Saturday May 26, 01:10 PM
Pakistan to skip hockey Asia Cup
By ANI
Lahore, May 26 (ANI): Pakistan will not participate in the forthcoming hockey Asia Cup to be held in Chennai in September, as it wants to give its players some rest before the Champions Trophy.
A Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) spokesman said the decision was taken to save the players from fatigue ahead of December's six-nation Champions Trophy to be played in Lahore.
"The PHF has decided to participate in a four-nation invitational tournament in Moscow and in another four-nation competition in China, but not in the Asia Cup which features the same teams that participated in the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup recently," the Daily Times quoted the spokesman, as saying.
Besides hosts India, the tournament will feature South Korea, Malaysia, China, Bangladesh and Japan. (ANI)
http://in.sports.yahoo.com/070526/139/6ga60.html
Pakistan to skip hockey Asia Cup
By ANI
Lahore, May 26 (ANI): Pakistan will not participate in the forthcoming hockey Asia Cup to be held in Chennai in September, as it wants to give its players some rest before the Champions Trophy.
A Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) spokesman said the decision was taken to save the players from fatigue ahead of December's six-nation Champions Trophy to be played in Lahore.
"The PHF has decided to participate in a four-nation invitational tournament in Moscow and in another four-nation competition in China, but not in the Asia Cup which features the same teams that participated in the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup recently," the Daily Times quoted the spokesman, as saying.
Besides hosts India, the tournament will feature South Korea, Malaysia, China, Bangladesh and Japan. (ANI)
http://in.sports.yahoo.com/070526/139/6ga60.html