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Sports Bulletin ReportQuetta:-Pakistan Army have won the Men’s Team Event Badminton title after beating Punjab 3-0 in the 34th National Games 2023 at the capital city of Baluchistan on Monday.Nisar Ahmad Shahwani Chairman PBF was chief guest along with Raja Azhar Mahmood Secretary General and Pervez Habib Butt treasurer PBF at the medal distribution ceremony.Results (Men’s Team Event Final):Pakistan Army beat Punjab by 3-01st Single: Uzair Khan (Army) beat Abuzar Rasheed (PB) by 21-17, 21-141st Double: Raja Mohammad Hasnain & Raja Zulqarnain Haider (Army) beat Abdul Manan & Burhan Yaseen (PB) by 21-10, 21-42nd Single: Anjum Bashir (Army) beat Shahzaib Shabbir (PB) by 20-22, 21-12, 21-17Women’s Team Event (Final):Pakistan WAPDA beat Pakistan Army by 3-01st Single: Mahoor Shahzad (Wapda) beat Alja Tariq (Army) by 5-6 retired hurt1st Double: Mahoor Shahzad & Ghazala Siddique (Wapda) beat Manal Tariq & Umama Usman (Army) by 21-15, 21-152nd Single: Ghazala Siddique (Wapda) beat Ammarah Ishtaiq (Army) by 21-14, 21-10Men’s Singles (Round-I):Shahzaib Shabbir (PB) beat Mohammad Ibrahim (ISL) by 21-15, 21-12Taha Mumtaz (Sindh) beat Mohammad Ammar (Navy) by 17-21, 21-12, 21-14Umer Jahanghir (KP) beat Umair Khan (ISL) by 21-9, 21-16Abuzar Rasheed (PB) beat Syed Mohammad Furqan (Navy) by 21-5, 21-5Women’s Singles (Pre Quarterfinals):Ammarah Ishtiaq (Army) beat Noor Saleem (KP) by 21-7, 21-11Zubaira Islam (PB) beat Nida (Balo) by 21-2, 21-8Zainab Azam (HEC) beat Maryam Awan (Sindh) by 11-21, 21-15, 22-20Rosheen Ijaz (Sindh) beat Sapna (KP) by 21-10, 21-10Alja Tariq (Army) beat Kanz ul Eman (PB) by 21-19, 18-21, 21-17Sehar Majeed (HEC) beat Shukria (Balo) by 21-15, 18-21, 21-15

Sports Bulletin ReportQuetta:-The badminton events of the 34th National Games 2023 rolled into action here on Monday, as Ishaq Jamali Secretary Sports Balochistan inaugurated the event with hitting the shuttlecock on the occasion. Wajid Ali Chaudhry, President, Nisar Ahmad Shahwani Chairman, Raja Azhar Mahmood Secretary General and Pervez Habib Butt treasurer Pakistan Badminton Federation were also present in the ceremony.Results (Team Event Men Pre Quarterfinals):Khyber Pakhtunkhwa beat Pakistan Navy by 3-01st Single: Murad Ali (KP) beat Ammar (Navy) by 21-9, 21-141st Double: Danyal & Rehman (KP) beat Ammar & Furqan (Navy) by 21-7, 21-132nd Single: Umer Jahanghir (KP) beat Furqan (Navy) by 21-10, 21-4Pakistan Police beat Sindh by 3-01st Single: Zohaib Khan (Police) beat Taha (Sindh) by 21-15, 22-201st Double: Tahir Khan & Masood Khan (Police) beat Hamza Khan & Haseeb (Sindh) by 21-18, 16-21, 21-182nd Single: Tahir Khan (Police) beat Fahad (Sindh) by 21-9, 21-16Results (Team Event Women Quarterfinals):Sindh beat Balochistan by 3-01st Single: Maryam Awan (Sindh) beat Shukria (Balo) by 21-8, 22-201st Double: Maryam & Rosheen Ijaz (Sindh) beat Sahar Batool & Zahara (Balo) by 21-7, 21-22nd Single: Rosheen Ijaz (Sindh) beat Sahar Batool (Balo) by 21-6, 21-19Pakistan Army beat HEC by 3-01st Single: Ammarah Ishtiaq (Army) beat Sehar Majeed (HEC) by 21-13, 21-101st Double: Alja Tariq & Summiya Tariq (Army) beat Khadija Nasir & Faryal (HEC) by 21-11, 21-42nd Single: Alja Tariq (Army) beat Zainab Azam (HEC) by 21-13, 21-8Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Beat Punjab by 3-21st Single: Zubaira Islam (PB) beat Noor Saleem (KP) by 21-9, 21-131st Double: Sapna & Tanzila (KP) beat Kashmine & Samiya Ijaz (PB) by 21-19, 21-182nd Single: Sapna (KP) beat Kanza ul Eman (PB) by 21-19, 21-182nd Double: Kanza ul Eman & Zubaira Islam (PB) beat Noor & Iqra (KP) by 21-7, 21-63rd Single: Iqra (KP) beat Kashmine Nadeem (PB) by 21-14, 21-18Results (Team Event Men’s Quarterfinals):Pakistan Wapda beat Islamabad by 3-01st Single: Muqeet Tahir (Wapda) beat Ibrahim Rasheed (Isl) by 21-13, 21-101st Double: Mohammad Ali Larosh & Awais Zahid (Wapda) beat Umair Khan & Qasim Rasheed (ISL) by 21-9, 21-182nd Single: Hafiz Irfan Saeed (Wapda) beat M Ibrahim (ISL) by 21-10, 21-14 

Sports Bulletin Report LAHORE: Irfan Saeed (Wapda) beat Muqeet Tahir (Wapda) in the Men’s Singles final of the 60th National Badminton Championship 2-0 here at WAPDA Sports Complex. The final score-line was just 21-11, 21-11. Raja Mohammad Hasnain pairing with Raja Zulqarnain Haider of Pakistan Army won the men's double title, Mahoor Shahzad & Ghazala Siddique of Pakistan Wapda took the women doubles title and Raja Hasnain (Army) and Ghazala Siddique (wapda) won the mixed doubles championship. Imdad Ullah Mamon President WAPDA Sports Board was the chief guest of the final ceremony and distributed the cash prizes, trophies and certificates amongst the finalists. Wajid Ali Chaudhry President, Pakistan Badminton Federation, Tayyab Sohail SVP (PBF), Zarina Waqar Vice President Women (PBF), Major Shazada Saleem (Pak Army) and Mohammad Amjad Khan Secretary General Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Badminton Association was also present on the occasion. Results (final): Men’s Singles: Irfan Saeed (Wapda) beat Muqeet Tahir (Wapda) by 21-11, 21-11 Women Singles: Mahoor Shahzad (Wapda) beat Ghzala Siddique (Wapda) by 12-21, 21-14, 21-15 Men’s Doubles: Raja Mohammad Hasnain & Raja Zulqarnain (Army) beat Awais Zahid & Mohammad Ali Larosh (Wapda) by 22-20, 16-21, 21-12 Women’s Doubles: Mahoor Shahzad & Ghazala Siddique (Wapda) beat Farzana Ali & Saba Rasheed (Wapda) by 21-10, 21-18 Mixed Doubles: Raja Mohammad Hasnain (Army) & Ghzala Siddique (Wapda) beat Mohammad Ali Larosh (Wapda) & Zubaira Islam (PB) by 21-17, 21-13

Sports Desk ISLAMABAD: The 60th National Badminton Championships for Men's and Women’s have started, as Pakistan Wapda, Pakistan Army, Punjab and Higher Education Commission (HEC) qualified for the semifinals of the men's team event while Pakistan Wapda, Pakistan Army, Punjab and Sindh reached the semifinals of the women's team event. Results (Men’s Team Event): HEC beat Pakistan Railway by 3-1 1st Single: Amraiz Khalid (HEC) beat Mehmood Ur Rehman (Railway) by 21-18, 21-14 1st Double: Rohan & Jalees (HEC) beat PA Nabeel & Ubaid (Railway) by 22-20, 21-18 2nd Single: Mujtab Akbar (Railway) beat Raza Ali (HEC) by 21-14, 21-17 2nd Doubles: Tayyab Shafiq & Hamza Khan (HEC) beat Zohaib & Mujtaba (Railway) by 21-7, 18-21, 21-13 Punjab beat Pakistan Police by 3-1 1st Single: Ahmer Jalal (Punjab) beat Tahir Khan (Police) by 21-9, 23-21 1st Double: Abdul Manan & Wahab (Punjab) beat Masood Khan & Umer (Police) by 21-18, 21-17 2nd Single: Zohaib Khan (Police) beat Abuzar Rasheed (Punjab) by 24-22, 21-13 2nd Doubles: Abuzar Rasheed & Ahmer Jalal (Punjab) beat Tahir Khan & Zohaib Khan (Police) by 21-10, 14-21, 21-19 Pakistan Army beat Sindh by 3-0 1st Single: Raja Zulqarnain Haider (Army) beat Shahid Ahmad (Sindh) by 21-16, 21-18 1st Double: Raja Hasnain & Yasir Ali (Army) beat Shahid Ahmad & Abdullah Hashmi (Sindh) by 21-13, 21-15 2nd Single: Shoaib Riaz (Army) beat Abdullah Siddique (Sindh) by 21-10, 23-21 Pakistan Wapda beat Balochistan by 3-0 1st Single: Irfan Saeed (Wapda) beat Faraz (Balochistan) by 21-7, 21-6 1st Double: Azeem Sarwar & Zunain Javed (Wapda) beat Faraz & Ghadeer (Balochistan) by 21-8, 21-7 2nd Single: Muqeet Tahir (Wapda) beat Ghadeer (Balochistan) by 21-10, 21-8 Pakistan Army beat Azad Jammu Kashmir by 3-0 1st Single: Shoaib Riaz (Army) beat Saad Ali (AJK) by 21-11, 21-13 1st Double: Raja Hasnain & Yasir Ali (Army) beat Saad Ali & Hamza (AJK) by 21-10, 21-14 2nd Single: Anjum Bashir (Army) beat Roshan (AJK) by 21-10, 21-14 Punjab beat Islamabad by 3-0 1st Single: Shahzaib Shabbir (Punjab) beat Umair Khan (Islamabad) by 21-0, 21-11 1st Double: Ahmer Jalal & Abuzar Rasheed (Punjab) beat Qasim & Waseem (Islamabad) by 21-19, 21-13 2nd Single: Abuzar Rasheed (Punjab) beat Ibrahim Rasheed (Islamabad) by 21-14, 18-21, 21-14 HEC beat Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by 3-1 1st Single: Murad Ali (KP) beat Tayyab Shafiq (HEC) by 21-11, 21-14 1st Double: Rohan & Jalees (HEC) beat Murad Ali & Khalil Ur Rehman (KP) by 24-22, 22-20 2nd Singles: Aashan Tanveer (HEC) beat Umer Jhanghir (KP) by 24-22, 10-21, 21-11 2nd Doubles: Tayyab Shafiq & Hamza Khan (HEC) beat Tahir Shah & Afnan Khan (KP) by 21-18, 21-14 Pakistan Army beat Sindh by 3-0 1st Single: Raja Zulqarnain Haider (Army) beat Shahid Ahmad (Sindh) by 21-16, 21-18 1st Double: Raja Hasnain & Yasir Ali (Army) beat Shahid Ahmad & Abdullah Hashmi (Sindh) by 21-13, 21-15 2nd Single: Shoaib Riaz (Army) beat Abdullah Siddique (Sindh) by 21-10, 23-21 Team Event Women Quarter Final Pakistan Wapda get Walkover against Islamabad Pakistan Army get Walkover against Balochistan Sindh beat Pakistan Railway by 3-0 1st Single: Sana Hanif (Sindh) beat Azmat Firdous (Railway) by 21-8, 21-10 1st Double: Mariyam & Maryam Hanif (Sindh) beat Anam & Namra (Railway) by 21-9, 21-3 2nd Single: Rosheen Ijaz (Sindh) beat Anam (Railway) by 21-5, 21-10 Punjab beat HEC by 3-0 1st Single: Zubaira Islam (Punjab) beat Zainab Azam (HEC) by 21-10, 21-14 1st Double: Hadia Ashfaq & Quratulain (Punjab) beat Faryal & Khadija (HEC) by 17-21, 21-12, 21-19 2nd Single: Amal Munib (Punjab) beat Aiman Fatima (HEC) by 21-11, 21-11

Sports Bulletin Report Dubai (UAE): Pakistan will face high-ranked Japan in their inaugural fixture of the Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championship, which is scheduled to be held here at the Dubai Exhibition Centre, United Arabs Emirates (UAE) from February 14 to 19, 2023. A four-member contingent including Murad Ali, Irfan Bhatti, Mahoor Shahzad, and Ghazalla Siddiqui will represent Pakistan in the 25-nation regional badminton showpiece. Pakistan is bracketed in Group D along with Japan, Chinese Taipei, and Hong Kong. (Teams Group): Group A China, South Korea, Singapore, Uzbekistan Group B Malaysia, India, Kazakhstan, United Arab Emirates (UAE) Group C Indonesia, Thailand, Bahrain, Syria, Lebanon Group D Japan, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, Pakistan Schedule (Day-1): South Korea vs Singapore, Malaysia vs UAE, Chinese Taipei vs Hong Kong, Indonesia vs Lebanon, India vs Kazakhstan, Pakistan vs Japan, China vs Uzbekistan, Bahrain vs Lebanon, Thailand vs Syria, Indonesia vs Syria Schedule (Day-2): Indonesia vs Bahrain, Japan vs Hong Kong, India vs UAE, China vs Singapore, Chinese Taipei vs Pakistan, Thailand vs Bahrain, Korea vs Uzbekistan, Syria vs Lebanon, Thailand vs Lebanon, Malaysia vs Kazakhstan Schedule (Day-3): China vs Korea, Japan vs Chinese Taipei, Malaysia vs India, Singapore vs Thailand, Hong Kong vs Pakistan, Bahrain vs Syria.  

Top seed Murad Ali overcomes Irfan Saeed 2-1, Mahoor Shahzad outplays Ghazala 2-0 Abdullah Asjad HYDERABAD (January 2, 2023): Top seed Murad Ali (KP) and Mahoor Shahzad (Wapda) have clinched the men’s singles and women’s singles titles of the All Pakistan National Ranking Badminton Championships after beating Irafan Saeed and Ghazala Siddiqui respectively here at Niaz Stadium Hyderabad Club on Monday. In the Men’s Singles final, defending champion Murad Ali toiled hard on the court to overcome his opponent Irfan Saeed after a three games nail and bite final. Murad won the first game to a tie-break, as Iran put a great resistance throughout the game. Irfan was aggressive in the second game and claimed the game at 21-13 and squared the crucial contest 1-1. However, in the last and conclusive game, Murad changed his tactic and played some long rallies to defeat Iran 21-17 and become champion too. The final score-line was 22-20, 13-21 and 21-17. Earlier, in the Women’s final, Mahoor Shahzad outclassed Ghazala Siddiqui in straight games 2-0. Both girls from WAPDA displayed top-quality badminton in the first game and amused a sizeable number of spectators. Mahoor finished the game at 23-21 after toiling hard on the court. Her game was a blend of powerful strokes and classic drop shorts. However, in the second game, she did not allow Ghazala on the court at any stage and finished the second game 21-12. The final score-line was 23-21 and 21-12. The chief guest of the closing ceremony, Aqeel Qadir Junejo Senior Vice President (SVP) Sindh Badminton Association (SBA) distributed the trophies and cash prizes amongst the finalists. Jam Zahoor Lakhan Administrator Hyderaba Club, Tayyab Sohail Senior Vice President of PBF, and Raja Azhar Mahmood Secretary General PBF were also present at this occasion. Results (Finals): Men’s Singles: Murad Ali (KP) beat Irfan Saeed (Wapda) 22-20, 13-21, 21-17 Women’s Singles: Mahoor Shahzad (Wapda) beat Ghazala Siddique (Wapda) 23-21, 21-12 Men’s Doubles: Raja Mohammad Hasnain (Army) & Raja Zulqarnain Haider (Wapda) beat Muqeet Tahir (Wapda) & Anjum Bashir (Army) 21-18, 21-15 Women’s Doubles: Mahoor Shahzad & Ghazla Siddique (Wapda) beat Alja Tariq & Sumiya Tariq (Army) 21-13, 21-10

Sports Bulletin Report HYDERABAD: Top seed Murad Ali and Irfan Saeed qualified for the Men’s Singles final after beating their opponents in the semifinals on Sunday at Niaz Stadium Hyderabad. The finals of all categories will be played on Monday at the same venue. Also, in women’s singles event, Ghazala Siddique (Wapda) and Mahoor Shahzad (Wapda) will meet in the final of All Pakistan National Ranking Badminton Championship. Results: Men’s Singles (Semifinals): Murad Ali (KP) beat Anjum Bashir (Army) by 22-20, 21-17 Irfan Saeed (Wapda) beat Mohammad Ali Larosh (Wapda) by 21-18, 21-14 Women’s Singles (Semifinals): Mahoor Shahzad (Wapda) beat Alja Tariq (Army) by 21-10, 21-8 Ghazala Siddique (Wapda) beat Saima Waqas (Wapda) by 21-10, 21-8 Men’s Doubles (Quarterfinals): Raja Mohammad Hasnain (Army) & Raja Zulqarnain Haider (Wapda) beat Yasir Ali (SNGPL) & Adnan Aziz (Wapda) by 21-16, 21-15 Irfan Saeed & Zunain Javed (Wapda) beat Amir Saeed & Mohammad Atiq (Wapda) by 21-11, 21-16 Muqeet Tahir (Wapda) & Anjum Bashir (Army) beat Awais Zahid & Mohammad Ali Larosh (Wapda) by 21-12, 21-19 Murad Ali (KP) & Shoaib Riaz (Army) beat Azeem Sarwar (Wapda) & Abuzar Rasheed (SNGPL) by 21-18, 19-21, 21-16 Women’s Double (Semifinals): Mahoor Shahzad & Ghazala Siddique (Wapda) beat Khizra Rasheed (Wapda) & Zubaira islam (SNGPL) by 21-12, 17-21, 21-18 Alja Tariq & Sumiya Tariq (Army) beat Saima Waqas & Bushra Qayum (Wapda) by 21-9, 21-13

Sports Bulletin Report HYDERABAD: Top seed Murad Ali (KP), Anjum Bashir (Army), Mohammad Ali Larosh (Wapda) and Irfan Saeed (Wapda) moved into the semifinals of the All Pakistan National Ranking Badminton Championship after winning their quarterfinal matches here at Naiz Stadium on Saturday. In the Women’s Singles, Alja Tariq (Army), Mahoor Shahzad, Saima Waqas and Ghazala Siddique qualified semifinals. On the occasion Akhtar Hayat Bhurgri Secretary Sports and Youth Department Sindh was the chief guest along with Irshad Kamalani Deputy Secretary of Excise and PBF representatives were also present. Results: Men’s Singles (Quarterfinals): Murad Ali (KP) beat Awais Zahid (Wapda) by 5-4 Retired hurt Anjum Bashir (Army) beat Shoaib Riaz (Army) by 21-10, 21-13 Mohammad Ali Larosh (Wapda) beat Muqeet Tahir (Wapda) by 21-14, 22-20 Irfan Saeed (Wapda) beat Abdullah Latif (Army) by 21-14, 21-13 Women’s Singles (Quarterfinals): Alja Tariq (Army) beat Bushra Qayum (Wapda) by 21-5, 21-3 Mahoor Shahzad (Wapda) beat Farzana Ali (Wapda) by 21-9, 21-6 Saima Waqas (Wapda) beat Sana Hanif (Sindh) by 21-17, 21-14 Ghazala Siddique (Wapda) beat Saba Rasheed (Wapda) by 21-16, 21-12 Women’s Doubles (Quarterfinals): Mahoor Shahzad & Ghazala Siddique (Wadapa) beat Farzana Ali & Sidra Hameed (Wapda) by 21-11, 21-11 Khizra Rasheed (Wapda) & Zubaira Islam (SNGPL) beat Umama Usman & Manaal Tariq (Army) by 14-21, 21-13, 21-8 Alja Tariq & Sumiya Tariq (Army) beat Sehra Akram & Huma Javeed (Wapda) by 21-16, 21-12 Saima Waqas & Bushra Qayum (Wapda) beat Hadia Ashfaq & Quaratulain (PB) by 21-12, 21-10 Men’s Singles (Pre Quarterfinals): Murad Ali (KP) beat Raja Hassan Mujtaba (Army) by 21-10, 21-14 Awais Zahid (Wapda) beat Ali Mehdi (Wapda) by 22-20, 18-7 Shoaib Riaz (Army) beat Raja Mohammad Hasnain (Army) by 21-18, 21-17 Anjum Bashir (Army) beat Ahmer Jalal (SNGPL) by 12-21, 21-18, 21-6 Mohammad Ali Larosh (Wapda) beat Ahsan Asif (Wapda) by 21-14, 22-20 Muqeet Tahir (Wapda) beat Aoun Abbas (Wadpda) by 21-12, 21-12 Irfan Saeed (Wapda) beat Raja Zulqarnain Haider (Wapda) by 21-14, 21-10 Abdullah Latif (Army) beat Azeem Sarwar (Wapda) by 21-17, 21-17 Men’s Doubles (Pre Quarterfinals): Raja Mohammad Hasnain (Army) & Raja Zulqarnain Haider (Wapda) beat Ahmer Jalal (SNGPL) & Jalees Konain (PB) by 21-11, 21-18 Yasir Ali (SNGPL) & Adnan Aziz (Wapda) beat Ali Chisti (ISL) & Mohammad Noman (SNGPL) by 12-21, 21-11, 21-17 Amir Saeed & Mohammad Atiq (Wapda) beat Mohammad Jamal & Abu Ul Hassan (Army) by 21-10, 21-11 Muqeet Tahir (Wapda) & Anjum Bashir (Army) beat Kashif Nawaz (Wapda) & Mohammad Afan (KP) by 21-16, 21-12 Awais Zahid & Mohammad Ali Larosh (Wapda) beat Qari Adnan (Wapda) & Umer Jhanghir (KP) by 15-21, 21-14, 21-15 Murad Ali (KP) & Shoaib Riaz (Army) beat Tayyab Shafiq (PB) & Hamza Khan (KP) by 17-21, 21-15, 21-14 Irfan Saeed & Zunain Javed (Wapda) beat Abdullah Latif (Army) & Tehseen Ullah (Wapda) by 21-9, 21-12

Sports Bulletin Report HYDERABAD: Alja Tariq (Army), Bushra Qayum, Mahoor Shahzad, Farzana Ali, Saima Waqas, Saba Rasheed Ghazala Siddique of Wapda and Sana Haneef (Sindh) moved into the quarterfinals of the ongoing All Pakistan National Ranking Badminton Championship after winning their respective matches at Niaz Stadium Hyderabad on Friday. Results: Women’s Singles (Pre-Quarterfinals): Alja Tariq (Army) beat Sehar Abdul Majeed (PB) by 21-7, 21-5 Bushra Akram (Wapda) beat Bushra Qayum (Wapda) by 18-21, 21-11, 21-17 Mahoor Shahzad (Wapda) beat Sehra Akram (Wapda) by 21-13, 21-9 Farzana Ali (Wapda) beat Sumiya Tariq (Army) by 21-14, 21-19 Saima Waqas (Wapda) beat Laiba Masoud (Wapda) by 21-18, 16-21, 21-14 Sana Hanif (Sindh) beat Warda Gouhar (SNGPL) by 21-15, 21-9 Saba Rasheed (Wapda) beat Aqsa Zikriya (SNGPL) by 21-12, 21-16 Ghazald Siddique (Wapda) beat Huma Javed (Wapda) by 21-13, 21-12 Men’s Singles (Round-II): Murad Ali (KP) beat Hamza Khan (KP) by 21-15, 17-21, 21-10 Raja Hassan Mujtaba (Army) beat Amir Saeed (Wapda) by 21-19, 21-5 Awais Zahid (Wapda) beat Mohammad Rizwan (Wapda) by 22-20, 21-13 Ali Mehdi (Wapda) beat Muqsit Islam (Army) by 21-12 Retired hurt Raja Mohammad Hasnain (Army) beat Ibrahim Rasheed (ISL) by 21-19, 21-16 Shoaib Riaz (Army) beat Uzair Khan (Army) by 23-21, 21-13 Anjum Bashir (Army) beat Yasir Ali (SNGPL) by 21-12, 21-14 Ahmer Jalal (SNGPL) beat Jalees Konian (PB) by 21-17, 22-20 Mohammad Ali Larosh (Wapda) beat Shabbar Hussain (Wapda) by 21-17, 17-21, 21-9 Ahsan Asif (Wapda) beat Abdur Rehman (Wapda) by 21-15, 15-21, 21-11 Aoun Abbas (Wapda) beat Qadi Adnan (Wapda) by 18-21, 21-15, 21-19 Muqeet Tahir (Wapda) beat Abdullah Siddidui (Sindh) by 21-9, 21-17 Abdullah Latif (Army) beat Zohaib Khan (Police) by 16-21, 21-10, 21-13 Azeem Sarwar (Wapda) beat Aashan Tanveer (PB) by 19-21, 21-14, 21-16 Raja Zulqarnain Haider (Wapda) beat Tahir Khan (Police) by 21-14, 20-22, 25-23 Irfan Saeed Bhatti (Wapda) beat Tayyab Shafiq (PB) by 21-15, 21-12 Results (last night matches): Women’s Singles (Round-I): Alja Tariq (Army) beat Sidra Hameed (Wapda) by 21-10, 21-02 Sehra Abdul Majeed (PB) beat Rubab Imtiaz (Wapda) by 21-19, 21-15 Bushra Qayum (Wapda) beat Rosheen Ijaz (Sindh) by 21-10, 21-7 Amal Muneeb (PB) beat Mina (Sindh) by 21-4, 21-7 Mahoor Shahzad (Wapda) beat Hadia Shahzad (PB) by 21-5, 21-8 Sehra Akram (Wapda) beat Zainab Azam (PB) by 21-10, 21-8 Farzana Ali (Wapda) beat Umama Usman (Army) by 18-21, 21-17, 21-11 Sumiya Tariq (Army) beat Shahnaz Shah (Wapda) by 21-10, 21-7 Saima Waqas (Wapda) beat Maryam Hanif (Sindh) by 21-14, 22-20 Warda Gouhar (SNGPL) beat Minal Tariq (Army) by 21-18, 21-16 Sana Hanif (Sindh) beat Zubaira Islam (SNGPL) by 21-15, 21-18 Aqsa Zikriya (SNGPL) beat Khadija Nasir (PB) by 21-12, 22-20 Saba Rasheed (Wapda) beat Khizra Rasheed (Wapda) by 21-19, 21-15 Huma Javeed (Wapda) beat Quratulain (PB) by 21-17, 21-14 Ghazala Siddique (Wapda) beat Maryam Awan (Sindh) by 21-7, 21-11 Men’s Doubles (Round-I): Raja Mohammad Hasnain (Army) & Raja Zulqarnain Haider (Wapda) beat Zohaib Khan Khalil & Tahir Khan (Police) by 21-9, 21-14 Yasir Ali (SNGPL) & Adnan Aziz (Wapda) beat Usma Shafi & Rana Amrazi Khalid (PB) by 21-12, 21-12 Ali Chishti (ISL) & Mohammad Noman (SNGPL) beat Sheroz Jamil & Soban Jamil (Wapda) by 21-13, 21-16 Irfan Saeed & Zunain Javed (Wapda) beat Rai Abdul Manan (Army) & M Ibrahim (ISL) by 21-18, 21-14 Abdullah Latif (Army) & Tehseen Ullah (Wapda) beat Mohammad Sultan & Syed Wajid Ali (Army) by 21-13, 21-23, 21-16 Amir Saeed & Mohammad Atiq (Wapda) beat Shahid Khan & Hamza Khan (Sindh) by 21-11, 21-13 Mohammad Jamal & Abu Ul Hassan (Army) beat Ahmed Faizan (Wapda) & Qasi Rashid (ISL) by 21-17, 21-13 Kashif Nawaz (Wapda) & Mohammad Afan (KP) beat Aoun Abbas & Shujaat Ali Khan (Wapda) by 21-19, 21-14 Muqeet Tahir (Wapda) & Anjum Bashir (Army) beat Aashan Tanveer & Shayan Tanveer (PB) by 21-10, 22-20 Awais Zahid & Mohammad Ali Larosh (Wapda) beat Muzammil Waseem & Fayyaz Ur Rehman (Sindh) by 21-19, 21-19 Tayyab Shafiq (PB) Hamza Khan (KP) beat Waqas Zahid & Ahsan Asif (Wapda) by 14-21, 21-18, 21-18 Azeem Sarwar (Wapda) & Abuzar Rasheed (SNGPL) beat Raja Mohammad Hassan (Army) & Omer Zeshan (Wapda) by 21-13, 21-19 Women’s Doubles (Round-I): Mahood Shahzad & Ghazala Siddique (Wapda) beat Sana Hanif & Rosheen Ijaz (Sindh) by 21-12, 21-5 Farzana Ali & Sidra Hameed (Wapda) beat Rubab Imtiaz (Wapda) & Khadija Nasir (PB) by 21-12, 21-7 Laiba Masoud & Saba Rasheed (Wapda) beat Mariyam Fatima & Samiya Ijaz (PB) by 21-5, 21-6 Khizra Rasheed (Wapda) & Zubaira Islam (SNGPL) beat Laiba Masoud & Saba Rasheed (Wapda) by 21-23, 21-12, 21-9 Alja Tariq & Summiya Tariq (Army) beat Mariyam Hanif & Maryam Awan (Sindh) by 21-9, 21-14 Hadia Ashfaq & Quratulain (PB) beat Zainab Azam & Sehar Abdul Majeed (PB) by 15-21, 21-16, 21-6 Zoha Murad & Shahnaz Shah (Wapda) beat Areesha & Paras (Sindh) by 21-13, 21-12 Saima Waqas & Bushra Qayum (Wapda) beat Zoha Murad & Shahnaz Shah (Wapda) by 21-12, 21-7

Sports Bulletin Report HYDERABAD: Pakistan number one badminton player, Murad Ali thrashed Tahir Subhani 2-0 in his opening match of the Men’s Singles event of the National Badminton Ranking Championships that rolled into action here at Hyderabad Club Niaz Stadium on Thursday. The championship is being played under the banner of Pakistan Badminton Federation (PBF), as the Sindh Badminton Association (SBA) is organizing championship in the collaboration with Sindh Sports Board (SSB). Over 200 male and female players from all four provinces, Pakistan Wapda, Pakistan Army, Pakistan Police and SNGPL are taking part in the national badminton fixture. Aqeel Qadir Junejo Senior Vice President Sindh Badminton Association inaugurated the championship today. Results (Day-1): Men’s Singles (Round-I): Murad Ali (KP) beat Tahir Subhani (PB) 21-19, 21-13 Hamza Khan (KP) beat Mohammad Masood (Police) 21-16, 21-18 Raja Hassan Mujtaba (Army) beat Kashif Nawaz (Wapda) 21-13, 21-15 Awais Zahid (Wapda) beat Shyana Tanveer (PB) 21-14, 21-12 Mohammad Rizwan (Wapda) beat Rehman Haider Nizami (Army) 21-8, 21-9 Ali Mehdi (Wapda) beat Abu Ul Hassan (Army) 21-13, 21-13 Muqsit Islam (Army) beat Abdul Manan (PB) 21-15, 21-14 Raja Hasnain (Army) beat Adnan Aziz (Wapda) 21-13, 16-21, 21-15 Ibrahim Rasheed (ISL) beat Rana Amraiz (PB) 21-19, 21-18, 21-15 Shoaib Riaz (Army) beat Ahmad Butt (Army) 21-17, 21-14 Uzair Khan (Army) beat Shehroz Jamil (Wapda) 14-21, 21-19, 21-10 Anjum Bashir (Army) beat Usman Shah (Army) 21-13, 21-11 Yasir Ali (SNGPL) beat Hashim Ul Hassan (PB) 19-21, 21-5, 21-15 Jalees Konain (PB) beat Shahmeer Iftikhar (SNGPL) 23-25, 08-08 retired hurt Ahmer Jalal (SNGPL) beat Rai Abdul Manan (Army) 21-13, 21-14 Abdur Rehman (Wapda) beat Ahmed Faizan (Wapda) 21-10, 21-10 Ahsan Asif (Wapda) beat Damir (Sindh) 21-9, 21-11 Shabbar Hussain (Wapda) beat Mohammad Jamal (Army) 21-18, 19-21, 21-11 Mohammad Ali Larosh (Wapda) beat Usama Shafi (PB) 21-15, 21-17 Aoun Abbas (Wapda) beat Waqas Zahid (Wapda) 21-9, 21-15 Qari Mohammad Adnan (Wapda) beat Tehseen Ullah (Wapda) 21-18, 21-14 Muqeet Tahir (Wapda) beat Umar Jhanghir (KP) 21-10, 21-5 Zohaib Khan (Police) beat Ahmed Tariq (PB) 21-17, 21-11 Abdullah Latif (Army) beat Yousaf Khan (Army) 21-8, 21-6 Aashan Tanveer (PB) beat Abuzar Rasheed (SNGPL) 21-11, 21-17 Azeem Sarwar (Wapda) beat Syed Majid Ali Shah (Army) 21-13, 21-12 Tahir Khan (Police) beat Mohammad Zaid (KP) 19-21, 21-18, 21-12 Irfan Saeed (Wapda) beat Mohammad Afnan Khan (KP) 21-11, 21-11 Tayyab Shafiq (PB) beat Mohammad Uzair (KP) 21-5, 21-9