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MARTIAL ARTS - Taekwondo 23 Dec, 2019
By Abdul Jabbar Faisal
ISLAMABAD (December 23, 2019):-Pakistan Army athletes have won the Korean Ambassador National Taekwondo Championship 2019 that concluded on Monday at Aamir Boxing Hall, Pakistan Sports Complex. Army grabbed 16 gold medals, WAPDA claimed second position with three gold medals while Pakistan Air Force (PAF) spotted at third position with two gold medals.
Pakistan Taekwondo Federation (PTF) with the support of Omar Associate, AF Powertek Engineering FZC, Fauji Fertilizer Bin Qasim Ltd, NLC and Korean Embassy, organized the 14th Korean Ambassador National Taekwondo Championship from 19 to 23 Dec 2019 at Amir Khan Boxing Hall.
Teams from Punjab, Sindh, Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtoonkawa (KPK), Army, WAPDA, PAF, Navy, Gilgit Baltistan, Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) and Islamabad participated in top national taekwondo showpiece. Shahzaib from Pakistan Air Force was declared best athlete of the event and also awarded Rs.50,000 cash award. Shamim Akhtar, President PTF Women Wing has also awarded Rs.20,000 to Haroon and Shahzaib on their outstanding performance.
Kwak Sung-Kyu, Ambassador Republic of Korea Islamabad graced the closing ceremony as chief guest. Lt Col Raja Waseem Ahmed, President PTF, Omar Saeed, Vice President PTF, Shamim Akhtar, President Women Wing PTF, Murtaza Hassan Bangash, Secretary PTF were also present during this ceremony.
Results:
Pakistan Army 1st position (16 x Gold, 7 x Silver & 6 x Bronze Medal (Total 580 Points)
Pakistan WAPDA 2nd position (3 x Gold, 10 x Silver & 12 x Bronze Medals (Total 345 Points)
Air Force 3rd position 2 x Gold, 4 x Silver and 10 x Bronze Medals (Total 206 points)
Junior Khyrougi Competitions
KPK 1st position (2 x Gold, 2 x Silver & 1 x Bronze Medal (Total 60 Points)
Sindh 2nd position (2 x Gold and 1 x Silver Medals (Total 40 Points)
Pakistan Air Force 3rd position 3 x Silver and 2 x Bronze Medals (Total 40 points)
Cadet Khyrougi Competitions
Islamabad 1st position (1 x Gold, 4 x Silver & 2 x Bronze Medal (Total 67 Points)
Pakistan Air Force 2nd position (1 x Gold, 1 x Silver & 3 x Bronze Medals (Total 41 Points)
Sindh 3rd position 1 x Gold, 1 x Silver and 2 x Bronze Medals (Total 35 points)
Benazir Bhutto Tennis Championship, Muzzamil topples Aqeel in final
Faraz Ahmed Kayani
ISLAMABAD (December 22, 2019):-Muzzamil Murtaza defeated Aqeel Khan in the final of Benazir Bhutto National Tennis Championship 2019, at Islamabad Tennis Complex on Sunday.
Results (All finals)
Men Singles:
Muzzamil Murtaza beat Aqeel Khan 7-6(8-6), 6-1
Boy’s Under-18:
Mohammad Shoaib Khan beat Hasheesh Kumar 6-3, 6-3
Boys Under-14:
Hamid Israr beat Mahatir Mohammad 7-5, 6-4
Ladies Singles:
Mahin Aftab beat Sara Mehboob 7-6 (7-5), 6-3
Boys/Girls final Under-12:
Hamza Roman beat Haider Ali Rizwan 6-2, 6-3.
Boys/Girls finalU-10:
Hamza Roman beat Haniya Minhas 6-2, 6-1
Attock lift the NBP T-20 Blind Cricket Grade-2 Trophy
Abdullah Asjad
ISLAMABAD (December 22, 2019):-Hosts Attock have won the National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) T-20 Blind Cricket Trophy (Grade-2) after beating Multan by six wickets in the final at Attock Cricket Stadium, Attock on Sunday.
Attock won the toss and opted to bowl first. Mohammad Safdar from Multan played the extraordinary unbeaten innings of 139 runs off 66 balls and helped Multan to post 227 runs in 20 overs for the loss of 4 wickets. Noman claimed 1 wicket.
Attock in reply, chased the target on 228 in 18.5 overs for the loss of 4 wickets. Ahtesham-ul-Haq made 74 runs off 39 balls and Bilal Sarwar made 70 runs. Ihsan and Akbar took a wicket a piece for Multan. Atesham ul Haq declared best player of the final.
Syed Sultan Shah, Chairman Pakistan Blind Cricket Council, Sajjad representative of National Bank of Pakistan and Azan Malik, Youth Ambassador of UN were the guests and distributed prizes amongst the players.
Player of the Tournament:
B1: Riasat Khan (Abottabad)
B2: Muhammad Ijaz (Faisalabad)
B3: Gul Sheer (Sargodha)
Best Wicket Keeper: Naseeb Ullah (Quetta)
Brief Summary:
Eight (8) Teams named Quetta, Hyderabad, Multan, Sheikopura, Sargodha, Faisalabad, Abottabad and Attock participated in the event that was played from 18th to 22nd December in Attock. Quetta, Attock, Multan and Abbottabad were the 4 semifinalists. While the Final was played between Attock and Multan and Attock clinched the trophy.
Central Punjab Under-16, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Under-16 share one-day trophy
SB Report
ISLAMABAD:-Central Punjab Under-16 and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) Under-16 declared joint winner in the PCB-Pepsi Under-16 one-day tournament at the Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad on Friday, as the match was washed out without a ball being bowled, due to rain.
Tournament awards:
Best batsman of the tournament – Saad Baig (Sindh U16), 206 runs
Best bowler of the tournament – Mohammad Ibrahim (Northern U16), 14 wickets
Best all-rounder of the tournament – Faizullah (Balochistan U16)
Best wicketkeeper of the tournament – Afzaal Manzoor (Central Punjab U16), 11 dismissals
Best fielder of the tournament – Basit Ali (Balochistan U16), six catches
Day-3: NBP-Blind ’ s Cricket Attock Quetta, Abbottabad and Multan qualify for top-four stage
SB Report
ISLAMABAD:-Besides hosts Attock, Quetta, Abbottabad and Multan qualified for the semifinals on NBP National Blind’s Cricket Trophy Grade II after beating winning their matches at two different venues. Now, the 1st semifinal will be played between Attock and Quetta while 2nd semifinal will take place between Abbottabad and Multan at Attock Cricket Stadium Attock.
Game 1:
Multan Vs Faisalabad: (Venue: Attock Cricket Stadium Attock)
Faisalabad won the toss and decided to bowl first. Multan managed to score 191 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in stipulated 20 Overs. Ghulam Akbar was the highest scorer with 68 runs. Asad Mehboob took 3 wickets and Ejaz took 1 wicket.
Faisalabad in reply reached the target of 192 runs in 18.3 overs for the loss of 4 wickets. Ejaz Hussain was the star batsmen for Faisalabad he made 78 runs. Ehtisham claimed 1 wicket.
Result: Faisalabad won by 6 wickets
Man of the Match: Ejaz Hussain
Game 2:
Abbottabad Vs Sargodha (Venue: Comsats University Cricket Ground, Attock)
Abbottabad won the toss and elected to bowl first. Abbottabad bowling didn’t allow Sargodha batsmen to bat fluently. Sargodha set the competitive total of 242 runs on the board for the loss of 2 wickets in 20 overs. The prominent scorer was Gul Sher with unbeaten 119* runs. Sohail and Riasat Khan claimed 1 wicket each.
Abbottabad in reply chased the target in 15.1 overs without any loss. Riasat Khan was the star batsmen he made unbeaten 116* runs and Naeem Ullah also scored unbeaten 100*.
Result: Abbottabad won by 10 wickets
Man of the Match: Riasat Khan
Game 3:-
Attock vs Hyderabad: (Venue: Attock Cricket Stadium Attock)
Hyderabad won the toss and decided to bat first. Hyderabad was bowled out on 77 runs in 14.5 Overs. Obaid Ullah was their top scorer with 22 runs. Haroon, Nuaman and Sohail shared 2 wickets each.
In reply, Attock chased the target in Just 3 overs for the loss of 1 wicket. Bilal Sarwar made 42.
Result: Attock won by 9 wickets
Man of the Match: Muhammad Sohail
Game 4:
Quetta Vs Sheikhupura: (Venue: Comsats University Cricket Ground Attock)
Quetta won the toss and decided to bat first. Quetta batsmen smashed 364 runs in stipulated 20 overs for the loss of 2 wickets. Niamat Ullah played brilliantly and made 146 runs. Majid picked 2 wickets.
Sheikopura in reply made 217 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in stipulated 20 Overs. Asraf Bhatti was their best scorer with 96 runs. Qaiser and Mohsin took 1 wicket each.
Result: Quetta won by 157 runs
Man of the Match: Niamat Ullah
England Women win third T20I by 26 runs
SB News
ISLAMABAD (December 20, 2019):-England Women beat Pakistan Women by 26 runs in the third and final T20I to complete a 3-0 series win at Kuala Lumpur’s Kinrara Oval on Friday.
After winning the toss and electing to bat, England captain Heather Knight scored a quickfire 31-ball 43 which helped her side post an impressive 170 for three. Knight’s 81-run partnership for the second-wicket with Amy Jones (37 off 35) was instrumental in giving England a firm grip of the innings after opener Danni Wyatt – who hit two fours and two sixes in her 15-ball 25 – was dismissed by Umaima Sohail, who returned one for 18 in three overs. For her batting performance, the England captain was named player of the match.
Heather Knight said: “I think it's been a good tour for us. We asked the batters to get big runs and that's happened across both the ODI and the T20I series. “I think we've found some new players, as well. Sarah Glenn has really put her hand up and that's great for us, it adds to the competition for places and makes us stronger as a group. “I've been proud of how we've maintained our high standards, especially in the field - which is something we've been working hard on.
“We're looking forward to the new year and the challenge of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.” An unbeaten 52-run stand between Fran Wilson and Tammy Beaumont in the last 5.4 overs rescued England and ensured that the visitors finish on a high note after Jones and Knight fell in a span of seven deliveries. Both Wilson and Beaumont struck a four and a six each as the former scored 29 off 24 while the latter made 23 runs at a strike rate of 143.75.
For Pakistan, pacer Diana Baig was the stand out bowler with two wickets for 28 runs in four overs. Pakistan openers couldn’t provide their side a desired start as Ayesha Zafar (nine of eight) and Nahida Khan (eight of 19) were back in the pavilion in 4.4 overs with 29 runs on the scoreboard. Javeria Khan, batting at three, recorded her eighth half-century in the format with an unbeaten 57. The right-handed batter struck five fours and a six in the 56 balls that she faced.
She did not get the desired support from the other end as Pakistan kept losing wickets on regular intervals. The next best score came from wicketkeeper-batter Sidra Nawaz, who made 19 not out from seven balls. Javeria Khan said: “This innings was due on me as I was not able to put up scores earlier in the series. I look forward to execute what I have learnt from this series against a quality side like England and implement it in the T20 World Cup. Unlike this series, I am hopeful that I will be scoring runs from the first match in that tournament.
“We gave England tough times in bits and pieces and our overall performances has improved a great deal, which is something the England players also told us. “We have squandered opportunities in this series. Going forward we should look to make the most of the chances we get in the match. This series will help us a lot in learning that.”
Pakistan managed 144 for five in 20 overs. Leg-spinner Sarah Glenn and medium-pacer Anya Shurbsole picked up two wickets each for 12 and 15 runs. For registering two back-to-back half-centuries in the first two T20Is, England wicketkeeper-batter Jones was named player of the series.
Scores in brief:
England Women 170-3, 20 overs (Heather Knight 43, Amy Jones 37, Fran Wilson 29, Danni Wyatt 25, Tammy Beaumont 23; Diana Baig 2-28)
Pakistan Women 144-5, 20 overs (Javeria Khan 57 not out; Sarah Glenn 2-12, Anya Shursole 2-15)
Result: England women won by 26 runs
Day-2: Multan, Sargodha, Faisalabad and Abbottabad claim victories
Abdullah Asjad
ISLAMABAD:-Multan, Sargodha, Faisalabad and Abbottabad claimed victories in the ongoing National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) T-20 Blind Cricket Trophy 2019(Grade-2) after beating their respective opponents at Attock Cricket Stadium Attock.
Match 1: Multan Vs Quetta:
Quetta won the toss and decided to bowl first. Multan batted well and made 256 runs for the loss of 3 wickets in stipulated 20 Overs. Mohammad Safdar was in the form of his life and scored another century, he made unbeaten 179 runs off 74balls. Abdul Razzaq made 48 runs.
Quettain in reply, managed to score 204 runs for the loss of 7 wickets. Abdul Rasheed made 41 runs not out while Qaisar made 34 runs. Ghulam Akbar took 2 wickets. Shahbaz and Safdar claimed a wicket a piece.
Result:Multan won by 52 runs
Man of the Match:Muhammad Safdar
Match 2: Attock Vs Sargodha:
In the morning, Attock won on the toss and decided to bat first. Sargodha bowling didn’t allow Attock batsmen to bat fluently. Their last match hero Ahtesham was bowled cheaply just on 15 runs, Bilal Sarwar played innings of 49 runs maintained their scoring rate. Attock finished at 211 runs on the board for the loss of 9 wickets in 20 overs. The other prominent scorer was Zeeshan with 32 runs. Abdullah was the pick amongst the bowlers, he took 3 wickets and Tanveer claimed 2 wickets.
Sargodha in reply, chased the target in the 17 overs for the loss of 1 wicket. Gul Sheer again shined with the bat, he remained unbeaten on 100 runs off 58 balls. Zain got out after scoring 57 runs.
Result: Sargodha won by 9 wickets
Man of the Match:Gul Sheer
Match 3: Faisalabad vs Sheikhopura:
Sheikopura won the toss and decided to bat first. Sheikopura made 204 runs in allotted 20 overs for the loss of 2 wickets. Abdul Sattar played beautifully for his 87 runs off 56 balls while the veteran Ashraf Bhatti made 62 runs off 48 balls. Usman Ali was the only bowler to claim a wicket for Faisalabad.
In reply, Faisalabad chased the target in 13.3 overs for the loss of 1 wicket. Muhammad Ijaz made 75 off 42 balls and Bilal Ali made 71 off 27 balls.
Result: Faisalabad won by 9 wickets
Man of the Match:Bilal Ali
Match 4. Abbottabad Vs Hyderabad:
Hyderabad won the toss and decided to bat first. Hyderabad was bowled out on 122 runs in 14.1 Overs. Obaid Ullah Was their top scorer with 24 runs. Riasat Khan took 3 wickets for 10 runs in his 3 overs. Naeem Ullah picked 2 wickets.
Abbottabad in reply, chased the target just on 5.3 overs without any loss. Riasat Khan made 58 runs off 15 balls and Naeem Ullah also made 58 runs off 18 balls.
Result: Abbottabd won by 10 wickets
Man of the Match:Riasat Khan
MARTIAL ARTS - Taekwondo 19 Dec, 2019
By Abdul Jabbar Faisal
ISLAMABAD (December 19, 2019):-The 14th Korean Ambassador National Taekwondo Championship 2019 kicked off from Thursday at Amir Khan Boxing Hall, Pakistan Sports Board, Islamabad.
Kwak Sung-Kyu, Ambassador Republic of Korea in Islamabad graced the opening ceremony as chief guest. On this occasion, Akbar Durrani, Secretary for ministry of Inter Provincial Coordination (IPC) was also present.
Pakistan Air Force (PAF) was dominated on the first day of championship, as all three gold medals won by the PAF’s athletes. Two gold won by Tanzeela while one by Shahzad Ali in three different categories competitions. Army grabbed all three silvers while Sindh, WAPDA, Railways and Khyber PakhtoonKawa (KPK) claimed bronzes medals.
In the five days national fixture, teams from all four provinces, Departments, Services, Gilgit Baltistan, Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) and Islamabad will be participating to win the medals. The event is being sponsored by Korean Embassy, Omar Associate, AF Powertek Engineering FZC and Fauji Fertilizer Bin Qasim Ltd.
Benazir Bhutto National Tennis Championship, Aisam and Aqeel win Men’s Double title
Benazir Bhutto National Tennis Championship, Aisam and Aqeel win Men’s Double title
By Abdul Jabbar Faisal
ISLAMABAD (December 19, 2019):-Ace national players Aisam-ul Haq pairing with Aqeel Khan on Thursday won the Double Men’s Event of Benazir Bhutto National Tennis Championship by beating Mohammad Sohaib and Huzaifa Rehman 2-0 in the final at Islamabad Tennis Complex. The final score-line was 6-3 and 6-3.
Results:
Men Singles (Quarterfinals):
Aqeel Khan beat Yousaf Khalil 6-3, 6-3
Ahmed Choudhry beat Shezad Khan 6-4, 6-2
Muzamil Murtaza beat Huzaifa A Murtaza 0-6, 6-2, 6-3
Heera Ashiq beat Aman Atiq 6-2, 6-1
Men Doubles final Matches:
AisamulHaq/Aqeel Khan beat Mohammad Sohiab/Huzaifa A Rehman 6-3, 6-3
Boys Under-18 (Pre Quaterfinal):
Subhan bin Saliq beat Nalain Abbas 1-6, 6-4, 6-2
Aqib Hayat beat Osama Khan 6-2, 4-6, 6-1
Mohammad Shoaib beat M.ohammad Huzaifa Khan 6-1, 6-1
Boys Under-14 (pre-quarterfinals):
Huzaima A Rehman beat Kamran Khan 4-2, 4-1
Uzair Khan beat Ahtesham Humayun 4-2, 4-0
Ahmad Niel beat Taimoor Khan 4-0, 4-1
Hamid Israr beat Ali Zain 4-0, 4-2
Hamza Asim beat Husnain Rizwan 4-1, 5-4(1)
Haider Ali Rizwan beat Yahya Musa Luni 4-1, 4-1
Mahatir Mohammad beat Shasawar Khan 4-1 5-3,
Ladies Singles (Pre-quaterfinals):
Sara Mansoor w/o Sara Rehman
Mehak Khokhar beat Mahnoor Sohail 6-0, 6-1
Mahvish Chisti beat SaherAleem 6-0, 6-1
Mariam Mirza beat Mahrukh Farooqui 6-2, 6-1
Mahin Aftab beat Nida Akram 6-0, 6-0
Boys/Girls(pre-quarterfinals):
Haniya Minhas w/o Rayan Saud
Hamza Roman beat LalarukhSajid 4-0, 4-0
Asad Zaman beat Sohail Afzal 3-5, 4-0, 4-0
Boys/Girls Under -10 (prequarterfinals):
Haniya Minhas bea tMohammad Shayan 4-0, 4-0
Haziq Asim beat Saqib Ali 4-1, 4-1
Nabeel Qayum beat Hassan Usmani 5-4(10), 2-4, 5-4
Amir Mazari beat Zunaisha Noor 4-0, 4-0
Ammar Masood beat Abdul Wasay 4-0, 4-0
Men Doubles (45+):
Imran Ahmed/Azeem Khan beat Isrargul/ Jahanzeb Khan 6-3, 6-4
Col Shahid/Col Aqeel Kiyani beat Ali Qayum/GulHameed 6-3, 6-0.
International squash tournament, Tayyab Aslam clinches the title
International squash tournament, Tayyab Aslam clinches the title
By Abdul Jabbar Faisal
ISLAMABAD (December 19, 2019):-Pakistan number one and World No 60, Tayyab Aslam clinched the title of International Squash Tournament after beating compatriot World No 91 Farhan Mehboob in straight games 3-0 in the final at Mushaf Squash Complex on Thursday. The final score-line was 11-8, 13-11, 11-4.
In the first game, Tayyab took good start after played powerful forehands shots and make the score 5-1. However, Farhan came from behind and displayed a quality game and leveled the game 5-5 after earning back-to-back four points. The game was once again leveled at 8-8, which finished 11-8 in the favour of Tayyab, as he got three points in a row.
Later on, in the second game, winner was a head at 7-0 with massive lead but Farhan did some well and played excellent stokes and classic drop shorts and squared the game 8-8 points. At this stage, it was seemed that Farhan would won the second game to level the match 1-1 but all predictions went wrong, when Pakistan number one Tayyab won the game on tiebreak at 13-11.
After losing first two vital games, Farhan was looking bit tired and was looking upset with the last game decision of match referee. Tayyab took full advantage of this situation and did not allow his opponent to settle his feet in the court and ended the third game by conceding just four points in the final fight. The match wasted 40 minutes, as the final score-line was 11-8, 13-11 and 11-4.
Earlier, at the same venue, in Women’s final, World No 52 Sabrina Sobhy from United States of America (USA) beat World No 101 Hana Moataz from Egypt in straight games 3-0 with a game score of 11-7, 11-9, 11-9. The match lasted for 30 minutes.
Vice Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal Asim Zaheer graced the closing ceremony as chief guest and awarded the prizes and trophies amongst the winners. Champion Tayyab Aslam collected the prize money of US$2531 along with a glittering and beautiful trophy. CEO Serena Hotels Aziz Bolani, squash legend Qamar Zaman, dignitaries and a large number of players, officials and squash enthusiasts also attended the closing ceremony.
Pakistan Squash Federation (PSF) organized Serena Hotels-Huawei Pakistan International Squash Tournament for men’s and women’s from December 15 to 19, 2019. Besides Pakistan, a large number of international Men & Women squash players from Austria, Egypt, Germany, Hong Kong, Jordon, Malaysia, Portugal, Switzerland and USA participated.
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