News for 02 September 2024
All the news for Monday 2 September 2024
Pakistan in men's hockey Asian Champions Trophy
By Tariq Ali
Pakistan participated in all the seven editions of the men's hockey Asian Champions Trophy won gold medals three times 2012, 2013 and 2018 (joint winners with India after the final match was totally washed out due to heavy rain).
Pakistan won the silver medals twice, in 2011 and 2016.
Pakistan played five final matches, are as follows
2011 - Pakistan 0-0 India (PS 2-4) (for Pakistan Abdul Haseem Khan and Shafqat Rasool missed their penalty strokes) in Ordos, China
2012 - Pakistan 5-4 India (for Pakistan Muhammad Waqas, Shafqat Rasool, Rashid Mehmood and Muhammad Ateeq scored the golden goal, and for India SV Sunil VR Raghunath, GS Chandi and Rupinder Pal Singh scored goals) in Doha, Qatar
2013 - Pakistan 3-1 Japan (for Pakistan Muhammad Rizwan, Abdul Haseem Khan and Ammad Butt scored goals, and for Japan Kei Kawakami scored the only goal) in Kakamigahara, Japan
2016 - Pakistan 2-3 India (for Pakistan Aleem Bilal and Ali Shan scored goals, and for India Rupinder Pal Singh, Affan Yousuf and Nikkin Thimaiah scored goals) in Kuantan, Malaysia
2018 - Pakistan v India (The final match was totally washed out due to heavy rain, both India and Pakistan were declared the joint winners) in Muscat, Oman
The performance of the Pakistan men's hockey team in Asian Champions Trophy
Year Played Won Lost Drawn GF GA Rank Captain Coach
2011 6 3 1 2 13 10 2nd Muhammad Imran Ajmal Khan in Ordos, China
2012 6 4 1 1 27 16 1st Muhammad Imran Abdul Haneef Khan in Doha, Qatar
2013 6 5 0 1 22 6 1st Muhammad Imran Tahir Zaman in Kakamigahara, Japan
2016 7 3 1 1 16 14 2nd Fareed Ahmad Khawaja Junaid in Kuantan, Malaysia
2018 6 3 1 2 18 10 JW Muhammad Rizwan Rehan Butt in Muscat, Oman
2021 6 1 4 1 18 18 4th Umar Bhutta Siegfried Aikman in Dhaka, Bangladesh
2023 6 2 2 2 13 13 5th Umar Bhutta Muhammad Saqlain in Chennai, India
Highest Match Scores
Pakistan 8-0 Oman, Kakamigahara, Japan, 2013
Pakistan 8-1 Oman, Muscat, Oman, 2018
Pakistan 8-3 Oman, Doha, Qatar, 2012
Hat Trick Scorers
3 goals - Shakeel Abbasi - Pakistan 8-3 Oman, Doha, Qatar, 2012
3 goals - Muhammad Imran - Pakistan 8-0 Oman, Kakamigahara, Japan, 2013
3 goals - Aleem Bilal - Pakistan 8-1 Oman, Muscat, Oman, 2018
Most Goals in an Edition
11 goals - Muhammad Waqas - Pakistan - Doha, Qatar, 2012
Most Goals in all Champions Trophy events
13 goals - Muhammad Waqas
Kookaburras’ Coach, Colin Batch signs off after stellar eight years at the helm
Kookaburras’ Head Coach, Colin Batch, has announced he is stepping down following eight years at the helm of the men’s national hockey team.
ABN AMRO Cup raises the curtain on new Dutch season
HC Bloemendaal, Kampong, Klein Zwitserland and Den Bosch all advanced to the men’s semi-finals of the ABN AMRO Cup as the Dutch season opened its doors to the 2024/25 season.
Hockey India announces grant of Rs 2 lakh for unemployed players in Men's and Women's Senior Core Probable Groups
The decision was taken during Hockey India's Annual General Meeting in Lucknow today
Lucknow: In a bid to financially help players sustain their career in sport, Hockey India has taken an instrumental decision to provide a grant of Rs 2 Lakh for members of the Indian Men and Women's Core Probable Group who have not yet landed a job in Government departments or Public Sector Units (PSU). The decision was taken during the Annual General Meeting held in Lucknow today.
NCAA Division 1 results and stories - 2 September 2024