PAKISTAN’S parliament fined a national hockey player and two team officials for un-Islamic behaviour after photos surfaced of them hugging a female liaison officer at the Champions Challenge tournament in Argentina last month.

Ireland 2 Pakistan 2

DESPITE this incredible result against a powerhouse of world hockey, there was a sense of frustration in the Ireland camp yesterday.

Ireland kept alive their chances of playing in September’s World Cup in Germany after a superb 2-2 draw with Pakistan at the qualifying tournament in China.