NEW DELHI: England defeated Pakistan in an important Pool B match of the World Cup hockey tournament here on Thursday.
Jonty Clarks made the first goal for England on a pass from James Tendal while the second goal was scored by Ashley Jackson.
Pakistan got two penalty corners but the national team could not take any advantage.
However, [...]
Adil Najam
It is the Pakistani cricketers who are supposed to be erratic and unpredictable, disappointing one day and enthralling the next. But this time the Pakistan hockey team seems to be following a similar path at the 2010 Hockey World Cup now underway in India.
On the opening day of the tournament, Pakistan had lost decisively [...]
Adil Najam
Muhammad Abbas made Pakistan’s Winter Olympics debut today.
We already have a post on Abbas’s remarkable trip from learning skiing on home-made planks in Pakistan’s Northern Areas to the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, but these Associated Press pictures from his run today are quite stunning and we thought they deserve a separate post.
The event was [...]
Adil Najam
Earlier today, Mohammad Abbas of Pakistan completed a downhill free run in Whistler, British Columbia (picture below). Tomorrow he will compete in the Men’s Giant Slalom at the Vancouver Winter Olympics 2010.
It is unlikely that he will be in the run for a medal, but his participation will be noteworthy for Pakistan and Pakistanis.
I [...]
Imran H. Khan
If there ever was a place on the planet where you could play golf like a lord and pay like a knave, it would be Pakistan.
(Royal Palm Golf Club, Lahore, Pakistan)
Pakistan is the most well kept secret golfing destination as it has some of the most spectacular courses that are open year round. [...]
Adil Najam
News has it that Pakistani engineer and entrepreneur Shahid Khan is all set to strike a mega deal to become the new owner of the NFP (American) football team St. Loius Rams. I must confess that I do not follow the NFL as so many others do. But this I know: this is a [...]
