Pakistan's Cuban boxing coach will arrive in Pakistan during the ongoing month to resume the charge of Pakistan team for a period of another one year, Secretary Pakistan Boxing Federation (PBF) M. Akram Khan said on Saturday.
Francisco Hernandez Ronald, whose previous contract was ended in December, last year will resume his duties after a gap of over six months.
"He was hired by the PBF for $1400 per month but now with a 10% increase in the package he will be getting around $1550," Akrma told APP. He said Pakistan badly needed a top quality coach ahead of September's World Championship in Azerbaijan. "The event will also act as the qualifying event for the 2012 London Olympics", he said. Akram was of the view that boxers coached by the Cuban would make a strong presence in the important 2012 London Olympics Qualifiers.
Kiwis claim bronze against brooding Koreans
AMSTERDAM: New Zealand won their first Champions Trophy medal by beating South Korea 3-2 for the bronze medal at the women's Champions Trophy field hockey tournament here on Sunday. South Korea had been scheduled to face hosts the Netherlands in the final, but a sensational overnight protest from Argentina saw the South Americans awarded a berth in the decider at South Korea's expense.
Korea started each half of the bronze medal match with a silent protest, refusing to play for 10 seconds after the starting whistle. "They told us a minute before the match what they were going to do, so I told our players to give them the ball and Korea could then make their own decision what to do as we respect their feelings," said Mark Hager, the New Zealand coach. Korean officials did not make themselves available for comment.
Katie Glynn scored inside the right post to convert New Zealand's second penalty corner, followed a minute later by Krystal Forgesson's field goal to give New Zealand a 2-0 lead mid-way through the first half. Korea established their ascendancy in the second half, pressing New Zealand in defence and spending long periods camped in the Kiwis' defensive quarter.
Korea's Kim Jong-eun scored a field goal early in the second half followed by a penalty corner conversion to equalise at 2-2. New Zealand broke out of Korea's press in the last minutes to earn a penalty corner, but Clarissa Eshuis could not convert. Finally, in the last half-minute Samantha Harrison made a pass into the circle for Cathryn Finlayson to push towards goal and Charlotte Harrison edged the ball over the line for the winning goal. Earlier, England beat Australia 2-0 to take fifth place and China won 5-3 over Germany for seventh place.
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