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SPORTS NEWS - National 20 Dec, 2021

All Pakistan 3X3 Basketball Tournaments 2021

Lahore (Sports Report):-The Lahore Division Basketball Association announced that the Prof. Dr. Asghar Zaidi (TI) Vice Chancellor (GCU) All Pakistan 3X3 Men and Women Basketball Tournaments would be held at Government College University (GCU) Lahore under the supervision of Pakistan Basketball Federation (PBF). According to an official, the Men's Basketball tournament will be held from 21th to 23rd December, 2021 while the Women Basketball tournament will be conducted from 27th to 29th December, 2021. The departmental basketball players only can play from their departments and Divisional basketball players will only be allowed to play from their respective club.

SPORTS NEWS - National 20 Dec, 2021

Combaxx Sports plays a pivotal role in promoting sports

Karachi (Sports Report):-Combaxx Sports General Manager Zubair Macha has said that youth are our future and by promoting sports at grass-root level, we can produce world-class players to win laurel for the country at national and international level. Speaking at the opening ceremony of SSA Quaid-e-Azam Day Softball Festival as chief guest at Trinity Girls School and College Ground, he said that his organization has been playing a pivotal role in unearthing new talent by patronizing sports and sportsmen and these efforts will be further accelerated with the passage of time to make a difference on the sports front. Softball Federation of Pakistan Chairperson Tehmina Asif, Sindh Softball Association President Waseem Hashmi, Secretary Mohammad Zeeshan Merchant, Finance Secretary Murad Hussain, Chairman Coaching Committee Faraz Aijaz, and a number of other sports organizers were also present on the occasion. The Combaxx Sports GM said that school and college-level sports are a must for promoting any sports and he hoped that the current softball tournament was dedicated to the Father of the Nation Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah at this educational institution will promote talent among youngsters. He lauded the holding of the softball tournaments at the school and college level and hoped that such events will definitely help provide opportunities to youth to horn their skills and shine into gems. He said that Combaxx Sports plays a pivotal role in promoting sports at the national and international level by providing quality sports goods to youth at reasonable and affordable prices so that they can avail and utilize world-level sports goods to be at par with international players. Later, Jinnah IX easily overcame Quaid-e-Millat IX 12-8 in the inaugural match of the day. Highlights of the match were the good display of talent by Ammara, Fareesha, and Nida, who scored 3 runs each. In the second match of the day, Iqbal IX beat Fatima Jinnah IX 13-11 runs after a sensational contest. Zara, Ayesa, Mursaleen and Farah Khan scored two runs each for the winners. For the losing side, Hira Mughal, Samina Haris, and Muneea Farhan scored two runs each.

SPORTS NEWS - National 20 Dec, 2021

WAPDA claim 7 gold medal in wrestling competitions

LAHORE (Sports Report):-WAPDA’s wrestlers showed their physical strength and power during the two-day national wrestling fixture and got top position. Army spotted on second place while Railway remained third. Hosts Higher Education Commission (HEC) claimed fourth position. Naseem Ahmed, Vice Chancellor, University of Veterinary Sciences; Javed Memon, Director Sports, Higher Education and Chaudhry Mohammad Mubeen, President, Pakistan Wrestling Federation (PWF) were the special guests. In this championship, the Army team surprisingly did not get any gold. At the end, Pakistan WAPDA grabbed Seven Gold, One Silver, One Brown, Pakistan Army, Six Silver, Four Browns, and Pakistan Railways won couple of gold medals. At the end, the players and former wrestlers appreciated the management of the University of Veterinary Sciences for the excellent organization of the championship. Rana Majda was the director of sports at the university.

SPORTS NEWS - National 13 Dec, 2021

Zulfiqar Ghumman: New president of PMPA

LAHORE (December 13, 2021):-The elections of Punjab Modern Pentathlon Association (PMPA) held on Monday, as House elected Zulfiqar Ahmed Ghumman as the president of PMPA for the term of next 4-years. Rao Shahid Qayyum was elected Senior Vice-President, Ch Mohammad Ashraf, Mohammad Afzal, Mohammad Amir Raza Khan, Tahir Mahmood Vice-Presidents, Mohammad Ashfaq Secretary General, Amir Shah Finance Secretary, Kaleemullah Farooqi Associate Secretary and Oksana Lyman was elected as Chairperson Women Wing. The members of Governing Body are: Sana Arshad, Khawar Mateen, Shah Muhammad, Qaiser Ali and Mohammad Sajid. (Press Release).

SPORTS NEWS - National 13 Dec, 2021

Faraz Aijaz and Ayesha Aijaz claim top positions

Sports Report Lahore (December 13, 2021):-Faraz Aijaz and Ayesha Aijaz of Softball Federation of Pakistan topped in the Empowering Athletes Seminar’s Quiz competitions that held under the auspices of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) and Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) by winning the first positions held in Lahore. Faraz Aijaz on the first day of the Seminar participating in sports medicines and injuries quiz gained 92.86 points under 1 minute and 29 seconds to grab the first position whereas Javeria Ahmed of Tug of War got second and Mutaiba Arif from Gymnastics got the third position respectively. Ayesha Aijaz in competition manipulation in sports gaining 100 points in 1 minute and 15 seconds grabbed the first position; Sundas and Dawood Baig from Wushu Federation got second and third place. President POA lt. General (Retd) Syed Arif Hassan, POA Vice President Chaudhry Mohammad Yaqoob, and Secretary General Khalid Mahmood presented honorary shields and gifts to the position winning athletes in the quiz competition.

SPORTS NEWS - National 08 Dec, 2021

Inter-University Sports Gala: Athletics competitions conclude

Abdul Jabbar Faisal ISLAMABAD (December 8, 2021):-The athletics Men’s Event of the ongoing Inter-University Sports Gala concluded at Jinnah Stadium, Pakistan Sports complex Islamabad under the banner of Kamyab Jawan Sports Drive that inaugurated by Prime Minister Imran Khan on last Monday . The players from different universities from all over the country participated in the eight athletic disciplines and inked new university records during the competitions. Results (top six positions): Event: 800m Position: Name: University: Time/Distance 1. Zawar Shah (UCP) 1:57:86 2. Faisal Tabasum (Shah Abdul Latif Uni Khairpur) 1:58:61 3. Samiullah Khan (PU) 1:59:09 4. Mohammad Waqas (UCP) 2:04:00 5. Mohammad Imtiaz (GCU Lah) 2:04:29 6. Bahwal Khan (UOL) 2:06:00 Event: Javelin Throw Position: Name: University: Time/Distance 1. Qadeer Khan (UCP) 62.85 meters 2. Mohammad Usman (UNI EDU. LHR) 58.36 m 3. Mohammad Sajawal (Karachi Uni) 57.13 m 4. Mohsin Sultan (UCP) 56.58 m 5. Naveed Ashraf (Superior University) 55.43 m 6. Naseem Abbas (Punjab University) 55:32 m Event: Long Jump Position: Name: University: Time/Distance 1. Ansar Abbas (UCP) 7.28 m (N.R) 2. Abdul Arif (Punjab University) 6.74 m 3. Faraz Khan (GCU Lah) 6.68 m 4. Zeeshan Zafar (UCP) 6.45 m 5. Mohammad Tayyab (Uni of Lahore) 6.40 m 6. Mohammad Umar (AWK, Mardan) 6.19 m Event: 5000m Position: Name: University: Time/Distance 1. Mohammad Akhtar (UCP) 15.28.1 2. Mohammad Aftab (UCP) 15.58.4 3. Mohammad Kaleem (Uni of LHR) 16.11.2 4. Shahbaz Ahmed (ISLAMIA UNI. BWP) 16.20.0 5. Mohammad Kamran (Superior University) 16.25.6 6. Nosherwan Khan (PUNJAB UNI. LHR) 17.15.8 Event: 400m Hurdle Position: Name: University: Time/Distance 1. Mohsin Mushtaq (Superior) 52:90 2. Fahad Hussain (Superior) 56:00 3. Ahmed Abdullah (GCU FSD) 57:94 4. Moeed Jabbar (UCP) 58:70 5. Mohammad Usman (PU) 59:70 6. Ahmed Saeed (UCP) 1:06:10 Event: High Jump Position: Name: University: Time/Distance 1. Rizwan Ramzan (PU) 1:96 (New REC) 2. Zeeshan Zafar (UCP) 1:93 3. Adeel Anjum (Superior) 1:90 4. Owais Wahab (IU) 1:85 5. Mohammad Ibrahim (PU) 1:85 6. Adnan Ali (KFUIT RYK) 1:70 Event: Discuss Throw Position: Name: University: Time/Distance 1. Ghulam Muhiodin (UCP) 45.26 M 2. Bilal Hussain (SUPERIOR) 40.43 M 3. Nasir Ahmed (SUPERIOR) 37.90 M 4. Mohammad Hassan (UCP) 37.68 M 5. Usama Nawaz (PUNJAB) 37.36 M 6. Zeeshan Khan (UNI OF LAHORE) 37.22 M Event: 200m Position: Name: University: Time/Distance 1. Shajar Abbas (UCP) 21:00 2. Abdul Moeed (KARACHI UNI) 21:30 3. Mohammad Wasim (SUPERIOR UNI) 21:30 4. Bilam Miraan (SUPERIOR UNI) 21:40 5. Ali Sukhera (GCU, LHR) 21:40 6. Nadeem Ali (UCP) 22:40.

SPORTS NEWS - National 03 Dec, 2021

Lahore and Faisalabad win Inter-Board Sports Gala titles

Abdullah Asjad ISLAMABAD (December 3, 2021):-Lahore and Faisalabad have won the title of Inter-Board Sports Gala 2021 that concluded at Pakistan Sports Complex Islamabad on Friday. Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) Faisalabad lifted the Men’s title while Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) Lahore claimed the Women’s title. Parliamentary Secretary for Federal Education and Vocational Training Wajiha Qamar graced the closing ceremony as chief guest to distribute the prizes amongst the girls and boys. In Inter Board Sports Gala 2021, Around 840 female students participated in 3 different sports disciplines. BISE Lahore won the title, FBISE second and BISE Abbottabad third. In hockey, BISE Lahore won the title and BISE Faisalabad and Larkana secured second and third positions respectively. While in Athletics BISE Lahore got the first position and BISE DG Khan and FBISE got the second and third position respectively.

SPORTS NEWS - National 26 Nov, 2021

Khubaib Foundation win a-day football tournament

Abdul Jabbar Faisal ISLAMABAD (November 26, 2021):-Islamabad, 25 November 2021: As part of celebrating 70 years of diplomatic ties between Germany and Pakistan, the German Embassy staged a football tournament in Islamabad for underprivileged children and teenagers from the area of the capital city Islamabad. The Khubaib Foundation team was declared the winners of the tournament. Eight mixed teams from different institutions competed throughout the day in a format of 7-a-side with rolling substitute. Forward Sports Company (FSC) sponsored the equipments for the players and managed the event that was managed by Mubasher Sanjrani. The German Chargé d’Affaires, Dr. Phillip Deichmann, said: “Germany and Pakistan have been enjoying a strong and stable friendship over the last 70 years. This friendship lives most vibrantly though people-to-people interactions – the most diverse, the better! This is why I am thrilled that today we can engage with young people, especially those who don’t usually get to enjoy the limelight, and play some football. It is Germany’s national sport, after all, and today’s enthusiasm on the field shows me that it is also quite popular over here.”

SPORTS NEWS - National 26 Nov, 2021

TRINITY BLUES WIN SSA TALENT HUNT CHAMPIONSHIP

Saad Kayani KARACHI:-The Sindh government is making all-out efforts and taking every possible step for the promotion of softball at grass root level across the province, Sindh Excise and Taxation Minister Mukesh Kumar Chawla said here on Friday. The Provincial Minister was speaking as chief guest at the prize distribution ceremony of the SSA Talent Hunt Softball Championship organized by Sindh Softball Association. He said, “Sindh province are rich in talent including sports, they are God-Gifted and what is needed, is to explore that talent and turn them into gems to enable them to win laurels for the country at national and international level, “he added. He assured his full support and all-out steps on part of the Sindh Govt for holding the national and inter-divisional softball events and improving the infrastructure of the game which would help explore and promote raw talent. The Minister added that it is a good omen that there is great interest among the youth of Sindh in the game of softball which is evident from their participation in the softball events and appreciated the holding of the softball championship for schools, colleges as well as districts in the province. Bishop of Karachi Fredrick John Trinity Girls School and College Principal Irene Pearl, Pakistan Olympic Environment Committee member Tehmina Asif, Chawla International Managing Partner Santosh Kumar, Softball Federation Pakistan Secretary General Asif Azim, Sindh Softball Association President Syed Wasim Hashmi, Secretary Muhammad Zeeshan Merchant, VP Mehmood Nasir, Coach Faraz Aijaz were also present on the occasion. Earlier Trinity Blues won the title by beating Karachi White by seven runs in the final. Trinity Blues scored magnificent 15 runs in 5 innings with some good show of talent by Areesha Saeed and Zara who scored 3 runs each while Fiza, Ayesha, Iqra and Ammara scored two runs each. The runners up side could score 8 runs. Fareesha and Nida scored two runs each. Zara of Trinity Blues was declared Best Player of the Tournament.

SPORTS NEWS - National 25 Nov, 2021

Muslim School celebrates Sports Week

Rawalpindi (Sports Report):- Different sports events are going in the Government Muslim Higher Secondary School (GMHSS) No.1 Saidpur Road Rawalpindi aiming to celebrate Sports Week in the light of Prime Minister Vision “Healthy Activites”. VP team win Cricket Match: I cricket match was played on Thursday between Principal XIs and Vice Principal (VP) XIs at Muslim Cricket Ground. Principal XIs captain Abdul Jaleel won the toss and put opposition into bat first. VP elevens posted 130 for 4 runs on the board in 10 overs per innings fixture. Zohaib (48 not out), Ammar-ul-Islam (26), Zulfiqar (22) and Mata-ur-Raheem (20) were the main contributors. Saeed Kayani claimed two wickets. I reply, Principal XI s could score 107 in allotted 10 overs. Principal Abdul Jaleel was top scorer with 30 runs. Saleem Raza scored 25, Taimoor Sadiq (20) and Waleed Altaf 12 runs were other major contributors. Mata-ur-Raheem grabbed two wickets, Amar-ul-Islam two wickets while Zohaib Khan and Aamir Raza got one wicket each for the winning side. Aamir did well in the fielding and grabbed two excellent catches.

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