Field Hockey
33-20 in Dhaka: The Twenty-Goal Bill Tucked Inside Bangladesh's Win
33-20 in Dhaka: Bangladesh Won It in the Second Half, and the Real Question Is the 20 They Conceded
The Scoresheet Adds Up to 33; The Defence Claim Does Not
Sixteen Names, an Eighteen-Man Claim: The Count That Doesn't Add Up in Bangladesh's Champions Trophy Entry
33-20 in Dhaka: The Twenty-Goal Bill Tucked Inside Bangladesh's WinThe first sound on that Dhaka indoor court was not the scoreboard. It was the...
33-20 in Dhaka: Bangladesh Won It in the Second Half, and the Real Question Is the 20 They ConcededThe board read 13-9 at half-time. A four-goal lead is not comfort in handball...
Asian Champions Trophy: Bangladesh's Ticket Came Through Pakistan's Absence, and the 18-Man Claim Ends at 16 NamesThe squad announcement said 18 players. Count the names in the list and you g...
Eighteen Claimed, Sixteen Listed: The Arithmetic That Does Not Add Up Before Bangladesh's Asian Champions TrophyThe squad list says eighteen. The names say sixteen. That is the first thing...
The Scoresheet Adds Up to 33; The Defence Claim Does NotNine names sit on the scoresheet, and their sum comes to exactly 33. Seven,...
Sixteen Names, an Eighteen-Man Claim: The Count That Doesn't Add Up in Bangladesh's Champions Trophy EntryI read squad announcements backwards. I don't look for the captain's name...
Bangladesh at the Asian Champions Trophy: 16 Names, a Claim of 18, and a Slot Vacated by Pakistan's AbsencePeter Gerhard had been in Dhaka for barely two days when he was asked to sign...
Bangladesh Beat Nepal 33-20 in Handball: Second-Half Blitz, But Defensive Concerns RemainWhat happened on the handball court in Dhaka on Friday evening is only half t...
Bangladesh's 33-20 Win on the Dhaka Court: Second-Half Explosion, But Defensive Questions RemainBangladesh's women's handball team defeated Nepal 33-20 on the Dhaka court. T...
Sixteen Names, an Eighteen-Man Claim: The Count That Doesn't Add Up in Bangladesh's Asian Champions Trophy SquadI counted the names before I counted the goals. The Bangladesh squad...
Visa, Two Weeks of Preparation and 16 Names: The Real Tape of Bangladesh's Asian Champions Trophy EntryA flight on October 23, a tournament starting October 27, and a visa...
From Visa to Pool: Bangladesh's Asian Champions Trophy Mission Rests on a Four-Day BufferOctober humidity in Dhaka feels heavier when a national squad is about to...
Eighteen Announced, Sixteen Named: The Ledger Behind Bangladesh's Asian Champions Trophy EntryBangladesh's Asian Champions Trophy squad was announced as an eighteen-member...
Bangladesh's ACT Slot: 18 Claimed, 16 Listed, Four Days of BufferThere is a number in the Bangladesh Hockey Federation's squad announcement th...
Bangladesh at the Asian Champions Trophy: 16 Names, a Claim of 18, and Two Weeks of PreparationTwo weeks of camp. A German coach who has only just landed in Dhaka. And a...
A Visa Date and a Two-Week Camp: Bangladesh's Real Asian Champions Trophy Challenge Is the Calendar, Not the TurfA day before Bangladesh's men's hockey team flies out of Dhaka on October 23,...
Asian Champions Trophy: Bangladesh's Entry Came From Pakistan's Absence, Not Merit — 16 Names, an 18-Man Claim, and a Four-Day VisaThere is a rule in the press box at Dhaka's Maulana Bhashani National Hockey...