London2012: Pakistan beat Korea 3-2 to secure 7th position

By Ashley Williams

LONDON (TheSportsNext) August 9, 2012: Pakistani skipper Sohail Abbas achieved yet another milestone in international hockey on Thursday as he led his country to seventh place in the London 2012 Hockey Tournament with a 3-2 victory over Korea at Riverbank Arena.

Pakistan had ended at eighth position in the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games but this time they managed to lift their game against Korea to secure the seventh position after a horrible defeat to the hands of Hockeyroos the other day.

London2012: Former Olympians fancy Pakistan chances vs Great Britain

By Ubaid Awan

KARACHI (TheSportsNext) August 2, 2012: Former Pakistani Olympians said Thursday that Pakistan has capable enough side to defeat Great Britain in the London2012 hockey tournament.

Talking to local media here, former captain and Olympian Shahbaz Ahmed Senior said that that national hockey team played exceptionally well against Argentina and never allowed them to dictate terms.

London2012: Sohail Abbas urges teammates to raise the bar

By Afshan Younis 

KARACHI (TheSportsNext) August 2, 2012: After defeating Argentina by two goals to nil in the London 2012 hockey tournament on Wednesday, skipper of Pakistan hockey team Sohail Abbas has found room for improvement ahead of the crucial match against Great Britain.

London2012: 346th Intl goal of skipper gives Pakistan 2-0 victory over Argentina

By Hamad Hussain 

KARACHI (TheSportsNext) August 1, 2012: The world record holder Pakistani skipper Sohail Abbas led his side from the front in a crucial encounter of the London2012 hockey tournament against Argentina as the Green Shirts won the match by 2-0 and kept their gold medal hopes alive.

This was very important match for both the teams but Pakistan displayed exceptionally well and won it in great fashion.