless series
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Who is to be blamed?
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Of Australia's depleting spin resources
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Why can't we take a leaf out of Australia's book?
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Pakistan cricket:The story of reality or falsehood?
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Will the POA be able to save Pakistan sports?
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Indian Premier League: Big money splashed for big-name players
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
PCB needs to resolve the ICL issue sensibly
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Taslim Arif: Mighty character, true grit
Saturday, March 15, 2008
Sachin Tendulkar, Matthew Hayden great batsmen
Saturday, March 15, 2008
Mark Boucher: Neat, nimble and spectacular
Saturday, March 15, 2008
Shoaib Akhtar: Is he being siphoned off?
Saturday, March 15, 2008
Adam Gilchrist says goodbye on a sad note
Saturday, March 15, 2008
India becoming a force to be reckoned with
Saturday, March 15, 2008
Flash in the pan, or the beginning of a new era?
Saturday, March 15, 2008
Sourav Ganguly unfairly dropped from India one-day squad
Friday, March 07, 2008
The central contracts: How were they distributed?
Friday, March 07, 2008
Shoaib Akhtar:See-saw decisions
Friday, March 07, 2008
Will somebody tour Pakistan? Please!
Friday, March 07, 2008
Shoaib Akhtar: Ultimate verdict overdue
Friday, March 07, 2008
CHAK DE PAKISTAN: Our wonderful women of cricket
Friday, March 07, 2008
A look at Pakistan's One-day International world records
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Pakistan cricket: The aesthetic fallacy
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Is the Australian tour of Pakistan finally on?
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Is T20 cricket getting too hot to handle?
Sunday, February 24, 2008
'Karachi-less' tour better than no tour at all
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Committed to be world champions
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Are hopes of West Indies revival just a pipe dream?
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Pakistan cricket:Story of meaningless cliches
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Unstoppable Tendulkar bags another crown with 16,000 runs
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Pakistan Under-19 team confident of making rare hat-trick
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Hotsteppers of the team dancing to the beat
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Big money v cricket?
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Australia's concern over Pakistan tour exaggerated
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Zimbabwe baffled but what about Australia?
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Pakistan cricket: The wheels not spinning full speed
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Shaun Pollock says goodbye to all levels of cricket
Sunday, February 10, 2008
The ifs and buts regarding our hockey colts
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Pakistan cricket continues to suffer lack of opportunity
Sunday, February 03, 2008
Are we on the right track?
Sunday, February 03, 2008
Pakistan cricket:Grappling hopelessly with the protocol boys
Sunday, February 03, 2008
Controversies take the shine off Australia's win
Sunday, February 03, 2008
WAPDA win national football title as others show improvement
Sunday, February 03, 2008
Tours by foreign teams and security concerns
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Big three miss big feats during 2007
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Crossing the cricket boundary line
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Anil Kumble reaches the milestone of 600 Test wickets
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Perth slip will only make Australia stronger
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Pakistan in sports: A lot still needs to be done
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Rao Iftikhar: Match winner in waiting
Sunday, January 20, 2008
Pakistan v Zimbabwe series: A ray of hope
Sunday, January 20, 2008
Pakistan cricket: Nothing comes cheap
Sunday, January 20, 2008
More technology: Why not?
Sunday, January 20, 2008
Zimbabwe aim to make return to Test matches
Sunday, January 20, 2008
Gentlemen, learn some etiquette
Sunday, January 20, 2008
Does sledging have any place on the cricket field?
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Fitness dilemma needs to be taken notice of
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
A war of words apart from the Tests in Australia
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Pakistan needs a captain with smart management skills
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Sohail Tanvir upbeat ahead of future commitments
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
The year should belong to the present forces again
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Does ICC stand for India Control Cricket?
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
PCB has shown guts in retaining Shoaib Malik as captain
Tuesday, January 08, 2008
India v Pakistan: Deadly drawn cricket
Tuesday, January 08, 2008
Pakistan cricket: Reflections of heart and soul
Tuesday, January 08, 2008
The cricketing world wants a new name to reign
Tuesday, January 08, 2008
English Premier League: The world's biggest football tournament?
Tuesday, January 08, 2008
India dominate against Pakistan in lop-sided rubbers
Sunday, December 16, 2007
The great chasers, yet the losers
Sunday, December 16, 2007
Pakistan cricket is in a state of chaos
Sunday, December 16, 2007
Pakistan-India series: Some pleasant and painful facts
Sunday, December 16, 2007
Why can't we have Shoaib Akhtar as captain?
Sunday, December 16, 2007
New Year resolutions needed for a new revolution
Sunday, December 16, 2007
Misbah solitary redeeming feature of Pakistan series in India
Saturday, December 15, 2007
Innovation is the name of the game
Thursday, December 13, 2007
How is the Misbah-ul-Haq factor helping Pakistan
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Kumble should know courtesy costs nothing
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Out of the box thinking is the need of the hour
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Sanath Jayasuriya quits the longer version game
Thursday, December 13, 2007
A Test match to remember for Muralitharan at Kandy
Thursday, December 13, 2007
There aren't any swimmers of high calibre around: Kiran Khan
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Pakistan team down, but not out yet
Sunday, December 02, 2007
Shoaib Malik needs to learn from his counterparts
Sunday, December 02, 2007
Pakistan cricket: From a shambles to serious woes
Sunday, December 02, 2007
Pakistan girls upbeat about cricket World Cup qualifiers
Sunday, December 02, 2007
Pakistan football captain asks for more international exposure
Sunday, December 02, 2007
Changes made in the squad can augur well for Pakistan
Sunday, November 25, 2007
Pakistan retain their dignity after victory in Jaipur
Sunday, November 25, 2007
Pakistan in India: In a shambles!
Sunday, November 25, 2007
Beware Shoaib Malik, because the end might be near
Sunday, November 25, 2007
Indulge in experimentation, but keep your wits about
Sunday, November 25, 2007
Pakistan last won hockey's Champions Trophy in 1994
Sunday, November 25, 2007
Generosity a good trait, but not in all cases
Sunday, November 18, 2007
Batting maestros Lara, Inzamam take centre stage
Sunday, November 18, 2007
Pakistan's unpredictability of revival
Sunday, November 18, 2007
Shoaib Akhtar, Inzamam-ul-Haq mutually exclusive
Sunday, November 18, 2007
Declining temperament:The only negative of growing cricket
Sunday, November 18, 2007
Aggression will be the key to Pakistan's victory
Sunday, November 18, 2007
Pakistan cricket: The performance appraisal
Sunday, November 11, 2007
The traditional management system is taking us nowhere
Sunday, November 11, 2007
Please wake up, the guardians of cricket!
Sunday, November 11, 2007
Muralitharan and Australia: A love-hate relationship
Sunday, November 11, 2007
Has Kamran Akmal overstayed his welcome?
Sunday, November 11, 2007
Football coach wants more progression, big-match temperament
Sunday, November 11, 2007
Hockey Primer...for the 21st century
Friday, November 09, 2007
A tale of losing a victory
Friday, November 09, 2007
Pakistan cricket: The slump that never was!
Friday, November 09, 2007
Now, Pakistan's bowlers against India's formidable batting
Friday, November 09, 2007
Pakistan need to learn the lessons quickly
Friday, November 09, 2007
Trophy too big to lift and hold! So thought Pakistan
Friday, November 09, 2007
Haroon Rahim: The greatest tennis player Pakistan has ever produced
Monday, October 29, 2007
The seniority syndrome and our players
Monday, October 29, 2007
Pakistan cricket is in a constitutional mess!
Monday, October 29, 2007
PCB needs to look into the wicket-keeping department
Monday, October 29, 2007
A 13-match ban? Simply peanuts for Shoaib Akhtar
Monday, October 29, 2007
How will the footballing standards improve?
Monday, October 29, 2007
Jacques Kallis: South Africa's hand of Providence
Sunday, October 21, 2007
Pakistan cricket: Contradictions and contradictory views
Sunday, October 21, 2007
Just where did we go wrong?
Sunday, October 21, 2007
Some Murali magic and India gain some respect in ODI series
Sunday, October 21, 2007
Twenty20 marvel does not last 20 days!
Sunday, October 21, 2007
Mohammad Yousuf makes a 'wealthy' return
Saturday, October 20, 2007
Inzamam-ul-Haq: Conflict between great and the greatness
Saturday, October 20, 2007
Mark Boucher takes wicket-keeping total ahead of Ian Healy
Saturday, October 20, 2007
Shahid Afridi: From rookie to cricketing talisman
Saturday, October 20, 2007
Potential superstars of inaugural Twenty20 event
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
AA few unanswered questions prior to World Twenty20
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Pakistan Cricket Board: Cricket divided within!
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Another scar on Shoaib Akhtar's rotten career
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Actions speak louder than words
Monday, July 30, 2007
'Fearsome four' ready to overpower rivals
Monday, July 30, 2007
Sanath Jayasuriya attains grand ODI double
Monday, July 30, 2007
PCB players' contracts: Is there any sanity in madness?
Monday, July 30, 2007
Geoff Lawson as Pakistan's new coach
Monday, July 30, 2007
What is Pakistan's best eleven for Twenty20?
Monday, July 30, 2007
Should Inzamam-ul-Haq now call it a day?
Monday, July 23, 2007
Muralitharan joins Shane Warne in an ultra-exclusive club
Monday, July 23, 2007
Tough job awaits Geoff Lawson in Pakistan
Monday, July 23, 2007
Muttiah Muralitharan: 700 and up
Monday, July 23, 2007
Does Whatmore need a lot more?
Monday, July 16, 2007
Roger Federer, the conqueror of tennis
Monday, July 16, 2007
Giving local football a helping hand
Monday, July 16, 2007
Little Master Tendulkar wears another crown with 15,000 ODI runs
Monday, July 09, 2007
Shivnarine Chanderpaul is the backbone of West Indies batting
Monday, July 02, 2007

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