CT2012 bronze-medalist Pakistan jump to 5th in FIH World Rankings

FIH Press Release

MELBOURNE, Australia (TheSportsNEXT) December 11, 2012: The International Hockey Federation announced latest edition of its FIH Men’s World Rankings on Tuesday after the Champions Trophy 2012 came to its conclusion on Sunday.

Champions Trophy Hockey Semi-Final Line-Up Completed

By Nadene Smith

MELBOURNE, Australia (TheSportsNEXT) December 6, 2012: Pakistan stunned Olympic champions Germany by two goals to one to storm their way into semi-final of the Champions Trophy Hockey Tournament on Thursday.

PIA beat NBP; Army play 1-1 draw against NBP in Gold Cup Hockey

By AM Khan

LAHORE, Pakistan (TheSportsNEXT) December 6, 2012: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) scored a narrow 2-1 win over National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) and Pakistan Army played a 1-1 draw against Customs in the Gold Cup Hockey Tournament at the outer ground of the National Hockey Stadium on Thursday.

Dutch Flying Veterans to play last hockey match of Pakistan tour today

By AM Khan

LAHORE, Pakistan (TheSportsNEXT) December 6, 2012: The Flying Dutch Veterans hockey team will concluded their tour to Pakistan on Friday with the third and final match against their Dutch counterparts at the Johar Hockey Stadium at 1430 PST.

Champions Trophy Hockey: Pakistan stun Germany to enter last-4

By Jamie Pierce

MELBOURNE, Australia (TheSportsNEXT) December 6, 2012: A controversial goal helped Pakistan defeat the Olympic champions Germany by two goals to one to book them a place in the semifinals stage of the 2012 Champions Trophy Hockey Tournament in Melbourne on Thursday.

Dutch veterans post first victory in Lahore

By AM Khan

LAHORE, Pakistan (TheSportsNEXT) December 5, 2012: The Flying Dutch Hockey team on Wednesday defeated the young guns of the Dar Academy 5-4 in a hotly-contested second match of the three-match series here at the Johar Hockey Stadium.

Wapda, Customs win in NBP Gold Cup Hockey Tournament

By AM Khan

LAHORE, Pakistan (TheSportsNEXT) December 5, 2012: Pakistan Customs caught the star-studded PIA by surprise with a 2-1 victory while Wapda outplayed Sui Southeran Gas Company 4-2 in the NBP Gold Cup Hockey Tournament at the outer ground of the National Hockey Stadium Wednesday.

Aitcheson hold Dutch team in friendly hockey match

By AM Khan

LAHORE, Pakistan (TheSportsNEXT) December 3, 2012: The friendship hockey match between Flying Dutch veteran hockey team and Aitcheson College hockey team ended in a draw 2-2 here at the Aitcheson College hockey ground.

Kate Middleton enjoys hockey in heels at Prep School

By Ashley Williams

LONDON, England (TheSportsNEXT) December 2, 2012: Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge returned to her former Prep School on Sunday and took hockey stick in her hand and wasted no time to step into the hockey field wearing heels.

Argentina beat Korea 5-0 to win Champions Challenge 1

By Luther Jefferson

QUILMES, Argentina (TheSportsNEXT) December 3, 2012: Argentina qualified for the next edition of Champions Trophy Hockey Tournament on Sunday when they outclassed Korea by 5-0 in final of the Champions Challenge 1 in Quilmes.

Pakistan beat Belgium 2-0 to revive Champions Trophy chances

By Nadene Smith

MELBOURNE, Australia (TheSportsNEXT) December 2, 2012: Pakistan opened their account in the Champions Trophy Hockey Tournament 2012 on Sunday when they defeated Belgium by two goals to nil in Melbourne.

Lanco Super Series Hockey: Australia, England enjoy authority

By Nadene Smith

SYDNEY, Australia (TheSportsNEXT) November 22, 2012: The arch-rivals Pakistan and India started their nine-a-side Lanco International Super Series hockey campaign off to a poor start on Thursday.

Germany win Johor Baru Junior Hockey Asia Cup title

By Shehzad Owaisi

KARACHI, Pakistan (TheSportsNEXT) November 18, 2012: German hockey team defeated Indian hockey team by three goals to two on Sunday to clinch the Johor Baru Junior Hockey Asia Cup title in Malaysia.

PHF announces probables for Champions Trophy Hockey

By Babar Malik

Is this the end of Sohail Abbas' international hockey career?

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (TheSportsNEXT) October 26, 2012: The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF), on Thursday, named 27-man probables for the 34^th Champions Trophy Hockey Tournament to be played in Melbourne from December 1-9, 2012.

Official email address of Pakistan Hockey Federation hacked

By AM Khan

LAHORE, Pakistan (TheSportsNEXT) October 3, 2012: The official email address of Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has been hacked and the federation is facing greater difficulty due to the fraudulent emails being sent from the address to various individuals and national hockey federations across the world.

All NHL 2013 preseason games scrapped amid lockout

By Lindy Rumer

The Los Angeles Kings celebrate after defeating the New Jersey Devils in Game Six of the 2012 Stanley Cup Final at Staples Center.

NEW YORK, United States (TheSportsNEXT) September 28, 2012: All the preseason games of the National Hockey League 2012-13 (NHL 2013) were cancelled Thursday by the NHL authorities after it failed to achieve common grounds with the NHL Players Association which resulted in the lockout.

New York to host next round of NHLPA-NHL talks

By Lindy Rumer

WASHINGTON, United States (TheSportsNEXT) September 26, 2012: The city of New York will be hosting the next round of negotiations between the NHL owners and the NHL Players Association (NHLPA) on Friday in what would be the first talks since the NHL lockout commenced.

Naveed Alam nominated as coordinator sports for Youth Festival

By AM Khan

LAHORE (TheSportsNext) September 4, 2012: Former Olympian Naveed Alam has been nominated as coordinator sports of the province to look after the day to day affairs of sports during the ongoing sporting activities.

London 2012 Hockey debacle: Report puts blame on chef de mission Aqil Shah

By Ubaid Awan

Secretary PHF, Asif Bajwa

KARACHI (TheSportsNext) September 3, 2012: The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) confirmed Monday that it has received report by coach Khawaja Junaid and manager Akhtar Rasool about the dismal performance of national hockey team in the recently concluded London 2012 Olympic Games.

NHL lockout in the offing after talks adjourned

By Raleigh McPherson

NEW YORK (TheSportsNext) September 2, 2012: The NHL lockout is in the offing after officials of National Hockey League and NHL Players Association decided to adjourn contract negotiations after discussing an elusive deal for less than two hours on Saturday.