Dawn.com brings you a collection of top stories, interviews, features and blogs covering the Pakistani contingent's progress at the London Olympics.

In the Spotlight: The Greenshirts 'In the Spotlight' is a International Hockey Federation series that will profile each of the 24 participating teams at the London Olympic Games. Here, breaking down the strengths and weaknesses of the Pakistan squad, it says, “Pakistan will need to drown out all the drama and keep its focus on the field.” Click here for more on this

‘We miss the likes of Shahbaz and Sardar’ Back-to-back defeats in the warm-up games have put the Pakistan hockey team on the back-foot. “What I have observed in the last three months is that we don’t have star players,” head coach Akhtar Rasool tells the The Express Tribune. Click here for more

“Almost as good as it gets” The East Grinstead Sports Club hosted Pakistan and Netherlands for a warm-up game and club's first team manager, Matt Jones said, “In terms of the quality on show, you don't get much better than this.” Click here for more

India, Pakistan hockey teams lack class: Pak manager “There was a time when hockey in Olympics meant India and Pakistan. And both the teams were so strong that despite missing chances they were capable of turning the tables on the opponents anytime,” Akhtar Rasool tells the Hindustan Times. Click here for more

Opinion

Editorial

A hasty retreat
Updated 28 Nov, 2024

A hasty retreat

Govt should not extend its campaign of violence against PTI and its leaders, thinking it now has the upper hand. Enough is enough.
Lebanon truce
28 Nov, 2024

Lebanon truce

WILL it hold? That is the question many in the Middle East and beyond will be asking after a 60-day ceasefire ...
MDR anomaly removed
28 Nov, 2024

MDR anomaly removed

THE State Bank’s decision to remove its minimum deposit rate requirement for conventional banks on deposits from...
Islamabad march
Updated 27 Nov, 2024

Islamabad march

WITH emotions running high, chaos closes in. As these words were being written, rumours and speculation were all...
Policing the internet
27 Nov, 2024

Policing the internet

IT is chilling to witness how Pakistan — a nation that embraced the freedoms of modern democracy, and the tech ...
Correcting sports priorities
27 Nov, 2024

Correcting sports priorities

IT has been a lingering battle that has cast a shadow over sports in Pakistan: who are the national sports...