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World Cup, a Game of Snakes And Ladders

Most people reading this would be aware of the game of Snakes and Ladders. A children’s board game where you move along numbered squares from start to finish, if you land on a square with a ladder you can jump

It’s Just Not Wickets

There is no doubt that the Cricket World Cup was a game that no one who watched it will ever forget. It is a game that has had many feeling that there did not deserve to be a loser. Certainly

Fine? No Thanks

In the past few days reports were published in the press in Pakistan announcing that the Pakistan Hockey Federation(PHF) had averted a ban for their national team, and that the International Hockey Federation(FIH) “had imposed a fine of around Rs

How the Mighty Have Fallen

It was sad to wake up this morning and read the news that Pakistan’s Hockey team had withdrawn from the FIH Pro-League. It was sad, but came as no surprise. Some may ask why it was sad. To this writer

Time For A United Approach

In February 2013, less than a year after the London Olympic Games, hockey found its future as an Olympic Sport in grave danger. Suddenly the sport found itself placed on a shortlist of five sports under consideration to be voted