Pakistan Sports Journal

Afirid wants to ends his career by leading his side to World Cup crown - photo from web

Pakistan one day and T20 captain Shahid Afridi has said that he can promote himself as an opener in the upcoming Twnety20 series against New Zealand.

Talking to the reporters on Friday Afridi also said that I want to finish my career by leading Pakistan side to World Cup glory. “As captain I would love to end my career after leading our team to the World Cup title,”

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Pakistan hockey team has become Asian Champions after 20 years, Pakistan has beaten Malaysia 2-0 in the Asian Games Hockey final and regain their gold medal after 20 long years.

Penalty corner specialist and world top scorer Sohail Abbas converted a penalty corner into the goal and gave Pakistan 1-0 lead in the 28^th minute of the first half then Rehan Butt scored the second goal for Pakistan in the second half and that was enough to give the Pakistan its third gold medal in 16^th Asian Games.

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Azhar Hussain won the first gold medal for Pakistan in wrestling after 40 years - photo by AFP

Pakistan finished common wealth games at 17^th position with five medals (2 gold, 2 bronze and 1 silver) after the disappointment in Tennis, Hockey and Squash events.

Wrestler Azhar Hussain and Mohammad Inam won gold medals in their wrestling events for the first time in 40 years and gave Pakistan some respect in Common Wealth Games 2010 in Delhi.

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Pakistani tennis star Aisam – ul –Haq Qureshi is out of the Common Wealth Games 2010 after the defeat in the second round from the Australian Matt Ebden on Wednesday.

Aisam lost the match in straight sets 75 and 6-4. With his defeat Pakistan’s hope for medal in tennis event is finish.

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Pakistan tennis star Aisam -ul-Haq Qureshi and four Pakistani squash players starts their CM Games with a win on the first day at CM Games.

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Aisam-ul-Haq is very hopeful for gold medal in Common Wealth Games after the successful run at US Open 2010.

Pakistani 76 member squad is on New Delhi for the 19^th Common Wealth Games. Tennis Star Aisam- ul-Haq is hopeful for the medal after the successful run in US Open 2010.

Pakistan will take part in seven events including Hockey, Tennis, Shooting, Wrestling, Weight lifting, Squash and Boxing.

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The hockey chiefs however snubbed Sohail Abbas, Pakistan's most successful hockey player in recent years, after he stayed away from Wednesday's national trials as well as a preparatory camp that preceded it, The News reports.

Pakistan was forced to recall the senior players after their 'young team' flopped in the Azlan Shah Cup, finishing fifth in the event.

It is also being said that the national selectors and team officials are looking to build a strong and capable squad in a bid to regain the Asian Games crown in China this November.

Pakistan hockey had hit a new low when the four-time former champions finished last in the World Cup.

The embarrassing result for the four-time World champions had forced the PHF to appoint Dutchman Michel van den Heuvel as the team's new coach till the 2012 London Olympics. (ANI) Read the full story

PHF has named Manzoor Jr as the new hockey manager of Pakistan hockey team. Pakistan hockey is really facing a tough time period, no tournament is in the bag, no management and only criticism.

PHF is likely to announce the foreign coach very soon. We have world's greatest players of all time in out country but still PHF has to hire a foreign coach? good luck PHF Read the full story