Former hockey star Naveed passes away

Naveed Alam, a noted Pakistani hockey player and former coach of the Bangladesh national team, passed away in Lahore on Tuesday after a battle with cancer.

The 47-year-old Olympian and Hockey World Cup winner was a familiar name in Bangladesh hockey as he played in the Dhaka Premier League for Usha Krira Chakra in 1990s.

Later he coached Bangladesh team in 2013 and 2014.