Pakthinkers » Sports http://www.pakthinkers.com We, Like the Others also have the optimum ability to think though eclipsed by what has been inposed upon us. Its time to try, Break Free, and start thinking again Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:03:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 PAKISTAN BEAT JAPAN http://www.pakthinkers.com/2009/11/13/pakistan-beat-japan.html http://www.pakthinkers.com/2009/11/13/pakistan-beat-japan.html#comments Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:51:52 +0000 scribeneur http://www.pakthinkers.com/?p=103 In hockey, Pakistan Beat Japan by 3-1 in France to qualify for the Hockey World cup 2010 to be played at New Delhi, India. Playing in Lille, France in the final of first group of qualifiers Pakistan got good Start because of attacking play of young Haseem khan scoring first goal in four minutes after the start of play. Penalty Corner specialist Sohail Abbas came into the action bit late Stroking his first goal of the match taking full advantage of Short Corner. Japan keeps on attacking Pakistan goal but remain unsuccessful until Shibushi score the first goal for Japan in 27 minute on penalty corner reducing the lead of Pakistan to 2-1, at the end of first half of the match. In, second half Sohail Abbas scored his second goal of the match strengthening the Lead of Pakistan to 3-1. [ad#post]After this Pakistan missed few chances of sure goal but the goal keeper of Pakistan Team stood strong against the sharp attacks made by Japanese Forward at goal. With the victory against Japan, Pakistan qualifies for the first round of Hockey Wowld cup to be played in New Delhi. The four time World Cup winner Pakistan will join 9 other teams with two places which will be filled by teams who will qualify for the World Cup. International Hockey Federation will arrange two more qualifying event, one in Argentina and one in Newzeland. Final Team Standings at the end of qualifying round are.

1) Pakistan

2).Japan

3). Poland

4) France

5). Russia

6). Italy

In the history of Pakistan Hockey, It is the first time when Pakistan is playing a qualifying round to qualify in world cup 2010. Earlier in the tournament Pakistan also beat Japan by 6-1, in the league Stage of the tournament. Pakistan also defeated Russia, Italy, and France. And got beaten by Poland in Last league encounter. Qualifying of World Cup is a ray of light for drowning Pakistan hockey, as it was the first time when Pakistan has played qualifying round in which all seniors Like Sohail Abbas were the part of the team. If the senior players of the team continue the great exhibition of Hockey, than in March 2010 than Pakistan can be the Champion 5th time in history.

]]> http://www.pakthinkers.com/2009/11/13/pakistan-beat-japan.html/feed 0 The Explosion of the World Cup 2012 in Cricket http://www.pakthinkers.com/2009/10/26/the-explosion-of-the-world-cup-2012-in-cricket.html http://www.pakthinkers.com/2009/10/26/the-explosion-of-the-world-cup-2012-in-cricket.html#comments Mon, 26 Oct 2009 04:59:15 +0000 admin http://www.pakthinkers.com/?p=58 Every sport has its own group of followers. Even if you feel that cricket is not a great game, those that are great fans and the teams would beg to differ with your opinion. Many teams compete each and every year to win the World Cup and it is a battle of which you may have never seen before. All of the teams train each and every day so that they can win the cup and become the champion of their chosen profession.

There are many teams from different countries that compete in this sport. Some of these would include Essex, Sussex, Yorkshire, Worcestershire, Bangladesh, England, India, Australia, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Nottinghamshire, [ad#post]Gloucestershire, Somerset, Durham, New Zealand, Pakistan, West Indies and South Africa. Of course there are other teams that compete as well and they play all over the world in the competitions. Although the World Cup in 2012 is a way off, you can look at how the teams are currently playing and how they have played in the past to get a good idea of who may be going to the world cup now and in the future. All it takes is a little bit of research to see who is going where.

If you take a close look at the teams which are competing, you will see that a few of them are in close running when it comes to wins. A few of the top teams that are in the lead as far as wins goes are Australia, Zimbabwe, England and New Zealand. In the lead for winning the most games at the point seems to be Australia. Coming in a strong second is Zimbabwe and then you have the follow up teams of New Zealand and England. There are a few other cricket teams that are following up and rising in the rankings. Although each team plays hard, they are all after the same thing. All teams want to win the World Cup each and every year.

Each win can be done by runs and innings or wickets. Of course, there is the occasional draw or withdraw. These will naturally have an effect on the standings of teams. You will also find that there are times that a game will be canceled or a team with not bat and withdrawal from a game. Each of these different types of games will have an effect on the kind of standing that a team will have in the rankings.

If you miss a game, you can go online and see the results of a game so that you can keep up on the standings and rankings of each and every team. This is a great way to be able to follow your favorite team and see where they are in the rankings. At the point and time, it appears that in the game of cricket, the World Cup 2012 could be looking great for Australia to be the winners in the end. But, anything can happen in the ranks.

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