1982: Qasim Zia, who later became a minister in the provincial government of his country, and led Pakistan Hockey Federation for a tenure, struck two impeccable penalty corners to corner India in the inaugural edition. ...
Despite playing second fiddle in the first half of the crucial Super 4s last engagement, India came alive in the third and fourth quarters to pump in four goals without answer from arch rivals Pakistan ...
Faizal Saari of Malaysia may not be aware of the kind of statistical milestone one of his goals in the ongoing Dhaka Asia Cup has made, and how because of that his name will be ...
Traditionally Malaysia has been a tough customer for India. It was more so in the context of Asia Cup, which commenced in the early 80s to arrest the decline of Asian hockey. The numbers prove ...
India showed glimpses of its vintage stuff when it slotted five goals without answer till the third quarter before taking in a brace int he fourth quarter against hitherto all-win Malaysia, a boost which enhances ...
India and South Korea, who between then won six of the nine Asia Cup titles, played a superb 1-1 draw today in Dhaka. Containing India for almost all the time, Korea struck a surprise goal ...
Gurjant Singh’s opportunistic goal just 58 seconds before hooter helped India salvage a draw from the far superior South Koreans, who surprised India with precision, poise and polish in whatever they did today in the ...
Improved Pakistan put up its best performance so far in the Dhaka Asia Cup, but it was not adequate against the perfect Team India. Picking up its London form, India continued its winning spree against ...
Fighting Japan gave thrice gold medallist Pakistan a scare before an exciting draw, even as it came close to repeating a Chennai do to Pakistan. Ten years ago, Japan surprised previous finalists Pakistan for an ...
With an excellent first half in which it slotted five goals, India notched up of fluent 7- win over the hosts Bangladesh in its second outing of the 10th Asia Cup in Dhaka today. The ...