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Five Matches, Seven Days, Zero Corner Logs: In Jalandhar, Bangladesh's Real Opponent Is the Silence2026-10-24October 27 to November 5 — a ten-day window. Inside it: five league matches,...
Inside the 33 Goals, the Number That Defines Bangladesh Handball2026-10-19At the final whistle the scoreboard read 33-20. That single line on paper...
Fifteen Goalkeepers, Seven Days, One Dutch Coach: The Ledger of Pakistan Hockey's Last-Line Repair2026-10-17Naseer Bunda Hockey Stadium is named after a forward. The goal that handed...
One Gold, Eight Finals: India's Medal Architecture Tested on Day 4 of Asian Games 20262026-10-15An Olympic medallist who has never won an Asian Games medal. Mirabai Chanu's...
Bangladesh in Pakistan's Vacated Slot: The ACT Reserve Entry and the Empty Preparation Column2026-10-14There is an email behind Bangladesh's name on the Asian Champions Trophy star...
A Trophy Won on Penalty Corners: Malaysia's Shootout Triumph in the Sultan of Johor Cup Final, Pakistan's Untold Story, and Bangladesh's Unwritten LessonWhen the fifth shootout attempt was missed, my pen stopped. Muhammad Ammad's...
Sultan of Johor Cup: A Final Written Only in Penalty Corners, and the Empty Data That Told Us MoreThe final whistle had already gone at Taman Daya Hockey Stadium in Johor Bahr...
Set-Piece Rule in Johor Bahru: Pakistan Lost a Two-Goal Lead, but the Real Question Sits in the PipelineHook I had written the number in my match notebook beforehand: twenty-four....
Five Matches, Seven Days, Zero Corner Logs: In Jalandhar, Bangladesh's Real Opponent Is the SilenceOctober 27 to November 5 — a ten-day window. Inside it: five league matches,...
Beneath the Drag-Flick: The Real Fracture in India vs Pakistan Lies in the Load LedgerThe semi-final is scheduled for Thursday. The scoreboard will read India vers...
Asian Champions Trophy on Home Soil Without Pakistan: Opportunity and Unanswered Questions for IndiaLater this October and November, the Asian Champions Trophy in men's hockey...
Bangladesh's First Division Hockey League Returns After Three Years: The Number Nobody Wrote on an Eleven-Goal DayOn Saturday afternoon the galleries at Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium were...
Inside the 33 Goals, the Number That Defines Bangladesh HandballAt the final whistle the scoreboard read 33-20. That single line on paper...
Thirty-One, and the Ledger Pakistan Hockey Still Has Not ClearedIn the press gallery of Dhaka's Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium in 2026, I...
Fifteen Goalkeepers, Seven Days, One Dutch Coach: The Ledger of Pakistan Hockey's Last-Line RepairNaseer Bunda Hockey Stadium is named after a forward. The goal that handed...
The Price of a Bench: India's Hockey Selection Dispute and an Untested Inheritance Before JalandharI opened the notebook again, and the 1–0 began to speak. 2026 Asia Cup. Rough...
One Gold, Eight Finals: India's Medal Architecture Tested on Day 4 of Asian Games 2026An Olympic medallist who has never won an Asian Games medal. Mirabai Chanu's...
Bangladesh in Pakistan's Vacated Slot: The ACT Reserve Entry and the Empty Preparation ColumnThere is an email behind Bangladesh's name on the Asian Champions Trophy star...
Beyond the 5-1: What India's Asian Games Hockey Gold Proves, and What It Doesn'tThe scoreboard read 5-1. Four years earlier in Hangzhou, the scoreboard read...
Dhaka's Hockey Returns After Three Years: 11 Clubs, One Stadium and the Ledger of a Lost GenerationAt half past eight on Saturday morning I was standing at the west gate of...
Sultan of Johor Cup: A Final Written Only in Penalty Corners, and the Empty Data That Told Us MoreThe final whistle had already gone at Taman Daya Hockey Stadium in Johor Bahr...
Set-Piece Rule in Johor Bahru: Pakistan Lost a Two-Goal Lead, but the Real Question Sits in the PipelineHook I had written the number in my match notebook beforehand: twenty-four....
Five Matches, Seven Days, Zero Corner Logs: In Jalandhar, Bangladesh's Real Opponent Is the SilenceOctober 27 to November 5 — a ten-day window. Inside it: five league matches,...
Beneath the Drag-Flick: The Real Fracture in India vs Pakistan Lies in the Load LedgerThe semi-final is scheduled for Thursday. The scoreboard will read India vers...
Asian Champions Trophy on Home Soil Without Pakistan: Opportunity and Unanswered Questions for IndiaLater this October and November, the Asian Champions Trophy in men's hockey...
Bangladesh's First Division Hockey League Returns After Three Years: The Number Nobody Wrote on an Eleven-Goal DayOn Saturday afternoon the galleries at Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium were...
Inside the 33 Goals, the Number That Defines Bangladesh HandballAt the final whistle the scoreboard read 33-20. That single line on paper...
Thirty-One, and the Ledger Pakistan Hockey Still Has Not ClearedIn the press gallery of Dhaka's Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium in 2026, I...
Fifteen Goalkeepers, Seven Days, One Dutch Coach: The Ledger of Pakistan Hockey's Last-Line RepairNaseer Bunda Hockey Stadium is named after a forward. The goal that handed...
The Price of a Bench: India's Hockey Selection Dispute and an Untested Inheritance Before JalandharI opened the notebook again, and the 1–0 began to speak. 2026 Asia Cup. Rough...
One Gold, Eight Finals: India's Medal Architecture Tested on Day 4 of Asian Games 2026An Olympic medallist who has never won an Asian Games medal. Mirabai Chanu's...
Bangladesh in Pakistan's Vacated Slot: The ACT Reserve Entry and the Empty Preparation ColumnThere is an email behind Bangladesh's name on the Asian Champions Trophy star...
Beyond the 5-1: What India's Asian Games Hockey Gold Proves, and What It Doesn'tThe scoreboard read 5-1. Four years earlier in Hangzhou, the scoreboard read...
Dhaka's Hockey Returns After Three Years: 11 Clubs, One Stadium and the Ledger of a Lost GenerationAt half past eight on Saturday morning I was standing at the west gate of...